New Britain herald., 1919-03-01
KNOX TEARS APART
PLANS FOR LEAGUE
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greater life and death struggle"
Even the term league of nations
is deceptive misnomer," he de-
ciared, "for under this proposed plan
the nations of the world are divided
I INTO three classes:
Three Distinctions Made.
l. SignatOries Of the covenant;
these are not named, but it is as
sumed they will include and possibly
be confined to the FIVE great Entente
poWers-that is to say, the British
empire, France. Italy Japan and the
United States
20 States not signatory, but named
IN the protocol. No information Is
given as to who these states are
though surely they will include such
Entente powers, if any, as are not
slgnatories as we'll as certain other
states neutral in the conflict now clos
ing; and.
3.-Those states which are neither
Signatories nor protocol states and
which must to be admitted to the
lea que be prepared to give certain
effective guarantees as to their inten
ton to be bound by their international
obligations. These latter are out
cast states and presume bly, include
the Central Powers and their allies in
the war.
THUS a. league of nations in the
sense Of all the nations is not created
by this document, nor are the states
members of the league treated as
equals
Term League "A Misnomer.
The term league is a misnomer in
another and really vital matter For
a league connotes confederation,
Il i
the several parties to withdraw at
their will. But, there is no right Of
secession within the four corners Of
| this covenant On the other hand,
the asso citation here provided for a.
union in the full sense of that term
as applied to our own political in
situations. Once in this union we
remain there no matter how onerous
its gigantic burdens may become
mo matter how great the distaste
and revulsiOn our people may have
for it. we must remain members until
either we persuade all the states rep
resented in the executive council and
three-fourths Of those represented in
tn ebody of delegates to bid US de-
part in peace or until the league
crumb es of its own weight or is de-
strOyed by its enemies, or until we
fight our way out against the British
Empire. France, Italy, Japan, and all
the lesser states they are able to per
suade to join the league"
Attacks Six Cooperative Bodies
Senator Knox took up the six
operative bodies of the league and
criticized them one by one
AS to the body of delegates his chief
criticism was that the constitution
contained no provisions for their ap-
pointment, removal, compensation or
tenure.
He objected to the formation of
the executive council because it would
be composed Of only nine of half a
hundred states and practically would
be given the power to declare war,
make its own laws, sit as a court and
pass judg GIN ent and then determine
the means Of enforcing it's judgments.
"a body clothed with powers such
as given to this council is an ana
chronism,' he said. 1T belongs to
the days of the Modes and the Per-
slams A union more abhorrent to
our traditions free institutions and
the trend Of all civilized governm emit
could not be devised"
Questions Labor Provisions
Provisions for the mandatory COM
m isson, the senator thought, were in
definite as to organization and opera
ton. Of the Bureau of Labor he
asked whether it was the intent to
put labor of all countries upon an
equality.
IF this be the intent, labor of this |
country may consider inasmuch as
France already has given notice it will
be impossible to put French labor on
an equality with American, whether
it is proposed to bring American la
Dor to the level of French labor in
order that there may be equita BILE |
trea tment of the commerce of the two |
COuntries.'
Senator Knox assaulted many of the |
other articles, adding that, to his |
mind, they held out assurance of |
future world war, greater than any |
before.
Tn this alleged instrument Of |
peace he asserted, war was legal |
lied in seven cases and made COM |
pulsory in three
Congress Loses Its Rights.
He said the provisions of the pro !
posed league took away the right Of |
congress to declare war, to raise |
armies and support a navy, and he |
declared that with war lega 1zcd by !
the league, this may spell over !
vhelming disaster"
Pause and consider that it is pro-
posed" said the senator, ito take !
from the social organism not alone |
the right but the power of self-de- |
Tense. We shall stand not only naked, !
but bound and helpless" I
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