The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01
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these are not named, but it is assumed
they will include and possibly be con-
fined to the five great entente powers,
that is to say, the British Empire,
France, Italy, Japan and the United
States
Second, states not signatory but
named in the protocol. No informa-
ton is given as to who these states
are. though surely they will include
such entente powers. If any, as are
not ssignatories, as we'll as certain
other states neutral in the conflict
now closing, and
Third, those states which are Meth
er signatories nor protocol states, and
which must, to be admitted to the
league, be prepared to give certain
effective guarantees as to their inten-
ton to be bound by their Internal
ional obligations. These latter are
outcast states and presumably include
the Central powers and their allies
in the recent war;
"Thus a league of nations in the
sense Of all the nations Is not ere
ated by the document, nor are the
states members of the league treated
as equals.
IH0 TERM league Is d ul1oAOLuCi al
another and really vital matter For
a league connotes confederation,
and confederation implies right in
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
association here provided for is un-
ion in the full sense Of that term as
applied to our own political institu-
lions. Once in this union and we re-
main there no matter how oneronous
its gigantic burdens may become.
Must Fight Way Out.
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-fourth Of those represented in
the body of delegates to bid us depart
in peace, or until the league crumbles
Of it's own weight or is destroyed by
It's enemies, or until we fight our
way out against the British empire,
France. Italy, Japan and all the lesser
states they are able to persuade to
join the league"
Senator Knox took up the six op-
erative bodies Of the league and criti-
cized them one by one.
AS to the body of delegates. Senator
Knox's chief criticism was that the
constitution contained no provisions
for their appointment, removal, COM
pensation or tenure.
Senator Knox objected to the forma-
ton of the executive council because
it would be composed of only nine of
half a hundred states and practically
would be giver the power to declare
war, make its own laws, sit as a court
and pass Judgment and then determ-
inc the means of enforcing it's judg-
ments.
Abhorrent to Traditions.
"a body clothed with powers such
as given to this council is an anach-
ronism," said Senator Knox. 1T be-
longs to the days of the Modes and
the Persians. A union more abhorrent
to our traditions, free institutions and
the trend Of all civilized government
could not be devised"
Provisions for the mandatory com.
mission, Senator Knox thought, were
indefinite as to organization and op-
Grafton. OF the bureau of labor, he
asked whether it was the intent to
put labor of all countries upon an
equality.
eff 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, wheth-
err it is proposed to bring American
labor to the level of French labor, in
order that there may be equitable
treatment of the commerce of the two
countries"
Would LegaIize War.
Senator Knox assailed many of the
other articles, adding that to his mind