The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-22

II must not be within the jurisdic-
ton OF the league of nations to say
who shall come into the United
States" he said.
our tariff would run up against our
constitution.
Il offer an amendment to exclude
questions affecting immigration and
the tariff from the purview of the
league as fourth constructive crit
icisn.
''As another constructive criticism
he called for provision permitting
withdrawal from the league to make
unnecessary denunciation or abroga-
ton OF the treaty.
In concluding his opening argu-
ment Senator Lodge referred TO the
provision for manufactures with its
failure to state who will select
them" for the nations.
Cries of mo. Mo-" That nearly
drowned scattering shouts Of "Yes."
arose when Senator Lodge. in empha-
sizing the Importance Of article 10 in
the covenant. asked if the american
people would be willing TO send forth
Our sons to fight the battles OF all
the nations Of the world. Yet that
is what is demanded" he added,
and the American people should
ponder this soberly before accepting
a covenant containing any such stip-
ulation."
If they are ready to accept it, oil
right II the American people nre
not ready to go. that article will have
to go out of the treaty. If that
league with th,; article had existed
in the 18th century France could
not have assisted tilis country TO win
the Rev0!ution If that league had
existed n 1895 we could not have IN
terfercd and rescued cuba from the
clutches Of Sp:t:n: we should have
brought Il war on With all the other
nations OF inc world.
s'pGrh;,.,s the time has come to do
It, / Only wish tonight 10 call your
attention 10 the gravity Of that
promise TO what il means that it is
4ncT;.;lr binding: ti}at there is no es-
cape when n guarantee Of that sort
is invoked Think over it well; that
is al ] ask. Consider it: And re-
member, that We mast make no
promise to enter into no agreement
hat wa are not 2o;ns 10 carry out
in Letter an! III >pri, without re-
striction aud u.i:h out deduction.
senator Lodge spoke not quite IN
hour AS ha concluded there was a
demonstration which w:is renewed n
moment later wtci Dr. Lowell was
introduced Tf.c Ia1tcrs remarks
e'rn,v frequen1 applause from the
audience.
Dr. Lowell laid the premises for
his ;..,&iin,e.i by asserting that 10 be.
effective 3 lt.Jsuc OF nations 10 PFC
vent WA, .al:,:t provide for compuf-
sriy arbitration w.th penalties for the
afIenler that no nation would ven
ture To incur Punishment should be
mctcd gu; not by u council OF league
but Automatically by the agreed and
immediate attitude Of the members
of tho league who had bound them-
selves to resist the a2srcssor. Then
he analyZed the proposed covenant TO
establish shat though there were
faults IN :hc drafting, it offered the
nlin;mnnl essentials of an effective
&nti-n,;,i league
'.'rhe covenant Of Paris" he said.
is vcsy defective IL is drafting. Ii
rs easily misunderstood and has IN
fact been widely misunderstood. Let
as rcsnennbc: that in its present
=. n =.
subject to correction.".
He summarized the provisions Of
the covenant ard concluded that the
obligations assumed by the members
Of tho league were '.to do, or abstain
from, definite acts, either continuous
" or on the happening Of events de-
scribed: never under the orders. or
by direction Of any organ Of the
league. The members agree to pre-
serve one another's integrity and in