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POLL ON LEAGUE OF
il wmpuuni irtm risa line
SSSawa with dominant power by any one
Ma il lI.A.1
J&f f the grant nations of the earth." He
thinks the United States Is powerful j
enourh, vrlth the support of such a
B"1 "sit eaeue' ' Preent any alliance of na-j
j( lions rrom repeating- ttie attempts ai
jw -i'.y Xfsresslon made by the Central Euro- j
pean powers. j
V Aillrtni- lima,, u nmkn nlin fflcnrxl IIim 1
gpftf, league was Mrs. "William It. Banndell, of i
. 'S23 South Forty-eighth street.
Jy 'There seems to be no question nn
either side as to the clear purpose of
the covenant establishing a league of
nations" aim said. "Tho objections
which have been made against the ,
league. In my opinion, fall to lake Into
consideration the great single purpose
of the league, which Is to unite the
world In advocacy of peace. I believe .
ihe league of nations will help to pie
vent war " i
At the ISItz-Carllon Hotel forlv eight
men and sevonteen women a total of '
i ,i sixty-five- weie In faor of the es. i
tabllshment of the lenguo-of-natlona
covenant oi outlined at Paris, which I
thirty-three men and eleven women a
total of forty-four opposed.
W. M Butler, who Is connected with
a firm hi Market street near Thirteenth,
favored the league becauso ho thought
the I nlted State alone was capable of
preventing the nations of Europe fioni
attacking each other In the future The
"old sores" of Europe, lie said, would
hot be healed for generations, nut the
neonles nf Knrnn wnntil rnfr-alii firi
Si war, he believed. If the Knew ilMt
Wtr" the strength of this colintrv' would ,
used agaliiBt the aggressor.
J J Fanning, a Jewelry manufacturer,
favored the league of untloni beiause
he "believes In the President ' Piesl
dent Wilson, he thought, h.id shown
himself the great leader m the mnve
ment for world peace.
Tear for 3Ionriie Ductrlnp
J V fioeney. another inanufai ', uit:
of Jewelrj, opposed the league because
he thought such a covenant would di
rectly affect lmmtgiation to this coun
try Ha also thought the Monroe Doc
trine would he affected when pre
ponderance of the International powers
Voted to oppose the 1 nlted States
European nations were called 'grasp
ing" and grafters ' bv w U. Sharp,
formerly becond lieutenant in the 101st
Machine-gun Battalion of the Twentv
slxth Division, who served eighteen
months on the battlefield' of Fiance
For this leason, lie said, he o posed
the league of nations
"France today he said Ms tiling to
grab the west bank of ttie Rhine Eng
land proposes to dominate the world
peace councils b gling each of her
colonial possessions a vote. The whole
thing looks to ine like a decidedly
dubious plan to give the Vnlted Slates
the worst of the deal I've been in
France long enough to know that the
nations of Huropc are a crowd of
grafters and grasping to the Ian de
gree." Mrs. Dr IV It. Keene. of 5105 Hael
avenue, West Philadelphia, and her
daughter. Miss May Keene, opposed the
plan for a league on the ground that
such a coenant has no place In a peace
treaty with Germain .
"It seems to me," said Mrs Keene.
"that the first duty of the United States
Is to establish a permanent peace with
Germany Then, with all the nations
of the world entering, the question of
an international league to preserve peace
should be taken up "
A. F. Mac-Arthur, of
MacArthur
Brothers Company, favored the league
hanaiief ha nnnmn oran it -- itan hii y.-.
i vT. Vi .i i ,i
r K-t Z' T
vclty, a former clergyrat'i, who aid "I
think this is the first treat step towaid
world peace "
HOLDS LEAGUE RIGHT
BECAUSE WILSON DOES
At Green's Hotel thirty-six persons
favored the league and eighteen opposed
C. B Grandey, an advertising man
of "Setr York cits, said he favored the
league because he believed in tho nia
maxim "United we stand, divided iVe !
fa'i;". , I
he ISdf'lUeeems to mTto" bePtl,emost
logical meanB of safeguarding the rights
of nations."
i. .. ociutira, a truveung salesman'
from T.niHst!!e. Tc annlre nf,h. 1
as "a good thing we should all get
lUKoiner uii.
A rather unusual view was expressed 1
Corry, Ta.. who said he favored the !
league because "the President can't
yj -, . tvcaniri, a juanuiacrurer nr
.".".. '" s" "'""6 " aui.-ii a. niiuier as
this
""". .. . . '
T;he President has considered nil nos.
slbllltles ot this league," he added, "and '
hs knows full well that If hn hlnnriar.
now It will stand out as the most col-
ossai munuer in an History. I cannot i
Imagine the President giving the league , favor or optvte the league. On the have peace without the help of any other
his unqualified support unless he was onp ,!'nd tnen ' the matter ot peace I nation on earth. Then why do we want
positive he ls in the right." undoubtedly we, all are In favor of any to get In to this league where the other
Thomas E. Sudlow, former mayor of n,a" whl(h w'111 Promote Peace On the nations will expect us to do their fight
Sea Isle City, X. J., declared himself In 0,n,r hand there Is the question whether Ing for them? I think we've had enough
lavor oi me league oecause tnat gang i
of men like Lodge, Penrose and Knox
are opposed to the plan."
