Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Boycott Is Proposal
to Halt GERMANY
: cbntinued from Pago One


prevented. but the present struggle
would end abruptly.
It is recalled that recently Sir Rob-
<eft Cecil announced officially he was
working on a league to enforce peace
Mans. but he did not disclose details.
$nce then there has been strong pres
1ure brought to bear upon President
Wilson to launch a concrete proposal OF
4Ms own. he having been the first to fall
Wehind the idea for such a league.
~ Senator owen said he was moved to
Ebring up the subject by the fact that
Mpokesmen of all the belligerent Powers
nave at various times enunclated in
fagmentary and somewhat disjointed
y lshion the principles, or some of them.
which the league TO enforce? would stand
Rr
~ Proposal Delayed By Wilson
~ after I had introduced my resoiu-
3tfsn last August the President and the
state Department asked me not to press
at that time" said Mr.. owen. 81 did
pt press IT, But since then Clemen-
HG3au. Lloyd George, Bethmann-Hollweg,
Tzernfn and finally President Wilson
&eve discussed the same principles. The
&Sresident's address on January out
thave included in my plan.
But the trouble has been that these
Ntterances have not come with an organ
9Ation Of nations behind them. That is
nat Is needed TO make them effective
AZ Under Mr.. Owens proposal he would
3ave these measures enforced during the
6we-year period in which Germany
HV1puld be boycotted:
~ First. Refusal to grant clearance
n papers to a German ship from any
n port Of any nation in the league.
a Second. Refusal to allow any Ger
*Snan ship to enter such ~ port.
u Third. A ban on exports from Ger
a nany of manufactured articles or raw
x0eterials to any country in the league.
- Fourth. ban on imports to GER
X4nany OF manufactured articles or raw
x<nsferials from the nations In the
~ Fifth. 4 ban on imports TO Ger
many Of bullion, specie or currency.
Sixth. Absolute severance OF post
~ telegraph or telephone communi-
vAtlou with Germany from any Of the
a lstiens in the league.
= Isolation for Germany
GN"This," said Mr.. owen, would mean
D&solute isolation. 1t would bring Ger
m merchants and manufacturers to
BANKRUPTCY in a short time. 1t would be
HE only way to make possible the over
brow by Germans of the rule of their
Military masters. 1t would MT them IN
n Dir tenderest spot"
n Mr.. owen also outlined the chief prin-
1ples of international law on which the
00gue he proposes would stand. They
First. Right OF seif-determinatiOn
Md self-government for all peoples.
- Second. Territorial integrity for
-Svery nation.
Third. Freedom OF the seas, not
Theoretically, but actual and absolute.
Immediate disarmament after this
war should be agreed On, MIR owen
haid, to the point dictated by local and
Internal needs. In future any nation
Violating the terms of the open cove
hant outlined would be held guilty of a
nigh international crime and held to
account by the league of nations. Inva-
hion Of the territory of one nation by
knother. in the manner pursued by Ger
b many with respect to Belgium, would
Be the worst of these crimes
Enforcement of the DEGREES of the
league would be provided for under a
Soint policing system, and by a con-
tinuation of the policy of financial and
commercial pressure upon any nation
Violating the leagues mandates.