New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

will work no good for anybody. But
of universal brotherhood, ef-
fective for the purpose, as I do the
home and the family as effective for the
cultivation and the maintenance of real
patriotism at home.
zone of the things that make a
lawyer impatient is 30 see, as | did the
other day, in the spondence of
David Lawrence: Every body recog-
nizes that an agreement TO make war
is unconstitutional under The Constl-
tuition of the United States Now, that
is one of those ad captendem express
sions by a correspondent who knows
little about everything, that has no
foundation and yet gives the wrong
impression. Now, isn't it possible for
the United States to agree to make
power? Well. If it is not, she has
done it. She did it in the case of
Panama, where she guarantees the po-
litical and territorial integrity of
Panama. What does that mean but
that we will fight if anybody violates
that political or territorial integrity?
And we have done the same for Cuba.
"Why Unconstitutional
we're to so into an agreement to send
250.0O0 men and put them under Mar
shall Foch as part Of great interna-
tional army and say to Marshal Foch,
You can use our forces in obedience
to the orders Of the executive council
of the league 10 make war against any
member of the league which is recall
citrant," that would be uncons titu-
tIonal. But we are recommenEn
something else, namely, that we should
enter into an obligation that when
force is needed 10 suppress war we
will furnish it.
"Now, how shall we furnish it? It is
said that such an obligation IS cor
t1ary to the Constitution, N that Con-
gress is empowered to declare and
maintain war. That is true That is
the constitutional obligation; but when
we make a treaty to do a thing it is
not then unconstitutional because Con-
tional promises by one branch OF the
government and perform them by am
other, according as the Constitution
provides that another branch shall pro
vide it. SO some say Congress has to
subscribe to this.
Congress should subscribe to this
although it is not necessary consttu-
tionally."
Rabbi Wise Assails Critics
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, who spoke
at the evening session, was vehement
in his attack upon persons in this
country VINO are opposing President
Wilson's efforts in Europe.
Any man, he asserted, 'who tries
to undermine the prestige Of the Pres
ldent to-day IS guilty Of moral treason
II the peace conference does not estab-
lish q league Of nations the people Of
Europe viii league themselves to-
gether and abolish the peace confer
cnce. If America does not stand be-
bind the President at this time Amer
Ca will stand alone among the Allied
nations.
America will be trebly damned it,
though it, eader has shown the way
in Europe, it fails him and its own
moral genius. While America is con-
slderlng whether to have a league the
Allies are considering what manner
Of league to have"
The Monroe Doctrine, Rabbi Wise as
serted, would not be vitiated by the
establishment of a league.
ne also lnveighed against "the dam
nable Bolsheviki."
Coudcrt Pleads for Unity.
Frederic K. Coudert assailed certain
influences in New York which he said
are trying to sow discord between this
nation and England.
There are men IN this country" he
asserted, "who are dong everything
they can to make trouble between the
Eng speaking commemorative, who,
for reasons perhaps Catiline might
appreciate, want to array class against
class hnd array kindred peoples with
common institutions against each other
to crafty their own spite or mererly
because of their inherent love of dia-
bolical and anarchistic things"
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler said the
idea of league of nations had been
the slow outcome of enlightened public
opinion.
Public opinion" he said, "is not
asking for any Of the foolish and ex
trcme things which arc sometimes sug-
gested in connection with better or
dered world. What is proposed is not
it is the quintcssencc