The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
DOES SIX TIMES
ONE MAKE ONE

| The question arises over the dis
| pute between the President and the
opponents Of the League OF Nations
as ii now stands, in regard to the
| matter Of six votes for the British
empire to one for the United States
in the League of Nations Assembly.
President Wilson contends that
since the six votes of the British en-
pire are in the Assembly and not in
the Council, that it Is not vital, that
the members of the Assembly are
really about the same as so many
attorneys to present matters to the
League.
Let us see what the powers OF the
Assembly are. Article III says:
THE Assembly may deal at its
meetings with any matter within
the sphere of action of the League
or affecting the peace of the world"
Article Nv says.
The Council shall consist of rep-
resentatiyes of the Principal Allied
and Associate Powers, together with
representatives of four other men,
bers of the League. These four
members of the League shall be Sc
leeted BY the Assembly from time to
time In its discretion.
with the approval of the major
ity of the Assembly, the Council
may name additional Members of the
League whose Representatives shall
always be members of the Council;
the Council with like approval may
increase the number of Members of
League TO be selected by the Assem-
bly, for representation on the Coun-
cil"
The five principal allied and as
sociate powers are the United States.
the British empire, France Italy and
Japan.
1t is thus seen that in naming the
other four members of the Council
The British empire will have six
times the power of any other mem
her Of the League; not only that.
bat as stated the Council may name
additional members of the League
whose representatives shall always
be members Of The Council. provided
the Assembly shall approve. We are
lett in the dark as to whether such
action must have the unanimous
consent of the Council.
IN connection with this power of
the Assembly TO name the four mem
bers Of the Council, il is interesting
to note an opinion as to whether the
British colonies are eligible to sit in
The Council Premier Borden of
Canada made inquiry as to this and
received the following reply:
The question having been raised
as to the meaning OF article ~. of
the League Of Nations Covenant. we
have been requsted by Sir Robert
Borden TO state whether we concur
in his view that the true eonstruc-
tion OF the first and second para
graphs Of that article representa-
lives Of the self governing domin-
IONS OF the British empire may be
selected or named as members Of the
Council We have no hesitation in ex-
pressing our entire concurrence in
his view. If there we're any doubt
it would be entirely removed by the
fact that the articles are not subject
10 a narrow or technical eonstruc-
tlon."
(signedJ G. Clemenceau
Woodrow Wilson.
d, Lloyd George.
Dated at the Quai dOrsay, Paris.
'6IGI 'GuN 10 hep qlg eul
we take the above from partisan
paper, but It hardly seems as If il
could be forgery. II not garbled
II would seem as If the President has
come very close to attempting de-
llberate deception Of the people in
claiming that this has not given the
British empire an advantage over
other powers BY allowing represen-
lion TO the "self-governing domin-
Tons" OF Tie Empire.
Has the President been frank with
the puble7
1t seems to us that article XIV also
contains a clause that may well be
subject to examination. 1t says in
speaking OF disputes referred to the
Council and the method of proceed
ure:
The Council may In any case un-
der this Article refer the dispute to
the Assembly. The dispute shall be
so referred al the request Of either
party to the dispute, provided that
such request be made within four
teen days after the submission of
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