Show TAFT CO CONDEMNS i FOES OF t LEAGUE OF NATIONS Former Pr President dent Says Small Americans Americans Ameri Amori- cans With rUh Small Vision are Opposing Op Ope posing poRing the tho World Organization Organization 7 to Provost Prevent War AVar Former President William H. H Taft addressing the closing session of or the Pacific coast congress congre D of nf tho League to Enforce Peace at San Sail X replied to his hll critics and po of the plan for tho ment of at a league of nations of-nations nations and andre re referred ro- ro particularly to an open letter addressed to him by United States Senator William E. E Borah of Idaho which questioned tho the efficiency of tho tiro th Monroe doctrine in the event the league of nations plan was adopted Senator Borah wants to know in what he e calls an open letter said Mr Taft whether I would n consent to a league of nations in which the Monroe doctrine is not recognized I Im will m a answer him by saying that I would like Uko to haY have hare tho Monroe 1 doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine acknowledged specifically by such a league but if a recognition of oC Its principles is contained in the covenant covenant cove COY nant for lor such a league I would not object to the form in which it is put Article X Y of the covenant drafted in Paris extends the Monroe doctrine doctrin to the entire world and gives It t the backing of tho the entire world Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- it recognizes the Monroe doctrine doc doc- and trine and I am in n entire support of that cove covenant ant What JI I would like to ask Senator Borah Is this If It he insists on the tho specific pe acknowledgment ut of the theMon Mon Monroe roe roe f doctrine In the c covenant for the I league e of nations and if such recognition recognition recognition is given it In th the tho covenant as finally agreed upon in Paris will he vote voto for a treaty treaty based upon tho the covenant as finally amended The wild words of Representative Fess and Senators Reed and Po Poindexter In dex dexter ter shot out int into the air on the theory that the that the people of this country country d do not read read or Of th that U they ey will ac accept ept their bald statements t uI unquestioning unquestioning- ly Iy would be humorous if it they hey were not th the utter utterances of r such eminent I and gentlemen Char Characterizing as small shah Americans Americans Ameri Amerl- cans members of tJ tie the United States I senate who are are opposing the covenant covenant cove cove- nant for fora a league of nations Mr cove l Taft 1 z made an especial appeal to the women women women wom- wom t i en lo 0 o bring their Influence to bear on the senate in behalf of ratification of-ratification of the thele le league guc Certain small Americans Americans Ameri Amerl- cans on the floor of the United States sen senate te profess profess to see dire dir danger and i eventual disaster to the tho country if It we I enter into a league of nations said l 1 Mr r. r Taft I I il do not use the term small I Americans' Americans In an invidious sense but I simply to imply that these gentlemen gentlemen have hava a small view of America the provincial selfish view that tho highest highest high high- est duty of America is 18 to preserve a sate safe safe comfortable luxurious prospers ty for our own people beyond which have no other responsibility toward toward toward to to- ward the rest of or tho the world While the statesmen and p. p peoples plea of the entire world are unanimous in the certain belief ballet that unless the tho machinery of such a league is set in motion n war ar arm m more terrible and far far- g g Than the tho one w which ch wo we have Just t endured will sweep the world in n ton ten tenor or twenty years the tho only dis- dis r fprd rd in the concert rt is heard in tho the thoIce voice mice of small America from certain small emall men who who have been elevated to the United States States senate n 1 |