Show HUGE THRONG HEARS I CLARK ASSAULT NATION LEAGUE I Brigham H. H Roberts Says He Will Reply to Lawyers Lawyer's Lawyers Lawyer's Law Law- I y yer's rs r's Criticism I ID I D Declaring that tho the league of nations I as it now stands Is not a a. league to prevent pre pre- pre pre-I vent tent war but on the contrary is an In Instrument In- In I strument to ensure war nor war J. J Reuben Clark lawyer of international repute I I and late major in the United States State i arm army attacked the covenant cotenant the terms I of the peace puce treaty and the allied leaders lead lend j i ers who drafted the documents that are areto j intended to end war and bring peace to i II the world in his address Tuesday night n I I before an audience of more than I persons in the Tabernacle The great auditorium was WilS filled tilled to overflowing ery e seat scat being occupied I IThe and all aisles crowded with standing spectators Mr Clark spoke as a personal personal per per- sepal opponent of the league and at attacked attacked at- at tacked tR the covenant from every angle j I He lie characterized it Jt as an Instrument to 10 I j legalize war and to heap calamity upon any nation that Joins in the league al- al I j Rance liance ance ROBERTS TO ANSWER I The remarks of ff Major Clark were received received re received re- re both with enthusiastic approval al al alarid arid acid pronounced disapproval by his auditors At the conclusion of his ad ad- ad adI I dress Brigham H. H Roberts chairman of or the state board of equalization and one I of the seven presidents of the seventies of the Latter day Saints Sainte church announced announced an an- anI I pounced to the theat vast cast throng that he would answer the statements made by I Major Clark at another meeting In the I Tabernacle in the near future This announcement from Mr Roberts who is also a close student of international i and political affairs and a brilliant orator was greeted with tumultuous II applause by the assembly Major Clark declared that if the league of nations is to be bo a political issue issue is issue is- is sue he would rather a thousand times I Isee see the Republican party defeat the treaty and lose the next presidential II election than to see it consent to the I ratification of the treaty and win the electon I Major Clark predicted that if it the United States England and France can form a union for self defense Germany Austria and Bulgaria and Turkey cando can cando do the same thing In the event of such sucha a break he said there was no doubt asto as asto asto I to which side the Slavic peoples of the Balkans would lean to I SEES DANGER AH AHEAD EAD I To assume that they would not fol I low Russia would be to deny the uniform uniform uni- uni form lesson of history said Major Malor Clark And as Russia and Germany and Austria go so will go Japan in all alt human probability I He lie declared that if this lineup and the conflict it makes certain were to be postponed for Cor half China I would join the others and make possible possible pos pos- possible sible a power Of people against the paltry few Cew millions which I fringe the western coast of Europe The speaker declared that under the provisions of the treaty our questions question I of ot tariff exclusion of undesirable I aliens and our treatment and protection j flan tion of aliens in this country would I not be matters for Cor us to settle in this I country but matters of or international concern in which foreign nations InternatiOnal would have a voice and vote I 1 Emma Lucy Gates san sang three num num- bers num-I num R R. Owen Sweetens Sweeten's band gave several selections while the audience I was being seated The meting closed with th singing of or the Star Spangled I Banner by the audience with Protessor Professor Protes- Protes sor A. A C. C Lund leading i I i |