The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-26
PROSPECTS OF LEAGUE

PROSPECTS OF LEAGUE
That the treaty Of peace with Germany
and its annexed League of Nations COW
enant will be ratified by the United States
senate is fairly certain However, in con-
nection with that ratification it is equally
certain there will be some reservations
made by the United States senate, these
serervations being practically elimina-
ton from or changes in the treaty as far
as the United States is concerned.
Article Ten of the League of Nations
covenant will most certainly be eliminate
ed, as far as America is concerned. That
is the article that provides that each ma
ton signatory to the league covenant
shall send armed forces to defend the ter
ritorial integrity of any other country.
1t would, as far as America is concerned,
mean that America would have to enter
into any war in Europe regarding any
boundary matter or with any boundary
subject likely to come up during the wars.
Another reservation that will most like
ly be made by the United States senate
will be such as to firmly guarantee the
Monroe doctrine which provides that no
foreign power shall gain foothold on
the American continent.
Then the United States Senate will al
SO make a reservation regarding the
Shantung settlement, by which Japan has
been given slice of China's coast, while
nothing is said in the treaty as to wheth-
er Japan shall ever return this territory
to China Senator Norris of Nebraska,
who has quite favorable views on the de-
STABILITY of some league of nations, poin-
tedly brought out the Shantung question
in the following:
"The Shantung settlement cannot pos
sibly be defended before honest men or
squared with justice or honesty. would
sacrifice almost anything to get league
of nations, but ! would not commit muir
der nor would dishonor my country for
it. There is nothing less than robbery of
defenseless China in this. have studied
these Shantung provinces so far as | can
get the material for such study. There
is nothing in the treaty whatever that
provides that Japan shall return this pen
insula to China, though we are informed
that outside Of the treaty Japan privately
has agreed on such return Then why
should it not be written in the treaty."
American public opinion is very clear
vi oii6 oudiIuuiS pIOpOSitloii. there Is
feeling that China has been robbed, that
part of this defenseless country's land has
been given over to neighbor that is
strong in military and naval affairs as a
price for Japan's entrance into the war;
America does not favor any such action in
a treaty that is presumed to provide JUS
tice for all the nations that were fighting
against Germany-that list including
China which supplied large numbers of
men for what service they could give in
France
With the important changes which the
senate is certain to make in the treaty
and the covenant, ''thet eeth" of that let
ter past will be pulled" President VIII
sons prestige as peace maker will be
saved by such an action and, at the same
time, America will be fully protected from
those clauses which are clearly not in
line within American principles as enun-
ciated by the greatest men in tbs nations
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