The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-21
LEAGUE POTENT
FORCE IN PEACE,
POMERENE SAYS

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WASHINGTON. Iuly 2l-Prompt
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tion' covenant wls urged upon the
senate today by Senator Pomcrcnc Of
.Ob;, dcro,r,, ,,o,,lcr ot ,h, lr.
e'R" '''''o"S committee
In prepared address, crowded with
Constitutional ana legal arguments
Senator Pomercnc sad the league was
not sure preventive OF wars. but
would tend 70 prevent war, and could
be amended as experience required
He replied TO criticism ot Republican
Leader odge, Senator Knox, rcpub-
lican Ut Penn ylyana, Former Sena-
tor Root and Chairman HAYS OF the
republican national committee, Much
oi the opposition Mr Pomercne as
serted, springs from partSanShlp.
Club Over Former Enemies,
"SurclT' sad the ONO senator, II
the treaty !, ratified after the expert
ence through which We have Just
passed, u viii help g. keep orr form
er enemies IN the straight and narrow
path until 'hc present plan can be
modified or improved so as to meet
the requirements OF our future eSpe-
rienceS aud "nr mature thoughts.
"No friend Of the league has ever
claimed that n would br panacea
against all iu'ure wars But we have
an abiding ianh that when the nations
OF the world, leagucd together, pledge
Themselves 20 suspend warfare that
international disputes can hc submit
ted either tr arbitration or 10 invest
CATION and puhlgiih Scldcnt thereto,
il will materially reduce the chance
OF war
War Sick World Demands Treaty.
p. u would not ind serious fault with
some oi thc proposed amendments or
reservations II they did not mean lie
Law and consequent encouragement
10 revolutionary elements. is II not
going 10 be better therefore. that VIC
surrender some ~ our own canyic-
tions m the interest OF i--..' .tc
peace. rather than TO insist upon
changes which will require the pend
ing ,hca,y to be sent back to the as
4 soCiatcd power,
"A warslck world demands the early
ratification # the treaty That de.
maud must not be ignored.
During the war many of us voted
for measures. no, because we would
have approved them in time OF peace,
but because We felt tho cxigcncies Of
,he situation required them May We
' not pursue similar course when il
come, to the ratification Of the peace
Treaty;
Few German Attack Expected.
"All Of uS recognize how extremely
abnormal present condition. are. par
ttnlarly IN Europe ] he spirit OF rev.
olution IS running rife not only IN
western Europe and m Central Pow
ers. but TO some extcn, among the
people, OF our allies, Ought not our
aim TO he the restoration OF peace and
the adoption OF such measures for its
pTesciNdl on ana the protection ol the
new bo.n nations as shall seem TO be
suiiicicu; IN tho prcsen, state Of the
public mnd'
"Who docs not know that Germany
~ not looking forward 20 the moment
when she may resume her aggression
against her ncighhorS, Who does not
know that the new governments of
Poland Ciccho Slovakis, lugo- Slavia.
and other smaller independent nations,
have not been able TO organize per-
feet and stabilized goverpmen,1
who is so blind that he doe, not
understand that it is now necessary,
and Will be necessary for years TO aid
in protecting the territorial integrity
and political independence for these