Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-18
Pennsylvania Senator Says
Time Should Be Given For
People of Nation to Know
What Covenant Means.
ALLIES WANT u. S. TO
GUARANTEE WAR SP0lLS S
Americans Should Know
Whether Power to Declare
War is to Rest With Con-
qreSS or Outside Power.
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Washington, June IA plea
against ha8ty acceptance of the league
of nations was made to the senate To-
day by Senator Knox, republican OF
Pennsylvania, in a carefully prepared
address analyzing features of the
league covenant and cautionings that
it's ratification would mean far de-
parture from American traditions.
The league, declared the former
secretary of state, would inevitably
result in super government EN-
powered to act even upon the domes-
tic affairs of member nations ana 70
preserve for all time the territorial
boundaries shortly to be fixed by the
peace treaty. He asserted the new
Monroe doctrine provision would ef-
face that policy from internauonal
affairs and argued that the amend
ment adopted to cover withdrawal of
league members would make such
Withdrawals absolutely impossible.
Asks Merely for Time.
"I ask for time" said the senator,
''merely to consider whether or not,
under the covenant as drawn. the
power to put us at war will still rest
with us or be placed in body outside
our own government and if placed
outsice, whether or not such lodging
of the sovereign power is desirable.
Il ask only for time to deliberate
whether or NOT We shall put Il beyond
our power 70 increase the size Of our
az 5v an oUr n.pg IL 'iihas Of dire
IN trs ancy withoat first consulting
The wish or deslres OF otfter cuuntrlea.
The Knox resolution did not come
Technically before the senate and the
Senator made his address in tho
midst of an appropriation bill debate
Tomorrow the first speech against the
resolution will be made by senator
McCumber of North Dakota, re-
publican member lof the foreign rela-
tions committee.
Presidents Speaking Tour.
Additional plans for President Will
sons speaking tour for the league
were revealed today in official circles.
II became known that the trip would
cover a period of three weeks and
would follow directly the president $
appearance before a joint session OF
the senate and house to present and
explain the treaty and the league COW
enant. 1t was said Mr. Wilson would
leave France June "a or %, should
Germany sign the peace treaty, ana
probably would arrive here about
July 3.
Senator Lodge replied to charges
that the republicans are making a
partisan issue of the league, and ar
gued that more time should be al
lowed the American people to consld-
err it.
Senator Knox declared the Monroe
doctrine provision inserted in the re-
vised covenant of the league Wou4d
wipe out that doctrine.
ut is hard to speak calmly of such
perVersion as this said Senator
Knox. "It is hard to conceive of any
man traditioned in Americanism lend
ing his attention to such monstros-
ity, Never before has the Monroe doc
trine been q mere measure of spineless
pacifism. 1t has until now been a
strong means of self-protection and
self preservation.
Aim of Monroe Doctrine.
at was aimed to keep monarchy
from this hemisphere; kings, princes
and emperorS were to have no place
on this side of the world. But under
the new doctrine, If Mexico should
peaceably agree to allow Japan a strip
of her western territory; if Guatemala
should make an alliance with Great
britain or Brazil with Germany, or Ar
gentina with Italy, or if they should
grant to them regions or strips OF
territory or concessions or zones of
influence, how could we say that
regional understanding securing
the maintenance of peace had been
violated? Would not the answer be,
no hostile activity has occurred, none
is contemplated and none will occur
unless you, yourself, America, under
take or threaten them? And, II we
did threaten them, no matter how
great the menace to our own exist
ence they might ultimately prove, we
should merely bring us within the re-
straining hand of the whole of the
league itself?"
In asking that the people have time
in which to study the league plan,
Senator Knox said the United states
saved the liberties of Europe ana IN
order to insure them for the future