Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-19
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up Of a centralized despotism. It
MUST be q despotism because no gov
eminent In whose direction Il conferred
the ultimate control Of the affairs of
the whole world can be tree.
This government ID backed with
great resources and ample funds.
Such organizations ~ the Carnegie
Endowment for international Peace,
endowed by a subject Of Great Britain
with resources acquired in the United
States. IL one Of It's most powerful
supporters. These organisations are
able to employ at high prices, influ-
entail lecturers. including even an ex-
president OF the United States. The
founder Of the society referred to is
an open advocate Of the Reunion Of
the United States with Great Britain
and Of the amalgamation of our gov
eminent in the British empire. The
organization Of a League to Enforce
Peace 10 but an enlargement Of this
conception"
FIVE MAIN OBJECTIONS.
Poindexter said there are Ave prin-
cipal objections to the league of ma
lions plan. These set forth:
First. the surrender by the several
nations to the league Of power and
discretion of determining the rules,
methods and degree Of disarmament
and the relative and absolute size of
the army and navy which any member
of the league may maintain.
Second, compulsory arbitration of
all questions, even those which hereto
fore have been regarded as non justi-
fable, affecting the vital interest,
honor and even the independence Of
the nations.
Third, the commitment Of each
member Of the league, including the
United States If 1t should become a
member, to participate in the wars and
controversies Of every other nation and
to assume the general guardianship of
various peoples" in Europe Asia and
Africa.
Fourth, the participation by the
league, through an international bu-
reau of labor, in the domestic, social,
economic and Industrial problems both
in their own countries and in all conu-
tries to which their commercial and
industrial relations extend.
Fifth, the surrender by the United
States to the other members OF the
league of the power vested in congress
by the constitution to regulate COM
merce with foreign nations in arms
and ammunition.
LOOSELY DRAWN"
"Vague and loosely drawn" was
Poindexter's criticism of various pro-
visions. He said that with the leagues
executive council subject to constant
change in personnel no nation could
tell what Interpretation might be
made of provisions.
Disregarding entirely Washington's
warning against entangling alliances,
the American government now pro-
poses to enter the most entangling al
lance ever conceived, Poindexter said,
and added:
I'm adopting or rejecting this consti-
tuition and thereby becoming or not
becoming a member of the league es-
tablished under 1t, the government and
people Of the United States will deter
mine whether they are to remain the
great sovereign and Independent ma
ton with the most complete self-gov-
eminent ever devised by man and the
illS uSSI luACliOio VI SlllhclSblp cNti
enjoyed; a people controlling their own
destiny, determining for themselves,
through their constituent government,
the extent of their military prepara-
tons, the size of their armies and
navies, maintaining peace and amity
with the world during greater part OF
their career, establishing for them
selves their international relations or
they are to merge their des-
TIMES with those of the other nations
of the world, share their burdens, par
ticipate in their quarrels and become q
party to all the international compli-
cations arising from diversity of race
and language and from conflict of in
terests of the various peoples OF Asia,
Africa and Europe.
MOST VITAL QUESTIONS.
Are we to surrender to an interna-
tional council and body of delegates
those high functions of sovereignty
which heretofore we have exercised for
ourselves and vest in the jurisdiction
of an international league the determ-
ination of our armament, the decision
of peace or of war, even the most vital