Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-26
Senator Cummins Declares
United States Faces
Humiliation.
LAUDs IT'S OBJECTS,
RIDDLES ITS PLANKS
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Regarding Mandsssriss oress Viola
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washington. FEB. 3s.-whiie de-
clsrins his full sympathy With the
purpose to form an international peace
tribunal Senator Cummins. OF lows
republican. declared in an address TO-
d.v in the senate that he was opposed
: TO the proposed constitution OF the
league Of nations because he believed
some Of its prov,sions would strike u
American sovereisnty. $50
5 Presenting the outline OF agreements
he would favor. senator cummins saio
the leasue Arafs % presented At Paris
would form 4 world nation" WITH
"no,vxlot and incohsrent powers
which would submerge the American
republic.
In the course OF his address ne
urged speedy conclusion OF = peace
treaty with Germany ana 1mmeoia.e
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avert unrest.
The Iowa senator expressed ap.
proyal OF many Of the tentative aru-
cIes OF the world league.
Ssms Coed in II.
Those he attacked deal with sub
mission Of national questions. disarma-
ment and provision for mandatories
and for reciprocal territorial Suar-
antees.
posed constitution)." said Senator
cumnains. There - more that n oea
in. II. Al now proposed would uh-
hesitatingly vote against II.
ovtlinss NseI Lsssss. <
n psessAting 6eanits yrOposals fof
4 sleaeue which he declared could be
formed without any susf0ader o.
!, American sovereignty senator Cum
minis said:
First. we ought to agree. and AL
.ther nations ought to agree, tnat
t,isticiabIe disputes-those issues
which can be determined by the APP
plication OF recognized law to estab-
Ijshed facts-should' be settled either
by arbitration or adjudication: ana
we ought to agree, and all other ma
.tions ought to agree, without equivoca-
ton or reserve that we will abide by
and perform the award or judgment.
Second. we ought to agree and all
other nations ought to aEree that win
respect to other international dispute.
war shall not be made until some per-
manent, regular international body
shall have fair opportunity to dis
cuss and examine It. Upon such ques-
tions there should be no award, nc
judement and the sanction should be
confined to moral influences which
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awaken. III Il
National ostrae;sm Proposed.
Third, II any nation should refuse
TO submit to proper controversy to
Judgment or refuse to perform the
-Judgment when rendered. or refuse te
delay war. am willing toeagree that
! ostracism shall be the penalty inflict-
ed.
Fourth, the compact should con-
tain a program Of, disarmament, and
after Ill. in disarmament lies the hops
OF permanent peace. The constitution
proposed is most disappointing in this
regard, for a careful study gives ua
little right to believe that there will
be any disarmament among the strong
powers."
Wilson Plan Huniiiativs.
The Iowa senator said the proposed
constitution would "neutralize all tht
benefits OF peaceful settlement ol
disputes between nations, aff.rmatively
destroy the national structure and
commit the United States to- course
which must end in humiliation and
Disaster
Some ~ the provisions. he asserted
were in direct conflict with the United
states constitution and under the
charter this nation would, cease to ''be
listincts.S
i Analysing the principai provisions o.
the leagues constftutiop. Senator Cum
MINIS said article * providing guar
,antees against a8gression and for ter.
lritofial and political independence Of
states, Al "the most destructive. I'm.
just ana reactionary proposal I ever
submitteds. M
"Itswili be, rejected with storm o,
5obioquy." he declared. 1--WE are solemn.
ly asked to guarantee that the bound.
aries OF nations, az they NOW exist
or when the peace conference has re-.
draw the map o1 Europe. Asia, Africs
and oceanica shall remain withou
change forever
MI Mandatorise Abused. s5
The leagues provisions for inanda.
eories was attacked by Mr.. Cumminl
a. the .grosscst violation Of our pow.
ars under the constttution."
TITS all too absurd TO contemplate
Ne said. when the American people
{ reflect upon such q proposal they vii
g.eject It with all the emphasis o
sunanirnity.s ,-a II
sS Article XIV Of the charter, said Sen
e3or Cumnins. would require sub1nis
4 sion of domestic questions TO the lea
que which, he added. ~ incredible.
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