iney are oostructionists,"
he went
on, -who criticize this plan to promote
rfnhumanhv antVhln1; ,?.Uh.Vt '
offering humanity anything to take Its ,
Pl.m .1, .-,h,.i,( , .,
Opposing the establishment of the I
league "for many reasons," R. C. Ship-1
man, a funeral d rector, of Sunbury,
Pa., crave as his chief obtectinn the fnei I
that "the league of nations will come
directly into conflict with the Monroe
Doctrine." i
T, J. McCIeary, In charge bf the .
newsstand at Green's, and Frank J. I
Brown, a bartender there, both opposed i
the league of nations. I
Mr. McCIeary was opposed because I
he "mistrusted" the peace commlsion. I
while Mr. Brown explained that he "foi-
lowed the reasoning of Senators Knox '
and Lodge rather than the opinion of
th President" i
TWO OLD REPUBLICANS
SAY WILSON IS RIGHT
At the Continental Hotel fifty-two' At the Heading Terminal fifty-eight
Vrere In favor of the league of nations .men and thirty-three women voted In
as proposed at the Paris Peace Confer- favor nf the league of nations, una
ence, while thirty-three persons were I twenty-six men nrl sixteen women op-
tpjjuneu iu ii,
V.i T . Ph af nmtnn ,h. nHi'Mnltac, nf (hn
-.'-. w.t.vt. t,t,n, tun uu.tn-c wi tlto
yttTi-Xr. J V.,i, An.A .i tr-rt ..- rri, 1 4
tjatKi .," league were two iiteiong uepuoucans
!,"' . wiivov asm luiui AUi jcdiDi ine 4iau 1
JJAi'1 1Ann rnMH. 4l.n -r-v..V,ll n 4 (A.A1 f-m
jm Deen voting tne KepuDlican ncicet toraurance nervice uureau or unicago and
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"j-,4, an aggregate of a
But both
iBSRh.or. them declared that they were "for
wlTftsirient wiUnn " utii timt- tliev ilM
i, iiiot believe partisan politics had any I
SLVP""' In the discussion of the league or1
1 AVnutlons. I
& "X have been vot ng for the Republic
rans since i.incoui, saiu v.naries ".,;'""'.'."-'"",,"?.'," " ""'
rlce. a real estate operator, who Is1 Jo Prevent another war. I served In
"seventy-five vear old. "And until now ' tle. hpanlsh-Amerlcan War My son-
I?XS b" believer In party tines.. But
wm 1101 limy nmra itnoi, u6
.met tne tnrormatton possessea ny
sident Wilson In this move to estab-
1 world neace. I believe absolutely
Mm. And I mkv add. that In the face,
.'ih. ..ininn .rii,. p.n. p.. rnn.
renco "Snd the greatest Tnbida of the
m--lH T hlnV 1.r renn TTennVtllen n
.Senators who are opposing the league of
Jiatlons are making erand asses of
hemeelves. That is my flat opinion."
-i John -W. Dixon, a retired merchant.
" " atall h hAR heen vntlnir fhn Ttennhllean
TSSMJ WJUIIV II1D JiikUl- U kS.UHHSIa!
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,tket since 1866.
He Is now eighty.
,-,rHir years old.
; "l am for President Wilton now," 1 c Westall. a lumber salesman, of Nor
n.aald. " believe he la the one man rlntown, Pa declared that the league of
fct-tbls country can look to td estab- nations' covenant Could be amended to
ft peace compact wun tne nations
,wprld which YIU hold water. And
eve tne league ot nations" covenant!
ao. water- ;rnis is naatye.to tam
Provisions of Covenant
to Prevent Future Wars
The league of nations will bo ad
ministered by an executive council
and ii permanent secretariat.
Tlio executive counclt shall con
sist of representatives of tho United
States, Orent Britain, France, Italy
and .Titpan, with four reprcsenta
tlves of other Htates.
Noiiniornbershlp nations upon
giving BUnriintee of their Inten
tion to observe tlte leagtio's lawa
Hhull be admitted.
Members arc required to submit
disputes to the executive council,
which may refer the probloms to
an International court of Justice.
If a disputant fulls to accept tho
award the executive council shall
decide on measures necessary to
enforce It. Theso may tako the
form of a severance of diplomatic
relations, uu economic blockado or
use of in mod fences under direction
of the executive cotinr'l.
The executive council shall for
mulate plans for reduction of ar
maments to the lowest point con
sistent with national safety. Pri
vate manufacture of war materials
will bo prohibited
Herman colonies In the Pacific
and Africa shall be placed tinder
piotectoiates of nations best suited
politically and geographically to
administer them. Certain former
Turkish teriitoiies shall bo given
the benefil of protectorates on the
basis of self-determination.
The league shall seeute and main
tain freedom of transit and equita
ble treatment for the commerce of
all member nations.
