Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-16 | Page 1 | Wilson League of Nations is under Attack

T I WILSON LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS ISU U UNDER ArrACK Senators Urge Abandonment Abandon went ment of Presidents President's Plan in 14 Peace Terms Washington Nov IS The S.-The The plan for tor a. a league of or nations to enforce peace ZO na ns propose i i po d by president Wilson in In his fourteen fourteen principles principle and li Indorsed dolS d b by allied allied al al- lied statesmen was wae criticized and approved approved ap ap- ap proved in debate today in the Senate Senators Walsh of oC Montana and Owen of or Oklahoma both Democrats praised tho the plan and commended tho the indorsement of or It by Premier Lloyd George Goorge and other British leaders In re recent recent re- re cent cont speeches while Senator Poindexter ter Republican of oC Ya Washington de de- de Glared cared such a 3 league would necessitate revision re of ot tho federal constitution constitution and virtually bring about the abrogation of oC the Ule Monroe doctrine Senator Penrose of or Pennsylvania Republican characterized the plan as asa asa a novel no Idea which should be carefully carefully care care- CuI fully considered He also inquired as asto asto to whether the lea league ue was not being advocated nd for Cor the tho purpose of oC furtherIng furthering furthering further further- ing free trade During the debate Senator Owen O de declared declared do- do that a league of or nations was responsible for tor bringing autocracy In Europe to lO its Us knees He lie that tho the league as proposed would in an any anyway anyway Interfere with with this this country's tariff Q way or Internal affairs I and declared this is tho the logical and opportune time for tor Its establishment estl ent Regarding Rec opposition of oC Colonel Roosevelt to the admission of or Germany German Into the league Senator Val Walsh Walsh h In ap approving approving ap- ap proving the plan said that said that unless Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many Is admitted the tho other nations of or orthe the hc world must continue to maintain largo large argo land Jand and antI sea forces Senator Walsh rC read td from writings of or II 11 G. G Wells the British author praising Ing ng President Wilson as the leader of or J English political thought an and discussing discuss discuss- InS InS' ng tho the objections to the league Mr fr Wells Wells' oll statement that a n subsidized press press opposes disarmament brought a protest from Senator Reed of ot Missouri Missouri- Democrat against the argument that men who aro are opposed to the league op oppose oppose op- op pose poso It for tor selfish reasons Senator Poindexter attacked ed Mr l Wells ells characterizing him as a brilliant writer a n socialist pacifist and internationalist inter- inter nationalist belonging to a great class clas of or ra radicals lc whose doctrines nes are the tho came as those advocated by William who ho he added also Is Isan Isan isan an internationalist