The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-12

I'VE are told that we shall Break
the heart Of the world II we do not
take this league lust as II stands.
fear that the hearts OF the vant ma
eJority OF mankind would beat as
stoadiiy and without any quickeninE
lac lcasae we're 10 poriah alto
gethcr.
Ideals have been thrust upon US
AS an argument Tor the league until
the heni,ny mind. which rejects cant.
reNoits from Them"
Likening the league 20 the ill-fated
hoy alliance" Mr.. Lodge quoted tho
covenant provision giving tho assemb-
" authority to deal al ita meetings
with any matter at
fecting the peace OF the world" and
continued;
There ls no such sweeping or
far-rtachlng provision an that In
the uNsaty Of Paris, and yet able
men developed from that treaty
th1 holy alliance. which FOR IS
years VAS an unmltigatcd curse
to the world England broke
IL nm the holy alliance because
English stat.emen saw that IL
Was Intended to turn the alliance
-and thus lQaEda is an alliance
into means of reprCaaing in
ternal revolutions or insurrcct-
lens
Any matter affecting the
peace Of the world ls "A very
broad statement which could ba
made 30 Justify almost any in
reference ON the part OF the
league with the Internal affairs
OF Ither countries.
"In article 10, the United
States T. bouiid on the appeal OF
any mcmbcr or the league not
OtiiN to rcspstt hut to preserve its
indcIs'nds'ncc and IT, boundaries,
aud that pledge. u We give u.
nsust be- Fulfilled. There " to
the no distinction whatever In
treaty betwccn what some lIsfSJn~
are pltp~rd 60 call legal and
moral obligations. \ treaty must
rt-t upon moral obligations. The
pathway OF di.honOr l. always
open. Hut whatever the United
States agrees Ia, by that agree
ulent she must abidc.
Under article eleven " King Hus-
sein tof Hedjns) appeal 10 us Tor aid
ana projection against external ag-
grossion. We should be bound to give
that aid and protection and TO send
American soldiers to Arabia. This IL
Illustrates the point which Is 20 me tho
most Objectionable IN the league. |
know tn. answer well-that OF course
they could not be sent without action
I by couFscsH. Congress would have
no choice II acting In good faith.
Let me now briefly point out the
tnHu perable difficulty which | find In
article IS. II begina--'lf thene should
arise between members OF the league
any dispute likely b lead to rup-
ture'- Any dispute covers "a dir
pute over tariff duties and over ms
migration.
An immigration dispute or
dispute over tariff duties, met by
the procedure set forth In article
10. comes before the assembly
FOR a decision by what Is prac-
tically a majority vote OF the en-
tire assembly. There should 10
no possibility OF other nations de-
Gliding who shall come into the
United States. or under what
conditions thoy shall enter. IL
nation cannot say without appeal
who shall come within its gates
and become u part OF It's citizen
ship Il has ceased 20 be a SOW
ereign nation. II has become a
tributary and subject nation and
10 makes no difference whether u
] Is subject TO league or TO a con-
queror."
] The senator said the British dele
gates 10 the peace conference, In a
statement regarding the Monroe Doe
/ trine had assorted that should dis
/ pute arise US TO the meaning OF the
doctrine the league Is there to settle
u.
The Monroe Doctrine was the corol-
lazy of wasnington's Injunction