All previous obligations entered
into by member nations inconsist
ent with the laws of tho league
are abrogated.
of heinir a Republican or a IMiioi rat
Il Is time to sa whetner ou're for oi
agaiit world peate. I am for It "
captain John L B.ulev, who has been
master o shins In loastulse Hade foi
more than twenty e.r,rs and wlui has
two sons m the Aiiieiiiau expedltlmuir)
arm), was strongly opposed to the
I league of naUntiH heiause, lie thought
this loimtry shou'd not attempt lo
"meddle m tli fannh quanels ot
Europe ,
My hos feel us 1 ,io I thml, he
added.
inaboiatiug on his upmion Captain
Balle said If a npn, ,imi M,. u ife
weie having a tight and ou tried lo
ml in -Miuil get the wors, of II Tlie
would both ro for sou. That is exactly
our position with legnid o Emope Just
family quauels they villi turn on us.
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LEAGUE PLAN GOOD.
LIECTENANT THINKS
-t the Hotel Vendig tweiitv-Hvo per
sons were in favor of the establishment
of the league of nations.
' I think the league bhould be adopted,"
said Lieutenant James A. Cuozo, who
served in Fiance with the medical corps.
-because 1 believe that the English-
. .
spealslng races can come to an agreement
,' th. piomotlon of peace which w ill '
be enec.ve ,,ughout the Wv illzed .
""'1-
Mav Ed., head waiter of the Vendig.
also favoted the leugue. .
"It will be a preventa.iie for fiitine
wais." he said, 'and. once established.
it ,an be changed as the constitution
of the United States has been changed."
At the AdelpMa Hotel fdrty-seven
men anil nine women . total of fifty-
eight, were In favor of the league ot
nations, while fortv-thiee men nn,l r,
.--...
women, a total of forl -seven.
weie i
opposed to the plan
Frank Weeks, an o 1 producer, was
irm to lh .ca
lle thinks it will restrict the rights of
the United States.
"r have seilons doubts'
l nve seuous UOUOtS
he said, "as
to the advisability of organizing a
league of nations which thieatenB the
safety of the United States' Integral
iixiiih. u r aovfie k y is a Harroii
thing to us a thing not to be surren-
dored for an.v vision of peace which
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ir..,ir flinea ti.l.n iraw-A n..,-l- '
-'"'"" ".v.- ' "v.r "- inm itn.murK lui t..o ,...t.v,..n t t.uiuio 11 II
io tne manner in vinicli they should vote
ls f5(a,fi Senator Blewitt, of Scranton. I
"I have given this matter the leen- ,
e?t consideration,'' said he, "and I have i
i' i utrimine wneiner
, . , , , t I
"lV"B. ural;l,r? "!" 'uv'"K "I' arms i
only to Hupport the nation attacked
against the aggiesspr
dividedalt ii-elt Mr and Mrs il ' f .'ie fnee"taBe "" " the ther Blde
rirnvnlng?' o BT19 reSnVrt": , of ,he fenCe:
were questioned as to their views Mr , ., ..r
Downliig strongly opposed the plan. , CRITICIZES WILSON
"i iv,ir.i- it i. on nttaei.- imr... n- ...uiiii'v"'1'" " '"'i
tlonai rights." he Fald.
Mrs. Downing, however, was in favor i
- t... n-nnn...! leno-ne I
"I believe Implicitly in President WI1-
son," she said, "and I believe his great
aim. which Is the establishment of
world peace, outweighs lesser questions
which have been raised by those who
oppoRe him."
whereat the opponents smiled at each
other.
The league was indorsed by a vote
of f. to 17 by guests of the Bellevus -
Stratford.
Those favoring the league contended
oring the league contended
the best means of guaran-
eaco of the world.
losed to the league asserted
that it was
, teeing the peace
Viut u-iia ennntrv hnri iieH in neuM MnDt
or tne iimewunoui eonnicis or any Kind
and that therefore it would be comne-
tent to solve Its own troubles In the
I fultife
i noseu u. aiuo manes a total or ninety-
.n fr h nml n., ...t ..... n I 1. ....
UIIW IUI tttttt tin ij-tnu UglllllUl 1MB
league.
Otto Hann, president of the Life In
ranee Service Bureau of Chicago anc
. -.-:,- t. - . . .
! a veteran of the Spanish-American
War, wan stionglv In favor of the es
I tabllshment of a leacue of nations.
"I have two reasons for supporting
the league of nations, said Mr. Hann.
"1 firmly believe in the Mncerity nnd
integrity 01 t-resiueni v uson and I
iaw .as , oeen c enaritea t rom
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",.maeth'n? that Is 'f over from the
?f .",..?' -"bJir,iLM',f.,.-not be'ng
"'.. .".", ES" 'il-ViVl11"'""1-.
I '" "'.' mo .cuB oi iiuuono
.? Sff.A" 5M","I WI'0 ?rF
H. f " " " "" "" ' Ills IMllDII
1 pi
which proposed wanton war could then
be treated as the violent criminal is
treated today, The strength of the world,
used against militarism, would prevent
any one unit of the leatrue from be
coming militaristic."
Citing the original opposition to the
adoption of the federal constitution, E.
' meet changing conditions exactly as the
J constitution has been amended.
