The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-26

| The war of words and ideas over the
league of nations continues undated.
Former President Taft and others Of
the plans supporters admit the pres
ent draft should be amended, and have
| suggested desirable changes. Senator
BOrah and the rest of the attackers do
not seem to approve the league at all.
| The pope has rather weakly reverted
| to the old idea of an agreement for in
| ternatiOnal arbitration with economic
| boycott Of the nation refusing to sub
nit to the award of the arbitrator.
He also would admit to the league ev-
cry nation. In this he is supported by
| Mr.. Bryan, who thinks to require a
| two-thirds vote to admit a new men,
Der suggests. the social club, where
few black balls may keep out an I'M
congenial applicant.
Opponents of the league plan in
America have formed a national or
ganization Of which Col. Henry Wat
| terson Of Louisville is president and
phia is the managing head and d.
| rector. Its purpose is to create the
machinery fer conducting an Active
| campaign against the proposed league
throughout the nation. 1t will under
take to reach every voter by distribut-
ing literature attacking the league
plan. Among the members are many
senators and prominent publicists.
All neutral nations are to have some
thing to say concerning the league be-
fore action is taken. They have been
invited by the conference authorities
to attend a private and unofficial con-
ference In Paris March 80. to express
their views on the constitution as
drafted 1t Is believed now that Ge-
| neva may be made the permanent seat
Of the league Of nations.
Ireland Is not the only country that
Is seeking to take advantage OF the
'self-determination" principle enunci.
ated by President Wilson and accepted
by the belligerent nations. Porto Rico
strongly urges that it be made state
or given independence, \and the Phil
ippines are urging that they be permit.
ted to paddle their own canoe. Presi-
dent Wilson's record leads to the be-
lief that he will not offer any serious
opposition to the desires Of the Fill
| pinos. Korea, also, has declared its
independence from Japan, and the dec
laration, which says it represents the
voice of 2O,OOOOOO people, asserts they
will fight to the last drop Of blood in
the great cause Of liberty. The leader
of the Koreans is said to have come to
the United States to conduct press
campaign with the immediate object OF
obtaining hearing at the Paris peace
conference.
Two pieces of news concerning Mex
leo aroused interest last week. Ono
| was that President Carranza was in
sisting on the payment of the confls-
catory royalty tax" on oil produced
b1 foreign operators and that the en-
| tire controversy was likely to reach
| a critical stage again. The other was
| the information that the |. W. w. had
established revolutionary confedera-
ton in Mexico for the purpose of over
throwing the clergy, capitalists ana
bourgeoisie. and that the chief of the
Carranza cabinet had signed an agree
| ment with them to have enacted the
necessary syndicalist legislation. Mem
bers Of the |. ", W. are to be designat-
ed as unnobilized soldiers. for any duty
in the way of establishing the desired
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