Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14

States In the manner prescribed in
the Covenant would be an act of war
and violative of the plain provisi us
Of the Constitution.
1t was this fact that led to the
memorable fight in tho United Stat.
cs Senate under the leadership OF
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Senator
Hiram Johnson OF California led the
fight against any League of Nations
declaring that it was violativc of
President George Washingtons sol
emn warning to "avoid entangling
alliances with the nations Of the
Cid World. Tho Treaty Of Versail-
!cs and tho League Covenant were re-
jectcd by the United States Sena,c
and President Wilson, in the midst
OF this humiliating experience de-
cided to make an appeal to tho
American peolpe, resting his future
and that Of his diplomatic ideal up
on their decision.
In tho meantime, the League Of
Nations was attempting to function
with its leading promoter eliminated.
The warning factions Oh the other
side got busy at once and for the
time being, it looked as though 9th.
or troubles would come to Great Bri.
tain and France and Japan, but not
to the United States OF America.
President Wilson's Fourteen Points.
which, were presumed to be the bas-
is Of tho peace with Germany and
$" understood by the German people
were laughed out OF Court" so TO
speak. Germany or rather the pen-
pie of Germany had been led to be
lieve that in order to escape the
heavy punishment in store for that
ration, they would only havo to over
throw the IIohenzollern regime, IN
stitutc the representatives Of The
plain people and call would be for.
given"
ihSs o"ollO"ch TIC Ddll, uoOk
and sinller," awakening TO the fact
that oven MS the Imperial German
Government had regarded some Of
its most solemn obligations as being
ocly "A scrap of paper so the Allies
had decided to do the same thing i'll
order to bring about Il sur-ccase OF
their sorrows Of war. Huge debts
confronted France. She desired TO
uload them upon Germany. Germany
could not pay her own debts and her
allies, bulgaria, Turkey and Austria
were bankrupt before the war start
cd. Then came Russia, the mighty
Russia that had overthrown Car
Nicholas and his supporters and had
embraced Il form of Government
known rs the Bolsn"vilIi This Is pre-
snmod to be Government by the
plain people, by the working classes.
IN the meantime, The game OF partf.
tioning Russia and Turkey and Ger
Eany and Austro-Tlungary had been
prompted by Premier Henry Lloyd
George. He was supported by Premier
Millerand Of France.
Poland was set up as an independ
ent State. The leaders were head
strong and they sought to extend the
boundaries Of their Republic by con
quest.
They labored under the impression
that Russia under Lenine and Trotz-
sky was helpless from a military
standpoint and with the tacit ap.
prevail of the Allies, they launched n
movement which had for it's purpose.
the acquisition Of territory beyond
the limits set by the Treaty Of Yer.
sailles. They met with little opposi
tion and the people OF Warsaw be.
came radiant and enthusiastic over
the reports OF the successful battles
But the Russian bear was organiZing
and the disorganized fighting force
was soon welded together into n
mighty war machine that in turn pro
coeded to counter-attack in such large
numbers that the Poles were stagger.
Cd and thrown back.
Clearing Of Russian territory of
the invaders met with but little pro.
test from the Allies, but when Rus.
s:a reached the Poland territory, then
they proceeded to protect. Iu33:::
naturally wanted to know, what kind
Of a League OF Nations could exist
that said not one word OF protest
when the Poles were invading Rus.
STA. but voiced howl, when Russia
invaded Poland. This brings the sit
! u"tion down to the present time. Rus
, s,a insists that peace must be made
. direct with Poland and not with Great
| Britain or with France. She claims