The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-29
REMOTE AND uNrRoDDEN FIELDS.

REMOTE AND UNTRoDDEN FIELDS.
All Americans who sincerely desire to see the Paris
peace conference succeed in its abors well pleased
with the readiness of President Wilson to suggest and ac
cent amendments to the SHUTS Cecil text Of the league of
nations designed to strengthen and clarity the covenant
and avoid collisions with the United States Constitution
Some of the amendments already agreed are excel
we are to accept the meager heaay reports which
leak out from Paris Other amendments necessarily will
be made if the President has finally abandoned the idea
that the United States should accept any league even OF
questionable consuonality for the sake of sharing IN
the upbuding of safe world
OF course the easiest and quickest method of obtain
ing the cooperation of the United States in the upbuild
ing of the world through league is to avoid clash with
the Constitutions and he most untrodden fields OF steward
ship of backward people, far outside the scope OF the Mon
roe doctrine Will the United States become the guardian
iof the republic of Ararat? How absurd such question
would have sounded five years ago. Yet it is soon to be
thrust upon the attention of the average citizen notwth
standing the fact that his knowledge of Ararat confined
to dim suspicion that it the jumping-of place OF
Noahs motey cargo at time somewhat indefinitely
remote.
The Smuts- Cecil draft of the projected league OF ma
tionsc contains this interesting editorial commen-yoU
cannot describe it as ponderous legal phraseoogy OF
diplomatic the part of the worit
for which the United States is to be asked to assume re
sponsibity. We quote from Article XIX;
Certain communities formerly belonging to the
Turkish empire have reached a stage OF development
where their existence as Independent nations can be
professionally recognized subject to rendering of ad-
ministrative advice and assistance by a mandatory
power until such time they able to stand alone
!, The wishes of these communities must be prlncl-
nal consideration in the selection of the mandatory
power
Armenia is to ask the United States to become its man
and the President of the United States is to as
1.-The people to accept the task The Constitution does no
permit Congress to make rules and regulations respecting
any territory belonging to the United States Possibly
this failure of the founders oresee the mandatory sys
tenn may be met by executive recognition OF the ndepen
ence of the Armenans and the republic OF Ararat TO
followed by treaty with that power in which the Unite
States will agree to render such administrative adVc
va
United States army and navy-as Armenia may need 10
1.-The next century or That arrangement would enaol
TIE Senate to pass upon the proposal and if by that tim
the Senate has swallowed the league camel it VIII nc
strain at the mandatory gnat
But the league covenant to be part of the treaty
peace if and when there shall be treaty of peace an
therefore citizens of the United States will have only
indirect opportunity to express their WISHES Inc II
quest of the republic of Ararat however may be denle
by the United States and its discretion If there Shout
he political campaign approaching and the people shou
give unmistakabe evidence of reluctance to send the
allied powers of Germany, Russia and Hungary, all gu
boys to defend the republic of Ararat against say tt
cpss from, the league there might be response
the popular wish.-Washington Post.