The Washington times., 1920-12-04
U. S. OUTSIDE ANY
LEAGUE, REED SAYS
Senate Will Bar Nation From
All World Unions, Asserts
''lrreconcilabIe."
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CCOntinued from First PGgeJ
ot European Powers We VIII soon be
come a party to those controversies;
that We will incur IN" ill VIII OF one
or all Of the parties participant. ana
that at any moment We may be called
upon To back our decisiOng with force.
"PEOPLE AGAINST LEAGUE
The people have sense enough 10
know that We cannot sit down at =
council table and undertake to regu-
late the affairs OF the world without
assuming our share or the Tesponsi-
bility. They know that the RESPONSE
bility thus assumed must h. backed
In a manner commensurate with the
nations pride, honor and dignity.
They know that we are either go
ing to have Government OF the
world with power TO enforce it's de-
crees, or we will have something
without force or authority. and that
can only stir up trouble without the
ability to terminate II.
The people have been reading the
cable reports and they know that all
the leaders OF the League orc de-
mandng an international military
stan and an international army
The people know that this army.
great or small. once II has undert AIKEN
TO impose its power upon any other
country. has committed an act "f war
which may speedily spread to II world
conflagration.
And so. the people are against any
kind Of league. Likewise. they are
against any association. combination
or alliance by whatsoever name
known. Neither can they Do deceived
by the seductive term concert of
powers"
ROOTS "sOOTHING SYRUp."
Il seems 10 me- that IL is about time
for Taft. the Carnegie pensioner, 70
retire from the ring. lie carried two
states when he ran the second tine
for President. He evidently though,
there was a comeback in him and
again trained for another contest
This time as the champion OF the
league OF force.
Before the battle was half over ho
was so groggy that he was half the
time in the wrong corner.
lie entered himself as in favor OF
the league OF force. He wore the Will
son colors all over him, and that is
saying a good deal.
After the first round or two he was
willing TO stop the fight and CON-
pTOUlISt On Nilc ISoON l'sNI NaNic'S'
Everybody who has studied tho
League knowns that the Root reser-
vations were simply a mild dose OF
soothing syrup to be administered TO
those who were discontented with the
Wilson covenant. but they were in
tended 10 preserve all its vicious
qualities.
TAFT "wABBLING."
knt nrnrnaHa1 1itt "a
rurther. Mr.. Taft wanted 10 again
compromise by accepting the six or
eight Lodge reservations first report
ed. At this time he was bleeding
prorusely and was considerably
winded. But the fight went on, and
in n short time Taft was wabbling
around in the centre of tho ring ask
ing to, for Gods sake, stop the f1Cht
by accepting the fourteen Lodge
reservations.
4 little later, perspiring at every
pore and heaving sighs OF agony. he
declared that he was willing to
throw up the sponge and accept
HardinGs very hard terms. that he
would have no league at all, but that
he might be willing TO get together
with the nations and talk over mat
ters in sort OF family confab.
II seems as nearly as l can make
il out, that he ended in this contest
where he did the last time he ran
for President. That is to say. If he
carried two states. they were very
small ones.
The man who knows anything Of
politics ought now to know that the
acceptance Of internationalism is as
certain political death as the swal.
lowing OF an ounce OF cyanide oil
potassium is physical death.
The only reason there is a con;in-
ual hubub about a League of some
kind is to be found in the fact that
the big Morgan house and other fl
rancial interests which have invested
heavily in European securities want
those securities guaranteed by tine
power. the majesty. the money and
the blood Of this nation. They will