Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12
M'AD0O DEFENDS
LEAGUE At FINAL
MEETING IN MAINE
Democrats Close Campaign
With Attack on G. O. P.
Foreign Policy.
By the Associat tied Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Me-. September H.
Denial that the league of nations is
union to wage war" as charged by
Senator Lodge. was made here to-
night by William 81 McAdoo, in an
address at the final democratic mass
meeting in the state campaign. He
said there was no foundation for such
an assertion. and added that If the
United States becomes a member 'the
league will be doubly powerful to pre-
vent war" :
Every obligation of good faith to
our allies" Mr.. McAdoo said. land
every principle and ideal for the set
Element of international disputes by
peaceful methods. of which this
nation has been The consistent cham
pion for half . century, appeals to
the American people to join their
power with the great nations Of the
earth to secure. for the first time In
human history. this great boon Of an
organization to make the recurrence
OF war SO remote as to be impossible.
Tho paramount need Of the world
today Is peace and insurance against
war. The democratic party stands
1or peace and insurance against war.
The republican party opposes 1t.
Cites League Constitution.
AT Augusta a few nights ago Sem
Of nations Is a union to wage war
This is frequently asserted by re-
publican orators. but without any
foundatton whatever. The answer to
1t Is the constitution of the league
Of nations itself. which expressly
binds the thirty-seven nations which
have already Joined the league. to
promote International cooperation
and to achieve international peace
and security by the acceptance Of OBJ
hs :.an tss not "a. 70 resort IT. to war,
which these honorable nations have
accepted not to resort to war, how
can It be charged with any sort of
justification that these thirty-seven
nations have formed q union to wage
and other republican orators say that
where nations expressly agree not to
wage war it Is an agreement to
make war. -
BeonoAie Boycott Powerful.
TT would be just as rational to
claim that an agreement actually to
MAKE war Is In fact an agreement
not to make war. The league of ma
tions covenant binds the thirty-seven
submit international disputes to ,ar-
oitration or inquiry. and not in any
case to resort to war until three
months after the award by the arbit-
rators or the report Of the council.
Even then a reasonable time 10 al
lowed for the report of the arbitra-
tors and six months is allowed for
an inquiry by the council. so that If
arbitration fails to prevent war, or
an inquiry by the council proves fu-
tile. then war cannot result until
three months thereafter. It would
seem beyond belief that after nine
months of delay. during which time
the dispute is considered by all the
parties in interest and through the
agencies established by the league
of nations, the passion for war will
not have cooled Off and a peaceful
settlement will not have been made.
Of the penalties which are pro-
vided In the league. the economic boy
colt alone viii be sufficient to deter
any faithless or criminal nation from
attempting to disturb the peace OF
the world in the future"