Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

which we have only one vote out ol nine
 He discussed the various objections that had been raised. saying in part
 Immigration Not Included
 An objection brought forward by The opponents of the league is that Asiastic immigration. the policy of a protective tariff. or some other mat ter of vital domestic interest. may he brought before the executive council for inquiry and decided against us. lt would seem 10 be clear that the fram- CTS or the covenant did not intend to submit Co the council the internal ai- fairs of the members of the league, and f there is any serious doubt on | the question. there fill doubtless be no ! objection to making it perfectly clear Coming to the Monroe doctrine which he said was the greatest bug 1 bear of all. MT. Lowell expressed the opinion that the United states Would be justified in asking for a clause m ! inc covenant that no foreign power should acquire any possession on the American continents or the adjacent islands. However. he said. the cove world. and it's adoption would relieve nant extended the doctrine over the world and it's adoption would relieve the United States itself of any suspl- cion of imperialstic designs on its American neighbors.
 Finally. said the speaker another objection 70 the covenant is on the ground that it's provisions are contra ry to the constitution of the United States.-on the ground that a treaty to limit armaments, or to require a commercial boycott. or to guarantee the territory of another countrl or to limit the right to declare war, are con trarv to the powers vested in con gress. Now it so happens that all these things have been regulated DN treaties already made, still in eNlst- cree and duly ratified by the senate The treaties regulating commerce ir various ways have been common anC are too numerous to require citation.
 Cites Previous Treaties
 With the approval Of the senate ir 1Sf7 an agreemtn was made witt EueIand 10 limit the naval forces o the two countries upon the Great Lakes.
 By the treaty of 1S46. the United States guaranteed the sovereignty ant property Of New Granada over th' Isthmus of Panama. By the treaty O I905. we guaranteed and agreed t' maintain the independenc of the re public of Panama. and by the treat of 1916. guaranteed the independenc' Of Hayti and agreed Co lend eificien aid for it's preservation.
 Finally between 1914 and 1916. thu United States made treaties with 2 nations to refer to arbitration dis putes of every nature, and not t go to war until after the award.
 1t is a little late in the day for op ponents of the covenant of Paris t' discover that it's treaty obligations ar unconstitutional and hence that al the foregoing treaties are null ant void. This is particularly true of thos senators who voted for many of thes treaties.
 Dr. Lowell called upon his oppouen to declare first: Whether he would O would not vote for the covenant pro yided it was amended as the senate wished: and second what amend
 ments he desired.
 Both Want Covenant
 Departing from his set address ( reply to his opponent. pr. Lowell said
 '9We both feel that this covenant i.
  ference is that | feel that when thos defects have been removed. that cove I nant. with those defects cured. ough I to be ratified-and he does not tell n whether he thinks so or not Referring to the farewell adress c T George Washington. the speaker said Tt was great moment in it's da. and so were the ten commandments Tn developing the point that universs arbitrat ton treaties would have pre- vented Germany from precipitatin this war. Dr. Lowell remarked tha such a system might have prevente our fighting Spain in 1898. but wa taking Cuba worth this war?' Now what are the duties that W assume2' Dr. Lowell asked. "Th principal obligations are as follows To respect and preserve. as lagains external aggression, the territorial in tegrity and existing political independ ence of the small members of th league (srtiole ten).
 q do not mean to comment on thes as I go along. but Senator Lodge Ina referred 10 that and said that if ths had been in existence we would nc have taken Cuba; that France coul not have joined against England wit I us in the revolutionary war. But want merely to add that had thei 4 been such a league with that provisiC N this later war could not have occurre Al Was the spanish war. by which W \ took Cuba-was it worth this wal \ That is the sort Of question that V N have to decide"
 The audience seemed disposed to \ impartial and again the applause VI; \ general as Dr. Lowell finished Lodge Censures Wilson \ Dr. Lowell spoke an hour and minutes. Senator Lodge closed u \ debate, occupying another half hou \ With apparent feeling the senat \ said:
 \ "I am engaged in dealing with tl
 league that has been presented to Il
 people of the United States. ] hol
 from my heart it will be amended:
 hope we shall have a league in prop
 form, properly prepared. l hope it W \ be done-done somewhere before t' N