Show U. U S. S Senators Debate Debate- I Benefits and Drawbacks Of League of Nations FOR FORBy FORBy FORBy By Selden Seden P. P Spencer Rep United States Senator From Missouri Copyright 1919 Newspaper Enterprise Enterprise Enter- Enter prise pride Association I In A league of nations to preserve peace in n the world is so attractively desirable in III the beneficent purpose which the thetha I that tha 1 if it is practicable practicable practicable and honorable I D It must be adopted i W. W The rhe desire to keep i r t i free from entangling alliances and to pur pursue ur- ur i E- E tary as sue people fJ a our great justice is i own strong nonmilitary course loving 1 in these United SLates I but we know w wellz well rys Tt fy z 1 enough U now t that 1 t f for the future we if can never be so en entirely entirely en- en I separated from i irs the affairs rs of the I world as we w were 9 E before this war I In the nations reP rep- I name itself outlines resented at the peace table were to agree upon the simple simpie proposition that no power in the world should be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed in the future to co commence mence a war without a years year's delay it would be a league of nations to preserve peace Many in whose judgment we have confidence think that a league of nations ought to provide for the settlement settlement settlement set set- of every conceivable dispute by some international tribunal whose decree should be enforced by some in international international international in- in force and others oppose the idea of ot any league of nations of I any kind or for any purpose The latter overlook an arrangement to preserve preserve preserve pre pre- serve peace which can be both simple and effective and attack a fancied league seeking to impose upon us the will of a lot of nations whose ideals are entirely different from our own AGAINST By Chas E. E Townsend Rep United States Senator From Michigan Copyright 1919 Newspaper Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enter Enter- prise Association I There is no danger of war in m this country in the immediate future The four great allied powers that were en engaged engaged engaged en- en in the war I have the absolute i iX f 1 control of p peace ce and andt I t f I am war centuries t not for years objecting to come f if not to l I Iam Iam I i i i r the consideration of ofa ofa i j a plan for fot a league A f. f of nations if jf it itan can n be properly drawn I W I r do no not see see i 0 A how holy one can be drawn that will l be beof beof beof I of much consequence Al and protect the rights of the United States I think it is possible possible possible ble through months of deliberation to uD form an effective and safe league of nations to tp enforce peace and I am favorable to it but it will and should take a long time to get up a proposal for a league that will be recognized as safe and proper by the leading nations of the world I want my country protected but I protest against the United States Slates entering entering en- en I into a compact which will oblige use to keep our soldiers in the eastern I continent to defend with armed force I the little experimental nations which itis ItIs it itis is proposed to set up all over Europe and in Asia Those are their problems problems problems lems we have problems of our own here We have quite enough to to solve them in accordance with our traditions traditions traditions tra tra- and ideals Hasty action in these disturbed times might and probably probably ably would prove disastrous to th the ideals of our republic |