Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-20

Revolution. If that league had exisl
ed in 1885, we could not have inter
Iered and rescued Cuba from th
clutches of Spain; we should hay,
brought war on with all the Othe
nations of the world
Perhaps the time has come to d,
it. / only wish tonight to call you
attention to the gravity of that prom
Use; to what it means. that it is moral
ly binding, that there is no escape
when a guarantee OF that sort is in.
voked. Think over ii well; that is al
ask. Consider it. And remember
that we must make no promise, enter
into no agreement, that we are not go
ing to carry out in letter and in spirit
without restriction and without de-
duction.
Senator Lodge spoke not quite an
hour.
As he concluded there was a dem
OnsJration which was renewed a mo-
ment later when DIR. Lowell was in
| troduced. The latter's remarks drew
frequent approval from the audience.
DR.. Lowell laid the premises for his
argument by asserting that to be eff
teciVe a league Of nations to prevent
war must provide for compulsory ar
| bitratiOn with penalties for the offend
er that no nation would venture to
| incur. Punishment should be meted
/ out not by a council or the league but
/ automatically by the agreed and i'm
mediate attitude of the members Of
/ the lea-ue who are bound themselves
/ TO resist tine aEgTessor. Then he ana
/ ly&,d the proposed covenant to estah-
. lsl .Eat though there We're faults in
! the drafting, it, offered the minimum
essentials Of an effective anti-war
league.
'Tho covenant of Paris" he SAID. is
. very defective in its draftinS. 1t is
/ nrslly III -sduderstUod, and has in ract
I ogpn widely misunderstood. Lei US
/ remember that in its present shape l.
/ Is intended only as a draft suyJsc. 20
correction.
lie summarized the provisions ot
/ The covenant ana concluded that ;D,
| Obligations assumed ay the members
/ of the league We're TO do. or abstain
| from, definite acts. either continuor s.
/ ly Or on the happening ef eveRfs de
/ sIlneG, never under Tie orders. or by
. direction. or any organ of the league
( The members gree to preserve one
anothcr'S integrity ana ludependehCt
absolutely. not because directed To d.
So by The league.
''ln the other hand. the eXeCutiv,
council is limited to consultation, aH,
recommendations which the member
. Ut the league are under no OBLIGATION
TO accept.
The fear Of a super sovereign pody
to which we are asked to sacrifice 0u
Independence, is the creation OF II
p CN crhcdted imagination. No organ o
, the league has any authority to Civ
! commands to this country that nee
J give US a moments anxiety. The OnI
substantial powers that any such Dod
b Is to possess, beyond making recon
e. mendation. are derived from a unani
5 mou decision in an international dis
pute, contrary 10 which a nation ma
not so u war and from the right t
? foc5ld an increase in drmaments or T.
| d rect tl'c duties of a 1nanuate in cas-
/ we fret agree to the reduction of ARA
i aments or to the assui.1rtion of III
: manCs to.''
% DIR. Lowell summed up his review
o the league in these words
The strength of such a league lie
s in the obligations assumed directly b
.t the several members of the league
e and this is both the most effective an
= least adventurous method of prevent
ing war;
Y THE opponents of the league" /
Il continued, set ur an aginar
70 scarecrow of their own creation an
y, then fire at it with great satisfactio
O to themselves. If the United States
e not subject to the orders of the excel
u tive council, it is senseless to talk
's our being ruled by body in which v
have only one vote out of nine"
e He discussed the various objection
u that had been raised, saying in part:
g AN objection brought forward /
'e the opponents of the league is tn
II Asiatic immigration, the policy of
le protective tariff or some other matt
IS of vital domestic interest may
brought before the executive coun,
n. for inquiry and decided against us.
in would seem to be clear that the fran
in ers of the covenant did not intend
D submit to the council the internal a
ne fairs Of the members of the leagI
and if there is any serious doubt
s. the question, there will doubtless
ne no objection to making it perfect
IS, clear
re Coming to the Monroe doctrir
which he said was ''the greatest bu
c. bear of ALL" Mr.. Lowell expressed I
ly opinion that the United States wou
ed be justified in asking for a clause
the covenant that no foreign DOW
tn should acquire any possession on t
ur American continents or the adjace
islands. However he said. the GOV
de nant extended the doctrine over t
nd world and its adoption would relic
SuSt
it. cion of imperialistic designs on
American neighbors.
he FINALLY" said the speaker, IAN G
ng lection is made to the covenant on [
Ike ground that its provisions are co
"a trary to the constitution of the Unit
States, on the ground that a treaty
mt limit armaments. or to require a col
o. mercial boycott, or to guarantee I
Ire territory of another country, or
he limit the right to declare war are &C
trary to the powers vested in congre
rly Now it so happens that all tn,
s!' things have been regulated by treat
IA already made, still in existence, a
in duly ratified by the senate. Treat
an regulating commerce IN various wa
-th have been common, and are too I
he merous to require citation.
With the approval of the senate
he 1917, an agreement was made W
pie England to limit the naval forces
lc- the two countries upon the CIR
ny Lakes
by the treaty of 1886, the Uni
an States guaranteed the sovereignty q
not property of New Granada, over
90 Isthmus of Panama. BY the treaty
ith 1903, We, guaranteed and agreed
the maintain the indeDendence of the
not
theI CONTINUED on Pace Three-Col,