The Glenwood post., 1920-07-10
REED SAYS LEAGUE OF
NATIONS IS TREASON

VI NationS was denounced as - league
of treason and covenant of national
death - by Senator James A. Reed,
who returned ho:e today from San
Francisco, where he was refused
seat as delegate to the Democrat,
national convention.
Senator Reed addressing mass
meeting declared that he was private
ly assured "by grapevine messages ;
wrile his case was being heard, that
the credentials committee of the CON
vention would seat him if he woull
agree to keep silent in regard to the
League of Nations on the convention
floor. His refusal to make such an
agreement was responsible for his be-
ing denied n seat, he said
''If there is one lesson that this
teaches, Senator Reed said, :. it is
that this is not a one man country II
u llo,O0O,O00 men country. IL yon
would keep this republic safe YOU
must do your own thinking. True,
TIE people are the source of all pow
cr. The sooner you exercise 1t, he
better it VIII be for you and for the
country
senator Reed denounced the Demo
cratic conventior at San Francisco as
"a convention afflicted with int rna-
tional blinl staggers.''
Without direct personal reference
to any one, tn" senator declared there
was little difference between the Ice
trine of the iiN ne right of kings
and the modern doctrine that a man
elected to rffice becomes thereby a
leader, and that all who differ with
Linn arc ,A."mmUricated and ort
cast
Robert Lansing, ex-secretary of
state, he described as the only man
whom the president took to France
with him who knew anything about
international law "and about The
only one who had ordinary common
sense and he asserted that Lans
ing removal from office was the re
suit of "'his insistence upon warning
the people of the true meaning of this
league with treason, thiIs covenant of
NATIONAL death. -
Senator Reed declared that 'sthis
information in regard to what the
league really means is going to the
people and they shall know the
truth
Reed was received with enthusiasm.
and a resolution passed by a rising
vote, denouncing the action of the
Democratic national convention Gin
denying representation to this coun-
try, in refusing to seat Senator Reed >
and indorsing his stand was, tele-
graPhed to the Democratic national
convention
Let me disabuse your mind of the
thought,'' said Senator Reed. "that
! return here disgruntled or disheart.
cncd. 1t makes no difference what
one of ll0,OOO,OOO individuals in the
United States. 1t makes no difference
as far as | personally am concerned,
but II does make a difference when a
party refuses to hear more than one
sd" of question. Those who are
right 10 not fear giving their oppon-
lI 70.
who were running this convention
were afraid to have so poor thing
as am, stand up and deuouncc the
League of Nations -
Similarly Senator Reed said ss.he
Republican convention prevented Sen,
ator Borah's expressing himself on
the League of Nations on the conven-
tion fioor-and Borah has more brains
and more of the fire of Americanism
in his blood than any man in the Re
publican party he added.
You, the people, need to learn
these things the senator declared
land the men whom you elect to
'''''' "t'" ~ lcalh u -tHat thc puDlc
officer is your hired servant. There
Is no cheap demagaguery in that, no
false attempt to appear humble. 1t
is time to say TO the American people
that they are the bosses of this co1n-
try.D
Referring to the negotiations over
the League of Nations, Senator Reed
declared "thc president came over
here to this country more than a year
ago, bringing with him the covenant
of the League Of Nations. He said
he did not want it even made public
or discussed, bacmsc, presumably the
stupid fools of America could not
understand it. "