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to article eight. on disarmament.
The interest Of the United States
Is amply safeguarded under this ar
ucle." said Swanson. mo general
Ian Of disarmament can be present.
ed without our consent; no obligations
imposed on US without the approval
Of Congress. which Is intrusted with
regard to armies and navies. Such a
plan will give US greater security
than any policy of national isola-
ton. surrounded by nations Jealous
and apprehensive Of our power, and
liable at any moment to combine for
our overthrow"
Takes Up Article 10.
Article 10. the storm center Of the
covenant, Is absolutely necessary to
world peace. Swanson declared. be-
cause 1t is solemn pledge by all
league members to abstain from wars
Of conquest. ~.
1t imposes upon the United States
no obligation which this government
is unwilling to accept, he declared.
because the council simply advises,
and its advice. may be rejected by
Congress.
when under this article, we guar
antee the territorial integrity of other
nations. we receive from them a like
guarantee for ourselves said Swan
son. This. he declared, is important
in view of our possession of the Phil
ippines and the Panama Canal. far
from our shores and hard to defend
Monroe Doctrine Safe.
The Monroe doctrine. Swanson as
serted. is as expressly recognized and
reserved in the covenant as it possibly
could be.
If any contest should arise between
the provisions of the covenant and the
Monroe doctrine" he asserted, so far
as we are concerned. the covenant is
annulled and the Monroe doctrine
survives for us as a living foreign
policy. We accept the covenant with
this clear reservation. The doctrine
is not only protected. but is given
new force and dignity. We obtain .
worlds recognition of our right to
insist upon IL"
Replying to Elihu Roots objection
that the covenant does not provide
strong enough machinery for arbitra-
ton, Swanson said that Articles L
and 10 are a long step forward in in
ternational arbitration. and will re-
duce friction between nations by pro-
viding for a cooling off period. while
not unduly delaying the award Of the
arbitrators.
Can withdraw at Any Time.
A further proof Of the safeguarding
of American interests, Swanson point
ed out the provisions for amending
the league covenant and for with
| drawal II we are not satisfied.
He urged Senators to give the
| league a trial at least until the
United States, having become one
of the controlling influences in
world affairs. can successfully aid
in the settlement of matters so
urgently pressing for solution"
Then, Swanson said, we can re
tire" if we so desire. to a policy OF
national isolation.
But for the United States to re-
ject the treaty now. involving as
it does such small possibility of
peril for her. would mean that she
would skulk in the greatest world
crisis that has ever occurred.
Always a Door Open.
mo burdens are imposed with
out our consent; no obligations in
CURED from which we cannot in a
reasonable time relieve ourselves
We are committed to no course of
action from which. IL disappoint-
ments should develop. we cannot
honorably retire.
The pathway of duty is plain.
Let us not be frightened by our
own prodigious shadow as it pro-
jects itself in world affairs. but
with strong arms and brave hearts
let us discharge our obligations"