The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12

preserve as against external aggression;
external In this case signifying trans
oceanic), the republics of South and Cen
trail American"
Senator Walsh quoted n speech by
Theodore Roosevelt accepting the Nobel
prize I'm Christiania, In 1910, as follows:
1T would be master stroke II those
great powers honestly bent on peace
would forme league OF peace, not
only TO keep the peace among them
selves, but to prevent by force II neces'
sary, its being broken by others. The
supreme difficulty in connection with
developing the peace work of The Hague
arises from the lack of any executive
power. or any police power to enforce
the DEGREES of the courts.
"The theory thta the treaty making
power does not extend to any subject
with reference to which power is vested
in congress-" continued the senator "if
it ever was seriously maintained, was
long ago exploded.
by article one of the treaty with
Cuba, proclaimed Dec. H. 1903, 1t is
provided that all products of that coun-
try then admitted to the United States
free of duty, should thereafter be so
admitted without payment OF duty
Among those voting to ratify that treaty
was the senator from Massachusetts,
who in the debate with President Lowell
told his auditors that the treaty en-.
bracing the league covenant. because
it allows other nations to 'medde with
our tariff. runs up against provision
of the constitution
Agreement With Britain.
"The constitution invests congress
with the power to raise and support
armies and to provide and maintain a
navy but we have entered into treaty
with Great Britain, scrupulously OBJ
served for over a century, not to keep
on the Great Lakes more than limited
number of armed vessels.
Congress is empowered to make laws
in relation to the naturalization of
aliens, but in perhaps every treaty
through which any addition was made to
our territory. stipulations are found
through which the subjects or citizens
of state making the cession, residing in
the newly acquired territory, were ad-
mitted to citizenship"
league would be a super government"
the senator quoted from the covenant
at length and continued:
1T is idle to assert that an organiza-
ton thus equipped is n government at
all. 1t has no army and no treasury,
and no means of securing either
Though it may render decisions. it can
not make laws. neither can it levy
taxes"
Senator Walsh said no one contended
the league covenant was perfect. But it
was a mere subterfuge" he declared to
talk of amending it. What the sen
ate may do" he continued, lis to pro
pose amendments which in substance is
a rejection of the treaty with condi-
tion. The whole subject is thus opened
up and negotiation must be resumed.
Doubtless other nations will propose
amendments. The stupendous labors of
the past six months are all undone,
p ace is as far away as it was last De
cember.
Some amelioration of conditions
abroad, in the event that the senate
fails to ratify the treaty, may be eX-
pected, should Germany sign and three
of the leading powers associated with us
approve it, since by its terms it will
then become effective as between them.
But that would only agravate the de-
plorable state Of affairs, so far as Amer
lean interests are concerned.
"The situation is not unlike that
which was presented when our ionstitu-
tion was submitted to the states for rati-
fication. It's opponents, open and secret,
We're all strong for amending the draft
submitted. Washington was not de
t.ved by this method of attack. If an
other federal convention is attempted,
so he wrote to Charles Carter of Fred
ericksburg, its members will be more
discordant; will agree upon no general
plan. The constitution is the best that
can be obtained at this time"