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Show trim BORAHASSERTS iaho Senator Attacks Proposed Pro-posed Nations League in New York Speech. eed and Thomas Also Condemn Pact as Presently Pres-ently Framed. NEW YOKK, March 6. Opposition In irylng desrees to the Icstrue of nations i outlined In the tentative cove-nan ought home by President Wilson, was lced by. Senators Borah of Idaho, Reed ; Missouri and Thomas of Colorado in idresses before the Society of Arts and ;iences here tonight. Senator Borah, declaring that "those ho have wrecked Europe (or three hun-ed hun-ed years have absolute control of the roposed league of nations," demanded lat the question of America's entry into ie league be decided by a plebiscite of ie people. Senator Borah compared the position of ie United States to that of a group of jslnessmen who had been called in to organize "for the benefit of humanity, bi" banking house which had failed. "o sane minded businessmen," he de-ared de-ared "would accept such a responsibil-y responsibil-y unless they were given a free hand nd unless the men who had wree.Ked ie business were removed from control. "The president has told us," he con-nued con-nued "that it is our debt to humanity ) restore demoralized ICuvope. But we re asked to go In and perform that stu-ndous stu-ndous task under whose system .' Under ie system of those who have wrecked iurope for threo hundred years, ana ho under tbo proposed plan, would have bso'lute control of tho league of nations." Inly One Vote. Calling attention to the fact that the nited States would have but one vote 1 the executive council of the proposed lague, while Great Britain, France, Italy nd Japan each would have one vote. Son-tor Son-tor Borah declared that "if there" arose conflict between European policies and jnerlcan policies, thero would be one slatlc vote, three European votes and lit a single American vote." "The power of war or peace," he de-ared, de-ared, "would reft with fivo diplomats, iree of them European, sitting behind osed doers. . ... "It is not a league of nations at all, lit a league of representatives of certain itlons, holding in their hands tho power ' peace and war without any check by ie masses, who have to fight." ,ttacks Article 10. Article 10, providing that, each nation In ie league should guarantee the territorial tegritv of all meinberB, he said, was the llv clear provision In the constitution, md 1 .have no doubt who wrote that. was not tho American delegates." : Operation of this article, he maintained, ould involve the United States "in the barrels of three continents." Asserting ho had been asked what he ould oiler In place of tho league, he de-.arc.d de-.arc.d he had to offer "the intense na-onnllsm na-onnllsm of Washington, of Monroe, of Incoin, of Theodore Roosevelt. " i"America should livo her own life' be lintinued. " . ,: "I would be willing to take Woodrow Hlson's arm and walk arm In arm with im as William H. Tuft did here the other luht, if bo would stand by this dec-:ration dec-:ration which ho made aftor America en-red en-red the war: 1 " 'When wo go out from this presence 0 ought to take with ua that Idea that ;e are devoted to the purposo of enabling merica to live her own life, to be the "loyt just, the most progressive, the most Dnoraltto nation In the world.' " cnator Reed's Argument. "The scheme Is revolutionary and dan-.eroua dan-.eroua to the last degree," said Senator ,.ced. "The powers granted to the ex-.cutlve ex-.cutlve council, and which may be exer-iBed exer-iBed by llvo men, are stupendous, dau-'.erous dau-'.erous and appalling. Their misuse .light result In destruction of the liberty f the world In the crushing of the ,merican republic In the creation of an -:lternational despotism worse than has :ver cursed the earth or any single na-'.lon na-'.lon thereof." 1 Senator Reed said any claim that tho wguo would not destroy tho Monroo doc- rtne was either "made in Ignorance or 'I dishonestly made." He declared the Vorld court as planned would embroil .merlca In all -world wars and political itrlgue, destroy its sovereignty and onipel service of Its armed forces In all iiris of the world. "Tile acceptanco by tho United Slates ' tho proposed constitution of the league ,,f nations may Involve the verv life or lie republic" said Mr. Reed. "It is high 1 nio patriots should arouse themselves. I "An attempt Is being made to drive it Trough to a concluslun before the Amer-lan Amer-lan people have an opportunity to read provisions or dig out of them the L'ldrten and sinister purposes of the under-ikhig. under-ikhig. "The people have been taught that the lague is merely an amicable agreement that the world shall remain at peace. They have been totd that unless the league Is consummated the world will be immediately immedi-ately involved in a chaos of war that will destroy the very foundations of society soci-ety and civilization. People are taught that they can receive the oenefita of this league wilhout involving our country in any serious obligations. "I affirm that it In fact proposes to set uu a world government which will have control - over all international matters mat-ters as completely as the federal government gov-ernment now has jurisdiction over institutions insti-tutions affecting; the states of the union. "Moreover, -it will have jurisdiction of domestic matters, which, In the opinion of the majority of the league, may tend to produce difficulties out of which war may spring. "The seat of this league will, in fact, become the capital of the world. "The construction of the league is essentially es-sentially autocratic. The powers are so highly centralized and so utterly without balances, checks or safeguards, as to be repugnant to ail forms of democracy." . Senator Thomas's Speech. Senator Thomas said he had studied the proposed league of nations plan predisposed predis-posed to enroil himself in lis favor, but bad found himself unable to do so. He was in favor, he said, of some plan which would "make wars more infrequent, infre-quent, if not impossible," but he legard-ed legard-ed th proposed league ao filled with dangers to peace. "This i3 a commitment to a new national nation-al policy, more easily made than abandoned," aban-doned," he asserted. "I tdieve in the sanctity of treaty obligations." Because America intended to live up to her . treaties, he a&serted, it was essential essen-tial that it understand thoroughly what those obligations were. One of the most serious drawbacks In the proposed plan, he declared, was the fact that Japan, - which he characterized as a virtual autocracy, was a charter member. ... Japan's Ideals Not Ours. Although the question of lifting immigration immi-gration restrictions had been drdpped by Japan, Senator Thomas predicted that this question would continually be revived re-vived in the league with embarrassment to the United States. "Japan's ideals are not our Ideals," he declared, "vith such mixed membership, I can see only disaster ahead." Another provision which Senator ThOmas held forth as "dangerous," was that for international labor settlements. Economic pressure, ho declared, would bo an ineffectual means of securing peace. Senator Thomas closed with the assertion asser-tion that the league of nations wiiich would have the greatest premise of success suc-cess would be one which had as a starting start-ing point "a better understanding between be-tween tho two great English-speaking countries." Taft Answers Argument, PITTSIUTRG, March 6. The argument that America, under the league of nations na-tions constitution, might bo compelled to receive immigrants, contrary to the national na-tional desire, was refuted by former President William Howard Taft, in an address hero tonight. "Immigration," said Mr. Taft. "by International law, is a domestic question completely within tho control of the government gov-ernment into which immigration Is sought, unless the question is the subject of treaty .stipulation between two countries." coun-tries." That tiie league council, aa a mediating body, should not take jurisdiction jurisdic-tion to consider t he immigration question, ques-tion, was the opinion of the speaker. In cloying, Mr. Taft said: "Tho European nations desire our entrance en-trance into this league, not that they may control .America, but to securo our aid in controlling ICurope, and I venture to think that they would be relieved if the primary duty of keeping peace and policing this western hemisphere was relegated to us and .our western colleagues." Tuttle was the daughter of Frederick W. and Emeline Cox and was born near Fort Laramie.' Wye, August S, 1852, while the family was en route by ox team to Utah. She married in Manti, January 3 1870, where she, with her husband, hus-band, passed their lives. She is survived sur-vived by nine children. A sister, Mrs. Esther Snow, was buried ten days ago. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon. |