New Britain herald., 1919-07-23
REP(JBLICAN SAYS
 HE FAVORS LEAGUE
Senator McNary of Oregon Sup
 ports President

Washington, July 23.-Supporting the league of nations in a speech ves- terday Senator McNary, republican, oregon, urged it be accepted with out any such amendments or reser- Vatlons as would 'alter the splendid purposes of the covenant or weaken It so far as it affects our duties"
 The senate, said the speaker, could Without harm adopt certain "reser- Vations in the form of interpreta- tlons' but should not endanger the covenant by making reservations that would vitally affect important fea- lures. Article X he said must me un- impaired because it is the "pillar section' of the league.
 "Of the objections I take it that Article X is the most obnoxious and productive of the most controversy MT. McNary said. ''The statement most generally made is that this ar ticle collides with our constitution and runs across the path of our sacred traditions. Repeatedly the argument has been advanced that Article x casts upon this government an ab- solute obligation to go to war under any conditions, however bereft of justice. This indictment in my opin- ion is untenable.
 By the force of another article in the covenant the council, in ar irving at decision, will be gov- erned by unanimous vote, the power Of veto standing between this cOun- try and unwise remedy.
 "Indisputably this provision casts upon this country an undertaking to go to war to protect an associate of the league from invasion through ex- ternal force but this obligation is in no proper sense a large one but pure ly moral obligation, entirely de- pendent upon the condition that the cause of the war and the war itself is Violative of the moral conscience of the American people.
 Tn no sense can the executive branch of the government, aided by the senate cast any legal obligation upon this or any future congress to pass declaration of war upon any nation, however unjustly offending
 "The moral force in the obliga- ton imposed upon the nations of the world in my opinion, will do much to chill the ambitious designs of na- tions that heretofore have been the cause of cruel wars and for that req son I shall oppose by my vote any eradication of Article X from the 1 covenant.
 "It is the pillar section of the as- sociation of nations contemplated 1 under the league and is the assur- l ance of mutual support against any 1 aggression I
 Senator Johnson Talks.
 Senator McNary was followed by 1 Senator Johnson, democrat, North l who declared the United | States, by refusing to join the league l of nations, not only would endanger 1 it's own safety, but would break faith 1 with it's associates in the war.
 Our commerce extends to the l limits of the entire globe,' said Sen ] ator Johnson. Have you ever con- sidered the position of danger we l cial nations enter this league and we 1 remain aloof? Why should we not l be regarded with enmity and sus- l picion? Our great commercial in- l terests, rich lands favored geographi- 1 cal position would soon place us in l a position of standing alone. The l time might come when there would | be vast com mbination against us to 1 refill their treasures and discharge 1 their debts.'
 Opponents of the league have made l many misrepresentation Senator l Johnson declared. Its provisions, he and generally satisfactory, although he added, virtually every one favors some changes.