"I am m ravor 01 the league of na
tons," eaiiwiej "-Because I believe jaat
NATIONS REVEALS. VARIED VIEWS
LEA GUE CONTEST VOTERS ,
SPONSOR PACT IN POETR Y
Ballots Pour Into Evening Public, Ledger Office by Mail, Messenger
and in Person Varied Opinions Given in Support and
Opposition of World Covenant
li.v mail, h) messenger and hi person,
' I'hlladelphlans yesterday responded to
the first ballot published by the Kvenino
Prnuc LnDOHn, casting more than 200
j votes. Of these 125 were brought per-
sonally Into ofllces of this newspaper.
Two of the oters. In a burst of en
'thusiasm. drifted Into poetry while
.'registering their ballots
I In addition to the votes cast 168
for and 48 ngalnst the league of na
j tlotis--there weie numerous letters
which will he pilnted from time to time
as the straw vote piogresses.
One of the notes opposing the plan,
written bj Charles K. Potts, lends as
1 follow i
"I am opposed to the league of na
tions plan because I believe it will Im-
pair the soveielgnlx of our country,
while nt the same time making it Im-
posslbi. for lie t nlted States to noIdnwk, olutehed the reporter's sleeve and
uu""r riiiuiuuva m an mo European
iontioers!es nf the future
Anothei opponent of the plan. A. W.
lla.es, of Wayne. Pa . recorded his op
position as follows-
'I should like to record my vote un
"OinpiomlsliiRly against the league of
nations If amendments are made thev
should be made b the T'nlted st.ntos
Senate and not by the President "
On the other hand. Henry Williams,
018 Chestnut street went on lernrd In
fa i or of the league, as follows
us. i iaor tne league of nations,
with in without Hip m-nrmB,l n-,.
",em
Waltei Sunnebeit. 147 est Durham
street IVula. P.i . in spnrtlnr In hu it
faonng the h-ague of nations, added
ilie ohsuules uhh.li are seen now may
lift Lmiinlnaft fits. M- ritTfA thn f A4 iti t nltAR
..- .......u..... .. .. uj nun uir iruc una
iway after the league has
j 1) Lewis, ii mining supin intendent
of Shenandoah, Pa., said he opposed the
leagu. because lie believed it would
"tott us to., much monej" and because
the nations of Europe "arenfs thinking
of our inteiests ' '
' We have rem lied the point todav,"
said Jli Lewis, "wheie vie aie an nbso-
lutelj independent nation Independent
In ever) way There are manv lnsln-
ceilties in this league For example. I I
beliee
nation1,. of"il.e"eaVth Srenmi'shnShi 'he '
nations or me eaith, Ireland should be
ltptcbiuled an an Independent u.it on-
alltv Yet England, preaching her doc-
tune of universnl humanity, has not for
a moment telensed her grip on Ireland.
She will iihv.ivs hold Ireland that is.
she will hold her until Ireland is torn
from tier grasp.
' We will be called upon to pay more
1k.iv ih foi the support of the league nf
nations than any other single nation on
eallli We will be expei uj to furi.Nll
which we can have no possible Interest,
Ami the other nations of the earth, vol!
maieiiai aim 10 neip nuance wars In
,:"'.Z..r,:.,"".:r i?.1 ""T" lnf.
. ffe." imeresis win i
suuer
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MAKE TREATY FIRST.
SILESMAN ADVISES
That an.v covenant of a league of na
tions should bo made Independently of
I the tieat.v of peace with Germany Is
the view of W. G. I'ulbert, a salesman,
ot 1C0S Sansom street
The time fir ihe establishment of
league of nations Is not when we are
concluding u tieaty of peace with Ger-
man,
ve siiouiu seme our peace treaty i
thst and independent of an.v thing else. ;f" -" " '-' "B !
""" "'"'" "e h'"e n"",le ,lme for ' establishment o siem for universal !
consideration, we should take up the , PenceTh
question ot a covenant of a league of na- , '..T ,..,,,. ,,',', ,', ', ,
. Uon tm C of universal ml
" ' to me that the wnole ,"' , r, re-,HeS Th7rVfow no
-,, of the league of naticins has been . "S f iTtat
rged oo precipitately. tv are asked e ,, ,ve the propose(1 ,eue
l0 tui" tnrougii a pan without even j
"- .".o
s"ould "" bUo" '" the formation
"- vorI(1 "ow er composed of a
.mi e-lrl ncln T- ir ntln t. i- --. 4-.
. .
' ...w.....v i
differences with Gei many We are asked !
to give up certain rigius m me. inter-
ests of universal good How do we know
that vie will accomplish our ends by ,
in ftnv anianup wiiu otner narinnR in
the opinion of R J Kelly, a machinist, i
of 1C20 South Eighteenth street. Mr. '
ieny "am miu t-uuiiti.v "uuiu ue a
f. - l. ntlnno nf 1.-. ..- l i ..
(entered a European alliance.
"We are tho strongest nation
on
earth todav." said he. "We can look I
out foV our own rights without any help i
'And tnac means we can gee along and ,
wai. hu t t,... wuhnt iu ntrtrii uut
of European wars in ine future.
There
is n0 advantage to us in going Into a
nuropean-made league of nations. All
FOR CHOICE OF AIDES
', ." , , .
