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the navy.
Wants League Data.
Senator Johnson, California, today
filed with the foreign relations COM
mittec a resolution he will call up to-
morrow asking that there be trans
mitted to the committee all drafts and
forms of leagues Of nations or relating
to the league finally adopted, and par
ticularly the drafts or form of league
of nations prepared and presented by
the commissioners of the United States.
Also all proceedings, arguments and
debates relating to the league. and par
ucularly the transcript OF the reports
relating to the league, and all data
relating to or used in connection with
the treaty with Germany"
Johnson said he wants "this iufor-
nation. already given, as the press dis
patches indicate, by Clemenceau to the
French parliament, in order that we
may ave at hand the very fundamen-
tai information pon which intelli-
gently to act. This should be the first
thing to come to the committee so that
any subsequent exposition may be
based on full information"
Article 10 Necessary.
Under Article 10, each member Of
the league undertakes, first, to re-.
spect the territorial integrity and poll
tical Independence OF ali other mem
bers Of the league when the nations
Of the world, sobered by sorrow, are
willing to raise their hands and take
this solemn pledge are we sulleniy and
%stubbornly to stand aside and become
a stumbling block in the way of this
noble achievement. Do any of them
have possessions that we view with
covetous eyes and propose to seize
and annex?
"The second obligation ssumed by
each member is to preserve as against
external aggression the territorial in
tegrjty n existing political Influence
of all members of the league. This is
a natural corollary from the first. In
the former we undertake not 10 rob our
associates ourselves and in this we
agree not to permit others to do so.
This qua tee of territorial integrity
anil polit dependence is limited to
those ca ere they are threatened
or attac.s externa aggression and
does no ! to revolution within a
nation. 4 ions internal affairs are
left undis ~Iped Nationality, with its
vital stimulating patriotism would be
given new life and opportunity.
Thoughtful persons recognize the
Importance Of giving such a guaran-
tee now. at least for a limited period.
if the peace of the world is TO be main
tanned. The autocratic governments
that controlled Russia. Germany. Aus
tria n Turkey have been oveftlirown
but as yet. no real, stable governments
established. Some OF the new states
created out of this immense territory
without the guarantee OF the league,
would be overthrown and would return
to the domination Of their farmer op-
I pressors.
Can Get Out Easily.
Honorable Elihu Root. former sec
Rotary of state, recognized Che great
(, immediate need OF this article nnd rec
commended its acceptance with an
amendment providing that any mem
Der could after the expiration of i've
: years from the signing Of the covenant
: terminate its obligations under the ar
ticle. But under this covenant the
, Omitted States by giving notice Of
> withdrawal from the league, can limit
her obligations to a time not far to ex-
coed w years. II this treaty is rati-
fled the United States can fully per-
form her obligations to her allies, dis
charge her duties to the new nations
she has aided in creating and then hon
orably retire.
at hould be noted that when in this
. article we guarantee the territorial in
? tegrity of all members Of the league we
2 receive at the same time from all of
them a like guarantee of our territor-
ial possessions. . The Philippine islands
: ha7 cccasioned us great apprehension.
: In order to safeguard these islands it
would be necessary for lis in the pres
cnt disturbed condition of the world to
, construct the largest navy afloat and
, have an army equal to that Of any ma
!, ton. Shall we EMBARK Upon this great
military expense, or accept the league
and with it the honorable pledge that
J Great Britain n Japan, the only two
ms from which the lands could
ever be threatened. would aid in pre-
serving them from all external aggres-
sion?
How About Canal?
we should also reflect that the Pan
, anna ana and the stands owned by Us
in the Caribbean sea are outlying terri
: tories. Is our hold upon the canal les
sened or strengthened by this article?
p "The article provides in case Of any
, aggression = So = y the council shall
advise upon / ) means by which this
obligs lion shall pe fulfilled. The unan-
9 imous recommendation of the council
/ is only advisory. Thus under article
10, troops of the United States could
: be sent to engage in war without the
advice of her representative in the
icounrii and the approval OF her con
gross"
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