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Show HSR. WELLIHO SPEAKER I AT RALLY THURSDAY f Europa needs a Monroe Doctrlno to mnlntaln pence according to Congressman Con-gressman Wolllng who addressed n largu aulenco ot scml-enthuslastlc Dorriocrnts at tlio Logan high school last Thursday night at a rally held under tho auspices of the Toung Men's Democratic club. "The United States has bad a League of Nations for Ana hundred years," said Mr. .Welling. "Brer sines Praelaat Monro promulgated his Monroe dcxtrteaJa 1831 serving notice on Europe lht the American nations were t' ro Europe exploitation ex-ploitation we save fcad a league of nations.'' Mr. Welling then showed how the Monroe doctrine reasserted at different differ-ent times, had protected weaker nations na-tions in, South America and prevented prevent-ed war, j "Tho Monroe Doctrine was first challenged when Maxlmllllnn wan financed by Franco nnd sent over to set up a autocracy In Mexico. Its rcasocrtlon prevented our sister ro-, public' on the south i from fulling under un-der tho influence. offFranco, When England undertook ftb settle a boun-dnry1 boun-dnry1 dispute concerning Vcnezuolla, President GrovcriCievoland upon the foundation of tho Monroe Doctrine declared to England that her war vessels must remain In the open oca and we! did not have tho terrible terri-ble spectaclo of a war between Vcn-eieula Vcn-eieula and the British empire? Ger-wanyy-wllhln the' memory of n'rlore again' challenged tho Monroe Doctrine Doc-trine when she sent her fleet to tho west coast of South America to collect col-lect from ono ot our sister nations n debt duo her. The Doctrlno was again assorted and Germany was prevented from landing a slnglo man "Our Monro Doctrlno has forced the peaceful settlement ot nil theso boundary disputes.. "If Europe had had such a doctrlno doc-trlno In 1911-12 tho war of 1914 would not havo occurred. What caused caus-ed the 'awful war? Let me tell you. In 1911-12 tho volcanic ,Balkan states were at each others throats. When they had fought to exhaustion they gathered around the peace table tab-le to fix boundary lines. Then Aus tria estopped In and putting her finger fin-ger on tho map said 'I want this territory ter-ritory Bosnia Herzlgovcnla.' Tho weaker Balkan states wore forced to surrender and Austria stole tho tor-rtlory. tor-rtlory. Within onfe year tho Austrian Aus-trian Arch duko was killed by n pat' riotlc Serbian when on a tour of tho newly acquired land. Within sixty six-ty days tho war of 1914 was on. "If Europe had had a doctrlno that would havo said to Austria, 'Stop, you cannot take what is not yours,' the little Balkan states would havo been allowed to quarrel In peace oyer their various bqundary linos. "When the great stricken man at Washington who, despite what detractors de-tractors my ot him I aonsldsr th'o greatest man alive today, went to, Versailles, commissioned by the fathers and mothers ot America to formulate a just treaty by the peace and Insure the future peace of tho world by a leaguo ot nations, ho urged upon tho statesmen of Europo tho theory back of the Monroo Doctrine. Doc-trine. I know moro about your history his-tory and your problems than you do' h said to Clomonccau and Lloyd B George. 'If you nccept in your pro- Kj j gram of peace tho principle that tha x KJ great nation of tho world shall rar KL to unrighteous nations 'Thou shall B. not,' when the unrighteous seeks to K grab tcirltory from the weaken- na- K tlnns you will then have Insured a BBBI wortd of peace. B'Bl " 'Will the doctrine work?'' his VH Duropra collengues asked Is doubt. BBB " 'It has worked for America, ec H 'es iH oa hundred years,' declared ear president. And thai President Wll BBV son suggested article ten which be BBB has ca)lad tha vary heart at tkejl BBB league. Is article ten the league of BB nations Insures against external ag v BBB gresslon, all ot the boundaries ftxed BBB by tho trenkr of peace. BBB Mr. Welling explained tha work- BBB tng of tha league's assembly and BBB council showing that while the Brit- BBB lsh cmplro will have six votes is BBp tho assembly to one for the United BE Stairs, the assembly Is only a de: BBB bating socletyciid has no real pow- BKJ "In fact," declared Mr. Welling, BJ 'the United StatesTwlll control more M voles In tho assembly than will BBh Gieat, nrltatn Wo will control tha votes of Santa pomlngo, of Liberia, BB of Panama, nnd-oti'half a dozen South American states'.M,; . BB1 "Tho cabinet Is the executive Bfl heart ot tho league," said Mr. Wei- BBr illhg. 'In 1U the fivo great allied na- If tlons whd won the war, England, J BjK Franco, Ittlly,-Japan.nd..t!y United ..& BT Slates havo ono , vote each. ! Their flf representation Is guaranteed by the' S. constitution ot tho league. In add I- L tton four other representatives are Bn to bo chosen from all other mem- BJL bcrs ot the league. No action can be AT taken by the council unless all nine Bjf momors aro in favor of it. Every y 'BJ nation muBt rccelvo tho unanimous B Vote of the council before it can be BJ passed.'' Mr. Welling declared that B tho Irish question could not-propcrly BJ' como before tho league. Bl In discussing the record of the Bft: Democratic party for the past eight years Mr. Welling stated that in their BV period moro helpful legislature had B been passed than In any other twen- BB' ty-tive years of pur nation's exist- BB ence. Ho listed as an example of BB wise legislation fathered by tho Dem- 'flfl ocratic party tho federal reserve a'etj BB which he declared made It possible, BB to flnanco tho war. B Stato Senator James Funk preccd,- iflP ed Congressman Wolllng. He critl- Wj- clced Senator Harding's change In attltudo on tho leaguo ot nations and BA declared that he was controlled by BT, Republican bosses In his opinions. Senator Funk reviewed tho record of Bl tlio administration In Utah during Kj tho paBtfour years nnd stated that As tho Democratic party had delivered hBJ ono hundred per cent on all 'of Us iH promises. Senator Fnk character- B Izcd tho Democratic administration Mi as efficient and economical. t iM Mr. Frederick Champ, president of B the Young Men's Republican club, Iflk presided at the meeting. . Bj M |