The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-15

many or Germans owe 10 Americsl
ckiseas or 10 ~ American pre-vA
eisins against Germany rur prop<rt,
destroyed and iives lost because q
the destruction Of the Lusitsni&-
| Ninth. 6eEuany,s agreement ths,
abe VII eoup<nsAfe her own citizens
so- property. patents and other things
selonging TO them in the United
States seirsd during the var BY or
sovernnent-
Tenth. Ge-uiauy's agreement that
no claim can be made against shs
United States y respect 10 the uss
ys' sale during the war BY our sov-
eminent. or ~ psrsona acting for our
government OF any rights in indus
rial. literary. or ARTISTIC property IN
ciucias patents.
"EieveAtb. (sermanys agreement
thar the United States shall retain
ever see.eoa tons OF German ships
seized In American ports which much
more than eompensases Us for ship
peg lost during the war
Twelfth. we would lose our mem-
begShip on the repsSasicns oounis.
sion which VII be the most powerful
international body ever created and
which viii have enormous control
ossr the trade and commerce of Ger
many with the rest OF the world for
years to come Il not only sapsrvises
the use OF German economic resources
sud the payment of repaEzrsons. Aa,
IL can restrict or expand G<rrssHy.
imports and distributes nacn OF Esr
desirable exports sine,atink ds<s In
40 way can The raissa States assure
Itself against dissTimiratSen In this
sresat separations commission
'.Te are ,heEsfese vlslsezi any quail.
Iacaiiors against amendments
TIE reservations proposed by the
majority OF tn1 eumnssses are Of
such y character - at once hefEAy
their authorship, TAsx are .trs work
Of senators orsAaisea for the purpose
u destroying tie league ard Il pos
Slnie oe.ezting the treaty. Their
10 sgch "a niAks ,hiA pnr~
pose plain They srs in ne seass in |
,erprssxtive refeTvssfom 10 be used !
10 mske clear language in he treaty !.
hat might be considered dsahtfm.
tut they are 80 framed as 10 receive
ae support OF senator's Who desire TO
iefeest the treaty. whAe massussad-
Ins In the galse OF reaayyatsaAa. they |
lEe in fact. alterations Of the treaty. /
rhey have all the yices q amend
nerts and the additional vice of pre-
ending to be what they are not. Pre-
tented as parts OF the resolution 10
-xtify the treaty they would In facf
[ adopted fssglt IN lrs defeat All VI
hem spyly 10 the League Of Nations
'ec.son OF the treat, y Those vAo op-
'ose the League 0. Narioas realixe
hat IA il. invineiele on = square ASks
md ,hsy hops to dsstrsy (, by this 4
adisestiou. The Lessre OF Natsonsf
lss stood the test Of worldwide Siss-
ism and sttsck- II stands today Al
be only hope for world pexse. After
III the assaults OF nsany months irs
aErposes and provisions sssad OUT
.lsSriy defined unaffected hy cri-i.
Ism and unyislding TO attack
The League OF Nations proposes.
o organize the nations Of the world
or peace whereas they have always
heen oss&nsxed fos war. II
proposes 10 establish the rule OF IN
ernAtional iGsliSe in place os force
Z proposes TO make war OF con
luest impossible by uniting all na-
IONS against the offender.
III il working srranEsnent made
sv which small AID veal rzssogs are
Ifven the organized strength OF the
rorld for protection. Ii is : plan Tor /
he gradual redGcSicn os xEEs by all
members simultaneously in proper I
and BY agreement.
Iii SETS up arbitration as friendly |
method OF adjusting disputes and en-
luir- when arbitration Is not agreed.
O. In both cases It provides a cool. /.
ns or period Of nine months during
rhich The differences VII ts adjust. .
Il.
1T preserves the territorial infex-. l
i,y aud political Independence of
ach member and leaves to each sxsr>.
ise OF its sovereisn rights a. a na- \
ION.
1T viii save the world from wars
I'd preparation for wars. II win re-
ace armies and n2vies and taxes. II
) Fhe orsy plan proposed to redeem
he world fron wsrx and famine. The i
My one ts which = STRICKEN world i
an be delivered from the sissesess OF
he late war and the danger OF i'm 4
ending International chaos Those |,
rho daily and delay ax they seek l,
nth microscope to nnf some petty 1
Av in it's structure have nothing 4
themselves to propose. They have Ii
ppealed to every prejudice and r.
crted TO desperate methods OF attach |,
D destroy this great international ees
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