Show LEWIS RAri RAPS i f FOES OF f lA LEAGUE Personal and Political Enmity to Wilson Alleged Al Al- j i I Behind Behind Attacks on Wod Agreement eem t tI I 4 1 d pr Press ss W HI Gf N F reE J. J 2 VV V Speaking in the senate sC today today to to- day clay in support of the proposed j league of nations Senat Senator r Lewis of Illinois Democratic whip declared declared de de- de- de I dared the the- league would not contravene contravene contravene contra contra- vene the advice advice of or Washington or or the I IlIon Monroe lIon roe doctrine and broadly Intimated intimated inti Inti- Inti-I Inti mated that personal and political antagonism antagonism an an- i to President Wilson Witson lay behind behind be be- hind the opposition in congress I I Senator Lewis replied specifically to recent speeches by Senators Borah of ot Idaho Republican and Reed of ot I Missouri Democrat His address I marked resumption of or senate discussion discus discus- slon sion of ot the league with prospect of ot daily dally speeches until adjournment of ot congress a week from tomorrow I BASED ON FALSE FEARS I Attacks upon the league Senator Lewis asserted were based on false fears tears and designed to awaken dice Demanding that opponents present present pre pre- I sent their plan for tor world peace he asked Have you any Is there only the I voice of ot veto from you all on whatever whatever whatever what what- I ever plan plan merely merely that it Is propos proposed d I II by Wilson i j i I The country Is not deceived It If i will understand understand and and when whets it does I know linOw that for party part politics or personal personal per per- per per-I prejudices dices their representatives W would continue to consign the nations nation's I I I children l to the misery of ot cripples cripples- I I to the agony of ot sightless eyes and I order the destruction of ot their young I lives forever these Christian mothers I and pa patriot pariot fathers will cry down on the heads of them all the curse of heaven ANIMOSITY CHARGED I If It Woodrow Wilson ele were a a. Roman Cataline charged by bya a 3 Cicero with conspiracy to surrender his land to the enemy of ot his country and Taft Tafta a modern Aaron Burr they could not I I have been more violently Impugned than each has been by the leaders I of ot the opposition to the league of or nations nations na na- na- na said Mr lIr Lewis I Nothing so proved the animosity I to Wilsons Wilson's success in any design aAI as aA j I the refusal to grant him his request I cabled as he lie sailed for tor America to j f postpone discussions of ot the cons i ution u- u tion of the league until he lie could arrive arrive arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive and explain the circumstances of ot Its IlA formation The fact that there would be months after W Wilson returns to Paris for tor the conclusion of ot his work in which discussion of ot every nature could be had was of ot no in inI influence in- in fluence on those who preferred to I exhibit ever everywhere where their defiance o of any request he might make malee DENIES ALLEGED GROUNDS I The reasons urged as a justification tion for the assault have I declare no grounds In the contents of ot the I document It Is said that the document violates violates violates vio vio- lates our policy against alliances with foreign governments as opposed by Washington I 1 answer that the document document document docu docu- ment pr prevents vents what Washington opposed op op- op- op posed posed partial partial alliances by America with any foreign country even were statesmen Inclined I It requires two thirds of ot all to permit any war or peace action with one W Would uld two-thirds two over ever allow I such disadvantage to them In favor tavor of any anyone one against them Item all all all' The constitution of th the league prohibits ft the possibility of or a II political on page 3 LEWIS RAPS Continued from page 1 alliance with any European government government government govern govern- ment b by balancing against the European European European Euro Euro- the Asiatic Japan and all South America MONROE DOCTRINE Of Ot the charge that the league would violate the Monroe doctrine Senator Lewis said It was to prevent this very as assumption assumption assumption as- as that section 10 of the charter pledges all of the governments In the league to resist aggression by any one ono state or government of any state We Ve ask why this false fear Is heralded heralded her her- aided by senators The cry Is to awaken prejudices not to convince by bythe bythe bythe the truth o of a situation In reply to assertions by Senators Borah and Reed that the United States would be voted out particularly by England with her colonies Included Senator Lewis said Such is not within tho the possibilities There are eleven cleven republics of America with eleven votes Then if It all Britain's colonies each have a vote rote the tho United States with Central and South America outvotes the Europeans on any American policy nine to five as five as assuming suming only the larger republics are admitted to the council In this connection Senator Lewis deplored de do- the tho suggestion that there was danger of dishonorable consolidation of the European nations Every action of the allies h he he as asserted asserted as- as had proved the falsity of this fear The document on its face refutes refute'S every attack Mr Lewis continued I I protest against our opponents as assuming assuming assuming as- as suming to create the political issue isue by crying Nationalism against the ob object object object ob- ob of ot the league I oppose their de design design de- de sign in trying to convince the American Ameri Amen can people that tho th spirit of democracy democracy democracy racy was for tor Internationalism of ot the world |