Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-24
Thursday, July 81, 1919.
Simple but for Politics and Greed

SimPie OUT TOR FoIiticS ana 0Teeo
In this issue we are publishing the
article referred to, Wednesday, writ
ten by DR.. Morton Prince and pub
lished on Tuesday by the Boston
Herald. From this article careful
readers should obtain strong light on
the League of Nations problem. We
urge our readers to note the common
sense of this article, the absence of
bitterness and the plain proof that
opponents of the League are care
fully avoiding every simple means Of
preserving the life Of the measure
that promises so much for civihza-
ton.
DR.. Prince. after pointing the So
phistry in many Of the claims made
by opponents Of the League, ana
Lying Article x and giving Ameri-
can reasons for modification, says:
But whether such an amendment to
the treaty should be made before ratifi-
CdltOU ny the SENATE OF later Dy luc
league itself. in accordance with the
provision Incorporated for that pur-
pose (article 2s) is another question"
Later DR.. Prince says:
mot to amend article 10 now
but to ratify it as it stands and at the
Senate stating our position and de-
manding an amendment by the league
in accordance with the provisions Of
article Is. and serve notice that the
amendments are made) withdraw from
the league at the end Of two years, in
accordance with the provision of the
covenant for withdrawal (article - If
article 10 should not be satisfactorily
amended within two years we could
then withdraw"
On June IA, the Kennebec Journal
pointed to simple means for ending
the difficulties Of the U. S. Senate, if
certain political units Of that body
were not determined to destroy any
chance Of agreement between ma
tons for the suppression Of war
plots or hostile attempts. We urged
that the United States in its ratifica-
ton serve notice that it will withdraw
at the end Of two years from such
date. reserving the right to rescind
such withdrawal notice. If. prior to
the expiration of two years. such
amendments have been adopted as
will make it desirable for the United
States to continue as a member, or
the light Of time upon the Covenant
itself shall have removed the present
opposition.
We formulated simple provision
to convey our meaning as follows:
THE United States submits the
following amendments which it de-
sires adopted by the League Of Ma
lions in accordance with Article 20 Of
the Covenant.
1T hereby gives notice, in accord.
ance with Article l Of the Covenant,
Of its intention to withdraw from the
League in two years from this date,
unless these amendments or such
notifications thereof as 1t may ac-
cept within said period. are adopted"
Not once has the reasonableness
and feasibility of that plan been
challenged. On the contrary every
loud-mouthed opponent Of the
League has carefully avoided refer.
ence to any plan that would simplify
the Senate's task. except to destroy
the Covenant or to SO delay the peace
Treaty as to disgust all other ma.
lions with the insulting attitude Of
America as demonstrated by about
one-third Of the U. S. Senate.
II any reader has not a COPY Of
the revised Covenant at hand he
might refresh his memory by read.
ing the following copy Of Article
xvI:
Amendments to this covenant vii,
take effect when ratified bv The r,s,nI
bers Of the League whose renresanta
tives compose the Council fes IA
League and by q majority Of the mem.
tives compose the Assembly 'f (of she
No such. amendment shall bind any
member Of the Leasue-which signifies
It shall cease to be member OF the
How do you. friend Reader. recon.
CHE the bunk that We can never ca.
cape the tolls Of Europs. and that
our affairs will be dictated by Jueo-
Slavs, Turks or Hottentots once vel
adax our signature to this Covenant.
with the plain provisions Of this last
article Of the obligation?
Il the League Of Nations that was
the dream Of every American homo
while IT. sons were in Europe to de-. |
strey, unitarian and lay the founda.
tapns for iastinS world peace. is killed |
tbs blame wfn not lie upon the diplo. |
mats of Europe but the responsible
fty~vm ssttis upon and crush. as it
oughk. - crush. those politics in
uirsd ststemen and those selfish
interests behind them, who are now
holding the q. .. Senate up to world
,ontsmpt.
Henry Ford AsAnss IN idsalist as |
sons who helps 70 make . profit"
What . host ~ idsaiists are riding
in Ltzzies!