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40 this IL may be that they THINK ther
future happiness and tranquility neces-
states their doing II, but inVeisn
against the misleading statement tnat
We do not propose to do II by this League
or Nations. Let us be candid with those
upon whom must rest the future ana
not undertake TO advise them that tnat
IL not going 10 happen which neces-
sarily ana inevitably must happen.
| Inc ex-fresident said the monroo
Doctrine Is covered and EXTENDED 10
the world. That was the con1lion De,
fore Monroe announced IL Inc worio
was one Monroe determined 10 separate
ana olv'oe u ana divorce IL ana tha.
was the very object OF IT. ~ was
distinct announcement tnat inc EURO
pean system could not De tiansIerIeo
10 America Inc resi- was Simply oe-
tall we couid not even snare inc re-
sponsIpiH'y Oh tne eAecu'ion Vi tue non-
roe Doc'rlne upon 'ne "es'ern eonti-
hent
| The Law OF se"-oefence'
'It n personal: Il In individual; II is
| the law of seIf-defence. 1t belongs to
! us and we alone must determine when Il
shall he enforced and when It shall be
executed Yet we are advised solemnly
that although we should share II with
all the governments OF Europe and Asia
and all the tribes of the different genera
tions which may in the future be or
| ganized into some form of government Il
| is still the doctrine of self-defence which
! Jefferson and Monroe announced and
which Mr.. Root SO clearly explained"
Mr.. Borah read portions OF an ad-
dress by Elihu Root to sustain his con-
| tertion.
| THE mere reading of the constitution
| OF the league" Senator Borah contln-
ued, will convince any reasonable mind,
| II seems to me, that the policies OF Wash
ington and Monroe must depart II 1t is
| adopted The two propositions cannot
exist together.
IN the first place the league provides
| for an organization composed princi-
pally and at the present time OF five
great nations, three of them European,
policy determined upon by the league and
and might be controlled solely by the
| European Powers, whether the matter
| dealt with the European continent or
whether II dealt with the American con-
tinent II makes no distinction between
| European affairs and American AFFAIRS
and erects a common tribunal which has
Jurisdiction over one continent the same
| as the other but in addition to that Civ
Ing the majority votes to the European
| system"
Mr.. Borah here read article X, which
| provides for the preservation Of the ter
| ritorial integrity OF the member nations
| OF the league and then continued:
THE first obligation which we as
| sumo Ia TO protect the territorial integ-
rity OF the British Empire. That takes
US into every part of the civilized world.
That is the most radical departure from
the washington policy. II the terrific
rial integrity of any part of the British
Empire shall be threatened. not the Con-
gress OF the United States. not the peo-
pie OF the United States. not the Govern
ment or the United states determine
what shall be done. but the executive
council, OF which the American people
have one member. is to determine what
Is to BIO done.
Left to European Diplomats.
We we mean ~hAt we say IN th's
soils'I'u''oh are pieus!ng ourselves on,
. a,u our sa IVES 70 Yer, ~, va
peoese'ohs uie woriu over anu lio' IeaN
'ns II 10 'he Juusfneht ana sense OF inc
| r ia" peoPie' ou' " 'he o'pto''S Va
u.upe' , =
ny tne .nserlon OF three i'es N
ms constitution OF tne proposed I|eas u'
. you ea' pia.e ~ oe' o''u "
| auNeii'ule, pe!onu contention OF cav ~
ine que7'iol wtleh -euo",it no" - !.
proof conclusive that you intend to de-
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