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WEDNESDAY. MARCH l., 1913
THE eLo5AL ISSUE
Although some OF the men who
rejected American participation IN
the League Of Nations a years ago,
form the nucleus OF strong Senate
opposition to the proposal to set
up a council for policing the world,
there are others who are strongly
allied with the President in his
plan for world peace.
The resolution for Allied cola
boration in n sintenance OF peace
is sponsored by four comparatively
young senators-Lister Hill, D..
Ala, Carl Hatch, D.. - NJ. Harold
Il. Burton. R.. O., and Joseph Ii.
Ball, R, MINI.
There are seven men In the Sen
ate now who participated in the
bitter debate in 1919 over ratincd-
ton Of the Versailles treaty-Sens.
Ellison d. smith d. :. c.. Kenneth
Mcclellan. D.. Tenn. David l..
Walsh, D., Mass, Peter 6. Gerry,
D.. r. /. Charles L. McNaTy. r..
ore, Arthur CapIer. r. Hans. and
Hiram W. Johnson. r.. Calf.
In addition. there are the son
and the grandson of TWO Of the
most vigorous opponents OF the
League OF Nations-Sen Robert NJ.
LaFollette. Jr. Prog. Wis, whose
father also was among the little
band OF willtul men who opposed
American entrance into World War
!. and Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge,
Jr.. r, Mass. whose grandfather
was chairman Of the Senate For.
eign Relations Committee in 1913.
The descendants OF Lodge and
la Toilette. however, take oppo-
site views OF the proposal for
American participation in policing
the world. Young LaFollette dis
misses the new proposal with:
ITS liable 10 die OF premature eX-
posure.' Young Lodge says: 4
think that collaboration between
nations is a very commendable aim
at this time
At least FIVE OF the seven sena-
tors who were in the Senate in
1919. are expected TO oppose the
resolution. Some may change, as
for example sen. Smith, who voted
for the treaty in 1919. sees the
peace plan as THAT old iuterna-
tionsl business again, the same old
thing that's been going on since
Wilson's time. I'm not in favor OF
II al all" he says. Il think We
should attend TO our own business.
take care OF America FIRST. | hope
some OF us are fighting to save our
form of government. What it IS
now. though. God only knows. |
hope We return TO the America We
once knew before ! die. That
America and international business
don't mix"
Comment among other senators,
Chairman Tom Connally.
Tex. OF the Foreign Relations
Committee. indicates that the pro-
posal may precipitate the most
vigorous Senate debate on interna-
tional Affairs since 1919. Connally
Offer his own resolutions on
the subject. II he does il may be
expected to be along more general
lines, possibly only an expression
by the Senate that It's members
favor postwar cooperation with
the Allies 10 ward against future
wars.
Such a move would be in keep
ing with opinion expressed by Sen.
Allen J. Ellender, D.. La, who
says: This thing offered IL
bound 10 cause q lot OF disunity
among N Allies. especially Rus
STA. For the present Id prefer 10
adhere strictly to the principles
OF the Atlantic charter
A point OF particular significance
in this division OF opinion in our
Senate is the glaring difficulty Of
bringing political leaders together
on such a tremendous question as
world unity. Every little nation
as well as the leading powers have
their own special desires. All are
SLOW to yield a point not in their
favor, and that selhshness in ma
tions, as in individuals, MAKES
world unity exceedingly difficult.
Eventually there must he some
such plan. il wars are to be stop
ped. Instead Of armies OF indiyi-
dual nations there must be one
world army sworn TO enforce the
dictates OF q world court. But i'm
mediately there arise the trouble
some problems Of personnel. who
will head such an army shall he
be American. German. Japanese.
British? Who will be the world
court Judges How shall they he
chosen and how shall their votes
be distributed with regard to
strength OF nations represented
These and hundreds Of other ques.
tions stand in the way OF success.
full plans for world peace.
Germany set out to solve the
whole problem by c]onquering the
world. Defeated, Germany will
have TO give way 10 some greater
force. That will not be easy. Meth.
or will II be easy for the Japanese
TO accept defeat. and so for gen.
erations TO come there will be DIT.
terness and continuous agitation
Whether our Good Neighbor policy
a be sold TO the world o is a
question hlled with doubt. 40 one
can tell what lies ahead.
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