The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-05
Says that The Oeaa Banner not in Harmony with the
Sentiment Prevailing in Florida

II you will read the Congressional
Record. you will find that prior to the
vote on this unconditional resolution
Of ratification, had supported a num-
Der Of reservations offered by Sena.
tor Hitchcock. the democratic leader
These reservations we're supported by
a very large number OF the democrats
Of the senate. After the reservations
offered by Senator Hitchcock on two
particular subjects were defeated. /
then voted for the committee reserva-
tiOns covering the same points Here
! may saysthat Senator Hitchcock
himself voted for one or more of the
committee reservations. You may
also recall that the president repeat
ediy stated in speeches throughout
the west that he did not object TO
reasonable interpretative reservation.
! supported these reservations be-
cause ! honestly believed that Ii was
safer for America that we make plain
, in the resolution Of ratification our
understanding as to the meaning of
vital parts of the covenant OF the
league instead OF leaving them open
20 the construction which may here
after be placed upon them by the rep.
resentatives of foreign powers. Hon.
esty with my country. and my self re-
spect impelled me under these cir.
cumstances 70 vote against the un.
conditional resolution OF ratification
offered by Senator Underwood. Had
I voted otherwise would have dis.
played a lack of manhood and the
courage OF my convictions. I prefer
standing up 40 a man, even if il dis
pleases you. | voted for a reserva
tiOn stating that if America decided
TO withdraw from the league upop
two years notice that our nation
should be the Judge as to whether .,
not this obligation had been perform
ed. | wanted TO make it plain that
4 NO1AO II We UECluSu 20
do so, even though the other nations
may object. voted for reservations
setting forth that il was Americas un-
derstanding that we were to retain
exclusive control OF our domestic and
home affairs. naming such as immi
grafton, labor, coastwise traffic, com.
merce, and other similar questions;
that our military and naval force
should not be sent TO war for the pur
pose of defending the territorial in.
tegrity and existing political inde
pendence OF other nations, unless first
authorized by congress; that the
United States should not be bound by
any decision or action of the league
when Great Britain and her self-goy.
erned colonies had cast more than one
vote as against the one vote OF the
United States; that the United States
reserve To itself the Monroe Doctrfne
and should be the Judge of the mean.
ing and scope OF this doctrine. and
also favored making IL plain that the
United states could not accept man.
date % police any other nation un-
less congress first agreed to the man
datory. Zach and all of these rcser
vationg were in line with the mean
iug of the sections OF the covenant
as President wilson interpreted
thom. As his construction, however,
would have no binding efrec, Wnat
ever upon ~ members of the league.
that would hereafter construe the
documeuG felt that the safest and
best plan for conserving Americas in.
terosE beyond all question was to
8upvtft these reservations. II seems
thet you prefer TO leave the matter Of
eonatruing this document TO foreign
kers. who may have altogether differ
ent IDEAS of Il meaning from that
placed upon Il BY President Wilson
In this you and I Disagree. am
heartily IN favor OF "a league OF ma
tlonN and no one desires more than
myself to see a sincere effort made
toward bringing about a reduction
% armament and the worlds peace
Most respectfully.
PARK TRAMMELL.
ssss
u gill be seen that Senator Tram.
nell says that from oral expressions
and large number OF letters receiv
81 from different sections of Florida
he finds that the editor OF the Ban.