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Show WILSON ANSWERS REED CHARGES iilfcntt. ' ST. LOUIS, April 4. Declaring It the greatest Instrument against war over presented for tho world's adoption, adop-tion, Balnbrldge Colby ot New York, fnrmnr vlrn nrnfllflnnt of tho nmar- goncy fleet corporation, in an ad- dress tonight on tho proposed league of nations bitterly arraigned opponents oppon-ents of the proposed covenant and donounced Senators Borah, Poindox-tor, Poindox-tor, Heed, Knox and Lodge as misrepresenting mis-representing articles ot the proposed Instrument. Attacking a statement of -Senator Iteed that tho proposed covenant contains con-tains a secret protocol and that' Germany Ger-many In all probability was already in it, Colby made public a messago ho had just received from President Wilson denying the senator's declaration declar-ation and stating the proposed covenant coven-ant contains no secret protocol, Tho message follows: "Statement that there is any secret sec-ret protocol connected with, or sug-jgested sug-jgested in connection with, the league ot nations is absolutely false. "(Signed) WOODItOW WILSON." The Monroe doctrine will not be violated by tho proposed covenant, 'nor will the sovereignty of the Unlt-'cd Unlt-'cd States, Mr. Colby said. I |