The sun., 1919-04-08
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he believed should bs modified. He said:
II have only two observations TO make
| concerning the first seven articles which
| relate TO the organization OF tho league
The first Is with reference to Article
! 8, creating the Executive Council, COM
| posed of the United States. the British
J Empire, France. Italy and Japan, to-
| sether with representatives Of four other
States members OF the league, the per-
| manent membership OF those other four
States to be chosen by the body OF dele
gates on such principles and in such
| manner as they think at. Under this
| language tho membership In tho Execir
tive Council would be perpetual for all
OF the States, as well as OF the Ave great
| Powers.
ut can readily be seen that OF the
four additional States It might be very
Desirable to change tho membership
from time to time Indeed, we must
| look forward to a time when Germany
will have a stable, democratic Govern
| ment. and by reason OF her position in
the nations of the world will be entitled
to admission Into the Executive Council
That time may be far distant. but the
constitution should be lastic enough to
permit her admission when the proper
time comes. This objection. I under
stand. will be remedied by the Peace
Conference so as to provide that these
four additional States may be selected
| from time to time.
The other observation that wish to
make Is with regard to tho voting power
OF the nations, members Of tho league.
In the formation OF this league there
are now participating fourteen nations.
namely: the United States. Great Brit
ain. France, Italy, Japan, Belgium,
Brasil, China, Czscho-Slovakia- Greece,
Poland. Portugal, Rumanta and Serbia.
Other neutral nations are to no invited.
| but even IL the league were limited to
the fourteen nations named, each nation
i having one vote. as Is provided in the
| constitution, upon the tremendously i'm
portant questions OF peace or war. tho
United States will have the same voting
power as Rumania. The vote OF the
United States will weigh as much, and
no more than the vote OF Greece.
II have said that each nation shall
have but one vote. This should be
modified in ono particular because II is
provided that dominions and colonies
| which may be self Roverned may be ad-
mitted and shall each be entitled to one
vote, therefore, when tho league is finally
perfected, Great Britain will have six
votes ono vote for the British Empire,
one for Canada. one for Newfoundland,
H. iot ans' one for New Healaho
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On the subject of disarmament, Mr..
Lenroot said:
I'VE should not be deceived by any
representation that this league will in
sure reduction of arnas ments. for It win
not.
Permit ME TO say. however that I
think Il very unfortunate that reduction
Of arms is not actually provided bv the
the conclusion Of this terrible war. arree
upon q reduction OF ornaments. then II
IL ioie 10 think that AT some time In the
| future Ill OF the nauons OF the world
VIII consent TO reduction or farma So
the fact Is that through failure to an
clude reduction OF ornaments now
there Is no hope OF securing 1t during
your lifetime or mine.
We next come to Article y, whereby
the high contracting parties undertake
to respect ana preserve against exter-
nal aggression the territ orial integrity
| and existing political independence Of all
| states members Of the league. BY this
article the United States would become
obligated to use all its resources and
all it's man power, n necessary, for the
preservation OF the existing territory and
political independence OF every nation
| in the league, IL attacked by any other
| nation.
This means We would be in honor
bound to send our troops to every quar-
ter Of tn, globe where trouble may
q rise. No matter how despotio n nation
may be. though their own peopIe may
be fighting for liberty, no other nation
can assist them. or. it they fight. they
must f,sht not for liberty. but for the
preservation OF despotism.
Cannot Prsxeut M.s..cvs.
turkey should De admitted TO the
cerned, the Sultan may massacre the
Christians within its borders at will.
Such action will not be within the turis-
| diction of the league. nor will any MEM