Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-29
'UESDAY..........APR1L ~, 1919
THE REVISED COVENANT.

The Journal has published the fun
text of the revised covenant proposed
for the league of nations. The second
document is much longer than the
first. and. therefore, on some points
more explicit.
There is definite provision as TO
how nation desiring to do so may
withdraw from the league. That Is
entirely new matter,
While the league may advise as to
the strength of armament any nation
NAV maintain. it cannot dictate. That
matter is left in the hands of the ma
ton itself.
No nation. except by its own con-
sent, can become a mandatory for
German colonies or the backward
countries. This clears up point OF
bitter controversy.
As to the Monroe doctrine its eX-
istcnce as an American policy i rec
ogni2ed. but the new text does not
commit the league to endorsement OF
the policy or even to consent to It's
continuance. No nation has other
than tacitly recognized the Monroe
doctrine, and no nation is committed
to it in the revised covenant
The strongest objection to the en-
trance of the United states into sucn
league continues, namely, that t ell
tangles this country in the affairs OF
Europe, Asia and Africa. therefore,
will inevitably mix purely foreign
questions into our domestic politics.
Until the German and Austrian
sympathizers IN this country under
took to elect congressman friendly to
the central powers in the world war,
we never had had voters here who
cast their ballots with a view to 'e l.
efittng or Furnishing some foreign
nation or nations. German or Jewish
or Irish or Swedish or Slavonian
voters might show Partially for enc
of their own nationality as the SwedeS
of Minnesota, while voting by sixty
thousand plurality for a republican
candidate for president, at the same
election gave a substantial plurality
for John Lind. Democrat, candidate
for governor because he was n >iwede.
But the election of Lind to the gov
ernorship and of Nelson to the senate
could not help or hurt the Scand:na-
Wan countries in any way.
We all remember with what indig
nation this country learned hat a
British ambassador wrote Il letter adj
vising Englishmen in this country to
vote the democratic ticket Pre- j.dCnt
Cleveland, though he would have hcen
the immediate beneficiary of such
votes, at once demanded he recall of
the ambassador.
But now we know what meddling
with European affairs may mean to
us. While practically every Italian
voted the democratic ticket in the
last election, IN response 20 the APP
peal of President Wilson, We may
guess that hardly an Italian would
so vote today, because of the position
of the president in regard to ifiune
anu llc DdlllldlIdll Quasi. AM VIZ
Belgians are angry over the vote of
the president to make the headVuar-
ters of the league at Geneva instead
of Brussels and, if we may believe
that Premier Clemenceau represents
the sentiment of the French people,
the following telegram to an Italian
statesman gives us an cnlghtening
insight as to what the voters of
French nativity or descent would DO
in our own elections, if they had a
chance today. Here is a COPY of
Clemenceau's telegram;
you cannot doubt. my dear illus
trious friend. that | am animated by
the sentiments toward Italy as are
yours toward France, for I have es-
teemed it an honor to manifest them
in darker days. AT the hour of sign
ing peace there can be no question of
disregarding our reciprocal engage
ments. French policy Is not scrap
Of paper
Your sincere and devoted friend
GLEN ENCEAU."
Can we afford TO tai.gle our politics
with the affairs of Europe?