The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-08-26

THE AMERICAN RIL7. OF RIGHTS
Comparing the reservations the league of nations
with the bill Of rights Of the states appended to federal
constitution the Republican Publicity association replies
h majority report of special committee of the American Bar
association, follows
"a special committee named by the American Bar
socaton ago consider and report upon the
y the convention Of the association to be held August
2527 that three Of the five committeeman
have signed majority report urging ratification of the peace
treaty including the league OF nations Covenant without
amendments.
Your committee says the report is Of the opinion
treaty. including the proposal for league of
TONS should be ratified without amendment partic
uarly fitting that the United States should support the
proposal for this league The league is based upon
experience in federation of states enjoying liberty
and peace
all the long sophscal debate carried by the
protagonsts of nernatona and the league covenant no
napt comparison bonehead lapse of logic has
been exhibited than to be found IN that statement Our
experience federation of states has been drawn wholly
government under the federal constitution In the
sution originally adopted but little provision made
guaranty the individual of sphere OF liberty not to
be encroached upon by the federal government To recy that
the first congress after the adoption of the cons
tuition passed and submitted to the several states OF the union
ten amendments popularity known the Bill of Rights Not
until their ratification by the states did the federal consu
lion into full operation, declaration to that effect be-
issued Dec 15 1871 Ii the sgners Of the report
Of that fact they chargeabe with ignorance
ernng the drafting Of the law of the land which
positively dsgraceul to lawyers occupying their position and
which vitiates the report they have rendered
Precisely the states sought through the Bill of Rights
to guarantee to the individual sphere of liberty not to be
u its several reservations to the league covenant to guar
sphee of liberty not to be encroached upon
by the super which Wilson, the ntenatonat attempt
ed to up The reservations formed national
bill Of rights to the league covenant There this differ
ence The federal accepted and assisted
drafting the Bill of ghts drawn by the states but Mr. Will
obbed against and refused to accept the American Bill of
Rights hence still technically at and Mr. Wilson
continues avail himself of the powers coerced from
Il subservient democratic congress-
Notwithstanding the clarity of the federal constitution
and the Bill Of Rights diversity OF Interpretation arose re-
sectng the which ngendered of the boodest
in history AT Appomattox the supreme law of the land
acknowledged such by all sections And this diversity
Of opinion among homogeneous people, descended
from +e parent stock nheritng similar ideals of
ornment and possessing like moral concepts What then,
would be the confusion Of COUNSEL the conflicting interpreted
TONS the resistance authority of document which Mr..
Wilson himself quite incapable of expoundng to the
ate conference of August l9199 Would the Mohammedan
agree with the Christian; the Monaghan with the Caucasian;
the boevk with the republican; the poygamous Turk with
the homogeneous AngoSaxong Do the nternatonalss
template another world war to consumma their world char
er Surely the American Bar association will denounce this