The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-13

shall call in help, but the duty de-
wolves upon the council. in its initia-
tive capacity, to at once assume 5ur-
isdiction Of it and to proceed to the
American continent to determine what
its duties shall be with reference to
American affairs. This league oper-
ates upon the western continent with
the same jurisdiction and power and
the same utter disregard OF which
continent it is called upon as it does
in the European continent. Does any
body deny that proposition?
What do other countries think
about it, Mr.. President? ! should like
to call in outside witnesses. The Eng
lish press. we are informed insofar AZ
it has commented upon this subject
at all, has regarded it as an abroga-
ton Of the Monroe doctrine Mr..
Lloyd. George said in the very begin
lining of these conferences that Great
Britain could concede much to the
United States if, as the result they
OF her isolation and away from her
tra ditional foreign policies. Japan
has practically announced semi OIL =
cially that it is the adjustment of the
lister at The Hague has announced
that 1t Is the end of the Monroe doc
trlne. why leave it in doubt? Do
you senator's, or those who are in ia
vor Of the league of nations, want to
destroy the Monroe doctrine? If you
do not, why leave 1t in doubt? Why
leave it to the construction of Euro
pean diplomats sitting behind closed
doors? BY the insertion of three lines
in this constitution you can place 1t
beyond peradventure, beyond conten-
ton or cavil The question which j
submit now is, if you are unwilling
to do this is it not proof CONCLUSIVE
that you intend to destroy the policy
and wipe out this long standing doc
trine? /.
Let us go to another feature of this
league. | ain not here today to criti-
else in any way, either directly>or by
inference, thesgreat English nation or
the great English people. They are
among not excepting our own, the
most powerful and admirable people
upon the globe. Every man must pay
his profound respect to their genius
and to their capacity for government
and for mastery of great problems.
But when we come to deal with Eng
gently and with due regard for our
own interests and our own rights, for
one of the distinguishing Characters
tics of that proud nation Is that Eng
land always looks after England's in
terests. admire her for doing SO.
! Her national spirit never fails her.
The talents and genius of her states
n en- never betray her. She has signed
many treaties which have been worth
less in the hour of peril. She has en-
tered into many leagues and combin-
atoms which have dissolved, but her
proud national spirit never forsakes
her. Ultimately she relies upon this
instead of treaties and leagues. She
has passed through many a crisis, she
has seen dark hours; hut in every cri-
sis, however severe, and in the dark
est hour every Englishman is expect
ed to do his duty and does it. / ad-
mire her for her national spirit, for
of the empire.
Triumph for League.
Mr. President. this constitution of
the league of nations is the greatest
triumph for English diplomacy in
three centuries of English diplomatic
life, This constitution. in the first
will see if you will compare the two,
from the constitution proposed in
January by General SHUTS. There is
not an organic, a vital principle in
corporated in this constitution that is
not found in General Shuts constitu-
ton. AS, is known to all, General
SHUTS, a South African is one of the
most remarkable men under the Eng
fish rule today That you may not
think | am stating it strongly, let me
read word from the London Times
on the second day after this consti-
tuition was adopted:
The project, If not the same as that
outlined by General SHUTS is like it
as its brother 1t Is a cause
for legitimate pride to recognize in
the covenant so much of the work of
Englishmen 1t is again
source of legitimate pride to English
men that article 10 in the covenant
might almost be taken as an exposi-
ton of the principles animating the
relations of Great Britain with India
and the dominions."
Listen to this language
That the dominions are in this doc
ument recognized as nations before
the world is also a fact of profound
significance in the history of these re-
lations"
The gentleman who wrote that edi-
torial had not acquired the capacity
of using language to conceal his
thoughts; ne labored under the disad-