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LODGE AND LOWELL
DEBATE COVENANTS
OF WORL d SOCIETY

LUDGE AND LOWELL
DEBATE COVENANTS
OF WORLD SOCIETY
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arose when Senator Lodge, in en-
phasizing the Importance OF Article
y. In the covenant, asked IL the Amcri-
can people would be willing to send
forth our sons to fight the battles
OF all the nations of the world Yet
that is what is demanded" lie added,
and the American people should pom
der this soberly before accepting a
covenant containing any such stipula-
ton.
III they are ready TO accept it. all
right If the American people are not
ready to, that article will have to go
out OF the treaty. II that league with
that article had existed i'm the eigh-
teenth century. France could not have
assisted this country 70 win the revo-
luton. If that league had existed in
1925 we could not have interfered and
rescued Cuba from the clutches of
Spain: we should have brought war
on with all the other nations OF the
world.
DEMONSTRATION FOLLOWS
ADDRESS by SENATOR
A.Perhaps the time has come to do it,
l only wish tonight TO call your at
tention TO the gravity of that promise.
to what II means; that it is morally
guarantee of that sort is invoked
Think over 1t we'll; that is all l ask
And remember we must make no
promise; enter into no agreement, that
we are not going TO carry out in letter
and in spirit"
Senator Lodge spoke not quite an
hour. As he concluded there was a
demonstration which was renewed n
moment later when DIR. Lowell was in
troduced. The latter's remarks drew
frequent applause from the audience
argument by asserting that to be eff
fective, league of nations to prevent
war must provide for compulsory
arbitration. with penalties for the of
iendcr that no nation would venture
10 incur. punishment should be meted
out, not by a council of the league.
put, put auitomatically by the agreed and
the league who had bound themselves
10 resist an aggressor.
SAYS COVENANT NOW is
BUT DRAFT FOR LEAGUE
Then he analysed the proposed
sGT9nenant TO establish that thought.
there, were faults in the drafting, il
offered the minimum essentials Of an
eheGtive antiwar league.
ar, Inc covenant Of Paris" he said,
Is easily misunderstood, and has in
TACT, been widely misunderstood. Let
US remember that in It's present shape
~ Is intended only as 4 draft. subject
He summarized the provisions of the
covenant and concluded that the OBJ
tbe leas, assumed nss BY the members Of
from, definite acts. either continuously
or on the happening of events de-
S,c;rloed; never under the orders, or by
T lh,ec,Ion, or any organ Of the league.
another's integrity and indepcndence
osolutely, not because directed 10 do
SO by the league"
On thu othnr h,n.,.p
co me executive council is limited to-
consultation and Recommendations
,,nd the members OF the league are
u.uer no onilgation 10 accept"
SAILS SUPER-SOVEREIGN
BODY FEAR IMAGINARY
The fear Of uper-soycre;cn hody
W whicn we are asked to sacrifice orr
independence. is the creation Of IN
oVerheated Imagination. No organ ~
me league mas any authority TO give
give us 4 moments anxiety. The nnIv
substantial powers any such BODY is to
possess, beyond making recommenda-
luis luis; are derived from an unanimous
contrary to which nation mav MOI
20 10 war: and from the right TO for
eid an increase in ornaments or to
u ms tn the duties of mandate in case
we we nIst agree to the reduction of
ornaments. or TO the assumption OF the
mandate" - VIC
MT. Lowell summed up his review
Oh INC league in these words:
T., Inc Inc strength of such a league lies
IN 'he Obligations assumed directly by
me several members OF the league. and
this Is both the most effective and
ieast adventurous method of prevent
ing war.
The opponents of the league" be
continued. set UP an imaginary scare
crow OF their own creation and then
nre at 1t with great satisfaction to
themselves II the United States is not
SUBJECT to the orders of the executive
council 1t is senscless to talk Of our
being ruled by body in which we have
only one vote out of nine"
NO PLAN TO INTERFERE
IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS
lie discussed the various objections
'hat had been raised, saying, in part
me opponents of the league is that
Aslauc immigration, the policy of a
protective tariif or some other matter
OF vital domestic interest may be
TOT inquiry and decided against us
1t would seem TO be clear that the
trainers of the covenant did not in
tend TO submit TO the council the in
league, and If there is any serious
doubt on the question. there will
oonptiess be no objection TO making il
perfectly clear" "
lDOct
which he said was 'the greatest bmr.
bear OF all" Mr., Lowell expressed the
opinion, the United States would be
Justihed IN asking for {; clause in the
covenant that no foreign power should
acquire any possession on the A,mcri
can continent or the adjacent Islands
however, he said. the covenant ex
s ond a., the doctrine over the world
united states itself Of any suspicion
OF imperialistic designs on its Amori-
can neighbovs.
POINTS TO AMERICAN
TREATIES ON COMMERCE.
FINALLY" said the speaker, "an OBJ.
lection Is made 10 the covenant on the
the Constitution OF the United States
on Inc ground treaty to limit arma
ihents. or 10 require II commercial how.
colt, or 10 guarantee the territory al
another country, or to limit the riphi
| 10 declare war are contrary TO IN,