Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31
LODGE SCORES
PEACE LEAGUE
ATG.O.P. RALLY


BOSTON, Aug. 2S.-The League of
Nations: was. condemned, by Senator
Lodge in an address at mass meet
ing of the Republican League of Mas
sachusetts at Braves field. today.
The league, which has got all mem
bers in it. but one" he said, ''has been
an absolute and total failure. 1t
hasn't accomplished anything" w.,
1T. may be impossible to- ratify
with reservations" Senate Lodge
added, at may be undesirable to do
so, it may be" necessary to enlarge
and strengthen the reservations, or
it may be best to put aside this Jll-
drawn, ill-conceived league and & to
take up under the auspices of the
United States a new agreement, as
ISOLATION. .er league composed of all
the nations of the earth under the
leadership of the United States.
That's, a solution which .cornmends
itself, Itbelieve, to Senator Hardi ing y
The. other speakers included Helen
Varick Boswell, who was aTdelegate
to the Republican national conYen-
ton from New York state, and; COL
onel Raymond Robins, Of Chicago.
Louis K. Liggett presided, and read
telegram of greetings from Sena-;
Republican glee club of 100 voices,
and after the speaking LOCO Amherst
men who sat in a. special section 4ed
in cheering and singing in honor Of.
Governor Coolidge, Wild rs a ,gradu-
ate of the college. Cot -
league had never interfered with
the invasion of Poland by Russia,
had never interfered to hold back
Turkey from Armenia, had never
done anything in the matter of Per-
STA, and had never done anything to
solution nf tho T,i1iro6 riI
ton" ...'. -
"It has done nothing" he said land
yet it is full of menace. Europe, l
think, is pretty we'll sick Of it and
would be glad to be rid of it. They
don't feel about our president as they
did [ doubt whether it will ever be
possible to make the battered hulk of
Mr.. Wilson'S league seaworthy."
He explained that the European
situation was Changing every day.
and that because of this realization
he had taken "the ground at Chi
cago that the senate deserved the APP
prevail of the Republican party, but
above all things we should not bind
our presidential candidate to any
pledge of what he, should do with
the league question seven months
hence"
Senator Lodge denied that the
hopes of the worlds peace We're ex-
CluSlVely In the Covenant VI Ii0
League of Nations.
ut is almost a sacrilege," he said.
ito suggest that within the four cor.
ners Of this document the hopes OF
the worlds good are tied up-in
document prepared ny General SHUTS
and Lord Cecil, with one article put
in it by President Wilson, which we
have from him is the heart of the
covenant"
Mr.. Wilson, is nothing put political
alliance" he added, "al1 full of en-,
forcement and very little peace In 1t.
He was severe in his denunciat1on OF
Article Ten, which, he said, differed
from every other article in the COW
enant in that it constituted AN In
dividual obligation" .-
cat this moment" he continued.
lone of the most gallant and brave
people in the world is being invaded
by Russia in an attempt to bring her
back and partition her as she was
partitioned in the days of the autoc-
racy. The sympathy Of every Ameri--
can is with the Poles. s...--
But if we were member or the
league, under Article Ten, if Poland
summoned us, we'd have to go. No
action of the league would be neces-
sary." .-a.
Senator Lodge explained that when
he spoke of Mr.. Wilson and his atti-