Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02

doubt should be left about the fact
as to what can and what cannot be
done by our representatives in the
council.
81 favor reservations limiting the
authority of our representative in
the league council by congressional
direction, and I urge a reservation
expressly declaring that no man
date shall be placed upon the United
States, or accepted for the United
States. unless congress, by joint
resolution, approved by the presi-
dent accepts the mandate. Indeed, as
to all of the reservations which 1 am
supporting, the main purpose is to
preserve in congress the powers
which the constitution meant con-
gress to perform, and to prevent
those powers from being transferred
to a council 5000 miles away, with
only one citizen of the United
States, and eight foreigners, making
up the council. Surely no one can
claim that either of the three reser-
vations so far suggested would les
sen the effective work of the league.
,"4 The German treaty provides
for a reparation commission of five,
from Great Britain, France, Italy, ia
pan and the United States, to super
wise German financial conditions.
This commission can control exports
to and from Germany.
AS to Exports
"a number ,of us insist that a res
ervation should declare that the
PREPARATION commission shall have no
power to interfere with exports from
the United States to Germany, or
imports from Germany to the United
States.
ours is a great raw anaterial pro-
ducing country. Our associates on
the reparation commission are buyers
Of raw material. 1t would simply be
stupid for our country7to agree that
the raw material buying nations
should have the privilege of shutting
off the export trade of the United
States to middle Europe. Bringing
the question down to the immediate
interest of the people of this sec
ton, it would be stupid to permit
the cotton buying nations represent
ed on the reparation commission to
stop our export of cotton into middle
Europe AS drawn without reserva-
ton, it would be a constant menace
with power to cut off a three million
bales market annually from our cot
ton.
IS. Under the league covenant,
Great Britain and her colonies have
six votes in the assembly, while the
United States has only one. 1t has
been claimed that the assembly has
no authority. Article three of the
covenant provides: 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 The assembly passes
upon the admission of additional ma
tions to the league. The league be-
gan with nine members five of whom
are permanent, and four temporary.
Article four priVides with reference
to the temporary members of the
council: These four members of
the league shall be selected by the
assembly from time to time, in its
own discretion. Article fifteen pro-
vides: That any dispute brought
before the council, may be transfer
red to the assembly, at the instance
of either party to the dispute
81 do not mean to question the I'M
portance Of the council, 1 only cite
the above to show the Importance OF
the assembly. L believe it only fair
to our country that a reservation
should. be adopted declaring that the
United States assumes no obligation
to be bound by action in the. assem-
bly, in which a member of the league
and it's f-governing dominions or
colonies cast more votes than those
cast by the United States.
Article 10
nth. I come now to Article 10
Article TO reads as follows:
+ 1.-The members of the league I'M
dertalze to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing po-
litica1 independence of all members
of the league. In case of any such
aggression or in case of any threat
or danger of such aggression the
council shall advise upon the means
by which this obligation shall be
fulfilled
cit is interesting to note how the
present Article 10 abandons the great
principle of justice contained in the
original provision presented by the
president In the presidents original
before the foreign relations COM
mittee, Article 10 was Article 8, and
reads as follows: