South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-29
LODGE CONDEMNS
LEAGUE COVENANT
Massachusetts, Republican
League Holds Special Meet
ing In Boston.
~ Asso-.ated Press


~ Asso-.ated Pres
BOSTON. Aug 2S-The League az
Nations was condemned by Sen.
Lodge u ar address az mass meet
.nC % the republican league o.
Massachusetts, al Braves Aeld today
TIE leaCue which has go- all mem =
bers IN = but one he said has
heen ar absolute and total failure Il
has not accomplished anything
It may be impossible 20 ratify
With reservations Sen. Lodge add
ed IL may be undesirable 20 do so.
u may be necessary 20 enlarge and
strengthen the reservations or u may
be best 20 put aside this ill-drawn.
fl-conceived lea que ard 20 take up
under the auspices n ne United
states a new agreement association
or league composed OF all the nations
81 the earth under the leadership 81
the United States That e a solu-
ton which commends itself. be-
l.sve. 20 Sen Harding"
DCnounccs Policy.
The foreign policy Of the admins
tration was denounced BY Gov. Cool
idCe, tho republican candidate for
ice president. IN an address devoted
almost entirely 70 a discussion Of for
cign affairs.
The policy ~ the present admin
istration. which their candidate Is
bound 70 continue. he said. can on
IS result in 4 continuation Of the dis
cord OF the nations abroad.
The other speakers included Helen
Varick Roswell who was delegate
20 the republican national convention
from New York state. and Col. Ray
r,ond Robins ~ Chicago. Louis X.
iCgett presided ard read a tele-
gram Of greetings from Sen. Hard
inE.
Sen. Lodge charged that the league
had never interfcred with the in
vasion Of Poland by Russia. had new
or interfered 20 hold back Turkey
from Armenia had never done any
thing in the matter OF Persia and
had never done anything 20 reach a
solution of the Fiumo question.
Full OF Menace.
TT has done nothing. he said,
and vet !; is full OF menace. Eur
ope I think. is pretty sick Of IL and
would ge glad 20 be rid OF IL. They
don't feel about our president as they
did. 7 doubt whether II will ever be-
possible 20 make the battered hulk
of Mr.. wilson's league seaworthy.
He explained that the European
situation was changing every day
End that because Of this realization
he had taken the ground at Chi
caEo that tho senate deserved the
q approval Of the republican party.
bur above all things VIC should not
hind our presidential candidate 70
any pledge OF what he should do
with the league question seven
months hence.
Sen. Lodge denied that tho hopes
OF the worlds peace were exclusive
IN in the covenant OF the League OF
Nations
1T j. almost a sacrileEe." he said
10 suggest that within the four cor
rers OF this document the hopes of
tie world good IS tied up-in a
document prepared by Gen. SHUTS
and Lord Robert Cecil. with one ar
ticle put IN It by Pres't Wilson,
which ne have from him is the
heart Of the covenant"
Political Alliance.
The league, as brought back by
NJ. Wilson IL nothing but political
eUiance. headed All full Of enforce
-7,e1t ard very little peace in it.
He was severe IN his denunciation
Of article ten which. nc said, differed
from every other article in the Gov
chant in that IL constituted an in
.Sivdual obligation.
At this moment" he continued.
-'one OF the most gallant and braNe
rc0ple In the world Is being invaded
~ Russia in an attempt 20 bring her
hack and partition her As she was
partitioned in the days Of the autoc-
racy. The sympathy OF every Amer
iCan IS with the Poles.
But II we were a member of the
IeaE7ie. under article ten II Poland
summoned US we would have TO go.
No action o. the league would be
necessary"
Sen. Lodge explained that when he
spoke OF Mr.. Wilson ard his attitude
roWard tho league NJ was speaking
also o. Mr.. Cox. Gov. Cox. he said.
favored going in. He suggested
two reservations 10 the covenant.
but they were not worth the paper
on which they were printed. They
,-erc perfectly vague and loose
merely e1pre=sions Of opinion
Praises Harding.
The senator praised Sen Harding
and Gov. Coolidge. the republican
candidates.
when SEN. Hard re 20 r cs.dcut.'
he said. he Will not Try TO run this
=. r,-, -na1ent Il himself an Tor him
slf. Neither . he seeking 20 win by
personal abuse. dealing with some
obscure charge about contributions.
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