Clark Smith, a farmer of Cedarbrook,
N J . opposes the league of nations be-
cause President v llson failed to take
' "the proper advisers with him when he
formed his American peace commission
I "I think," said Mr Smith, "that Pres-
' idem W llson should have taken former
I President Taft : with i hhn i when he went
1 abroad Mr laft had been a member
of -the League to Lnforce Peace for
years and he was deeply interested In
years, ami ne u ueepiy mieresieu in
I world peace as much so as President
' Wilson was. Instead of picking Mr.
Taft the President took advisers who.
' as far as I am able to learn from read
""- ,,ilu "u "ii","t m iiiicriiauuniti
matters
I "Now it looks to me as though the
, President was determined In have his
own wa' Tn" criticism made by Sen-
ators recently have weight with me. I
think they ought to have weight with
the President at least he ought to reply
i lu imchi,
I "I'fY, ,
I'm against the league of nations for
two reasons: First, I am against what
George Washington called entangling
alliances, and secondly, I think there
has been too much pussyfooting In con-
nectlon with this league of nations
proposition ' The President has gone off
ana conierreo wun every one under tne
sun except Americans. It's pretty nearly
time he told us a little of what; he
LEAGUE MARGIN THIN
IN VOTE AT STATION
At Brcfd Street Station 61 men and
34 women, a total of 85, were In favor
of the adoption of the league of nations
covenant, while 58 men and 2J women
were opposed to the plan. With the
vote 85 to 80 the tally for and against
was considerably closer than at the
Heading Terminal, where the advocates
outnumbered the opponents more than
two to one.
J. J. P. Stephenson, a coal dealer of
'uuuiBion, u. Ki , was opposed to me
league of nations because he thought we
should "avoid entangling alliances" and
hpiild "first look after this country."
., 'Tvo want more consideration for the
United States and a little less for the
rest of tho world," was Mr, Stephenson's
ODUllon. "W hav tud eltrhtlnfl-
Europe' battles when France and Kpt;-i
surrendering these rights? What guar- "" ", "'f Vu u", ry "." V'" connaence. lie . Upposes League uecaute ui humh of n8Uiar possession in case or a league
antee hav e w e that England and France sel tiTcSt? "tliem' Yo? and' Course j with Monroe Doctrine " America
will not take advantage of our sin- I women of this country for discussion. Tn he Editor of the Evening Public I sovereignity not g.ven over io "Bian u
Lpriiv' " 'Instead he went to Europe to 'match' iIa mandate. J. . KING.
The'rnlted states will be the loser J 8Xteryad.1mornUaItofWfohret colM ' Slr-I am opposed to the lergue of March 19, 1919.
this inspliallon which nray. or may not
have Influenced him In his vote:
Orsndps reposed on straight, hsrd chairs,
And foucht no help to mount the stairs;
He read the news by candle flam?;
The nearest town whs nil of fame.
What's good enoush for Qrandpap is itood
enough for me.
Why should 1 seek to reach the clouds or
bridge the slorror sea?
U Grandpa ate no lobster stews,
Nor sought the European muee.
Nor rode to work in auto cars.
Nor smoked tht- (rood Havan cigars
What's good enough for Urandpap Is good
fnouali. vnu aes
me'
! The pilze expel lence thus far by an ,
Kvenino Public Ledger canvasser oc-
'hyr,rml;r.o2sTrannge';7,",eaicCor;
o Lw rente and Jforri .tieetR CThe ,
i" V? aI'"te..""J ? '.Tl'"0,"'. ..."!'
.,u,Ied ,iown low OVer his cars and whose
overcoat was buttoned high around his
said huskily
Gho this poem to the league of na-
tlont."
Then he disappeared. The reporter
been handed him, and this is what he
read
"Who non the war
sneer'd a parrow ,
"Why. ir sald'the hare. "You're a liar,
I 'twas me!"
' Chortled loud tho little magpie with self.
' "N-. ; rrled the equlrrel
Xo. I:" buzzed
the w
i"me n echo, "Guess again!'
from the
Then up cronked the bullfrog abllnkln' in
the aun-
"Win worn', centlc comrades, now the war
1 won!"
land weie unable to thrash German
autocrac
ntttncriir I
"Sow they propose to rewaid us by
, lotting up police tho Balkans for them
, ,, , , , , ti
" ; "' ,ot !f,rw se extend ourselves i to smooths
I f"t Imlltleal quarrels in small European
nations, tie origin of which or the depth
, ?f which we do not even understand,
Luiopenn politics Is entirely too com-
Plicated a matter for tho average
Aiueilcan iltizen u take over in add!-
tlon to his other burdens. " I am in
V'' of 8ta-ln5 a' hom a,1(J ,R,e"d!5B
to our own business and letting the
European nntlons settle their own
affairs al best u"ev con."
A similar view was taken bv G P
Lohei, of Washington.
"We are in a position toda," said
Mr. Loher, "to enunciate a policy whlcn
the lest of the world will iespect. We
have the strength and the moral force
to protect ourselves In the face of ag
gression and the other nations of Europe
know It Why, therefore, should we
take pait in the quarrels' of Europe?
