The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-27
Kindly Friendship VIII Prove
More Efficacious Than Ra-
cial Alliance-Judge.o
OuP STANDARDS IN DANGER
Sharing Our Prosperity With
lncivillzed People Won't
Lift Them to Level.
~ JAMES I. DlGGs


My last papcr contained he I'M
riicd or explicit promise 10 review
the articles of thc constitution ui
the league Of nations that were not
considered IN that paper. however
the force ~ the Americana publir
opinion and the patriotic stand ~
senators who were uuaWcd by an
thuflty. unHrduc"d by patronage and
uuHccustomcd To bend the pregnant
hinges Of the knee that thrift may
follow fawuinE. has. 40 the press IN
forms us compelled important al
torations In the language ~ ana ud-
ditions to the covenant. and, there
fore, II appears unvlsc lo consider
the remaining articles Of m" Gov"n
ant until opportunity is afforded 10
examine tho official text ~ tire
amended document
It is not, howcvrr. out or place. 10
notice some ok-tho arguments made
In support ot the covenant nud the
objects ~ some who advance them
The advocates OF the league, may.
generally speaking, b" divided into
two Glasses practical mcn'of affairs
who realize what they are after nhd
the means necessary 10 obtain the
object Of their desires. and the hltru-
lists who are HWHycd by the music
OF words the Cadenced melody Of
phrases ana the lure uf the impos-
siblc II Will only be necessary 10
consider league advocates OF the first
class. OF this class former president
TAFT and Dr Powers easily stand at
tho head The covenant is an en-
ahCulted edition OF Mr. Taft's league
10 enforce peace and, he accepts II ms
an approach 10 his plan and hn hopes
ia la. Ia "a. m nlp A.
so ns to Insert teeth and bite" and
create an international army under
the command OF "A single general In
chief and subject to the orders OF
the executive council, TO be employed
aga nst any nation that falls to obey
the recommendations OF the league,
and this also seems. In some measure
10 be the position of DR. Powers,
Whatever one may think OF the plan
proposed by Mr.. TAFT. II is certainly
workable and has tho advantage OF
being practical. for any nation might
well pause In dlsarmtd world be-
fore making itself subject to the in
terdict OF n council having nt its dis
posal the only armed army and fully
equipped military force In the uni
verse, ready to move It's trained mil
lions against II at any moment.
Teeth That Bltc.
As to Mr. Tar's hope that teeth
viii be inserted by amendment, he
Ia too we'll versed In history not To
realize that II the league iS TO bo a
permanent institution, that either by
amendment or construction. one or
both the teeth that bite" will be In
serted. one has but TO Hook at the
expansion that amendment and con
struction have given to our own con
stitution. which was presumed only
to delegate limited authority and the
power tho federal government has
gained thereby. to realize that such
expectation will become certainty
and the power OF the individual ma
lions viii he gradually absorbed by
the council as the power OF the
states has been by the federal gov
ernment II II had been thought
possible by the trainers of our cen
stitution, that such instrument could
have been constructed to confer on
the federal government the power
II has been held to confer, or that
it would result in clrcumscribing
the powers and dwarfinR the i'm.
porlance OF the statcs as has been
brought about by such construction
every sndent OF constitutional law
and history knows that there was
20 years OF our existence ae "A ma
ton, when II would have been pos
slhle to secure either tho adoption or
ratification OF tina; historic ,instru
ment.
1t In not on account OF Disagree
ment with the construction that the
constitution has received, that at
tention IL called TO the above facts.
but to invite attention to the
historical fnct that all constitutions
written or unwrittcn, are subject to
the unfaillng law OF progression. or
growth. aud To consolidation OF
power and the concentration OF
authority This tendency receives
impetus from constructions made
to meet the eNigencies OF par
ticular policies aud circumstances
which permit the exercise OF power
to carry into effect some popular
demand, The construction \ made |
moving that the people, though |
recognizing the construction is
strained and the exercise OF mower
doubtful. will condonc the construc- |
ZION and approve the exercise OF |
power because they consider the ob. !
iect TO be accomplished sufficiently |
To Justify the usurpation /