Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-10
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,

States. which has never broken an in.
ternational obligation. cannot permit
all its existing treaties to be reviewed
and its conduct and honor questioned
by other nations.
The same may be said in regard TO
the fulfllment Of the obligations to the
league. II must be made perfectly
clear that tho United States alone Is
to determine as to the fulfllment OF
its obligations, and its right Of with .
drawal must therefore he unconditional
as provided in the reservation.
DevitaliZes Article y
- Second. The United States declines
to assume. under the provisions Of Ar
ticlc y. or under amy Other article. any
obligation to preserve the territorial in b
tegrity or political independence of any
other country or to interfere in con o
trovcrSics between other nations. MON
berS of the league or not. or TO en- ..
ploy the military or naval forces OF
the United States in such controversies
oI to adOpt economic measures Tor the
protection Of any other country. wh"tN"
member of the league or not. against
external aggression or for the purpos"
Of coerCing any other country. or tor
the purpose of intervention in the IN
tcrnal conflicts or other controversies
which NAV arise in any other country,
and no mandate shall be accepted Nv
the United States under Article MIL.
Part I, Of the treaty Of peace with Ger
many. except by action OF the ohgr'SS
of the 'nt"d States.
"This reservation is intended TO meet
the most vital objection to the league
covenant Ms II stands. Under no cir
Cumstanccs must there be any legal or
moral obligation upon the United states
to enter into war or to send its army
and navy abroad or without the unt"t-
tered action Of Congress to impose eco
nOmic bovcOttS on other countries.
"I'ndpr the constitution of the United
StatCs the Congress alone has the power
to declare war, and all bills to raise
revenue or affecting the revenue in any
way must originate in the House of
REPRESENTATIVES. be passed by the Son
ate and rrrrivp the signature of the
prCSidCut
Protects Rights Of Congress
"Thc>p constitutional rights Of Con.
greSs must not be impaired by any
agreements Su"h as are presented in
this treaty. nor can any opportunity of
charging the United States with bad
faith be permitted.
"No American soldiers or sailors must
b" sent to fight in other lands al the
bidding Of league of nations Amer.
lean lives must not be sacrificed except
by the will and command of the Amer
lean people acting through their "onsti-
tutional representatives in Congress.
This reservation also covers the sub
i"ct of mandates. According to tho
Of the covenant of the league
the acceptance of mandate by any
member is voluntary. but as to who
shall hav" authority to refuse to accept
a maudat" for any country the covenant
Of the league is silent.
'"ThP decision aS to accepting n man.
late must rest exclusively within tho
'ontrol of the Congress Of the United
States as the reservation provides ana
must not be delegated. even by infer
oncc. to any personal agent or to any
delegate or commissioner.
' Third. The United States re.
serves to itself exclusively the right TO