Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-01
SENATOR KNOX ADDS
|. HIS VOICE TO HEAVY
ASSAULTS ON LEAGUE
Favors Covenant But Believes
II Should Be Different From
Present One.

Washington, March 1.-Senator Knox
Of Pennsylvania, secretary OIL srate un.
der President Taft, added his voice to.
day to the heavy republican assaults
upon President Wilson IS league of ma
tions covenant.
Declaring that the proposed draft does
not abolish nor prevent wars, but sdoes
sanction and commend them, - he as
sailed it as an instrument undermine
ing the bulwGrks Of our protection,
robbing this nation Of its sovereignty
and oven threatening our independence
Of life.
Knox attended the president IS league
Of nations dinner Wednesday night. He
urged that discussion Of the league Of
nations be postponed until larer.
When the proper time comes, he said
the league should be entirely differeat
from that now promulgated and he laid
down his own formula for it.
Desire True League.
eff the people Of the United States
not clamorus few Of them, but d
great majority, desire to establish true
league Of nations,V he sare, III they
feel either the need or the desirabiiity
of creating an organization to stop wal
and not expand territorial possessions
aud if they are willing to make a pjrcs
ent necessary sacrGfice in independence
and sovereignty and the inevitable flu
ture sacrifice Of untold American trAs
ure and life, then we may proceed, y
The first article of Knox IS proposed
constitution would provide "that wa
is hereby declared to be an information
al crime and that any nation engaging
in war, except in self-defense. whel
actually attacked, shall be punished by
the world as IN international criminal.
II should set up an international cod
! to be administered by an internationa
court, Knox set.
''lFhe code would define what wa
lis and discriminate between aggressiv
and defensive war.
Would Limit Nations.
"Tlis code also would provide tina
one nation could not sunl1non anothe
before an international court except o.
a matter Of international and commol
concern to tho contending nations an
the jurisdiction Of the court would no
extend to matters Of governmental po
/ icy which would be excluded from arb
tration.
efUnder such code it would not b
lcallcd upon to arbitrate the policy 3
Jour Monroe doctrine, the conservatio
policy, our immigration policy, our rigf
to expell alters, our right to maintai
militAry and naval establishments.
"Ihe international court should |
authorized by the league Of nations
call upon powers, signatory, to enlort
its deerees against unwilling states !
force, economic pressure or otherwise
The constitution should provide tn;
If necessary to enforce decree again
II nasiAa on thJ American conunoi
/. such decree should be enforced by Il
AaAioss of this hemisphere and the san
with respect to the eastern hemisphei
ssSuch league" Knox said, 'swou
!. keep us out Of Europe's- broils al
! would involve q minimum sacrifice.
nBut,u ho added, 'flet us have
: end Of all Of this Let the discussi
! Of league be postponed for later GO
sideration.v
Europe need not fear the Hun mca
while, he declared, for America wot
again come to the rescue. But disci
sion Of the league now makes it !
, possible he pointed out to brinh ne
: can soldiers home. A means ID
he declared, should be found at once,