The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-04
TAFT SEES NO BAR IN
MONROE DOCTRINE
League Would Run Parallel
With Rule of Integrity Of
U. s., He Says.

CINCINNATI, March 8.-Ex-President
Taft spoke on the League Of Nations
before the Cincinnati Chamber Of Com
merce here to-day. He said in part;
All wars are not wars against terri
torial Integrity or political Independents.
The Monroe Doctrine does not aim at
anything except these two points, =.
This is no trap. The nations are not
to let somebody else act for them. Even
the league boycott, which IL self-acting,
must still come to Congress to determine
whether there has been a violation max
ing II necessary that such boyovtt
take place.
at is said tina. England may have
too much force because of her self
governing dominlons. The British EN-
pire will have but n single vote In the
executive council. Australia and Canada
may get votes In the council Of dele
gates IL the other nations SO wish II.
The Philippine Islands may do the same
thing. What we want Is a league that
binds somebody 10 something We want
to organize the world so that We can
stop this suicide of mankind.
Time to Frame League.
Several distinguished Senators have
of Nations can be taken up later They
think that on some bright summers
day when everything else has been
cleared OF the board somebody do
not know just whom-will sit down and
make UP the league. / am not com
planning OF their criticisms.
Il am glad that Woodrow Wilson went
to France and learned what the men
OF other nations think OF this plan. Tho
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yearning for this agreement. They want
to know where the shoe pinches in this
country.
The Constitution OF the United States,
drawn up 1876 years ago. has been in the
course OF Interpretation ever since, and
we still maintain nine black robed gen.
tlemen in a mausoleum in Washington
to do nothing else but interpret It.
Menace of Bolshevism.
I'VE do not know the trouble ovsr
there. The horrible spectre Of Bolshs-
vism is pushing eastward from Russia.
The nations there need the steaeying
hand of Christian civilization. Imain-
tain that the need OF the league 10 sus-
tanned by the facts as they now exist.
What did we fight for? We wanted TO
defeat militarlsm and to end war. Let
us do now what we started out to do.
without US. We must complete our Job,
or are we to become Stacker nationT'
The ex-President reiterated his state
ment that the people OF the United States
need have no fear OF japanese immigra-
ton under the covenant OF the League
OF Nations. ut would require the votes
of from thirty to forty of the signers OF
the covenant to overrule the wish OF the
United States in this matter" he added.
In this connection Prof. Taft said It
would require a unanimous vote OF the
slgners of the league. and that therefore
the danger was so small that any actu-
airy would guarantee that 1t could not
take place.
Referring TO the covenant OF the
League of Nations Prof. Taft said that
Its main idea was the consideration Of
war or peace. He cited that this cove
nant sought an organized League OF
Nations. the elimination of secret trea-
ties and the cooperation OF nations and
keeping peace and preventing war. Prot.
Taft proclaimed that at this time at the
end of hostilties II seemed most appro-
pirate 10 rerpetuate the efforts already
made to make peace assured.