The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-24
PACT VIOLATES
WILSON POINTS,
LENROOT CLAIMS
Republican Accepts League
With Reservations,


WASHINGTON. July a. -- Ac-
ceptance OF the league oi nations
with reservations 70 protect inde-
pendcnce OF American action. was
advocated in the senate today BY
Senator lenroo,. republican. Wiscon-
sin. The right to determine domestic
0estions, 10 administer the Monroe
doctrine and to decide upon its
course N any case arising under Ar
ticle 10. NC asserted, should be more
fully protected by reservations.
-Four Points Violated.
or President Wilson's fourteen
points, the speaker said, only six had
been complied with in the treaty,
while four had been clearly violated"
and four mot included at all"
Among those violated, he mentioned
the stipulationS relating 10 open COW
enants disarmament and impartial
adjustment OF colonel claims, lie
expressed the opinion that the league
provisions would no, be effective in
forcing disarmament.
The country ought TO know id
Senator Lenroot, that with very few
exceptions the members of this body
irrespective OF party, arc in favor OF
a league of nation, and the country
ought to know that with very few
exceptions the republican membtPs
are in favor Of the league now pro-
posed, provided reservations arc
made protecting the rights and inter
estS OF the United States.
Favors Reservations.
IL believe tho United States can
and should he protected by proper
reservations and with such tcserva-
tions the league may be OF great value
in preventing future wars and scour
ing a better understanding between
nations
The articles providing for arbitra-
tion and giving the league authority
TO act in case OF any war or threat
Of war, were praised by the senator,
who also said he considered the with
drawal article satisfactory. The
provision made regarding domestic
questions he considered open to OBJ
lection while he thought . reserva-
tion should be adopted, declaring the
Monroe doctrine unaffected" He
also suggested a reservation under
which nations could not have the dis
armament limitations placed upon
them while they were at war.
Regarding Article 10, Senator Len
root said he considered that "nei,her
Presiden, Wilson nor the sesa,e has
any moral right to obligate the Unit
ed States to 90 to war TO preserve
the territorial integrity Of and exist
inl political independence OF mem
bersr the league"
The people should he left free in
the future, Ne said. TO refrain from
engaging in war against their will
Partisanship Not True.
"Partisanship is being charged
against republicans in the considera-
ton of this treaty" said the Wiscon-
sin senator, "a charge which know.
at least as to overwhelming majority
OF republican senators, is utterly
without foundation, but do say that
il senators across the aisle would
only forget that President Wilson is
the leader OF the democratic party
and remember that this is an Amer
iean question am confident We could
come to an almost unanimous agree
ment for the protection OF the Unit
ed States.
with the reservations ! have re-
, ferred to. | believe the league OF na-
, tions should be agreed to, for | be-
lievc that then there would be no
surrender Of those liberties for which
/ the fathers fought and died and for
whose preservation thousands OF
/, American boys lie sleeping under the
, sod OF France. Let us declare that
this great people stands ready to
fight in any war which may again
, menace the peace of the world, but
+. that we will fight only upon the
f. side Of liberty and justice and will
enter no obligations to do otherwise. J"