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treaty Of some kind, disappointing as

treaty OF some KIND, Disappointing as
1t may be.
whether Mondays meeting to pass
on the revised League Of Nations will
be held or not may depend on the
Presidents condition. He is unwilling
to be represented by proxy at these
meetings, the league being his own
pet project. Since the last meeting
was held complaints have been pour
ing in steadily, the latest being pro-
test by the labor conference in Eng
land over Its undemocratic and hypo-
critical character.
The British labor leaders have de-
manded that the covenant shall pror
vide expressly for the popular election
OF members OF the league. Lord Rob-
ert Cecil brought this matter up at
tho last meeting, which led to de-
bate along Hamiltonian and Jefferso-
MAN lines. The Hamiltonians won,
their contention being that the Gov
eminent Is more competent to select
the best equipped representatives.
However the covenant declares, there
Is nothing in II that affects the COM
potency of nations to decide upon
other methods Of selection by legis-
lative enactments.
Tho troubles Of the Council of Four
reem to be increasing steadily. Gen.
Smuts's mission to Hungary has
reached Budapest coincident with a
denunciation by the Bolshevist con-
gress Of the League Of Nations as a
new alliance OF capitalism and calling
upon all Bolsheviks to fight 1t, yet Gen.
SHUTS was one Of the coauthors of the
league.
The message sent to President Will
son by Lenine, which was conveyed by
w. C. Buliitt, insisted upon the right
late the affairs of Russia, hut dis
avowed any purpose Of carrying Boil
shevism outside Of that country, ex-
cept by peaceful means.
Trrnecending this kind of complaint
against the covenant Is that now coming
from representatives OF those seeking
Independence from the British Empire.
The Irish. Indians and Egyptians all
have propagandists here who see in
Article x. the destruction of all their
nationalist aspirations.
Fear British bondage.
Disappointed at first by their absolute
failure to obtain freedom through the
application of President Wilson's self
determination point, they now see ir
the covenant an instrument of oppression
and bondage, stressing the point already
made In the United States that the COW
enant guarantees the integrity of the
British Empire.
In q long communication sent to every
member of the conference O'Kelly. who
ts here as the representative OF the
Irish Republic. so-called, says;
ARTICLE X. will impose upon all the
nations as condition of membership
sn the league the obligation to guaran-
tee Great Britain's title to the posses
sion of ireland and the dominions
Against such slavery. and especially
against giving such a guarantee of title
10 Great Britain, enter on behalf Of
the Irish people a most emphatic pro-
test
combined with the guarantee such
title would constitute a definite denial
of the principle of Justice to all peo-
pies and nationalities.
Nations which never have denied the
right Of Ireland to freedom will deprive
themselves Of the power of~countenanc'
ing her claim and in consequence will
DO bound to leave her unaided to her
own resources"
O'Kelly has asked in the name OF
Irish independence that the Irish be in
vited into the league, like the otheI
British colonies. and that Article X. be
applied to her as protection for her
right OF self-government.
This viewpoint Is exactly the same as
that advanced by the Egyptian and In
dian nationalists here, who see in the
covenant the very opposite OF afMagna
Chafta of world liberty. American legal
experts who have been drafting the cove.
nant are forced to admit that the cove.
nant absolutely prevents other nations
from giving such assistance as France
gave America. The only way in which q
people in such a situation can obtain an
dependence in the future would be by
revolution without external aid.
"No Hope for the Irish.''
In reply to criticisms OF this kind tn,
Presidents friends point out that tn,
covenant will work with equal beneh
for America, stopping a nation lik,
japan. for example, from going to tn,
assistance of the Philippines, although IL
the opinion OF many here to compare any
such small advantage with that whic
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