The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13

great country should refuse. no matter
how specious the reasons, to fulfil both
in letter and spirit every obligation Oh
this covenant. The United States would
be dishonorcd and the league would
crumble into dust. leaving behind 1t Il
legacy Of wars"
Quoting n press report that R"doins
were attacking tho Kingdom Of ltcdJaz
the senator pointed out that .HedJaz was
a member Of tho league whose integrity
the United States would guarantee 10
preserve from external aggression under
the covenant
Under Artilc H." nc said. IF King
Hussein appeals to US for aid and pro-
lection against external aggression af.
fectinG his independence and the boun-
darics Of his kingdom. We should be-
bound to give that aid anil protection
and send American soldiers TO Arabia. !
am unwilling to give that right TO KING
Hussein and this illustrates the point
which is to me the most Objectionable in
the league as 1t stands; the right Of
other powers TO call out American
troops ard American ships to go TO any
part Of the world. an obligation We arc
bound to fulfil under the terms of the
treaty I know the answer well-that
Of course they could not be sent without
hCtlOn DIV congress-. NOHSiNSS NOb'N
have no choice if acting in good faith.
Let me now briefly point out the in
sporadic difficulty which I find in Ar
ticle IS. 1t begins-If there should
arise between members Of the league
any dispute likely to lead to a rupture
And dispute covers every possible dis
pute. 1t therefore covers dispute
over tariff duties and over immigration
IAN immigration dispute or n dispute
over tariff duties, met by the procedure
set forth in Article Is. comes before tho
assembly Of delegates for decision by
what is practically n majority vote of
the entire assembly. That is something
to which I do not find myself able TO
give my assent. So far as immigration
Is concerned, and also so far as tariff
duties, although less important. arc con-
cerncd | deny the jurisdiction. There
should be no possibility Of other nations
deciding who shall come into the tnit"d
States or under what conditions they
shall enter. The right 10 say wing shall
come into n country is ono or tho very
highest attributes of sovereignty. II
nation cannot say. without appeal. who
shall come within its gates and become
part of its citizenship. 1t has ceased
TO be a sovereign nation. II has become
a tributary and n subject nation, and 1t
makes no difference whether II Is sub
feet to league or to conqueror.
The Senator said the British dele
gates to the peace conference in state
ment regarding tho Monroe Doctrine.
had asserted that should n dispute arise
as to the meaning Of tho doctrine. tho
league is thcre to settle II.
ut has seemed TO me-" he continued
| that tho British delegation Travelled
little out Of tho precincts of the peace
conference when they undertook to OK
plain tho Monroe Doctrine and toll tho
United States what II was and what 1t
was not proposed to do with IT under the
new article.
Tho Monroe Doctrine was the corro.-
larry of Washington's neutrality policy
and Of his injunction against permapcnt
alliances 1t rcitcratcs and rcafh ms
the principle. We do not seek TO med
die in tho affairs Of Europe and keep
Europe out Of the Americas. 1t is as
importhnt to keep tho United States ono
Of Europcan affairs as to keep Europe
out Of the American continents.
ut was purely an American doctr'ao.
a purely American policy. designed, I'D
wisely designed. for our defense. II ha.'
never been an international engage
mont" No nation has ever formally
recognized il. 1t has h"cn tho subject
Of reservation Mt international c"nvcn-
tiuns 10y American delegates. II has
never been a regional understanding
| or an undcrsta ndnT Of nny kind with
ANYBODY 1t was the declaration of tn"
| United States of America, in their own
| behalf. supported by their own power.
! They brought it into being. and It's M"
was predicatcd on tho force which the
| United States could place behind II. Tn
loss tho United states coulG sustain IT,
| II would die The United States has
supported IT, 1t has lived-strong. eff
| Client, respected. II Is now proposed to
kill it by provision in a treaty for a
| League Of Nations.
why. in the name of peace. should