We can preserve peace best In the world ,
oy mawng our moral stand for peace i
and resisting all attempts on the part
nf niiier natinno n Hiow na inin wir'
of 0,ller natos ,0 dlaK "s lnto war-
LEAGUE GIVES HOPE.
PHYSICIAN DECLARES
iniOlISM urUlUO
Dr S II. Wise, a plivbhlan at the
Samailtan Hospital, was strongly In fa-I
j vor of the leugue of nations because he ,
i. ,,
' ueuev
es tha It is a step toward peace. '
"Any step that will tend to prevent
war'" 1:e Ellld' "shoul1 mcei with
the
support of every civilized man I'nfor-
i tuate'y some of us in quibbling over the
" " - ."- " " "
trU1 ..
iicvtru I
arbitrary. ' .
"I think." he said, 'tha. a vote of
c" """."' ",' """ -"uiii'- "-""i m e
hl'Ten'gu! oMW'nMK'. '
Ion, is that tho President did not first
111 uiu iiui iuhu juin iuiik. 1 none, io unci
out that Ciemenceau and Lloyd-George
are not altrulstB.
j'r ' . J j"ri, K" ""'"i biii .
nnrt lian TtleHtrorl thla Miml.ii n .- J ,U'
..-...--. ,-i- wwt,t.j- .tu tin
people of this country to do certain
tP'iigs, aiiu mosi oi us ao not even
know what he has pledged."
Among the women who favored the,
lenisui- ui imiiima i -.-rs. iiarvey jester, i
or nesier, l-n. .
. !.-lr- '.oon' u" insuiance salesman of Iodge, Penrose, and the rest of the oiu , tnuntrv t am )n faVor of the
of a 334 South Forty-second street, opposed tlme polltions : they are Influenced by "!' boInTalotted five voles
II the 'he league of nations because he be- th "d?Inlr all, of the receding dark I ?" 'ed.bt5ii' '"f."";,1,! , ",J 'S
icaiutiiL it iiuijii lias neen nn uiiiu un itiKittiitt ,,e, ,,.t, -...w -
rtZ?T.V&iZUttKt& to Vake treaties, provided two-thirds of
that It will accomplish the purpose for the Senators present concur, and he
which it is created, namely, the forma- shall nominate and, by and with the ad
tion of a world strength against war." vice and consent of the Senate, appoint-
Mrs. Jester visited Europe "during the I imhassrdors"
war. staying at Paris and London and ' a ,,,, , following out the Instruc
engaging In war work.
them peace. We have nothing to fear ,
from Kuropean nations They look to ,
a"n nternat o'a Vcounc. ?" i ,
secret treaties and thus establhn peace."
HUMORIST PROPOSES
JAILING LEAGUE FOES
me
Richard Club, In South Cnmac street, at
a regular luncheon, revealed that two-and-a-half
times ns many members fa
vored the league as opposed It. The
members express'ng an opinion did so
as Individuals atid not as men express
ing the sentiment of the club.
Twenty-five men were for the league
and ten were ngalnst It. Five were non
committal, The men showed a lively
Interest In the poll.
Some of the opinions expressed were
very emphatic, showing that these men
had been giving more than casual
thought to this vital question.
"I'd stick Lodge, Borah and all the
rest of them in jail," pne member said
In referring to tho opponents of the
league In Congress. When naked why
he excluded Senator Knox, ot Pennsyl
vania, he replied, "-Well, you can in
clude Knox, too, and the rest of the
thlrty-slx." His name is tW. Arthur
Cole. Mr. Cole said he could be put
down as an anarchist, but the reporter
had Just written "a n " when a roar
of laughter stopped him. Mr, Cole Is
noted as a humorist among his friends.
Various onlnlons were founded on tha
necessity for preserving the Monroe Doc-
trine and American rights In general.
Several men believed that the covenant
should be amended to meet the criti
cisms of members of Congress. Another '
prominent member said that the treaty
of peace should first be concluded, "We
.1 ,. ,i . ii.1. :XV . ?. ,:"1 lit to Ignore them ana to ignore uon- air i am in iavor oi mo itmuo u
-the1 gr?at mass1 of h,r peop?ef I mean ' Kress ad treat them as he would some nations. Your recent editorials on It are
-are S?k of wl? and aTePon?y tooTin- of the students at Princeton College some of the finest I have read In years.
Ing to support any plan which will irive ' when he wa employed there, uy nis iney pui aeauny, twvii " j"to
toon tne ungllrti halter on our necks in
1779,'' he added, "and now we're going
to put It on again. I don't believe In
England's having half a doten votes.
We'll have one vote and so will Blam."
Two members said they had suspended
judgment. In view of the fact that Wil
son and Taft stood on one side of the
question and Lodge and Knox, "equnlly
brainy men," stood on the other side.
One man favored the league because the
neutral nations had been given a voice
In Its formation. "I am oppose! to any
thing' said another, "which, would In.
tolve us In Kuropean squabbles,"
. - e
READERS DISCUSS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Has Confidence in President
To tho Editor of the Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir We are in favor of a league of
nations, having entire confidence In our
President.
THOMAS A. HILLIEIt,
BLANCHE A. HILLIEIl.
Philadelphia, Starch 20.
