The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
REED HINTS LEAGUE
AUTHOR is TRAITOR
Missouri Critic of Wilson Stirs
Cheers i'm Madison Square
Garden Rally.
PATRIOTISM Is RAMPANT
Senator France Also Halls De-
feat of Foreign Alliance
at Election.

United States Senator James A. Reed
Of Missouri drew vigorous applause
from an audience of more than 10000
last night when he used the epithet
traitor" twice while referring to the
League of Nations as sponsored by
President Wilson.
The occasion was the patriotic rally
he'd in Madison Square Garden under
the auspices of the New York American
to celebrate the return of the American
people to the Americanism of their
fathers as indicated by the result of
the recent election The vast auditorium
was we'll filled from floor to top gal
lery and draped with thousands OF
American Iiags.
When Senator Reed began his address
with a statement that the great ana
solemn referendum" had been held, a
lusty voice shouted, you bet" The
Senator added, land the American people
have refused to haul down the American
flag. We have emerged from dream
land into a world of common sense
The Senator then referred to the prop
uganda for the league two years ago
and to the difficulty he experienced in
finding a place IN which he might be
permitted to sound warning against 1t,
and added "But on the anvil OF common
sense, with the hammer of logic, the
American people have battered that
dream to pieces
Calling attention TO the fact that the
| league as President Wilson would have
| it would have power to conquer dis
obedient nations. he said: 1.-The Ameri
can people came to the conclusion that
any man who would wilfully and know
ingly create a force great enough to
conquer this Republic was a traitor to
the flag" To this he added a few min
utes later Il weigh my words, and
fully mean what I say Any man who
/ would submit a question involving the
honor of the United States to seven
other Governments for decision is a
traitor To the flag"
He declared that in event of any dis
F.! pute with England the Council of the
! league would be dominated by England
| by reason Of the obligations of several Of
| the European nations to that country.
| and he provoked another demonstration
1 from Irish sympath2ers when he spoke
of England as "the country that stands
with its hand of iron upon the throat Of
| Ireland" OF Spain's participation In
the deliberations Of the Council he said.
There is not a Spaniard who does not
hate the United States"
United, States Senator Joseph l.
France of Maryland also hailed the de-
! feat of the league at the election as
being in accordance with the views ex-
pressed by Washington and other early
! Americans regarding the ideals to which
this nation should always adhere.
! The greater part of the programme
was given over to musical numbers.
! Nahan Franko's Orchestra, Nine Emmy
| Destlnn. Miss Cecil Arden and Giovanni
Martineli providing this part of the en-
! tertainment Miss Julia Arthur recitcd
1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Republic" TO
| orchestra accompaniment
! There were several tableaux arranged
| by Ben Ali Haggin and executed by
| girls from the Ziegfeld Midnight F>rolic.
The musical numbers included both
patriotic and operate airs and orches-
! trail pieces.