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Show tlon of the league of nations covenant. Senator RanedeU, Democrat, Louisiana, declared In a senate speech today that the document met the ends of universal peace "as closely as any human agency could." "Everyone demands," said the Louisiana Louis-iana senator, "that something should be done In order to save mankind from the horrors of war. Its enemies submit all kinds of objections to this particular leacrue, but propose nothing in ita place. "In this most trying hour the United States is the sole hope of mankind. If our mighty republic fails to ratify the league, the league will fail, and if the league fails, tho various nations of the world will continue the same mad effort for self-aggrandizement. At the close of the next general war darkness will settle upon the earth; men will move back more than twenty centuries, and Christian civilization, civi-lization, with all the good things it has done for humanity, will cease to exist." RANSDELL AND OWEN DECLARE FOR PEACE PACT WASHINGTON, July 31: The senate was urged today by Senator Owen, Democrat, Demo-crat, Oklahoma, to accept the league of nations covenant in order to establish a new world order and not to delay its action ac-tion by "captious and partisan disputes over the wording of its various provisions." provi-sions." "I shall not criticise tho rhetoric or the verbiage of the covenant," said Senator Sena-tor Owen. "This covenant is wise. It is thoughtfully drawn, in its substance it is splendid. In Us purpose it Is glorious. "A perfect contract between scoundrels Is worthless. An imperfect contract between be-tween trustworthy friends, who have fought and bled together in a common love of Justice and liberty, is of very great value. "On the battlefield a league or victorious nations was established. The nations composing it discovered that, while they were bound together by the exigencies of war, in framing tho future relations of the nations of Europe with Germany it was essential to establish a league that should embrace all the nations of the worid. "The principles of the league are those of The Hugue. conventions brought down to d;i te. J t represents the best opinions of the whole civilized world." Urging prompt and unreserved ratiflca- |