Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20

1909 we guaranteed and agreed to
maintain the independence Of the re-
pubic of Panama. and by the treaty
of Haiti and agreed to lend efficient
aid for its preservation. Finally, be-
tween 1914 and 1916 the United States
made treaties with twenty nations to
refer to arbitration disputes of every
nature whatsoever and not TO 20 to
war until after the award.
LATE ron SENATOR'S TO
FIND UNCONSTITUTIONAL
TT is a little late in the day for
discover that its treaty obligations are
unconstitutional, and hence that all
me loreEoing arc null and void. This
Who voted for many ans OF hese
Dr. Lowell called upon his opponent
to declare first: whether he would or
vided it was amended as the senator
wished; and second, what amendments
he desired.
Departing from his set address to
reply to his opponent. DR.. Lowell said:
we both feel this covenant az it
stands, defective. but the difference is
that 1 feel when those defects have
been removed, that covenant. with
those defects cured. ought to be rati-
ned-and he does not tell US whether
he thinks SO or not"
SAYS WASHINGTON SPEECH
GREAT IN IT'S DAY
Referring to the farewell address OF
George Washington. the speaker asid:
1T was great document in it's day
and SO was the ten commandments"
In developing the point that uni-
versal arbitration treaties would have
this war, DR.. Lowell remarked such a
system might have prevented our Hght-
Ing Spain in 1898, but was taking
Cuba worth this war;"
ba Init no
principal obi legations ' are " as follows nho
TO respect and preserve as against
external aggression the territorial in
pendence" of the Small members 'o Of
the league. (Article X.)
II do not mean to comment on these
as go along. but Senator Lodge has
referred to that and said if that had
been In existence we could not have
taken Cuba; that France could not
in the revoluiionary waE. 'an Rut WIN VANS MS
merely to add that had there been
Such a league with that provision this
later later war could not have occurred.
took Cuba-was 1t worth this war?
That is the sort OF question wo have
to decide"
AUDIENCE IS DISPOSED
40 REMAIN IMPARTIAL
The audience seemed disposed to be
general as Dr.. Lowell finished.
DIR. Lowell had spoken an hour and
twenty minutes. Senator Lodge closed
the deb bets oeeupying another half
tor said:
II am engaged in dealing with the
league that has been presented to the
people of the United States. hope
hope we shall have league in proper
form. properly prepared. hope it
will be done-done somewhere before
the end is reached. In my belief it
will be done somewhere. and not in
Paris.
The Senate under the Constitution
the President of the United States had
done what other Presidents had done,
followed the example of other Presi-
dents--then we could have taken con-
drew Jackson, by General Grant. by
George Washington and by Abraha
i1incoin. And In the path that George
walked there is no man too great to
CItITICIZES PRESIDENT
FOR DICTAToRIAL TACTCs
IF the President had laid that draft
before the Senate, as these other Pres
idents have done. II he had said to the
Senate: 1 submit this draft to you for
your advice; hope for-your approval
and for such suggestions as you may
have TO make he would have had the
amendments laid before him to present
to the peace conference in Paris. The
battle would have been more than half
won by the mere submission.
-, He not only did not lay It before
titled to advise him. but no does not
call the Senate together now to con-
slider it. II they want to know in Paris
what amendments were required, call
together the constitutional advisers of
the President and the amendments
VIII be drafted and sent. But one Sem
ator cannot speak with authority for
the entire body. Call them together
and the amendments will be presented,
anf if they were adopted the treaty
VIII be ratified in very short order"