Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-03
SENATOR SAYS ARTICLE 10 rs
MORALLY WRONG AND NEEDS
REVISION.
THINKS SENATE WILL
REMODEL SECTION
Article Seeks 10 usurp Powers Of A..
miShty--Would Force America to
Fight No Matter How Abhorrent
Was Cause--other Objections to
Original Draft Substantially Re-.
moved.

Des AIUines, May 3.-"The adoption
OF articleltep Of the league of nations
covenant providing for the preserva-
ton of territorial Integrity and the
guarantee .of political independence of
all nations, which are parties to the
league is morally wrong" declared
Senator A. B. Cummins in an inter-
View today.
1t would oe usurping The powers of
the Almighty 10 say that we would do
this, Who can tell now what situation
will prevail in twenty-five years?
The situation in southeastern Eur
ope, presaaes turbulent conditions
there for twenty five years. We can't
have peace There for at least that
length of time said Senator Cummins.
And am not sure that we should
guarantee to stand back of each and
every one of be small nations when
have come into existence. | am not
sure that they should continue TO eX-
ist.'
Main Objection.
Article ten is the most Objectionable
article in the covenant to Senator
Cummins mind He was the first sem
ator to make objections to the article
when the draft was first presented in
the senate. claiming that it required
America and every other country sign
ing the covenant 10 80 to war in the
defense of every country in the world
without regard to circumstances and
situation and the right and wrong Of
things.
American will nou fight unless her
conscience is with her cause, and it
Z is utterly abhorrent to promise to do
So" said the senator. 1T is further
more contrary TO theTprluciples of pro-
gress in the history Of nations. If
France. England. andt Spain had signed
such an agreement in the sixteenth
century America would never have
come into being. Canada would have
been q French colony, France would
have, been England:s ally rather than
Americas in the revolutionary war. we
could never have acquired Louisiana,
Texas, California or.New Mexico"
Senator Cumnrins predicts that the
fight in the, senate over the adoption
OF the covenant Will come on article
ten. He also predicts one Of two solu-
tons of the article. either: First, the
reservation OF the privilege to the
United States OF determining whether
we will 60 to war for decision when
the event arisesc or second, limiting
the operation of PARTICLE ten to short
period Of years, latter which it would
cease to exist.
Thinks Change Certain.
There are enough senators in the
national senate who are of similar
frame Of mind to insure change OF
some sort In the article, the senator
believes. No conference of senators
has been held, so far as the senator
has been advised.
The other two original objections of
Senator Cummins to the original draft
have been somewhat awkwardly, some
what obscurely but substantially re-
moved in the final draft, he says.
They were: the article which pro-
vided that internal questions and ira
ditional policies of individual nations
j he submitted to the executive council
OF the league and the article which
com PEELED the United States to accept
a n1sndate from any foreign country.