Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-05

: the machinery they could not take
away were destroyed by experts who
knew how to, destroy them.
Belgium. was a very successful
competitor Of Germany in some lines
Of manufacture, and the German ar
mics were sent there to zee to It that
that competition was put q stop to.
Their purpose vas to crush the indie
pendent action of that little kingdom
not merely to q 1t - a gateway
through which to attack France.
And when they got into France they
not only fought the armies OF France.
but they put the coal mines Of Francs
out Of commission, 50 that 1t will be
a decade o more before France can
supply herself with coal from her ac-
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Article <, Worlds Conscience.
you have heard a great deal
about Article K of tho covenant Of
the league Of nations. Article x
speaks the conscience Of the world.
Article X is the article which goes to
to the heart Of this whole bad bust
ness. for that article says that the
members Of this league-and that is
intended to be all the great nations
preserve against all external aggreA
sion the territorial integrity and
political Independence Of tho nations
concerned. That promise 10 neces-
ary in order to prevent this sort Of
war recurring and We r absolutely
discredited IL we fought this war and
then neglect the essential safeguard
against it.
w engage. in the first sentence Of
Article x, to respect and preserve
from external aggression. the terri
tortal integrity and the existing po-
litical Independence. not only Of the
other member states, but Of all states.
and it In member Of the league Of
nations disregards that promise, then
league advises what should be done
to enforce the respect for that cove
nant on the part Of the nation at
tempting to violate it. And there is
no compulsion upon us to take that
advtce-except the compulsion Of our
good conscience and judgment. So
that 1t is perfectly evident that If, in
the judgment OF the people OF the
United States. the council adjudsed
wrong, and that this was not an oc-
casion for the use Of force. there
would be no necessity on the part Of
the Congress of the United States to
vote the use of force. But there
could be no advice Of the council on
any such subject. without a un-
animous vote. and the unanimous
vote would include our own. If we
ceptdng advice. For I need
not tell you that the representatives
of the government Of the United
States would not vote without in
structions from their government at
home, and that what we united in ad-
vistng we could be certain that our
people would desire to do.
q. s. Makes No Surrender.
There 10 in that covenant not one
note Of surrender Of the Independent
Judgment Of the government Of the
United States, but an expression of 1t,
because that Independent Judgment
would have t join with the judgment
Of the rest.
But when is that Judgment going
to be expressed, my fellow ~citi1ens7
Only after it is evident that every
other esource has failed. And I
want to call your attention to the
central machinery of the league Of
nationa If N member of that
league, or any nation not . member,
refuses to submit the question at is-
cussion by the council, there ensues,
automatically. by the engagements Of
this covenant, an absolute economic
boycott And I want you to realize
that this war IVES won not only by the
armies OF the world, but it was won
by economic, means as Hsell. Apply
this economic. peaceful silent, deadly
force.
Doesn't Cost q Life
"1t is a terrible remedy. It does
not cost q life outside the nation boy
cotted, but 1t brings a pressure upon
that nation. which, in my judgment,
no modern nation could resist.
II need not tell o that I speak
with knowledge in this matter
knowledge of the purpose Of the men
America were associated at the peace
table Every one I consulted with
came there with the same idea that
wars had arisen in the past because
h strong had taken advantage Of
the weak. and that the only way to
stop war was to band ourselves to-
gether to protect the weak.
And, SO, when o read the cove
nant, read the treaty with it.
II am not arguing this thing with
you. my fellow citizens, as if I had
any doubt of what the verdict Of the
American people would be. l have
not the slightest doubt 1 just want
ed to have the pleasure of pointing
out to you how absolutely igornant
Oh the treaty. ana OF the covenant,
some OF the men Ire who have been
opposing it
And one Of tho things that I have
most at heart in this report to my
fellow citizens il that they should
forget what party I belong to. and
what party they belong to. I am
making this journey as a democrat,
but I am spelling it with a little IA
and I don't want anybody to remem-
Der. so far a th1a errand Il concern
cd, that it Is yer spelled with q big
II am making this Journey as an
American, and az q champion Of the
rights which America believes. in and
I need not tell you that a. compared
with the importance Of America. the
importance Of the democratic party
and the importance Of the republican
party and the importance Of every
other party, IL absolutely negligible
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