Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ABSOLUTE failure,
DECLARES LODGE
''Done Nothing and Full of
Menace" +" Asserts G. 0. P.
War Horse, at Boston.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Mass, August 2S.-The
league of nations was condemned by
Senator Lodge in an address at a mass
meeting of the Republican League of
Massachusetts, 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"
'It may be impossible to ratify with
reservations" Senator Lodge added. ut
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 ill-draYn, il-conceived league
the United States a new agreement, as
sociation or league composed Of all the
nations of the earth under the leader
ship of the United States. That's so
luton which commends itself, believe.
to Senator Harding"
The foreign policy Of the administra-
tion was denounced by Gov Coolidge, the
republican candidate for Vice President,
in an address devoted almost entirely
to discussion of foreign affairs.
Present Policy Discreditable.
1.-THE policy of the present administra-
ton, which their candidate is bound to
continue" he said, "can only result in a
continual ton of the discredit of the ma
tion abroad
The other speakers included Helen
varick Boswell, who was delegate to
the republican national convention from
New York state. and Col. Raymond Rob-
ms of Chicago. Louis K. Liggett pre-
sided and read a telegram of greeting
from Senator Harding.
Music was furnished by Repub-
lican Glee Club of 100 voices. and,
after the speaking. 1000 Amherst
men, who sat in a special section. led
in cheering and singing in honor of
Gov. Coolidge, who is graduate of the
college.
Senator Lodge charged that the
league had never interfered with the
invasion of Poland by Russia. had
never interfered to hold back Turkey
from Armenia, had never done any
thing in the matter of Persia and had
never done anything to reach solu-
ton of the Fiume question"
Europe Sick of League"
"It has done nothing" he said, land
vet it is full of menace. Europe. I
think, is pretty well sick of it and
would be glad to be rid of it. They
don't feel about our President as they
did. I 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 1.-The ground at Chi
caeo that the Senate deserved the
approval 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
homes of the worlds peace were ex-
clusively in the covenant of the
league of nations.
eLittle Peace in It."
"It is almost a sacrilege," he said,
"to suggest that within the four cor
ners of this document the hopes of
the worlds good are tied up-in a
document prepared by Gen. Smutts
and Lord Robert Cecil, with one ar
ticle put in it by President Wilson,
which, we have from him. is the heart
of the covenant"
The league as brought back by Mr..
! Wilson is nothing but political al
lance. he added, "all full of enforce
ment and very little peace in it,"
He was severe in his denunciation
of article X, which, he said, differ
ed from every other article in the
covenant in that it constituted IAN
individual obligation"
AT this moment" he continued,
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