| Show I I I I REED DECIDES TO HELP DEMOCRATS I Missouri l Senator Supports Support Ticket lt but t Stands Firm FirmI I Against League De guc St. St t. t Joseph Mo Io July 14 his opposition to tho the covenant of or the tho l league ue of nations a as it Is now framed and ind declaring that he will not recede one ono inch from the position ho Ito has pre pro taken Senator James A. A Reed of or Missouri addressing a a. mooting meeting here tonight declared that ho Intended to support the tho Democratic candidates In J the tho comIng coaling election notwithstanding the tho declarations of ot tho party In regard to tho tile league CaGUe of or nations I Intend to R support the Democratic candidates Senator Reed asserted assorted because the great principles of or tho the Democratic party which have havo survived the vicissitudes of or a century still live Like hike Neither Platform Upon n the tho M league 0 or of nations the Pi platform of or Party part suits me mc But there Is something greater than the P platform if rn or of J a Political convention con It is the platform of or Americanism That in platform Torm Was proclaimed In tho the Dec Dec- M of u Independence It was baptized bap bap- In tho blood of or tho the revolution it was ton formulated b by George Washing Washing- ashi tonAs As Aa an official ho be continued I Iv have e S never ever violated a n. Democratic form v platform plat plat- or failed to support a Democratic policy One n o ot of the principles which he as asSorted as- as Sorted i was one of or the very rY cardinals of Democratic faith ralth I la is that this government gov gov- ern anent should constitute the tho leading Iov I power on this side of oC the Atlantic shielding and protecting against foreign foreign for tor- eign aggression tho the weaker countries of the tho western hemisphere and that It should forever keep lt It itself free treo of ot en entanglements en- en with European an and Asiatic powers refusing to take part In their controversies or Intrigues ues ex except cx- cx where where- our Interests were directly con concerned Outline X Negotiations Negotiation g Senator need outlined tho the history of ot the tho tre treaty ty negotiations negotIation saying that tho the President took toole back baek the first draft of oC tho the league of or nations covenant be because be- be causo cause It ll contained defects detects so serious as to bo ho insuperable In America and ando o obtained revision It required every effort efort of or tho the administration ho asserted assert assert- I ed cd to prevent ratification of ot tho the covenant cove cove- I nant with tho the reservations I If It there had been no Interference i t by tho the executive department Senator I Reed declared declared- there would not nol have been three senators who would not have havo voted radically to amend the tho trent treaty 1 I also unhesitatingly state that If It it had not been heen for an Immense propaganda financed by international bankers plus the tho influence of or tho White House there would not havo have ben been a a. half dozen senators who would hav have p voted for tho the league In any form Even the Democratic platform tho the senator added reco recognized that reservations reservations reser reser- rations or amendments aro are necessary ry |
