Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20


the opponents Of the league is that
Aslatlc immigration, the policy Of a
protect,ve tariff or some ether mat
ter Of vital domestic interest, may be
brought before the executive coun-
cal for irQaIry and decided against
Us. l. would seem to be clear that
the trainers Of the covenant did not
Intend 70 submit 10 the Council the
.nteTna! affairs OF the members OF
the .eagUe, an6 If there IS any seri-
ocs doubt on the question. there viii
aoGoc!ess be co objection 10 making
!. perfectly clear.
Coming to the Ionroe Doctrine,
which No said WIS the greatest bug
bear Of all Mr.. Lowell exp. essed the
opinion that the United States would
be justified n asking for claus. n
TIE covenant that no foreign po1e-
should acquire any possession % me
American continents CT the adjacent
stands However h. said, the COW
erart EXTENDED the doctrine over The
world and rs adoption would relieve
the United States ITSELF cf an! sus-
r.cion II !Iapsrlalist.c designs N Is
American neighocrs.
Finally, said the speaker, an Oh
lection is made 10 the covenant OF
the ground that rs provisions are
contrary 70 the CONSTITUTION Of me
United States. Gil the groL7G int =
treaty 10 limit ornaments. OF = r.
aL.re commercial boycott. ~ 20
guarantee tie territory OF another
cou-;r.. or 20 l.rr.r tie r,sat 10 c.
clare war are contrary TO tie powers
rested II Congress. Now i 50 Zap
pens that all these things haT% rsea
regulated BY ,rea ties ALREADY mae,
s1il in existence and duly ra-!d@i ~
the senate Treaties regulating con-
nerce in various was have oeeA
common and are go Numerous 20 re-
Guire citation
'W.th the approval o. TIE >enc.a
in 1917. an AGREEMENT was made WITH
ENGLAND % Limit Tire naval forces 81
the Two Countries Lp2a he t-ea
Lakes
BY re t-say ot IS4s the Cn:t--
states guaranteed; ire severe: sniE ana
1rorerly q NeT Granada. ove- tHe
..,nrl.s a Panama B. he treaty o.
lse re sa-anceed ard agreed % MAN
tain ire independence OF ire replol3;
Of Panama. and ~ ,h= -Teaty' o: so
guaranteed The Independence Of Haiti
ana sg-aed % END efc.e1t ali io- is
preservation.
-Fn..Iy. in is.4 ard 81 TIE TIME !
safes MADE treaties With , nations -
refer % arbitration disputes o. every
nature whatsoever and not 20 80 o
war until AFTER rhe award
Il. Is 4 l!...e late n tie day tor OF
po-e.cs ot the covenant o. Fa-s 10
discover that is treaty Obligations are
Unconstitutional. ara hence. then. all
Inc foregoing treaties are n4n ard .old.
THIS = particularly trce Of hose sen
s-o-s vino votei for nzav o. these
t-ea;.ss
- ToxeI, called upon rs opponent
o declare. FIST. Hhet.e- ne would 's
would -o- vote for the covenant pro-
vlGed Il vas amended as ~ senator
.,rs7. a7G. second what a-lendnents
he desired
Departing from lls set address 70 e
p.y 70 his opponent. Or. Lave. sa.o
We be-, feel thai this covenant -.
IS Il stands Ce.ect.ve- bit me differ
enc = fe,l, nat when thoss defect,
Rave teen ra-1oy I'd that covenant, witt
those defects cred. ought 20 lie -st.-
-e7-a-d II does rot lei. Us whether
he .n1hs so Or not
Eete--iry - ne farewell address o
George Wss.-g-on- tie speaker sad:
II vas d great document in Us day
ana % ras tte Ten Command eats.
r ceyelooiny TIE point that universal
srtit-a tor world have prevented Ger
many from precipt-ati1E thi. wa. Dr.
1--WE -sT1a-ks: that sUch system,
might haze prevented Cur fighting
Span in 50. but was taking Cuca
worth iris war
The aLd4er-e scanned disposed - te
.rpa-t:a! ard again tse applause was
stae-al as Or Lowe-l finished
n Lowell had spoken an hou-
AID twenty minutes Senator Lodge
closed the debate. occupied al r1aif
hou With apparent feeling the
senator said:
i an engaged IN dealing x.t-
tee league that has been e-eSe rtec
to tie people OF the United States
hope from the bottom Of nny hea =
1T vii be amended I hope ve
shah have q league in proper form
properly prepared. hope It VII
De dore-cene somewhere before
the end Is reached In my belief u
viii be done somewhere. and not in
Paris
The senate. under re oocst.tu-
ton. mas the right 70 advise ana con-
sent II the President Of the Unit
80 States had done what ether Pres
dents have done, # he had laid tia.
ttre proposed covenant before the
Senate. II he mad followed the ex-
ample Of other Presidents then xe
couI: have taken constructive action.
l. was done BY Andrew Jackson. il
va done oy Gen. Grant. by George
Washington and by Abraham Liz
coi1. ard IN the path that George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln
have walked there IS no man roo
great % r-ead-,f tire President lad
lad that DRAFT before the Senate. a.
cnose other Presidents have done: il.
( RAD sad % the Senate: I suit
nit mis- daft % your advice. I hope
Tor Iou- approval and fo- such sug-
gssc.ons as YOU may have % MAKE.
he would have rad the amendments
lalI before hin. 20 presea, 20 -ae
peace conference n Paris. The bat
lie would haze been more than half
won oy the mere submission
He not only d!t not lay II before
me Constitutional body which is en-
titled to advise him. but ne does net