Show SMOOTS SMOOT'S EXPOSE OF ERRORS OF PACT PRAISED E. E C. C Ashton Commends j L Reservations Recommended Recommend Recommend- ed cd by Senator WORLD ORLD REBIRTH IS J I f OF T. T Monroe l Doctrine Position Accords With ith Liberty- Liberty loving Americans cans Characterizing It ns as one ono of or the thc clearest arest and ancl most cn cogent ent expositions exposition which has yet ct fen made on the subject sub Bull j ct T K C. C A Ashton wrote to Senator Reed Smoot yesterday rda praising his an- an of the fallacies and dan dangers contained in the lea league ue of oC nations covenant covenant Mr r. r Ashton commended particularly par par- th the reservations recommended recommend recommend- ed Cd b by the senator Truly uh if IC we enter the he proposed league without re reservations cr he wrote we c resign our Independence to an ana a alen aIen Ien element and become a province In the International l hod body hody 1 I Senator Smoots Smoot's analysis oC of th the of oC nations was contained in a communication addressed to C. C N N. l Lund und Jr 0 of Mount fount Pleasant Utahn Utah n Tid d With Uh Tour Your Jetter letter to Mr Ir Lund Iund in which you JOU fully s set t forth Corth your Our position in iny y regard to the he league of nations coVenant covenant covenant cove coVe- nant was published in this mornings morning's l i He raft Mr A Ashton wrote It will I Iam iam am sure ure be he reat reid read b by your our many friends friend with deep satisfaction and by your our criticS criticS' with considerable discomfort II Il 11 i Is IN a n pleasure to note the masterly master master- ly Iy manner m in which you ou have ha t the w weaknesses or of iho the tho covenant co We c haY so many man persons here who are arc lur lured d away from the most mos fundamental fundament fundament- al at principles of liberty t by some halcyon dream of social regeneration Just why thou thoughtful men nien sincerely devoted to the of the people desire deMire a hasty hast theoretical al substitute which so nerl- nerl menaces the organic org law of our national existence for a system of authority founded upon our tried con- con tf Is extremely difficult to see l Europe If It we ar are to move mo steadily toward larger cr freedom and gr greater ater spiritual development de we e must as as' you ou sa say Americanize Europe and not permit the of America Without With With- o out oit t the es essential reservations and in interpretations In- In ns suggested b by the learned Jurist Mr 11 Hu Hughes he Senator ex-Senator Root foot and ex Taft we c arc are bound to surrender nd r much of the representative tic thc principle which forms the foundation tion of the structure of oC liberty erected b by our fathers Truly If Ie we enter the proposed l league n uc without reservations we wo re resign resign re- re sign our independence to an alien clement clement cle cle- ment and become a province in the In International international In- In te hod body thereby consenting that alien influences shall shape our destinies The Ther sovereign o will of the people of the United States will vill be bo supplanted h by the will of oC a council of men coning coming from Crom nations which have ha not nut yet et emerged full fully from Crom the corroding corroding cor cor- I roding Influences of oC caste and l le lege c. c Our American workers thrown into the muddle of sentimental l Internationalism Internationalism Internationalism Inter Inter- nationalism will vIll cen cease e to be the independent inde inde- pendent Intelligent ent group roup which the they now IIo are nrc In our industrial life I n UNO Two o Two ar arguments are arc being ing ur urged ed here r In n support of or the of the p rt e passage e Jea lIe covenant amendments One Is that by y Its speedy speed adoption permanent and perpetual peace will have ha dawned lawne in the world and the theother theother oth other r Is that new reservations made mude 1 by ly the Senate will wilt require further ne- ne g with ith the central power powers therell thereby keeping the world in further cl doubt uhl and suspense Little or no heed Is being given hen to the latter contention for Cor- CortIle the tIle reason reaton that If IC rn England and J. J France ra race ce find themselves es by reason of secret treaties treaties' unable to acquiesce in reservations atlon there ia lit no good reason I urged h why America should surrender her respect self by not exacting terms agreeable to her Ideals J a plan Is avowedly a de des designed de- de s signed ri d to promote a given shen object i it does not follow fonow that the desired object will necessarily b be attained Many an Plans full tull of or good purpose are arc not realized Until re recently nU the sentiment was wan quite general here that because President Wilson stated that the thc loa league was intended to prevent pre war that object would be he permanently accomplished ac ac- b by Its adoption Men ren equally equal equal- ly 1 nb as well informed as he and alU vastly more experienced In International at affairs af at- fairs have pointed out a few simple reservations and Interpretations which If if adopted will surely surch add much to th security of the world and the a safety aCely of the liberties which our fathers and we have e cherished now for three thre or four generations l Monroe Do Doctrine Your position on the Monroe onroe doctrin doctrine doc- doc trin trine accords with the aspirations of of every v r loving liberty American your view k respecting the exclusive management manz man roan z ement by 3 our own people of their Dw own Internal affairs meets a warm arm re response re- re In every ery heart and mak makes s CT- CT thin the terrors terror of Bolshevism shall I over this fair Calr land your our anal anal an- an al Mi of or the Shantung provision makes the position of the President absolutely absolute absolute- ly 1 indefensible and It la is gratifying to tole note le by hy this m mOrnings dispatches that the tho forel foreign n relations committee of the Senate Benat- has adopted an nn amendment to the peace tre t treaty restoring Shantung to China thereby conforming to the of or tho the lt t students student of CareA far Car eA eastern t rn questions namely that not to restore this territory would be bc a threatening to the continued pe peace cc of the world and to future generations gen gen- rallon that America does 1011 not offer oCter shameless bribes to pcr persuade undo a not too friendly nation to enter Into treaties with her Permit m me to thank th you for your our full frank and Altogether Illuminating tl analysis of or tho the problems problemS' involved In Inthe Inthe the league of oC nations covenant While I have hilve given thoughtful consideration to tOI theo thee great reat questions having read much of or th the m material miteria which ha has been published 1 feel teel greatly indebted to toyon you yon for one of the clearest cleare t nn and moat eo cogent expositions which has lias yet been beer m made dc on th tb subject ct a contribution to tt the literature of or th the subject which will vill do much to give an lin Intelligent under under- o of oX the vital matters In- In |