The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-23
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE %, 1918.
ELIHU ROOFS PROGRAM.

lSl-IIO, iNSOI . FINOSlH1H.
Q get the true value of the Root program for Amer.
lean action on the peace treaty. must be remem-
bered that MIR Root into the controversy if such it
deserves 70 be called in the capacity of conciato Be-
yond doubt his motive entirely patriotic and he
brought to the task mind which many more people than
the late Colonel Roosevelt believed be the best in Amer
ca today but in order &c accomplish his purpose he had
TO take into consideration highly sensitzed human element
In short. IN addition to attempting save for the world
the ground gained result of histoys worst war he
was under the necessity of devsng plan which would
save the faces Of lot of statesmen political managers and
editors who have been permitting their feelings rather than
their inseects to control their speech and action II is
conceivable that MIR. Root has little sympathy for these
unfortunate gentlemen, but he be equally Indifferent
to the possible effect of their i'll advised course upon the
future of the Republican party and he puts it himself
his letter to Senator Lodge, the Covenant of the League
OF Nations contains very great deal of very high value
(which the world ought to lose Therefore as result
of the position which he found himself when he attacked
The problem. of MIR. Root; recommendations doubt
less different from what they would have been had he
been unrammeled.
point his agreement with the Knox PROPOSE
hon that there should be separate action in the terms
and the Covenant of the League of Nations Another is
the suggestion that advising and consentng the ati-
caton OF the treaty thc senate and exclude from
It's consent the Tenth article of the Covenant of the League
As for the FIRST 1t is probable that when the treaty actually
before the senate it will be found mpacGcable to follow
peace terms and then throwing open the question of the
League to an ntemnabe cebate. i.xeM.se n.de
more discussion probably will modify materially Mr. Roots
view of Article Ten. which he says not an essential or
even appropriate part of the provision for League of
Nadons but which Judge aft says is the heart of the
League.
Stripped of all pretense, the objection to Article Ten
grows out Of fear that would involve in foreign wars
without our consent Judge Taft, former Attorney Gem
esal Wickersham and many other Republicans of equal
ability and prominence say that this fear well ground
cd. But they not making nearly as much of an inn
preston upon the public mind which poorly equipped
to deal with subject Of his kind as are the Reeds the
Shemans and the Borahs, who have compcton about
making use OF every form of POLITICAL economic and even
religious preudceo bolster up the false position they have
created for themselves People who because Of the cloud
o unreasoning prejudice and party politics which is hang
ing over The delberadon at Washington and obscuring
much of the discussion on the platform and in the news
papers ind impossible &c form opinion regarding the
possible effect of Article Ten may get light and COM
tort out of the comment of Professor Charles Cheney
Hyde who retained by the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States to follow intimately all the Developments
of the Peace conference and present an analysis of the
League Covenant Prof. Hyde's report was submitted
at the annual meeting of The chamber held in May ST.
LOUIS and because of the Importance of the discussed
herewith reprint in its entirely what he had to say abou,
Article Ten.
tbs definitely agreed to respect the terri
torail integrity and political independence of
against external aggression. In case of such ag-
sssss0,n OF Of any threat or danger Of it the
obligation shall be fulfilled.
This is. one OF the most important undertake
ngs contained in the Covenant. The special
relation OF 1t to the United States deserves at
tention, and particularly in connection with
the Monroe doctrine.
The aim OF the Monroe Doctrine, however,
defined or applied has always been to defend
the safety of the United States, and. secondly,
to protect from contemplated harm weaker
countries of this hemisphere. AS now inter
United States to justify Its Intervention to pre-
vent external Interference with the political
independence of any American state by any
non-American state, and also to forbid the
transfer however voluntary, of any American
territory to a grantee of any other continent
In applying these principles of restriction the
United States has commonly avoided concerted
action with European states. On rare occa-
nions i has, however, acted in cooperation
with them. It will be recalled that by the
Cl1yton-Bufwer treaty, concluded with Eng
land In 1850, It was agreed that both contract
ing parties would refrain from occupying or
fortifying. colonizing or exercising domin-
ION over Central America, and that they would
guarantee the neutrality of any trans-Isth-
milan ship canal which might be constructed
It is known. however, that the American
people have been and remain reluctant to give y
to Europe or Asia voice in the policing of
the western hemisphere. Conversely, they an
pear to be equally reluctant to participate
save under extraordinary conditions in the
policing of Europe Asia or Africa The
original draft OF the Covenant appeared to
make no allowance for mis- condition. In the