"Best Thing Yet Suggested"
To tho Editor of the Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir I surely sympathize with Mr.
Wilson In his effort to get peace on a
firmer basis. The league of nations
I seems the best thing yet suggested. It
' Ia not Perfect, of couise. Still, it is an
earnest cffort nt a definite understand-
"
""' '" " " ""!' 1
SOn,etl"n(r better ls su"ted. The ob-
structlve tnctlr, nf r.rtatn so-called
! statesmen seem iil-advlsed and untimely.
Hurrah for the Missouri Legislature
and Its treatment of Reed I
. ..
Congratulations for the good work
you are doing.
CARL T. MATTESOK.
I Philadelphia, March 20.
,. , t- ' i i - e
rator. League as Formed by Conference
To the Editor of the Evening Public
Ledger: ' '
Sir Please register my vote for the
league of nations program as It will be
drawn by the Peace Conference. We
must have the league now or never, and
no body of men coulti ever draw up a
plan which would suit every one. So
let us hae what Is decided upon by
the able men in Paris who are giving
tv,t v,f .frnria in im. ...it wnri.-.
anQ- iet ua demand It be accepted with-
out any delay.
V. C. LITTIjEHALE.S.
1335 Pine street. March 21.
ll Must Bail, the Law
To the Editor of ihe Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir I am for the league of nations
i if It Is made the way all International i
laws nr mndn. AnH when the trouble
'me let every one that signs it live up
, Thomas Barnes
t0 11, . -l nomas names.
Caibon, Pa . March 20. i
Warns Against Haphazard Action
To (7ic Editor of the Evening Public
Iitdger:
Sir I cannot help but feel that too
many of the returns you have received
on the attitude of American citizens In
legaul to
league of nations are hap-
hazard decisions,
',,,7,,, h len
It Is a subject which
considerable thought,
,, ,h(lt, lhU , ,,. E,,u. .,, m.nd i
""M "","," "ihV,. ..nnriuslnn than '
could como to no otner conclusion man
it))at AmerIca.8 atgnature should not be
placed on a document which can be so
easily misinterpreted. Our honor is at
nnln nml niinA -ra 1m i a iViHcrn fori ntir-
selves In this manner, we must live up
There Is no way out. '
JOHN C BAILEY, I
1702 Green street. '
Maich i
Hail to the Dawn
To the Editor of the Evening ruoiio
Ledoer:
Sir Please record my vote in favor of
the league of nations. I favor It just
. ,. .. , ,.. ,,m i, mav
D amendVd by the Vofty spiritual forces
working through the hearts and souls
How fortunate we mortals be, to have
tor a Uader 8UCh an UnSelfl,S;', he"t;,and
Clear " ? " TTi
0!,0 d roerhoodmam
God and the herhooa r
"i";,, at "the selfish expressions of
- ...... -
iorces. i
HERBERT HOFFMAN, I
mo v,tic.t.it.v ot.
Mch SI. 1919.
. .. .
I uuuiis ua iuuiiuintv.i wj -... ...."..
cause of the fact that his self-appoint-
.. ent as ambassador and his adviser. Mr.
House and other ac v sers megai,
nOUHC, out, ut.v.. o .
a"u nlso a" ms ?,'" .reB;Vu lu l" i
. . ,, anl- n rpIrnril Q tne
league oi ui ...... .-,..,....
Article 11. Section 2 of the constitution,
defines his powers ns follows:
He shall have the power, oy ana wun
... ..., ,. ,nspni nf the Senate.
tions of the conBiuuiion ,vir, iviiaon saw
act8 he Insulted Congress by Ignoring
them a3 lf ho was the whole thing.- and
It 's" no wonder they are Indignant. If
anything he should be Impeached for his
Illegal acts in violating one of the pro
visions of the constitution of tho United
States. If I was a member of Congress
1 wuuld prefer the charges. R. F. W.
Philadelphia, March 21, 1919.
"Outline Is Indiscreet"
To the Editor of the Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir As a student I wish to express
my opinion on the league of nations.
The league covenant, as presented to
the Amerlcnn people by our President, Is
not acceptable by them. First, the
general outline of action Is vngue and
Indiscrete, for several articles are loose
and non-blndlng In character and ac
ceptance would lead America Into un
tried paths. Secondly, the form "must
be amended to 'correspond with an in
herent principles for several features
found In the covenant are destructive to
MERCHANTS:
If you are a grocer, druggist, hardware dealer, tobacconist, clothier,
furnisher, jeweler any hind of a storekeeper you shouldn't wait
another day before subscribing to the Retail Public Ledger tha new
twice-a-month periodical for merchants only. Subscribers say they
have been waiting for it' for years. Not a trade-psper, but an inspir
ing news-magaxlne that interestingly tells all sorts of things that
merchants want to know. Business problems salesmanship, buy
ing, accounting, the handling and training of help, credits, delivering,
sdvertising, collections the Retail Public Ledger tells how they
are all being solved In successful stores. Entertaining fiction dealing
with the sentiment and drama of storekeeping, anecdotes, yerse, pho,
tographs, news of big movements for merchants' benefit three
pleasant hours of entertaining, helpful reading Inevery issue. Sub
scription price, 10 cents a copy, ONE DOLLAR a year (24 issues).
