The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-23

sought to be created be described as, a
league, a confederation. or an empire,
IL nevertheless sets up a superstate with
rights, powers and authorities superior
to those of its constituent members who
upon acceptance of membership become
subject to its governing control.
20. That II has the power OF self
extension both as to Its membership and
its Jurisdiction.
al. That it possesses a supreme juriS.
diction over all matters International
and over many purely national rights
and policies.
-. That member nations may be de-
prived of their sacred rights In defiance
of the will OF their people or Govern
ment.
"5. That non-member States may be
forced to obey the mandates of the
super-State even though their inhabl-
tants unanimously protest.
g.. That the bodies authorized to de-
| eide these important questions are
purely political, controlled by self in
terests and lack every essential Of courts
or tribunals Of Justice.
superstate Created.
The league establishes a superstate.
The league when contaminated, will con-
ment of an Independent and sovereign
power or state.
ut will possess I'D A permanent
capital seat of government.
"(2)-A flag.
! "(3)-A membership composed Of col
onies, dependencies and nations.
! "(D--Governing bodies, composed of
the representatives of the members
"(5)--A permanent organized body
called a secretariat.
"(6)-Authority Of control or COM
mand over matters embraced within 9
broad jurisdiction expressly granted.
"(7)-Force to execute its commands,
judgments and DEGREES.
"The league possesses a capital or
seat OF government, with the power to
change and move this capital at will,
The seat of the league Is established at
Geneva. The council may at any time
! decide that the seat of the league SHAH
be established elsewhere Representa-
tives of members of the league and
officials. the buildings and other prop
| erty occupied by the league or its Of
| fcials shall enjoy diplomatic privileges
and immunitiee.' Cart VIII
THE temporary capital buildings have
! already been secured. The grounds Tor
permanent buildings are being secured.
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of the world capital in process of cree
ton.
"A flag has always been defined as a
national standard 1t is the visible
sign of authority. Disrespect to a nag
has always been regarded as an insult
to the power 1t typiies. According to
public press reports a League flag has
already been adopted 1t is the banner
| of the super-state being set w.
Performance of British Empire.
| Anomalous as are the facts to which
| l have adverted, they are aggravated by
the circumstance that the British Empire
Is given directly and Immediately six
| times as many votes as the United
States. This is accomplished by allow
ing a membership and vote for Can
ada, Australia, Newfoundland, South
| Africa and India. Each of the coun'
tries named. while constituting only q
fractional part of the empire, is giver
a full vote. At the same time the en-
! pire, composed in part Of these fractions
4 is given a full vote.
1.-THE absurd result Is that a semi-bar
| barous Bedouin has a representation II
| the league 366 times as great as an.
| American and 1856 times as great as {
i Chinaman. Likewise partly civilized
negro from Liberia has representation
equal to 1900 white Americans.
Embracing every kind OF state, from
the most powerful nations to subjec
countries and dependent colonies; rang
ing in civilization from the basest bar
barism to the most advanced culture II
learning from the depths OF ignorance 4
the heights Of knowledge; in religion
from the divine doctrines of Christianit,
to the child sacrifices OF voodooism; Il
government from the democracy of lib
erty and equality to the despotism o
chains and slavery, the membership pre-
sents an inharmonious blending of di
vergent races, conditions and civiliza
tons, incapable of either a common in
! terest or a common destiny.
1.-THE power OF the British Empire 4
so increase its vote as to gain a som
plete dominance will be discussed later
For the present 1 call attention to tn
fact that under the right to admit
into full membership self-governin
dominons, colonies and states Grea
: Britain can at any time furnish a larg
number of lusty applicants for admis
: sion. who will be completely under he
: control and responsive to her will. Tn
British Empire alone has an abundanc
} of raw material out of which to Great
these new members
Tine league possesses the power Q
, self-extension as to both its member
ship and Jurisdiction. The government
of the league is divided into thrc
branches.
"G) The assembly to consist c
ta)-Voting representatives of each c
the present members OBJ one repre-
sentative of each member of the leaeu
hereafter created.
"(2) The council, the membership @
which is divided into three classes :
! (a) the permanent membership, namely
! the representatives of Great Britain
,, France, Italy. Japan and the Unite
: States; OBJ four temporary or remova
: BILE members. The present temporar
members are the representatives of Be
. GUM, Brazil, Greece and Spain; Co at
ditional members which may be create
/, as hereinafter pointed out (Article ~
"(3) the secretariat.
, "'The secretariat shall comprise
secretary general ami such secretarie
! and staff as may DE required (Articl
. Vi. ~ .
Power of the Assembly.
ut has been frequently asserted an
widely published that the assembly, pos
sesses no power of Importance; that
a is in fact little more than an Intel
i national debating society and ths
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