The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
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mats and prime ministers stupendous
automatic power to draw this country
into war ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS next day
at the will and upon the discretion of
the prime ministers. They understand
that sitting behind closed doors at Cen
eva. or rather at London, for there is
where they will finally sit. and exercis-
ing underlined discretion, they can set in
motion the parliaments and congresses
of the different nations.
",These different nations, having made
this contract and having a particular
body and council to construe 1t and TO
initiate 1t, the nations must necessarily,
in the opinion OF these men carry out
the contract according to the letter. ]
have never been able to find foreign
statesman or foreign journal who or
which interpreted Article x. and the
covenant in any other way than a
binding obligation to act whenever the
fact of assailment of the territory was
established. Indeed. the advocates OF
eutocratic power in the Old World re-
joice in the fact that such an autoc-
racy has been created and has removed
still further from tho peoples of the diff
ferent nations all power over the ques-
ton OF peace or war.
Force Is Basis of League.
'sNow, what is the basis of this autoc-
racy, operating in secret? 1t Is force.
The President has stated on many diff
ferent occasions that the league in the
last analysis rests upon force. Lloyd
George has declared the same.
Lord Cecil says that without the basis
OF force 1t would be a FOOLS paradise.
Millerand. In taking the office of Presi-
dent few days ago. declared that with
out this element of force the league
would be worthless. We gather some
conception therefore, of this league by
a STUDY of the views OF those men and
that class of men who will interpret the
covenant and operate it.
at is a conclave of European diplo-
mats sitting under the terms Of n cove
nant which they drew. sitting in secret,
their territorial jurisdiction that OF the
world and with power to bring all MEM
bers OF the league instantly and auto
matically into war. In other words.
gigantic autocracy, resting in discretion
as to powers and based on force.
TT is no wonder that labor in the
Old World has turned completely
against the whole scheme. 1t Is no sur
prise that almost every liberal paper
in France and England rejects the
league. They see those men. and that
class OF men who have tortured Europe
with their schemes and intrigues given
greater power and their scheming given
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peoples of the world as people are every
where excluded from voice or influence
in the management or control OF the
league or the domination of It's poll
cies.'
Later in his speech Mr.. Borah as
sailed the one man power delegated by
the terms Of the covenant.
One Man Controls 11O,OOO,OOO.
1--WE are now one hundred and ten
millions of people," he said. I'VE have
been devoted to the principles of democ-
racy but we are asked in this league to
consent to the proposition that one man
shall be our sole representative In a
world body which shall determine world
policies with reference to the most vital
concerns of the people-with reference
to the question of peace or war. We
are asked to delegate to one frail human
being the inconceivable power of binding
us by his vote upon their questions of
policy or procedure relating to wars or
threats of war anywhere upon the face
of Gods footstool.
"And when he has cast that vote in
conjunction with eight others repre-
senting other nations we have bound
ourselves in advance by solemn treaty
and by the highest moral obligation a
nation can make to be bound by that
vote. If war or threat of war occurs
anywhere upon the earth and tho coun-
Gil takes action as 1t is commanded to
do by the terms of Article IL. and our
representative sitting somewhere in