The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30

I outlaw nltiona that not only Great
/ Britain nut The United states ana
/ the rest ~ the world, viii 20 In to
stop cu'rrpriscs NJ mat sJrt'
outlaw nationH' arc nations thn'
. fan 90 obey the b"hc8. NJ, comply Win
/ tho demands of the league, whether
sgnntOry uro Hun.slguatOfy.
Thus II seems that the United
states ig to Do made party 90 oil
vars that may hereafter arise, n th'
/ league ut nations determines the war
I is 0R sufficient importance TO direct
| lhe United Staics 10 take part IN D.
Nay hv the express terms Of the
Covenant itsclf the United states
without action, Us made party 10
any mrh war
Thlt the covenant ~ tho incubator
~ strife and breeder of discOrd IA
again shown. mad" manifest by tho
words Of The president In his New
YORK Hprch. when he said.
1T IL one of the arguments for
this covenant that q IL the friendly
right ~ every nation "a member of
thls league. 20 ulll attention to
anything that II thinks viii dis
turb the peace OF the world no
matter where that thing IL occur
ring
can you conceive Of n plan more
calculated 10 create strife, To en-.
hitior racial and national prHjudices
ana antIptlhics than the plan here
outlined Not only parties 70 dis
pute ih'msuIscs, can bring It before
,ih" arena OF the world, but any ma
uon may 10 bring the matter up with
rr without the consent of the par.
ii"H - ia" dispute. When brought
before either tho executive council
Or the body ~ delegates It Is natural
20 suppose that tho friends Of each
~ the dlsputHuts IN the body before
which It N brought. will cspOuso It's
interest and thus the dispute will
be enlarged ana embittcrcd and the
parties tO the dispute Increased II
tho oiicuiing party shall be small
nhti"n ana II IN hailed before the
executive council such small nation
Will Of course take advantage uf the
opportunity given In tho covenant
of trhnsferriug Its cause to the body
or delegates, whore each nation has
an equal yOt. regardless ~ to- size.
degree of civilization, or standard Of
intelligence Tho tendency az tho
body of delegates will be towards
the cHpousal OF tho cause OF tho
smaller nation, because the smalI ma
uons viii be In "A majority I'm that
body, and the tendency OF the small
nations will be to group together To
roaicHC" Hs II were. in order to rotIu-
ternCt the. otherwise. prcdumiuattnr
Influence Of tho five or nine great
powers that compose the executive
r"hhct, 80 AZ 10 suSkiin and uphold
The power and dignity and impor-
thnco of the smaller nation. for in
No other way can their Independence
be maintained. To cHpect other.
wise In to be blind TO the Lessons of
history, To be deaf to the dictates
or reason.
by yoE fruits shall We be Known"
~ aS true today as when the Divine
Judran spoke. Let us apply this
test TO tho proposed covenant a,d
applying II, see what are It's fruits
For, anomalous M II may seem.
though unborn, the covenant has IN.
sued and has produced frultA. and
such FRUITS are increased armies
augmented rayies and taxes ~
burdensome that optimism Cnnnot
promise relief for generations 10
come. This you say Ia grave
II.
The proof IN that notwlthstandinp
the peace heralded by the covenant.
tho present administration sought 20
force through the late congress, and
Will seek TO force through the firpt
session OF the next congress, n bill,
creating the largeGt regular army
that the United States has over
known--a regular army consisting
OF bO9,SO9 men. II ought TO secure
and carry out In addition 20 our pres.
ent mammoth naval program.
program calling for the expenditure
of f9l3,000000 and to Increase the
armed personnel OF the navy to
100000 men. II sought appropria-
lions TO maintain the army for the
next year ot 1855, 900, 900 II sought
appropriation for naval operations
and maintenance OF s6l2.25O. 900.
Tho cost Of the entire naval program
for single year. to he S22S6. .OOO,-
600, total, yearly expenditure for
army ana navy Of approximately
three and one half billions OF dollars
A sum for military and naval pur.