The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-01

everything that a nation could possibly
ind in which TO get involved. -.
Senator Fall characterized the League
Of Nations as ian unequal alliance with
national sovereignty impaired"
Unequal technically, II for no other
reasons, because Il IL proposed for the
principal allied and associated Powers,
Great Britain. France, italy, japan anu
the United States, to control the Couh-
Gil OF Nine" he explained.
with sovereignty impaired because
by its terms sovereign power In not only
limited in each member as for each nom
member State, but is delegated TO a
body. whether super or a party
'supine' government, not contemplated
by the makers of our nation and the
trainers OF our Constitution.
.. Barred From Protests.
THAT our signature to the treaty Gre
ates an obligation upon us with reter-
ence to the great majority Of It's provi-
sions is beyond question: continued MT
Fall with us, O treaty Is not scrap
OF paper and no jesuitical or hair split
ting attempted distinction between le-
gal and moral international obligation
is known to international law. Without
our signature, we could under interna-
tional law protest automatically. or even
II we cared to go 90 far. by other meth
DDS protest the delivery Of the Shantune
province of China and its millions OF
Chinese citizens without their consent
and over the protest Of their Govern
ment, to the Empire Of Japan.
Having signed the document Of deliv-
cry we have at least estopped ourselves
from such diplomatic or other procedure
By the terms Of the covenant, we guar
artee not only the delivery, but the pos
session even to the use of our treasure
and shedding of our blood to secure and
maintain II in the name of peace.
Our obligations under the treaty IT.
self, or failure to perform them at once,
or in some particular manner. may cause
disputes which considered by the Coun-
ell or Assembly may preclude our vot-
ing upon the question of war upon an
other nation. BY ratifying the treaty
and covenant, we make scrap OF paper
of the Declaration OF Independence and
brand it's signers as falsifiers."
Eject on Monroe Doctrine.
Taking up the Monroe Doctrine. Sem
ator Fall said: THE Monroe Doctrine
consists, as Jefferson put It. Of not one
but two maxims, the first and funda-
mental of which Is never to entsgle our
selves In the broils of Europe This
first fundamental maxim is now calmly
ignored unless sneeringly referred to in
the classification of 1t as q regional UNI
derstanding.'
mo President until Wilson has as
sumed to reverse the policy announced
as the nrst maxim. Excuse is attempted
by him and for him upon the theory that
having sent our soldiers to Europe
loaned the Allies money and conducted
a war there, we have thus reversed the
policy and that necessarily II must, from
April 9, 1917, remain obsolete Thii
theory or excuse Is based on a false
promise laid down by President Wilson
himself.
THE President holds no coinmissior
! from the people emitting him to form Of
join in creating or forming any othe,
government Attempt to ratfy any such
act by the Senate In my judgment
would be a violation OF the Senatorial
sworn duty. The President can consti
tutionally through an address to Con
gress or otherwise present any projec
for a super government to the peopl'
| of the United States. II they desire 4
change the present form of government
| they and they alone can do 30. He can
not do It with or without the assent, ad
vice or ratification Of the Senate"
Senator Gerry OR H. to-day. advo
eating ratification Of the league cove
nant on the ground that 1t IL the on,
hope for constitution of a world plaI
that will safeguard peace and give hop
for saving the future from endless re
currences of the horrors war ha
brought to the world in the past
Spencer inquiries About Corea.
Senator Spencer (Mo.) introduced ,
resolution asking the State Department
whether this country is going to do any
,hins to save Corea from absorption b!
Japan. The resolution recalls an an
Client engagement between this countr.
and the Empire of Corea, entered II
1852. by which each country undertook
in case the other were being "unjustl.
or oppressively" dealt with by othe
| Powers to use its good offices to secure
settlement Senator Spencer believe
that II such engagements mean anything
| to the Powers entering them this on
ought to enlist some measure OF Ameri
can interest in behalf Of Corea at thi
time. The resolution, which went t
the Foreign Relations Committee. fol
! lows:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary Of Stat
be and he Is hereby requested. II not in
| consistent with the public service, to In
form the Senate as to whether the stu