The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
ENFORCEMENT
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The leagues provision for compulsory
International conferences on pohtlca'
questions in times OF danger WAS CHASE
I'd by the former Secrrtar! us So.
step forward" But the scheme was no,
carried far enough. he said. IL ShouIu
not merely suggest. hut compel. aroltra-
tion of all just itiablc questions. lnciuo-
ing those affecting honor ana rNciuu
only those of policy or poli'cS, NJ
,dicd that the draft"rs Of the league
Man. in leaving To disputants tho PRIV
iIcrr Of submitting 10 arbitration qucS'
lions which they recognize as Sullani'
For submission. had sent the entire SUBJ
iect back where it was IS years ago:
Instead Of perfectinE and n1,i Pu VI, in5
teeth into tho system OF arn Itt'i.' - =.
he stated, they have thrown those con-
yrutions up on the scrap heap; lie
cited the efforts Of the Grant. Ar'huI'
Harrison, Cleveland. Mckinley; knoSr-
volt and Taft administrationst TO aavnnoI
tho cause Of arbitration. and contcSSrd
hc could not. without protest. sec nc
Judgment Of thrc" generations OIL lh'
yriscst and best of American statesmen
concurrrd in by tho wiscst and best 81
our allies. thus held FOR nanGn; ";
AIonr with compulsory arbitration.
Mr., Root urged adoption Of the SuEGcS-
ton of Leon bourgeois OF the renCi'
peace delegation that the league be gwen
l0SD6Ctf0n
mako cffective The proposed general
agreement for reduction Of armaments
, to tho lowest point consistent WIN we
national safety of each mrmprr. WIN
! out n weapon such as this. ne clt!l'''u
! the disarmament commission "nulG Nv,
bc1nlcss AGAINST some nations whose
! public officers would regard II as duty
| 10 conceal and mislcad.' and the Whol"
! effort to secure future peace woulo :"
! for nothing. ,,o
| The former senator advocated definite
| ARRANGEMENTS in the covenant LOT Keep
! ing international law up to dalc ana Tor
! revision Of tho instrument ltS6lt by pro-
vision for n conference of the slBnator!
mowers on the former subject within
| two to five years. and on the latter GurS-
ton five tn IN years hence" one OF INC
| leagues Weaknesses in its present DRAFT
he declared. was its fniurc TO assure per
petua,iun Of tho progress OF preScnt
and past generations in tho development
and aprlication of/inTrnatinnal law. lie
| saw the organization in the lInneo!al'
future, in the light Of IAN alliance "1 an,,
proximatcly "nc-half n" active WnrI !.
against or for control Of tho other nall.
Tavors Later Revision.
In view of uncertainty as TO 'Whch
! or upon what terms tho central or f'aS'
/ cru powers arc 10 h" admitted 10 INC
league" II" cont ended that tho initial
obligations Of the members must n"t
hr regarded ns. irrrvucahlc. and favored
ms revision "whrn the world is loss SUD
jnct to exciting and disturbing causes
! And at ihc time Of. revision, or th'rr-
| after upnn n years notice. nc SAID an!
member should have the right TO with
draw.
| Mr. Roots study Of The covenant
clauS.. committing III" SiEnatorl"S TO
respect and prts"rr" hs against external
aggression the territorial lntcgrl'! ana
] existing political Independence OF All
| |, Il ln1
lirs. impression. he stated 10 h"ilcEc
that tn. article should he stricken ou''
IF pcrp"lual.' ~ added. "it would hr III
til, in what it would attempt I" preserve
for all time thu distribution oil power
and Tertiary made in arcnrdanrr with
| the views and "XiE"nCicS of IN" iLilrS
III thu present junClur" of affairs. pn
| SECOND thought. however. tn" former Soc
rotary declared. hr had hcc"m" "";lNinc
that the articles should BE- considered ~
| refrrcnr" Ia III" present situation IN
| Europe. To restore order. he contcndcd'
| tho allied council must determine l:n"S
| Of rrv"nSt ructinn. and enforce It's deter
animation.
| With Great Rriiain. France. ltaly and
Belgium. who's. populations ar" less than
| 100, hrn. Onn "rontrnnlcd with the Hlgnr-
lnuS ANA wa"lkc peoples Of Germany
! German .AuSlria hungary. Bulgaria
| Russia and Turkey. numbering 2So.ouo',
| rn0 and fast returning lu harhhriSm anu
| n" Ia %lr.SS NlritIn't al DlThdFhuS I'tI'S'
Mr. Root asserted the United states
| cannot quit. II must 20 on with the
performances Of lis duty" For this rea-
| son h. advocated the retention Of arti.
: Gle 10, guaranteeing the independence" or
all the league members. with tn" rcSNr-
vatiun that after fE" years any sig
! nainry may +" withdrawn from the OBJ
! legation.
The former secretary regretted that
| tho Senate was not convened imm"hl-
! atrly utter March TO perform its duty
: If discussing tho project. painting out
| That with tho president and Secretary
/ !.anSin: members Of tn" American dol
! -S,aiinn there would he no executive "ih-
| riay 10 Sup"rvirn tn" negotiations from
! Ihr usual van;aG" punt of tn" pr"Sldch;