Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-07-11


have full power to levy war concIud,
= peace contract alliances establish
commerce. etc.
II was important that President VII.
son should have taken into consider
J alton what the majority in the senate
, believed.
! The majority believed that under the
J League Of Nations our liberty. pro-
claimed In the DECLARATION, was sur
rendered 20 council OF foreign nations
and that the United States could not
withdraw from the League until the
council should decide unanimously
whether we. as nation had fulfilled
our obligations. II Is probable they
asked that such unanimlty could ever
be obtained and. II not. would not the
United States be bound 10 remain in
the League Indefinitely?
Ihat majority believed that our gov
eminent was required to surrender it's
sovereign power 10 levy war" and
: cited as proof the League covenant
! which compels us 10 invest council OF
4 European and Aslatic states with pow
er 10 settle disputes for us. the council
/ 10 have six months in which to consider
I any dispute while the United States
Z sits by helpless To "lovy war" against
I It's enemies
I That majority believed that under
the League We could not even exercise
our sovereign power 10 Conclude
peace" They pointed out that the
council OF foreign states could require
the United States TO CO. operate in mil
iiary and economic pressure evel
though congress and the country might
wish 20 conclude peace"
A..
enant strictly limited our sovereign
power 10 contract alliances" They |
believed that al future treaties OF al |
lance or otherwise. must depend for /
their validity on the other members OF 4
the League iaasmuch as no treaty can /
he entered into by any member nations
which conflict with the purposes OF !
the Leaguc.......
That majority believed that even the
sovereign power 10 establish com
mcrce" was limited by the League.
The covcnan provides for inter
national boycotts In which the United
states must be "a party To- such q boy
eott
II the point for which we arc con-
tending bee correct the opinion OF IA,
senate majority should have been
gwen more weight sit Paris 1t was not
FOR President Wilson 20 saw arhitu-
fih THAT The opinions were rroundicas
u was his duty Ia negotiate the treaty
IH ihe light OF that opinion. for he was
required bN The constitution 70 make
me treaty BY and with the advice and
consent of Che senate Jlis probable
Bhhl' 1851 be- that lhe present senate
mH5ariiy can he removed by pressure
lr bf ara apped 80 the country at thC
-lecfiona hren should iho country
eyersc thai majority after long delay
he presidents cuipahilty would re-
nain FOR bee should have conducted 2
himself at Paris ln the spirit Of the {
constitution
Senator Knox in "a recent speech 8
hOwtd how other presidents had cone &
lucted themselves toward the senate 4
r. the matter of negotiating treaties. %
itfr are a few Of the rases cited by
De- senator. ~
In 1915 President Monroe asked "a
ghrihor the senate thought be- could g
iake an agreement regarding arma- q
lvnt on the Great Lakes and la ease q
hes thought he could not. he asked OF
hem 20 advise and consent 90 au &C
grtemcnt and thoy so consented 81
tn isae. Jackson inquired whether n
e should sign proposed treaty WIN u
le tndlaas and the senate advised him -
of to make nr 90 rltib treaty OF
scbson again approached the senate a
! 1887 Ha 90 protesting against an arr
.ius aWari feenrdinE boundary dis.
ute Hth Great Britain. and ihc senate
ifisfa the president 40 communicate \
tifeui firitai3 thar the United stat.s de
finrd ln accept the boundary aNar- lt
siin 1854 President Polls submitted g. w
'iilsh proposal regarding the Oregon
faiy for The senate's confederation
'd advise stating that h. would con hu
fui ne sections 90 their advice lie th
.f~ite q the same year approached Not
3 renaie tegsndlais pcacs negotiations PEI
~ Mexico. suggesting certain
urss which The senate stated re-
ives she APPRECIATION OF tho senate. IN
In 1861. President Buchanan sub M
ted 10 the senate a British proposal tth
arbitrate our northwest boundaries Del
III a statement that before accepting
= proposition ! have thought il wise
take The advise OF the senate and Wa
ling Win the senate approve ma
atty Incorporating Certain terms Bar
'cifed. Later IN the SAINT year sur
'sideni Lincoln repeated Buchanan's owe
uiry regarding this arbitration con
1859, Lincoln submitted 10 the senate
IN advice' a copy OF a proposed :,
ny for "A loan to Mexico. upon which ci.t
renots resolved that the senate hnV
fras the opinion that II Is not adj The
DC % neeollaie a treaty OF the cIai
1 ruFFr9TeI- recs
IN lara President Grant submitted