Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-29
DEMOCRACY NOT
ABLE To PROMISE
WAR As MONARCH
MAY Do HUGHES
Former Justice of Federal Su-
preme Court and Candidate
for Presidency Suggests
Draft Resolution for Senate,
WOULD REQUIRE NO
CONFERENCE ACTION
Definitions and Reservations
Necessary to Prevent Mis-
understanding and Conflicts
in Future,


in Future,
lsrEcIhL ooR#gssoHpENcS TO SosNiNo JOURNAL
Washington, July 2S,-In respons
% letter from Senator Hale. repub
can, of Maine. asking for his opinion
the league of nations
Charles e. Hughes has submitted
as to how the senate shoult
make the reservations which it is nov
Known must be made if the treaty
o be ratified.
Senator Hale said in his letter t
Mr.. Hughes that he fayors leagu
,f nations, but cannot support tn
,ovenant as it now stands. Mr.. Hughe
8 also in favor of q league of nations
)ut says the senate should pass SOM
such resolutions as the following:
The senate of the United States
of America advises and consents
to the ratification of said treaty
with the following reservations
and understandings as to its in
depreciation and effect to be made
a part of the instrument of ratifi-
cation.
First: That whenever two
notice of withdrawal from the
league of nations shall have been
given, as provided in Article | of
the covenant, the power giving
the notice shall cease to be a
member of the league or subject
to the obligations of the covenant
of the league, at the time speci-
fled in the notice, notwithstand-
ing any claim, charge or finding
of the non-fulfillment of any in
ternationaI obligation or of any
obligation under said covenant;
provided. however. that such
withdrawal shall not release the
power from any debt or liability
heretofore incurred.
Second The questions relating to
immigration, or the imposition Of
duties on imports where such
questions do not arise out of any
international engagement, are
questionsof domestic policy, and
these and any other questions
which according to international
law are solely within the domestic
jurisdiction are not to be submit
ted for the consideration of action
of the league of nations or any Of
its agencies
Third: That the meaning of
Article XXI of the covenant of
the league of nations is that the
United States of America does not
relinquish its traditional attitude
towarfpurely American questions,
and is not required by said cove
nant to submit its policies re-
garding questions which it deems
to be purely American questions
to the league Of nations or any
of its agencies, and that the Unit
ed States of America may oppose
and prevent any acquisition by
any non-American power by con-
quest, purchase or In any other
manner of any territory, possess
sion or control in the western
hemisphere.
Fourth. That the meaning of
Article X of the covenant of the
league of nations is that the mem
bers of the league of nations are
not under any obligation to act in
pursuance of said article except
as they may decide to act upon
the advice of the council of the
league. The United States of
America assumes no obligation
under said article to undertake
any military expedition, or to en-
ploy its armed forces on land or
sea, unless such action Is author
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States of America, which has ex-
elusive authority to declare war
or to determine for the United
States of America whether there
is any obligation on it's part un-
der said article and the means or
action by which any such obliga-
tion shall be fulfilled.
Mr.. Hughes letter preceding the res
luton says in part:
Should Cause No objection.
Statements to safeguard our inter-
SITS, which clarity ambiguous clauses
/ the covenant, by setting forth our
of them, and especially
hen the Interpretation is one which
urged by the advocates of the cove
ant to induce support can meet with
D TedSOndule ODJeCllOH. II lS not Jp
. supposed that such interpretations
ill be opposed by other parties to the
'eaty. and they will tend to avoid
sputes in the future. Nor should we
ssume that a reservation would lead
the treaty or compel a resumption
[ the peace conference, when the
,servation leaves unimpaired the
lain provisions of the covenant look
Ig to the peaceful settlement of dis
ltes and the organization of confer
nces, and simply seeks to avoid any
pparent assumption of an obligation
4 our part to join in war at some
definite time in the future for
luse the merits of which cannot now
3 foreseen, as it is evident that in
ich case we must inevitably await
,e future action of congress in ac-I
,rdance with what may then the the
smaLd of the conscience of the ma
on. In contemplating this expert
entail. albeit hopeful. enterprise, our
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