Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
"What Answer DO You Make TO These
Questions AS To The League of
Nations Plan?"

INdIlOllS L A0Ab
New York, Feb. rs, 1919.
Editor Manufacturers Record:
Americans are being asked to en-
ter a League of Nations and bind
themselves to abide by its Constitu-
ton forever.
"Do my fellow-Amelicans, let me
ask, realize clearly the fact that the
United States of America is low the
richest and most powerful nation in
the world?
"Do they realize clearly the fact
that as a member of the League" the
United States would be only 4 of
az. Executive council of nine ratlons,
ard that the otter eight would have
a common interest against US in the
Observation-Disclosures of u Panama
Canal?
"Do they realize clearly the fact
that the European nations have I'M
portant interests in common which we
do not share, and that in these ques-
lions they would naturally stand to-
gether against us?
"Do they realize, ror instance, that
the other eight nations are u debtors
and we are the creditor of all; that
we would be one creditor in the pow
er of eight debtors?
Are they willing to bind them
selves not to increase our army or
navy without the consent of an exc
cutive council controlled by the other
eight-by the powers of Europe and
Asia? l am no..
care they willing thus to surrender
into the hands of such a coalition OF
European and Asiatic Powers the Sc
curity upon which depend the
sovereignty of the United States? |
am not.
care they willing to bind themselves
to "preserve as against external ag-
gression"-which means to fight for
the territorial integrity and political
independence of States, little and big,
in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central
and South America? | am not.
care they willing to bind them
selves to .ccept the decision Of the
Powers of Europe and Asia in mat
ters which relate to Mexico and the
countries which surround and control
u Canal Zone, and thus in effect
to surrender the Monroe Doctrine? |
am not.
care they willing to bind them
selves not to make val IN defense OF
our southern border, or our Canal
Zone, without the consent of the Eu-
and Asiastic Powers? | am
not.
care they willing to bind them
selves to make war to prevent the
transfer Of Magadalena Bay or Low
er California to a foreign nation, if the
aid Asiastic Powers col
firm the title of the purchaser and
refuse the United States their per-
mission to fight? | am not.
"Are they willing to bind them
to stop doing bushes at the
of the Powers of Europe
and Asia with any nation that those
Powers may determine to punish, even
if it be against our will and interests?
| am not.
care they willing to bind them
to surrender the control which
we now exercise over the supply of
and ammunition TO Mexico, for
instance, and to place that control in
the hands of the European and Asia
tic Powers? / am not.
"Are they willing to bind them
to administer territories in Eu-
rope, Asia or Africa, as an agent OF
the European and Asiatic Powers? l
am not.
"Are they willing to bind them
to give these Powers the right
to direct our actions as merely an
agent of these Powers in the work of
policing Central Amerca, for in
for the protection of our
Panama Canal? | am not.
"Finally, are they willing have they
the right-to bind themselves, their