The New York herald., 1920-01-20
NO MPROM|SE
ON THE LEAGUE,
SAY SENATORS
Hiram Johnson and James
A. Reed Speak to Busi-
ness Men Here.
ATTACK LABOR PACT
Inequalities of National Representation
Strongly Against United States,
They Assert.

NO further compromise on the peace
tycay and the covenant Of the League of
Nations. beyond that proposed by the
Lodge reservations. was the declara ton
OF Senator Hiram w. Johnson, of Califor-
mia. at the dinner OF the Committee of
American Business Men at the Hotel AS
tor last evening. Senator James A. Reed,
of Missouri. went further and said he
was opposed to the League Of Nations
whether reservations were adopted or not
Each expressed willingness to meet the
challenge of President Wilson and have
the ratification OF the peace treaty made
the issue of the Presidential election.
In order that my remarks may OF be
misunderstood said Senator Reed in be-
ginning his speech. II am not for the
League Of Nations. with or without reser.
vations. You cannot make domestic
animal out Of a rattlesnake by pulling
some of its fangs. You cannot make n
loyal organization out of a scheme to
put the control OF the American govern
ment or any part of it under European
kings and nonarchs.
This League OF Nations Is the Trojan
horse of modern history. Just as the
citizens of Troy were misguided by what
they thought was wonderful present. SO
I say this beautiful and Elusive thing IS
filled with armed enemies of the United
States
Tho two Senators also made joint at
tack upon the la Dor section OF the treaty
which they asserted contained many dan
gers to the Unitcd States Both called at
tention to the fact that the United States
would have only four delegates out of I2S
In the proposed labor conference. the re-
solutions of which arc intended to have
the force of International law under the
present League of Nations covenant.
Senator Johnson said that American la
Dor would have only one out of thirty two
labor representatives in the proposed con-
ference. One representative of American
labor, he said, could not Americanze Eu-
ropean labor, but there was grave danger
that European labor might B,lshevize the
labor of the world.
Dinner In Their Honor.
The dinner was in honor OF the United
States Senators who voted for an Ameri-
can treaty and reservations to the League
Of Nations" and II was considered signifi-
cant that Senators Johnson and Reed diff
fering politically thou~h one on The
leogue issue, were among the most de-
termined opponents of lhe covenant
Senator William F. Borah. who '~'s 70
have spoken, was detained in Washing
ton by the presence of Ludwig &. a. is.
Martens, the Bolshevist envoy before the
Senate committee Of which he is chair
man. Colonel George Harvey. who was
TO have been POSTMASTER was confined TO
his home by cold. and his place was
taken by James L. Williams. editor of the
Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Williams was introduced by L. f.
NJ n
Hudson Company. and vice chairman
of the committee, who referred 20 Sem
ators Johnson. Borah and Reed as
"pioneers." who had awakened the
American people as to what the treaty
really means. Mr.. Loree also referred
20 a group of journalists who had per-
formed great public service in opposing
the League, even in the early discus
sion, and mentioned particularly Col
onel Harvey. Frank A. Munsey Il. a.
Van Valkenburg, of Philadelphia, and
NJ. Wiliams.
Challenge to seIf-Rcspect.
MIR. williams stated that three dis
tuct challenges were presented TO the
American people BY the treaty. THE
first is challenge 10 American self
respect" he said, 'in asiing us to enter
an organization in which we are not on
q parity with every other first class
nation.
''The second is a challenge to American
self-respect by acquiesccnce In the rape OF
China by Japan.
The third is n challenge TO American
common sense by asking us TO guarantee
against external aggression or threat OF
aggression, not only the British and Jap
anese empires, but the territory OF many
mushroom republics which neither you nor
! can name or bound"
Approximately one thousand persons
were present and they gave Senator John
son. introduced by Mr.. Williams as ono Of
those who spoke tho truth as he saw 1t and
standing for no compromise on questions
of Americanisn, an enthusiastic recep-
tion.
Against Any Compromise.
Senator Johnson declared flatly against
any compromise with the supporters Of
the President on the Lodge reservations.
He compared the early opponents of the
treaty to the Begians, who saved Paris
by the resistance to the German army OF
Invasion and gained time for reinforce
ments to come up.
"You and I, who have been making the
fight against tho League of Nations. stand
now at our Marne.'' he said. Here at
last we know the purposes of the foe and
the consequences OF yielding. Here we
have dug ourselves in--into tho soil OF
American liberty, and here for American
povcregnty and the, future Of freedom
we'll stand. There can be neither yielding
nor retreat II wealth weighs heavily up
IN Us. if power presses ua. II towards
desert us, we must hold the line. To yield
further means the taking Of our Paris
They shall not pass
''Aner months OF careful consideration