The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-19
n AIMS LEAGUE HAS
POWER OF COMMAND
,.,or Reed Answers argument
", f.. nrcrr,,~ Are Advisory
!. In Fact Supcr-so''rc'sn'
SPEAKS TO LEGISLATURE
.a pcli,crcd Upon Provision Be
,o,c Missouri senate ana HOUSE,
,,rrhutc- scheme 10 England

JEFFERSON cry Mo March is
-,, MISSOURI legislature IN Joint ses-
today heard an address by
..,.a states senator Reed OF MS
I a, criticism Of tht league of
.,pcrs constitution.
rcren,nE contentious that the
H,', opulI impair American
,'ss,s,rr,y. ahrogatc the Monroe
" ''.r.,. violate the American con
"V' create % super govern
'''', al, world and force the
"en' .,f,. INTO word wide ann
,'.' N'.' and policing obligations Sen.
'u'. Dad challenged assertions Of
''o' i,,,.,t,g that the leagues de
and movers would he merely
lie insisted that It's action
LA he mandatory ana Involve
,ommaui of the Wnrld'
'',rh.rr.a are "A number OF advocates
. league" sand senator Ii"ed, ,
cock To protect It against the
,.,,,tnr nf the American people
rc,tIrp that the council has only
ao,,er ta recommend and that
u,o npiluuu with the several
Ion. ,, comply or 10 refuse 10
"',i. With tho recommendation
''ar, ~, us explain that miserable
-,,r,cot n IL be a true statement,
Tho league is backed by no
., y,hatsocvcr. then the league is
,-roruous hing why multiply
many words about armies ana
,,,es and force II there Is TO be no
Moral Rule Not Binding
90, hn,,r,er B, is cuntcndcd that
ohI,ea,Ion i7 morally binding,
,ber indeed ~" are worse 0il-p'
,,so the United states Will keep It's
moral obligations whereas some
cher nations might not
IAN these contentious were Ut
.., DESTROYED by the president.
,bsn he presented the league con
.,,ution ~ the peace council eA
,rs.sly stated, Armed force ~ IN
'5e background OF this program, but
r is IN the background ana II 'h'
.,nr,l force Of the world VIII not SUI
,re The physical force OF the "oriu
snail 49,, .o.l,,od
.bs lelgun charter, copies nt Wh''h
=, r,d distributed to all mem DeIb
N Tho Iolnt legislative session. De
.,-.ng that the tentative cphs'llu-
~.on was NJ British origin, he assert
"A mat Amcrca would be directly
sA,rslcd n European alliances ana
4dded ,,.,
"Europnin diplomats have skiltul-
:. woven their SPIDERS web so ihat
We may bee caugh, I'm lug meshes ana
may No bound for all time to send
our gallant sons to assist The dolnl-
nan, nations .of tho earth in'polcinS
me world and ultimately To assist
some Of them i'm the ambitions Tor
gop,rs. or qulrrcls over territory
AsserSpg that the league charter
.ana.ns no provision FOR withdrawal
OF nations from The league, Senator
Reed continued
Those who conceived It's struc-
'Irs did nor intend to allow tho
United states lu escape, once II
should ia'cfuiIy step within the en-
angling Wou.
The American people were told
aa, the constitution OF the league
lad been conceived 10y American rep
sentative. and WAS being forced on
s.lcau' Europe n now trans pires
Ha, the entire scheme from first 10
las. with some slight modifIcatious ia
ne proluD, ~ british statesman
sa.p"
This mighi indicate. he said. why
England would uutyOte tho United
Niies to | aud hc allowed TO re-
a.a her Gcc,
httaCk. Council Feature.