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Senator Pomerene Argues
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Prompt and unreserved ratification
Of the peace treaty with the league
of nations covenant was urged upon
the Senate today by Senator Pom
creme OF Ohio, democratic member of
the foreign relations committee.
In a prepared address crowded
with constitutional and legal argu-
ments. Senator Pomerene said the
league was not sure preventive
of wars. but would tend to prevent
war. and could be amended as ex-
perience required. He replied to the
criticisms Of Republican Leader
Lodge, Senator Knox, republican, of
and Chairman Hays Of the republican
national committee. Much of the OPP
position, Mr.. Pomerene asserted,
springs from partisanship.
Surely" said the Ohio senator, IF
the treaty is ratified after the ex-
perience through which We have just
passed, it will help to keep our former
enemies in the straight and narrow
path until the present plan can be
modified or improved SO as to meet
the requirements of our future eX-
periences and our mature thoughts.
Asserts No Friend Calls It Panacea
NO friend of the league has ever
claimed that it would be a panacea
against all future wars. But we
have an abiding faith that when the
nations of the world, leagued to-
gether. pledge themselves to suspend
warfare that international disputes
can be submitted either to arbltra-
ton or to investigation and publicity
incident thereto, it will materially
reduce the chances of war.
Objects to Delay.
ct would not find serious fault with
some of the proposed amendments or
reservations if they did not mean de-
lay and a consequent encouragement
to revolutionary elements. Is 1t not
going to be better. therefore. that we
surrender some of our own convic-
lions in the interest of immediate
peace, rather than to insist upon
changes which will require the pend
ing treaty to be sent back to the as
ISOLATED powers? A war-sick world
demands the early ratification of the
treaty. That demand must not be
ignored.
During the war many of us voted
for measures, not because We would
but because we felt the exigencies of
the situation required them. May we
not pursue a similar course when it
comes to the ratification Of the peace
treaty?
Says Revolution Is Running Rife.
All of us recognize how extremely
abnormal present conditions are. par
tieularly in Europe. The spirit of
is running rife. not only in
eastern Europe and within the central
powers, but to some extent among the
peoples of our allies. Ought not our
aim to be the restoration Of peace and
the adoption of such measures fer it's
and the protection OF the
newborn nations as shall seem to be
sufficient in the present state Of the
public mind?
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Predicts Possibilities.
who does not know that Germany
is not looking forward to the moment
when she may resume her aggressions
against her neighbors? Who does not
know that the new governments of
Poland, Czechoslopakia, Jugosloyakia
have not been able to organize perfect
and stabilized governments.
who il SO blind that he does not
understand that it is now necessary,
and will be necessary for years. to
aid in protecting the territorial in
tegrity and political independence of
these newly formed governments
against external aggression by their
former masters? And further, who
does not know that. for some years
to come at least, it will be necessary
to keep Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey within the limitations of
their own boundaries? Why, then, the
intensity Of opposition against Sec
ton X?