Show Senators Senator's Declare Dec League of Nations Outline Is s F Faulty I Hope to Die an American t Is Declaration of Cummins In Decrying Decrying- Principle to Submit to Control of Europe Universal Service ice By W WASHINGTON Feb 20 The 26 The League gue of Nations de debate ate in iu tile the Senate If V today brought speeches from Senator Cummins of 10 lown Iown Republican and Senator r Owen of Oklahoma Democrat both of whom opposed the plan I now proposed for the league They declared themselves cs in iu favor faor of the thc league principle hut but said they would not support the tile pending plan unless I umen amended tl e ed I Senator Cummins spoke first delivering lin r an argument arg which ch was generally gener- gener ally conceded to be on oi the thc same sf-me sf high plane piane of as the speeches by iy Senators Borah Borab Heed eder and Lewis He Hc himself un nn unwilling I willing to place the destinies of the thc American nation t ri fir alien hands con I 1 his is s speech ech with the thc sta statement u u I u u j 1 was t born norn an American I have ha lived an American and with the help of oC God I hope to die an nn Am American rican Senator Owens Owen's speech was iva of t tho the same t type pe although he ho was vas compelled com coin polled by the lateness br the thc hour bOur to curtail H it It He lie suggested d a number of or American amendments among amonS' them theta an amendment to the article artico to prevent the ld Individual al sovereignty so of or tho the states In the league gf d' Pleading for abandonment of Amer ica's leas historic p policy lIcy of cf Isolation Senator Senator Sen Sea ator Owen said World orld Task Confronts Confront The day of American Isolation has hns long IonS since Inco ended Our interests Interest are b bound und up in tn the thc welfare and happiness i of ot mankind Wo o e arc aro no Jon longer er l Iso Iso- o- o 1 t d. d We are face faco to faco with the duty tho task of ot using the Influence influence ence enco of or this great nal nation n to bring about the security and peace of or the thc world Our people realized this when th they thuy y determined the time has come for tor us to engage In suppressing e thc the military autocracy of the thc Teutonic allies and we WC have we-have have hae just completed that task at a tremendous cost In In lit treasure and human human hu hu- liu- liu man life Wo We o cannot afford in to I another world war Tho The Interests of or I the American pe people pie demand p pence se security so- so I eunity stability In order that they thoy ma may enjoy the tho rights guaranteed b by our condition of or life liberty and the thc pursuit of h Senator Owen expressed the hope that senators would WO consider the tho league plan in patience e and delibera delibera- I tion Tic lie said that th the time had hall como come t when pea peace co and liberty should bo be es es- es tab In the world and that Hint Amen Amer I lea ica should do doher her part In this task Ho He Hoj Het t 11 j M t Of lh e. e who advised tho to g go to I tho the peace conference believing belto that I the tho Presidents President's Influence would be ef ef- ef In bringing about the establishment establishment establish establish- ment of or a n. peace Jea league uc fad Dud Point Outweigh Good flood Senator Cummins said he fund found in thc the league ue constitution a great deal of oC good but that tho the bad points out our wel weighed hed the good points He declared that peace with German Germany should lie ue concluded first and discussion sion of or plans to maintain peace should come later Inter In criticising the Jea league ue plan Senator Senat r Cummins said I I cannot believe o and will not be be- be lieve that Americans with red blood In their veins with a fervid Jon longing Jn I for tor peace In their hearts who have I pride In the history of or their countr country and antI who love the Institutions with which the honorable of or tho the United States throughout the world Is Inseparably connected will endure much less approve those parts of or the thc proposed constitution which In m my judgment not on only 1 neutralizes all tho the benefits of or a peaceful set settlement t of oC disputes between nations but which affirmatively ely destro destroy the thc national structure and which commit tho the United States to a course e which must end In humiliation and disaster I Im 1 am am m opposed to 11 It because It Is the tue most destructive unjust reactionary proposal which was ever to toa toa toa a patriotic and intelligent ent people If it itI ICI I were not curbing my tongue I would declare that it is the wickedest proposal proposal pro pro- ever cr su submitted to a free people I |