The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02

and three representatives Tor the
United states.
2--As members OF the council
may, from time To time. he Increase A..
Britain may have her voting power
on the council Increased To the tuli
number " her 60 ones tha, are nov,
or may hereafter become, members
OF the league. while the United
States can only have one representa-
tive.
Despite the above fIcts. emotional
people who are more anxious to
serve mankind ever, where" than he
people OF the uni,ed States. are i'm
patient because the senate viii not
consent to this inequality and IL de
terminei that the United states shall
enter the league on terms Of fun
equality. dignity and power with any
ma ation OF the earth, or that she sh II
forever remain without.
The capacity OF the British colo
MES for representation on the coun-
ell has been questioned, but such ca
pacity appears TO he beyond dispute
Colonies hereinbefore named are
signatories to the treaty and named
In the annex aa such, and as such
signatories 1t appears from article ]
above quoted each Of such named
colonies is an original member 1t
In also clear from article 4 above set
out that members" Of the, league
are to be selected for place on the
council As they may be, ami are,
"membere' who cannot apuy or
truly be described as state nation o.
power, the word members" is apI>
and designedly chosen 60 as to cS
Clude the idea that member would
have to be u state, nation or power
before II was eligible 10 representa-
tion on the council This is emPha-
sized by the fact that the BriiistNem-
pire a. such is a signatory, and IN
addition, Canada, Australia, South
Africa, New Zealand and india oach.
individually, separately and In It's
own name and on its own h"haN
signed the treaty and are destgna ed
therein AZ members ana signator e.
But, In order to make assurance
doubly sure, Canada, before shc
would ratify the treaty, through her
premier. Sir Robert Borden, expire &
ly reque etted construction OF art'
clos ! and by Clemenceau. Wilson
and Lloyd George, and received the
following reply:
"'rhe question having been
raised as to the meaning OF article
4 OF the league OF nations cove
nant, We have been requested by
Sir Robert Borden TO state whelh-
er We concur In his view that upo
the true construction OF the firrs
and second paragraphs OF the arti-
Gle, Representatives OF self-govern-
ing dominions of the British en-
pire may be selected or named as
members OF the council. we have
no hesitation in expressing our en-
tire concurrence In this view "
there were any doubt. It would I've
entirely removed by the fact that
the articles are not subject to "a
narrow or technical construction.
60 GLEN ENCEAU,
"WOODROW WILSON,
80. LLOYD GEORGIA.
This reply should forever remove
doubt. H. as Is not the case, there
was any doubt OF the right or the
British colonies to have representa-
ton on the council. Clemenceal,
Wilson and Lloyd George arc the
men who fashioned and breathed
lifeIinto the covenant OF the league.
and they unmistakably announce as
free from doubt the right OF anyone
OF the British colonies, members OF
the league, to be selected as mem
bers OF the council. This being true,
1t undoubtedly follows:
That Great Britain may ultimately
obtain the same voting power and
membership in tho council that she
has In the assembly. and IN each
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