Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-13

whether we want it or not, whether
congress approves it Or not the super
government can say to our sons, ego
over to Timbuctoo, or to Siam, OF
| Hellibaloo, wherever it may be. ano
give your precious blood for the cause
of these aliens, foreigners and I'm.
known. Don't you know these mer
know they are lying? How can this
government sacrifice its life, which is
its constitution, in entering into this
league? Do you suppose that these
Al nations have given up their in
dependence, their autonomy, the pres
ervation of their independence as ma
tional entities, by becoming members
OF the league? Where is there any SUI
per-government? What article calls
on America to give up her constitu-
ton? 1t can declare war. You say
there is no reference made to CON
gress in Article X. Nor is there in
any other treaties-the power of con
gresS is taken for granted. America
in making her treaty even with re-
gard to South America does not even
so much as mention congress. 1t is
taken for granted A man is not go
ing to be fool and commit suicide,
and no government will commit sui
eide on itself, which would be done
if you were to give up your constitu-
tional rights. Why do they want to
lie about it? Why, the thing is alb
solutely nOnsensical, and yet, there is
the statement made that "our Amer
lean sovereignty must be preserved,
our American independence must be
presevedl"' Why, as matter of
course it is going to be. All the world
has not gone crazy. and yet there are
81 nations that, according to the Re
publican presentation, give up their
liberty, their own self-government,
their own nationalities, and resign all
their rights, prerogatives, functions
and privileges of this super-govern-
ment called the League of Nations.
Again they tell you that Great
Britain has more votes in this league
than America. Well, ] don't know
how the thing goes except in this par
ticular:; / can weasr to you before
GOd@ am q preacher, but | can
swear and, l swear to you before
Cod. that if any man can get out of,
the reading of the functions of the
assembly on the one hand and of the
council on the cher hand anything
that gives superiority in action in this
council to any one nation by virtue OF
ctElN ctNltlStt VI NOISSJ L all s@O-
unable to read English
What is this assembly? 1t is a body
of discussion. What is the council
It is q body CT action What can this:
council do? Simply advise. Is il
not then the province of America ii
the council should advise in the case
OF some fellow member of the
leagues territory being involved, OF
invaded, if the council should advise
such and such a thing for America tc
do, can you tell me anything, an!
power that forces America to do it ?
notice Mr.. Teddy Roosevelt. Jr
Teddy Roosevelt, the miniature, send,
ing a reply to Judge A. P Hum
phrey's letter in which he says tina
when the council speaks of the right
Of -- that decision is taken ava,
from congress, and therefore we hay
got to do the thing that the council
simply advises, or that our word vii
not be as. good as our bond. Now, car
you explain that sort of reasoning?
pledge you my word that some of tn.
Al gun1ents that are made are beyond
NY comprehension, and though they
aae told by a Louisville citizen, my
good friend, Mr.. Abrams, that only
are trained consecutive
thinkers.
Well, here is the point 7 am making
You have the matter discussed and
then it is in the assembly. You have
he .lnatter acted on in the council
and in the council Great Britain ha;
no more votes than America. Ne
member of the council has more than
one vote, and it is possible for anyone
If those members to nullify. and also
n the assembly it is possible for any
me Of them with one vote to nullify
)y veto action taken in either the as
;embly or the council. Where is there |
my uper-govenrment? Is it up in
he air hidden securely and safely |
where nobody can feel its touch OF |
influence? No, friends, we have made !
he mistake of cur lives in laying aside |
his moral leadership. We could have /
gone into this league Immediately.
md if we could have gone into il |
here, l believe, before God. that all
his industrial and social unrest !
would not have existed as it is ex-
sting today.
l believe that these wars, which are
yer manifest with which the supreme
ouncil had to do, and not the League |
# Nations, would have been different
believe this bolshevist uprising in
Russia would have been largely cur
allied and minimized without she'd
ling of so much blood, but we have
lot gone into it because they said
here we are sacrificing our sovereign
"" and furthermore, "we must ever
void entangling alliances" Now, L
ledge you my word of honor that ]
ant make it OUT. it strikes me that
We got as much tangled up as ever a
Iation could when we went into war.
We're there not yentangling alliances |
hen? When two people get married
t strikes me there is an entanglng
lliance there, but would you want to
void that sort of entangling alliance?
t is simple truth that you would
want to avoid any alliance that en-
angled you with duty and honor,
With courage and with high moral
deals. Is it that sort of entangling
Illinaces that are to be avoided? If
o. then why did we get into this big
var? Why not keep our hands off in
his Cuban war? Entagling ALI