The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18
WILSON NOT ASKED
TO FORM A LEAGUE
senate's Request for Disarma-
ment Conference Contained
No Reference To Covenant.
COLBY'S CLAIMS REFUTED
Republican National Commit
tee Charges That Effort to
Mislesd Is Being Made.
sFscioi Dsspafch 20 THE SEw ronK HEkALp.
New Nork Herald Bureau.
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Another EFFORT OF the Wilson Admin
istrafion 20 mislead the public IN regard
70 thu League OF Nations was exposed
to-day BY the Republican National Com
mittce. rho declaration OF Secretary o:
state Colby on the stump IN ST. Louis
on October "a that the Senate had re-
aussfed President Wilson 10 take the
lead m a world movenant that should
formulate League OF Nations" II now
appears. has Tor rs only basis an amend
rnsnt 20 the naval appropriation bill
unanimously adopted by the senate on
fuly n. 1915, which authorized the Pres
ident o. cal conference ~ nations 20
discuss thr question % arbitration and
di@a rruament.
Clarence D.. Miller. secretary ~ the
Heplh.iean National COMMITTEES. made
public to-day statement prepared Tor
the committee 81 Edward ~ Dingley
which " complete answer 90 this lat
ess attempt Of The Wilson adherents TO
twist rebeilious facts 10 their own adj
vantage.
secretary 81 State Colby refers 20 an
amendment % tie naval appropriation
btll % 1915" said MIR. Dingiey. THE
amendment was agreed 90 By the senate
on July IL. isls. without debate. IL
reads aa follows and can be found on
page els % The Revised Statutes Of 1916 f:
cit A. hereby declared 10 be the policy
OF the United states 10 adjust and settle
its International disputes through medi-
aticn or arbitration. 10 the end that war
may be honofabiy avoided. II looks with
apprehension and dlsfayor upon q gem
eral lncreasc OF nrnAmerts throucnogt
the world. but IL realiws taat no siuEle
nation can disarul. and that without a
common agreement upon the subject
every considerable Power must maintain
relative standing In military strength.
Asked for Committee of Mine.
"In view OF the premises the presl-
dent IL authorized and requested u iu-
vito a. an appropriate time. not later
than the close OF the war Ia Europe. all
the great Powers OF the world 20 send
representatives 20 conference which
shall be charged with the duty Of for
mulatirZ n plan for court Of arbitra-
ton or other tribunal 70 which disputed
questions between nations shall b. ~
ferred for adjudication and peaceful
settlement. and 90 consider the question
OF disarmament and submit thslr recon-
mendat!ons TO their respective Govern
ments Cor approval
1.-THE President IL hereby authorized
10 appoint nine citizens OF the United
states who. In his judgment. shall oe
qualified for the mission by emincnce In
the law and by devotion 10 the cause OF
peace. 20 be representatives OF the
United states In such conference. The
President shall fix the cofnpe nsaticn ~
said Representatives and such secre aries
and other employees as may be needed.
Two hundred thousand dollars. or 40
much thereof as may be necessary. is
hereby appropriated and set aside and
placed at the disposal OF the President
to carry into effect the provisions 81
this paragraph.
TITS obvious that this section Of the
Naval Appropriation bill 81 1915 was
never Intended 10 be an Instruction 10
the President 20 assist In formulating
the covenant OF the League OF Nations
he brought back from Paris Ia the
summer OF 1919.
1.-THE amendment 10 the Naval Ap-
preparation bill 10 which Secretary Colby
+, fers was confined 20 the question of
arbitration and disarmament. There Is
not a word in the amendment tustifying
the statement OF Secretary Colby that
the President was requested 20 take
the lead in n world movement that shall
formulate League OF Nations. such
~ the President brought back.