Jutt slip a dollar into an envelope, with your letterhead or name and
address plainly written, and il will be sent on the first and third
Tuesdays of every month for a year. Address Retail Public Ledger,
220 Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Do it now I
our Individualism as a nation.
However, ihe underlying principle for
which the league covenant is merely a
governing power, is highly esteemed by
me and am certain That the revised
covenant will be the prestage of uni
versal peace. II. W, Kllnedlnst.
U. of P.' Dorms, Phlla., March 21.
Back "Big Mr. Tsfi"
To the Editor of tho Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir Say "yes" for me. I hold exactly
the position of big Mr. Taft every way
big. The fate of the world is hanging
on this league of peace. I deeply feel,
and all my Intuitions make me sure that
Mr. Wilson has been raised up by provi
dence for this emergency, as truly as
! Washington and Lincoln in their day and
age. What a splendid attitude the two
"Ledgers" take I
REV. CArtLOS T. CHESTER. .
Wyncote, March 20.
I One Little Point bxDlained
To the Bdltor of the Evening Public
??, .V. .- . , ,
1 gul "o'f U'on.d ?snXna
question, not a political one. If you
are taking nn accurate polling, mav I
I ?s wn: three members of this house-
T, 7l dv " J"!, J?" "
1.. ? tl"KOlll,B
tive.
M. A. POST,
Wayne, Pa.
(Ledger representatives spent certain
I set times in populous places. No at-
j tempt has been made to cover every
corner. The polling Is not "accurate"
In the sense that nn election In gpnnrnia
! But. we think, It Is accurato in the
sense that an anaIysIg ot cert ,,tlon
may indicate the quality of the whole.
j Ed'
The League and Other Thins.
Xo thd Editor of tlte Evening Public
Ledger:
i "- ""e 'ea, anu reread an
article In the Evening Ledger of even
' e 8l?,ne ,b5' ,a, Pe"" calling himself
' M' ?" p- Hawkins, 104 East Twenty,
' nl"th s1""'; orlt, and I fail to
I "nd where ho has answered your aues-
tlon as to how he stands on the league
'ffMAfnnT m . t- J.Baa M .-.
of nations. I may be dull of compre
pension, but I take his remarks as be
ing centered on the Prohibition question.
Pardon the Introduction. I nm an
American1 In politics, an Independent
Republican. I never tasted liquor or
(using M. E. Hawkln's terms) neither
am I in any way connected or derive
anv nroflt from nnv lion growers, hrnw-
ers or'booae makers, cabarets; neither
nm T a niht nmu.ip mnnj., n.- nn
idler. My ancestry was Scotch, so I
am in nn , ii.h tn , ti,,r, t
am in no way related to a Hun. I
don't belong to any labor union. I am
Just a plain man with a grain of com
mon sense and liberal -In my views. I
don't back up the Republican or Demo
cratic senators who are against the
league of nations. I am for the league
of nations. M. E. Hawkins' words show
very plainly that he Is an ardent pro
hibitionist, a radical whose mind to say
the least, is very narrow. Where ho
has talked to scores of people of the
same mind as he, I too have talked to
same mmu as lie, l too nave tameu to I
more than scoreB of people who think
,... i... f I
fl do, that to take away nn American's i
liberty, the dearest thing an American
possesses, is to make him an enemy
of his government. How would M. K
Hawkins think and talk if he was denied
the use oi his beloved tobacco, tea.
coffee or milk, all of which can be
abused and re abused the same as
liquor? What does restraint do to
man? Are we to be dressed up In
kimonos and given knitting to do or
help M. E. Hawkins In building blocks
and chasing rainbows? In closing, I
would enmmend lo M. H. Hawkins the
artice written by Harry ('. Cope as a
sane and lucid answer to your ques
tion.
HARRY G. LARISH.
Philadelphia, March 20.
Wants U. S. to Have Five Votes .
To the Editor of the Evening Public
Ledger:
Sir I did not meet a single reporter j
to vote no on league of nations. First, j
I am opposed to unite In a league of
Rlates one representative for each ten
Btatea counting Insular as two states.
rienartment of North. A Depart-
'm,rf TeS. A LpaSment of South.
A Department of Coast. A Department
. - .
Suspects League upponems
to the Editor of the Evening Publio
uedaer
Avuyv.
Sir Noticing your canvas in re'
ieague ot nations, i in i u irararu
most heartily In favor of same as advo
cated by President Wilson, i ueueve
there Is more than patriotism In moBt
of the opposition In the United States
Senate. JOHN S. McQUADE.
Philadelphia, March 20.
Says Some Kindly Words
To the Editor of the Evening PubKo
Ledger:
Its side.
America will lose her supreme oppor
tunity of the century If she leaves
Europe to fall back to the old
"alliances." As President Wilson nobly
expresses, the civilized conscience of
mankind, so the league truly organizes
the civilised conscience of the free
natons of the world. Practically, the
league means a lessening of wars;
Ideally, !t Is America's aspiration and
mankind's Inspiration,
Your campaign of education In re
gard to the league Is highly commend
able. HENRY G. WELLMAN.
Atlantic City, N. J.
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