The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-25
tense OF the Constitutional rights of
the American people.

tense of the Constitutional rights of
the American people.
II we accept Mr. Wilson'S League of
Nations as he brought it back from
Europe, we will accept a new govern
ment with its place of business at Ge-
neva and new flag, and we will
give that Government right to inter
Iere IN our domestic affairs, set aside
, the Monroe Doctrine, and make the
Constitution of this country subser-
Went to this new government giving it
power to direct our army and navy to
every part of the world without the
consent of our people-a new govern
ment OF the world that gives to Eng
lland SIX votes to our one, recognizing
iEngland'S colonies as independent ma
lt1onS, giving to India, Africa, New
Zealand, Australia and Canada the
same recognition as it gives to this
country, and every other country that
y shall become member of the League.
The American people are making
two objections to Mr.. Wilson's League
OF Nations: First, that it ;nterferes
with the Constitutional rights of the |
American people. Second, that it |
gives England six votes to our one.
In point of population that speak
the English language this country far
colonies. In the last hundred years
this country has made more progress
and has done more for the advance
ment of civilization than all the rest
of the world combined, and in defense
OF the Constitutional rights of the
American people the Republicans in
the Senate offered a number of reser-
vations to safeguard the interests of
this country. Voting for these reser-
vatiOns in the Senate there were twen-
ty-eight Republicans and twenty-one
Democrats; voting against the reser-
vations was twenty-three Democrats.
The fight within the Democratic
party has become so bitter that there
are two factions in that party today
0ne known as the Wilson wing of the i
Democratic party, and the other as
he Jeffersonian wing of the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. BOrah, as you all know, has lead
the fight against the League of Ma t
ions, and to Senator Borah this coun-
ry owes a debt of gratitude for his
lefense of the Constitutional rights
# the American people, upon the floor i
f the United States Senate. S
In the League of Nations there is
o be Council and an Assembly; the
'ouncil to consist of nine members.
It the present time there has been five e
ornament members selected for the n
France, Italy, ia o
an and America. The other four mem I
ers are called temporary members q
nd may be removed at any time
Soon after Mr. Wilson arrived from
Europe with his League OF Nations he ~
ound there was objections to Eng
nd's six votes. It was then that he p'
aid that the Assembly was only de-
ating society, but review of the th
,venant shows that the Council after 80
l is only an Executive Committee
at is created by the Assembly. The
has the power to appoint the
ur temporary members of the COun- in
|, and by a twO-thirds vote may re- A,
owe any one Of the four members
at may have beeen appointed. By Ia
two-thirds vote the Assembly may
NIT any Government to the League
Nations, and by one-third plus no
e vote it may exclude five of the -
eat nations of the EARTH in which de
es at the present time half of all the
. white population of the world
The covenant provides that the AS
nbly may do any and all things that
2 Council may do, and that l may tne
DIV you that Mr.. Wilson's League of jul
tions is a super government of the Sc,
: ~ ~ l.e o"i opinion' ~. ~ "an. ~ gre
Kansas City: 81 have, let me say
thout the slightest affectation, the
satest respect for the United States
nate, but, my felow-citizens, / have -
ne to fight for a cause-that cause,
} League of Nations is greater than
} Senate, it is greater than the
vernment, it is as great as the cause