Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-25

States which we should resist. Cal
houn and others thought that such
declaration and policy would certain
ly involve US in many wars.
What has been the result? For
now nearly century, the Motroe
Doctrine has been maintained invio
late through constatn assertion of
it by succeeding administrations and
without firing shot or the loss of
single soldier. During the Civil War
Napoleon III did attempt to VIC
late it by setting up Maximalian in
| Mexico as an emperor. AS soon as
our hands were free, however, anc
we were able to send Sheridan with
an army to the Mexican border, Ma
poleon withdrew his French troops
and Macmillan collapsed. If such a
threat by the United States alone
not always so strong as she now is
maintained inviolate a declaration
like the Monroe Doctrine for CEN
fury it follows a fortiori that the
declaration of the League uniting
the power of the world in proposed
maintenance of a similar doctrine
will be equally effective, and that
it will not involve the members of the
League in any more wars than We
have been involved in by reason of
the Monroe Doctrine.
VIII 1t Retard Pragress?
Finally, it is objected to Article X
that it is too rigid, that progress OF
the world may need Encouragement of
boundaries, an enlargement of one
country and reduction of another
or the creation of new states. Article
X does not forbid changes in boun-
diaries or the enlargement or reduc-
ton of states or the establishment of
new states. All that it forbids is the
taking of territory by force from
member of the League, or overthrow
ing its government by violence. Arti-
Gle X does not protect any nation
against internal disturbance, rebel
lion or revolution. 1t does not prevent
the division of states by these means.
The objection assumes that war b,
one existing nation upon another is
necessary to the progress of the
world to secure useful changes in
boundary. We need not deny that a
war of aggression may achieve a use
full end, but the basis upon which
the League rests is that such advan
tages are outweighed by the suffer
ing IN modern war and the possibility
that small war may lead to a gen
eral war and an enormous damage tc
civilization. The effort is the formu-
lation of the present treaty is tt
make just boundaries and the effect
of Article x will doubtless be to
maintain those boundaries, in so ia.
as to prevent foreign aggression from
affecting them.
Ireland Not Affected.
The suggestion that Article x was
intended to bring to the aid of Great
Britain the power of the United
States to suppress a revolution in Ire
land is of course wholly unfounded,
because revolution in Ireland would
not be an attack upon the territorial
integrity or political independence of
Great Britain by external aggression.
The insinuation against Article X
that Great Britain secured it in order
to get the aid of the United States
and other members of the League to
defend and protect cher far-flung
empire" is also without basis. No war
| in the last century has been begun
| against Great Britain to take away
territory from her. Neither she nor
| the United States would feel called
| upon to invoke the defense of the
League to protect their boundaries.
| They can defend themselves No 9TH
er state is likely to attack them, with
the purpose of violating Article X
The reason for Article X is the pro
lection of weaker nations against
stronger ones. Great nations are sell
dom attacked except in case of a con-
spiracy like that of this present war,
and when such conspiracy exists, all
of the members of the League will be
anxious to join in its suppression.
Article x is one OF the great steps
forward provided in the League for
the securing of general peace.