The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-01


its weight
He Would Admit Huns
The senator warned especially
: sssinst leaving the central powers ouI'
Of the league, saying the inevi'aole
result would be 10 drive them more
closely together for mutual seli-pfo,
t(ction. thu. making the formation ol
second league OF nations bidding
fAr adherence from neutral states al
tost . certainty. No.,
'"Thus at no distant date" I've con
tinued. I'VE should have two great
leagues OF nations and two great
camps each preparing for a new ana
greater life and death struggle
Misnomer, He Says.
Even the term league nl n'lI"n'
/, a deceptive misn1mcr" senator
Knox declared, "ior under this pro,
upsed plan the nations oi the worlh
Ie divided into three classeS; fir'l
sipna,ories OF the covenant; these arc
M, named, but it IS assumed ihey WI
isciude and possibly he confined u
the five grea, entente powers tha' y
20 saw. the British empire, France,
Italy. Japan and the United States;
"Second state, not signl,ofy bul
named in the protocol No iniufma-
tjon is given as TO who these. ''a',,'
are, though surely they will include
such entente powers, u any ~ are
not sigra,ofics a, well as certain
other states neutral IN the 'oliAN
now closing and
,"Third. those states which arc
nei,her Signaluflcs nor protocol STATES
and which must, 10 be admitted to the
league. Ne prepared to give certain
offensive guarantees TO their inicn'
,ion 10 he bound hy their in,erna-
,,onal obligations These latter aIc
ou,cast state, and presumably include
the central powers and their allies m
the war ~,
i"Thus a league Of nations IN 'hr
sense Of all the nations 8, not eftiirN
M this document. nor are the ',d'c.
merben of the lcaguge treated as
equals. , g.,
'"The term league Is mi'nomer 'n
smother and really vital matter l"'
q league connoteS a gnn'rdctall. w.
and n confederation implies a f'gN'
ia the several parties to withdraw a.
,beir will. But there Is no right o,
SECESSION within the four corners u'
this covenant On the other hand
the association here provided for IS d
union in the full sense oi that term as
applied 10 our own political cop'uiu-
tion,. Once in this union we re-
main there no matter how onerou'
this gigantic burden may become
"No matter how great the di'taAe
and revulsion our people may have
for H. we must remain members until
either We persuade all the states req.
resented in the executive council ana
three fourth, OF those represented m
the body OF delegates 70 bid us de-
part in peace. or until the league
crumbleS OF its own weight or is de-
troyed hy its cr.'"s. or unll We
FIGHT our way ont against the hriii'l
empire. France Italy Japan and all
the lesser states they arc able 10 per
suade to Join the league
Sentor Knox took mp the six opera
tive bodies Of the league and crit
oircd them one by one.
A, 10 the body Of delegates, Senate
Knoxs chrf nitr,sm was that 'h'
constitution contained no provision
for their appointment, removal com
pensation or tenure.
Executive Plan Attacked.
Senator Knox objected to the Tor.
nation Of the executive council be
cause il would be composed OF only
nine of hall a hundred states and
practically would be given the power
10 declare war, make lis own laws
sit as a court and pass judgment an'
then determine the means OF eniorclns
its judgments.
"a BODY clothed with powers sucl
as given TO this council, is anachron
ism" said Senator Knox at belong
10 the DAYS OF The Mcdes and the Per
SLAMS. A ymtT more ahhorfen, q
our ,radlliot&fNHee institutions am
trend of S xyiIiZed government
could no, bxaSSEed'
Provisiqtf3ot NJ mandatory com
mission, SSSs.s~ Knox thought, wer
indefinite rs to organization and on
Grafton. Oi the bureau oi labor y
asked whether il was the intent to pm
labor Of all countries upon a
equality
"li this he the intent, labor oi ihi
country may consider inaSmuch a
France ALREADY has given notice
will be impossible TO pu, French Ia
Dor on an equality with American
whether It is proposed TO hrln
American labor TO the level OF Frcnc
labor, in order that there may b
equitable treatment Of the commcrc
Of the two countries"