The sun., 1919-06-12


treaty binding the United States TO 70
to the support OF France In case of UNI
provoked attack by Germany and stat
ing that this merely FASTENED the ac-
ton to which we should be bound by
the covenant Of the League of Nations.
The mere suggestion that the United
states might be induced under any cir
cumstances to hold It's armies and navies
subject to the call OF any one of thirty
nations scattered the world over, for
defensive OF any other purposes, seems
inconceivable," Col. Harvey said. land
yet. under the Presidents own admis-
sion, 1t Is SO written and 80 agreed In
the covenant. This is the only one Of
the many moot points the President has
felt called upon thus far to elucidate.
he has not only left the exposition to
others. but seemingly he has left the
others In the dark"
Tsft's Amendment GarbIed.
Col. Harvey then referred to the sug-
sestions cabled by Ex-President Tart
Tor President Wilson's consideration,
noting that Mr.. Taft's proposal to per-
init any nation to withdraw after July I,
1873, by two years notice in writing"
was changed by Mr.. Wilson to pro-
vide for withdrawal after two years,
provided that all its, international obli-
| cations and all It's obligations under the
covenant shall have been fulfilled at
the time Of It's withdrawal.
Mr.. Taft" said Col Harvey, "to his
! credit be II said, proposed a plain,
| straightforward amendment providing
that any American State or States may
protect the integrity Of any American
territory and the sovereignty of the Gov
eminent whose territory Il Ia, whether
l n ~ he Ian
In the interest OF American peace, object
to and prevent the further transfer Of
American territory to any European or
non-American Power This, as Mr.
TAFT truly says. Is the Monroe Doctrine
pure and simple. Mr.. Wilson rejected
! 1t absolutely both in form and sub
stance. So far from reserving TOR our
| own determination this national policy,
| the covenant losses II into the air and
vests the power of decision of any dis
pute over 1t in the other Powers COM
prising the league Should any dispute
ever arise between the American and
| European Powere~-the league 10 there
to settle IT. Those are the exact words
Of the British manifesto issued within
forty-elght hours after publication ot
the covenant And that statement
stands. Both inferentially and practi-
cally the United States, in so far as
States, has accepted this open declara-
ton of the British Government, and
that acceptance, once ratified by the
| Senate, would be as binding as an
explicit abandonment of the whole prin-
ciple."
Would Destroy Monroe Doctrine.
The pretence that Observation-Disclosures
the doctrine would strengthen It Is
simply ridiculous. Col. Harvey main.
tanned, since in the very nature of the
case to admit European nations &c
participate in the Interpretation and ap-
lplication OF the Monroe Doctrine would
DO to destroy Its value. He quoted
IGrover Cleveland and Theodore Roose-
welt In support of the contention that the
doctrine Is entirely and absolutely
American for Interpretation and applics-
4 ton.
But great as the temptation is" said
Col Harvey, 'T fear I should only
weary you n should attempt to re-
count and analyze the extraordinary
aggregation OF unfounded assertions and
Iirexplicable sophistries with which the
American people are now being RECALLED
from rolling palaces at an admitted
cost chiefly to International bankt fs not
wholly disinterested in international
finance. of thousands of dollars per day
Let US. in true American parlance
Back to the mines!'
II denounce and oppose the ratification
LOT this covenant for the following
reasons which I defy anybody to chal-
llenge successfully:
Because. as I have shown, It does
involve our country in entangiing al
liances and so violates the great tradition
enunciated by Washington and re-
liberated by every President and states
man from the inception of the republic
to and including the time of Roosevelt
This fact Is undeniable and Is admitted
Because, as l have shown, 1t does
vitiate our independence and impair our
sovereignty. Thomas Jefferson &C
|, curately and graphically defined indie
peEdence as implying full power to levy
war, conclude peace, establish commerce
and do all other acts and things which
| independent States may of right do.
, Sovereignty Is no less correctly defined
by a later authority in these words: a
State to possess full nationality mus
, have complete external sovereignty AND
complete Internal sovereignty exclusivel,
within itself. that is. possessed by It,
sovereign. II II lacks either, 1t fall:
, short of a perfect national character
|. There can be no actual indie
pendence OF state unless the rea
sovereignty is held within the State
, That is the definition OF our present
Secretary OF State. Robert Lansing.
because so radical a departure from
an established system violates the frs
principle of democracy that no chang,
shall be made in either the form or tn,
control of its government unless anC
until II has been approved by the peopl,
: themselves. IT. said Abraham LncolI
in his first inaugural. there be any OBJ
! tect to hurry any of you in hot haste Il
step which you would never TAX
: deliberately, that object will be frus
trated by taking time, but no good OBJ
ject can be frustrated by taking time
insist that no haSy conception of an!
one mind. be that mind ever so sagacious
: should be fastened upon this nation II
direct contravention OF all teachings ant
practices OF the past until II has re
celved the fullest consideration.
President Lowell Answered.
!. President Lowell OF Harvard de
= clared in Indianapolis only last wee
that President Wilson never heard {