The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02
,ry LANES Il. DIGGS.)


,,.t.on. and mental gyrh IONS 9t ,ns
,,,.tdcnt ana former S'hhtor ''"s'
49,, Lewis IN attempting TO eN-
I'"'n ,'o prrpondera Ing power OF
'" ,,lrs accorded Great britain
hcr dependencies would 10
"'. ,ry u they were not so pathetic
slhlc,t vitality affecting the
''' '., aud prestige OF this couh-
r.. president, In making his re-
..l.,.I. swing around the country
'"'' ..J,,,ur 10 induce the people
800 80, Tho. senate to subVert 'he
.,--,trtisn b% add eating Its fuhc-
an independent and co-ordI-
, .r,D,h of the treaty MAKING
,,.r ~ government, and suplhely
aL,ud,r !tN honest Judgment anu
I.r at tho behost of the eNecu-
49,. r,sf said in regard TO the vot-
,.'. ,,ver OF the British empire anu
.rJ.r TO minimize or remove the
nbi..tion4 to such power, that such
,,,.,unlitv existed alone In the as
,,tl,, Of the league, which he de-
.,,-od Sas A mere debating soci-
,t,r Inn, the assembly did not vote
,,a ,hnt the voting power OF tho
,..,,,a aas in the council and there
,,a yo,ing mower OF the nations was
M This exclamation of the pres
iJar. being challenged. and It's iDac-
rur,cy demonstrated by the able and
oo,rag.ous senator from Missouri.
tbs PRESIDENT. after the exposure or
thc unsoundness OF his first state
u,nt nv Senator Reed, in his address
n, Pueblo colo, said
"Now YOU have heard or the SIX
votes belonging TO Great britain
These six votes are not IN lhe
council, they are in the assembly,
and The Interesting thing Is that
A. the assembly does not vote. i mus.
~ qualify that statement little, Dut
cssiSntially II is absolutely true,
This view OF the president seems 10
be that OF the genial and emonona,
former senator of Illinois, and
wo,ild indeed be Interesting" X
rue Let us then see II II Is true, or
substantially true, and to that end set
but the facts to "he who runs can
read" The facts are that the league
acts through two instrumentalities AZ
shown by article 2. which s as FOL-
Vows.
The action OF the league under
the covenant shall be effective
through The instrumen'alities OF
an assembly and council, with
permanent secretariat
Here then the grant OF authority
and the power OF action appear 10
be equal, or II unequal, in favor OF
the assembly. as II IL first mentioned.
This equality OF authority and power
Of action liz emphasized by the third
paragraph OF article 3. which is as
follows.
THE assembly may deal at It's
meetings with any matter within
the sphere OF action OF the league.
or affecting the peace OF the
world A"
This grant OF power is Identical
with the grant 10 the council under
the fourth paragraph OF article 4,
except that the word Assembly" Is
cut out and tho word council" 10 In
serted Paragraph 4 OF article ],
dealing with the assembly, Is AZ fol-
lowe,
AT meetings OF the assembly
each member OF the league shall
have one vote and may not have
more than three Representatives
Paragraph 6 of article 4. Is as fol-
lows:
AT meetings Of the council.
\ senied on the council shall have
one vote. and may have not more
II than three representatives."
\ These last paragraphs, II will he
"ohsoryed are MS nearly identical as
language can make them, In view Of
the difference existing in the com
position OF the assembly and coun-
c!L The first paragraph of article
Is ms follows:
The council shall consist OF
representatives OF tho United
States OF America, OF the British
empire. OF France, OF Italy and OF
Japan, together with representa-
tives af four other members OF the
league"
Note the language of this para
graph, -four other members OF the
l'aEue.' not nation members of the
league, hut mere membership Is suf-
'cien, to secure admission TO the
council Article 4 then goes on as
follows:
These four members shall bs
selected by the assembly at It's dis
,rH'i"n. With the approval OF
The majority OF the assembly, the
council may name additional
members Of the league whose rep
tts"n't'ives shall always he mem-
hers of the council. The council.
with Ike approval, may increase
me number OF mem bers OF the
n leasue 10 be selected by the as
Y Semaly for representation TO the
council
Arii0le provides:
The original members OF the
l'afue shall be those OF the sigma
'oil's named In tho annex"
NignI'Dries." not nations or sig
nt'"rv nations or powers, but mere
NFiatorioS' are those declared orig
' mem ers OF the league. Among
%" sig0atories named In the annex
We h'iiish empire Canada. Austria
"a south Africa, New Zealand and
'"n'i who are thus separately and
'uH " original members OF the
F'' with ali other signatories, in
'.'' ng the United States. and as
Nt''o'l"S are expressly recognized ,
'N h''ns TON members OF the league.
-, article ! T, secure like mem
.i-hin In the leag gle OF nations for !
.''Aft colonies OF Great Britain. the |
yIdes. nv
ANY fully self-governIng state,
dominion or colony not named IN
~ annex may become a member
WI me league II its admission is |
'sf---f 70 by two-thlrds OF the as
u is evident that any -four Other
re-" 'ers Of the league" outside the !
~, or !glnsl members named as rer- |