The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-25
LEN ROOT FO R LEA CUE
WITH RESERVATIONS TO .
PROTECT INDEPENDENCE.
WISCONSIN SENATOR THINKS
MOST REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES
HOLD SAME VIEWS

Washington, July 24.--Acceptance of
the League of Nations with reserva-
tions to protect independence of Am
erican action was advocated in the
senate today by Senator Lenroot, re-
publican, Wisconsin. The right to de
termine domestic questions to admin
lister the Monroe doctrine and to de-
eide its course in any case arising un-
der article 10, should be riore fully
protected by reservations.
OF President Wilson's ii points, the
speaker said only six had been com.
Piled with in the treaty, while four
had been clearly violated" and four
mot included at ALL
Among those violated. he mentioned
the stipulations relating TO the cove.
nants, disarmament and impartial ad-
justment of colonial claims. He eX.
pressed the opinion that the league
provisions would not be effective in
forcing disarmament.
"The country ought to know" said
Senator Lenroot, that with very few
exceptions the members of this body,
irrespective Of party, are in favor OF a
league of nations, and the country
ought to know that with very few eX-
ccptions the republican members are
in favor of the league now propos ed
Provided reservations are made pro
tecting the rights and interests of the
United STAGES.
II believe the United States can and
should be protected by proper reser'
vations, and with such reservations
the league may be of great value in
preventing future wars and securing
a better understanding between ma
tons"
The articles providing for arbitration
and giving the league authority to act
in case of war or threat of war, were
praised by the senator, while he con
sidered the withdrawal article salts
factory. The provision made regard
ing domestic questions he considered
open to objection, while he thought
reservation should be adopted declar-
ing the Monroe doctrine unaffected
He also suggested reservation un-
der which nations could not have the
disarmament limitations placed upon
them while they were at war.
Regarding article 10, Senator Len
root said he considered that neither
President Wilson nor the senate has
any moral right to obligate the United
States to go to war to preserve the
territorial integrity of and existing po-
litical independence of members of
the league. THE people should be
left free in the future" he said, ito
refrain from engaging in war against
their will"
"Partisianship is being charged against
republicans in the consideration of this
treaty" said the Wisconsin senator,
"a charge which / know, at least as
to overwhelming majority of republi-
can senators. is utterly without founda-
tion, but l do say that if senators
across the aisle would only forget that
President Wilson is the leader of the
party and remember that
this is an American question, l am
confident we could come to an almost
agreement as to reserva-
tions for the protection of the United
States.
with the reservations l have re-
ferred to, l believe the League of Ma
tions should be agreed to, for L believe
that then there will be no surrender
of those liberties for which the fathers
fought and died, and for whose preser-
walton 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 side of liberty and justice
and will enter into no obligations to