El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-01
Urges New World Union
To Save the u. S. F-9m
European Intrigue.

: WASHINGTON. D C., March Sen
: w ator Knox. OF Pennsylvania, FOR
mer secretary OF state. speaking TO-
day IN the senate. assailed the league
Z Of nations as striking down American
constitutional principles and pro-
/ posed a new world organization,
which. he said. would preserve the
/ Monroe doctrine and save America
from the results OF European intrigue
and aggression"
Senator Knox. who attended the
white house dinner conference We'd
nesday with other members Of the
senate foreign relations committee.
said the constitution Of the league as
/ presented TO the peace conference
{ sanctions, breeds and commands
war" and. after criticising various
clauses Of the documents, asked:
sfWhy this feVerish nnNi~ty for
the adoption Of this plant Why
this racing mp and down the land
ny prOpaEandiSts urging Its ndop-
tions What benefit Is 10 come
from such sale OF the country
ns is urged upon us. who are
the beneficiaries of this betrayal
Of our people"
The Pennsylvania senator said that
II the people Of the United States de
{ sired what he termed a real league OF
nations to prevent war, and not
merely build a coalition 10 turtle
trade or preserve and expand terri
tOrial possessions II might be Sc
cured through the formation OF an
international organization. compris-
ing all the nations Of the world. Sen
ator Knox said the constitution OF
such an international coalition should
primarily declare war an nterua-
tional crime and stipulate that any
nation engaging In II, except in self
defence. be punished by the world as
an International criminal He also
suggested that the constitution pro
vide that international disputes be
decided by an international court &C
cordinE TO an international code. de-
filming war. that no nation could sum
mon another before the court unless
the subject under discussion was OF
common concern to the contending
nations and that jurisdiction Of the
court not extend TO matters OF gov
erumentsl policy.
Under such a code. senator
Knox declared. America wOuid
not. as under the present plan, be
called upon to arbitrnte ''the pol
icy involved in the Monroe doc
trine; our conservation pOiicys
our immigration pOlicyf our right
10 expeI aliens; Our right TO re-
pei invasion and to maintain milf
tary and naval embellishments
our right to make necessary for
tifications Of the Panama canal
or on our frontiers. and orr right
10 discriminate between natives
and foreigners In respect to
rights Of property and citizen
ship
Among other suggestions FOR the
constitution, senator Knox said il
should provide that the countries OF
10 enforce DEGREES Of the international
court only in their respective hemi-
spheres.
"A league framed on these broad
lines" he continued, would carry
with Il a minimum loss OF our SOW
ersignty: would relieve Us from par
ticipstiou in the broils OF Europe.
would preserve the Monroe doctrine
and would save America from the re-
suits OF European intrigue and ag-
gression-
FavOrs Worthy Sacrifices.
In opening his address. senator
Knox said he wished II understood he
had not secured negative conclusions
IN regard 10 the constitution OF the
proposed league through unfriendii-
ness OF bias. He said he was against
war even 70 the extent OF seeing the
United States make the utmost sacri-
fees possible, but that he wanted 70
feel sure that when the offering Of
the United States had been placed
upon the altar and burned this coun-
try should have measureably and pro-
portonately advanced the cause OF
human liberty and happiness.
Referring TO the proposed constttu-