Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-16
Especial to The BuIletin.)

Wiiiinantic, Oct 15.-In an address delivered h :ne town hall here tonight heforo an audience of 1.50o persons United States Senator Frank B. Brande- Ese asAaied the Wilson league of nations, kh5vint the pitfalls so neatly hidden away rn It's many articles, and how it could never be q league of peace if car red out as now written but instead would be pure and simple a breeder of future wars. Senator Brandegee drew force fui aad convincing picture of the mistakes Of the administration and told the story of the league from the time it was first proposed. down through its series of diff ferences which arose between the senate and President Wilson over it. Touching on tho Keatiug owen child labor bill, which has been one of his opponents big plays in trying to undermine his record as a senator, he completely burst the beautiful bubble Augustine Donergan, candidate Of the democratic party for senator. had blown up in one of his cam pairn soeeches delivered in. this city not long ago Senator Brandegee told of the stand he had taken against this bill. be- Nevinr it to be in direct violation of his aath as senator 10 vote for it. and how when the bili was finally forced through hv the fosters of the law, the supreme
  constitutional. a stand the senator had taken from the first. It had been stated, said Senator BrandeCee. that his stand as regards tise bill had not met with the ap- rrotai of the ladies of Connecticut. but an explanation might prove enlightening Co those not familiar with the bill and its effect on child labor.
 The question that came up when the EsatirE-Owens bill was presented to the senate waa whether or not under the con- situation of the United States congress had ihe power to pass the child labor law, thus depriving the states from passing their own laws on this matter. It was claimed by the advocates of the bin that a clause In the constitution gave congress the power 10 regulate commerce among states. so-called Commerce clause, which would make it Q law that goods manufac- tuned by children under le years of age couiI be prevented from being carried into other states. In the opinion of Sen afor Brandegee. congress had no eonsu- tutional authority 10 exercise this power Furthermore. tne state boaTd or education Ina Connecticut had protested against the r,assar.. of the bill. and he had seen tha th surot,-St ,rns entered in the congres Sfonaf record. The bill was passed bu was iafer called unconstitutional by th' rsureme court. as had predicted. ef..trs vant the children 10 attend schoo ,,rsr of e. rtain age, this is in their hands st not then change the constitution, fl To s-st ahairs are to De determined by con e-rsr then char ye .he constitution l ..-,,.dn't have been that the womel wanted me 10 swear to support the con Ff.tution and then violate my oath. In s,ead of dsnCncing me as saw it. o derounc.i.r tbe supreme court as 1t saN it thev nigh. devote their energies | gel the constitution amended by the leg fsiaturez of three-fourths of the state and deprive themselves of the right | rsv7ils,. the condoitions of employment 0 their ch.iG-cn and place 1t in the hand Of coa-ress AS I zee it ! am not or nossd fo Humanitarian measures and q not recall ever having failed to suppoi
 Speaking of the treaty of Versailles Nr Brzndegee said;
 The great question that demands sci fienent. and probably a measurably in mediate settlement. is the question of I foreign policy of the United States, an that brings me 10 the subject of u treaty of Versailles, the treaty of peaC with Germany
 - hsvs besn in the senate for IS veal and I have been a member of the cormi lee on foreign relations for several year and I know something about the treat with Germany. the so-called treaty Versailles I, as . member of the foreie relations committee. have read it ar studied 1t. by myself and with the con H1ittee-
 How much. ask you. does the countl generally and the people generally kno about the treaty dealing with all the a fairs of the European countries. the boundaries. the amount of reparation
 be paid. all sorts of intricate questions that kind. disposition of thes conquer territory that was wrested from Austri Hungary. Turkey and the other bel'ise snts and yet we are told that the cou try demands that the senate of the. Unit Etafss should ratify that immediately.
 cannot believe that there is any SUI feeling as that among the majority of | people of this country. MT. Wilson pra ticaIiy says to us-we shall not ha r~aoe with Germany unless that is satihed and the democratic platfor sayn without reservations which wou Impair It's essential integrity" By tn they mean without any change.
 A great many people say: If you a cot h favor of the treaty and the into woven league of nations. you are oppos eo ueace~ We'll l have been accused
 a good many things that was not gull of. and some that was but I have ney been accused of beiEE a warlike person ~s for rence not for peace at any pric am not for peace if 1t involves dishonC ing the flag of my country l will fig for that but ordinarily l am for pea end I will make good many concessio to achieve it and maintain 1t. We ha praos in this country most of the tim we have very rarely injured anybo elne we are a peaceful nation unlt somebody tries to tread on us; we neI have wared an unjust war we have neN sried to steal anybody else's territory have more territory than we need whi is not half settled up yet It Is perfec impossible that any European natl vhouid think that we have any designE arErsssion upon them We have liv peacnably here next to our neighbor Ca ada for more than 1oo years without run or q ship or q fort on the bounds Ilne. We want to live peaceably with ( neighbor at the ssuth of us we ask no ing of the Msxican government exc that they wiii form fsk civilized fgpve mEnt. ahis to perform aftn fntwnafio1 AaouDsand prUtoct4WsHc1tlzrrwfr frWsr0d