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Show FRELINGHUYSEN VOICES NEW I 1JLA H WASHINGTON, December 28. H Senator J. S. Frcllnghuyscn of New H Jersey, who Accompanied Prcsldont. H Tlardlng on hla trip to Panama, con- H flnues to be Irreconcilably against H ihe league of nations In any form H because opposed to the principles up- H. on which tho American government H was founded. JIosald; I H "I am for everything that really H Is for tho upbuilding and betterment H of this America In which wo live-. H For that reason I am for tho repeal H of tho Panama Canal, toll flcOso tliut Hj America may enable tho ships of her H new merchant marlno to pa 33 H through tho canal the peoplo of this H country built, without the payment K of a toll to British commerce, for E that is what the present law means. B . .For the Bamo reason I am opposed to fPrjb'l'o present league of nations coven-v coven-v 'flkat. Were we to enter it we should Hf "Siifrlnge those great principles upon K wh'lch our government was founded H and which are tho bases of all our M prpatnms and our Inventive genius. I H am opposed to all monarchies and M saiplrcs and I cannot Join with the Bft Pecksniffs and LlcksnlRs who' would B mako a monarchy appear more con-V con-V serving of liberty than Is frco Amer- U ? tea. I do not want to see the vltnl- B liy of tho United States ulllzcd to H i maintain the dominion of empires H. anywhere f "We hold that all governments de- 4' rlye their Just powers from tho con- Hent of the governed. Tho people of Bi Ireland ,tho people of India, tho peo- Rt pie of Korea, the peoplo of tho Phil- H ipplnca have an Inherent right to be Hr free. I do not destro to.seo tho Kr United 8tatcs enter into any Icaguo Bt Vrlth foreign powers which would or- Bl nn tend to withhold from them the Hv ventful accomplishment of that Hl right. We also consider it self ovl- K ! dent that church and stato Bhould bo H . vcparatod ,cach performing Its func- K Hon for the good of all when apart BA and both suffering when either seeks Bf, to control tho other. Wo have en B:(- Joyed tho blessings of this scpar.x- 1 tlon so long that wo hardly glvo It W- Becond thought. Yet this prlneipli w, does not porvall In tho states wh'.cl' B$ nro members of tho league now u.- Bt, cd at Geneva. Wo stated In tho HR' lcclaratlon of Independence wo iHj! provided In our Constitution, r iR fought through four long an bloody Sf years because we believed that all BmW. jv -n pro created equal In opportunity iHKQ under the law. Why should wo iMjSrJnlmlzo that prlnclplo by allegiance ( iKtV "0 a ,oaSU that ft Republican form Bf or government, based upon equality B" J of representation and universal suf-. iB" ' frago of all men and womon without! H j? lestrlctlon as to wealth, creed or col- ?B , or, based upon a system or checks HL) jinil balances botwfton tho legislative -cullvo and Jlidlclal branches, bo mm ,, that no man or sot of mon may ob-Hj ob-Hj ! tain and lseop arbitral y power, Ih the B' lust foira of government in tho HH' ' Tho present Icaguo of nations docs iB in ntn inontlon any uf these prln- iH ciplcB It sets forth In no glorious proamhlo to an Immortal document that thcBe God given principles are for all men for all tlmo. Yet our fathers died for theso principles They left tho Old World and founded found-ed this nation in tho New in order that theso principles fight bo established estab-lished and preserved. They held them dearer than peace, dearor than life without them, and bo thoy fought and died for them. Wo have been told that tho Icaguo will aBSiiro por-r.ionent por-r.ionent poaco, tis though that In It-Self It-Self were to he sought for nbovo every ev-ery other good. I do not ln-llova It will bring peace. I am or tho opinion opin-ion that It will do tho opposite Rut eton ir It Wine triio. should bo as blit"ily opp'ised to It unices It a-; a-; sural a penco which would perpetuate perpet-uate everywhora tho Ideals upon 1, which America was founded." HMiilililililHililililililililililH |