The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18

, force under command OF the League
and this league force, which would b.
composed OF soldiers OF all nations. could
be ordered into war. II 10 very clear.
therefore. that the international force
was the conception common to DIR. VIII
SON and Mr.. Lloyd George. After Mr.
Wilson had laid the covenant OF the
League Of Nations in its final form be-
fore she senate and the debate had be-
gun, lie stated that Article X. was the
aheart OF the covenant" and he told the
Committee OIL Foreign Relations that he
was tho author OF Article x. The rea-
son he laid eCch stress upon Article X.
was because II contained the provision
Tor The use OF force---that Is OF armies
and navles---which Mr. Wilson had
steadily advocated since january. 1917,
az necessary for the league OF peace as
he conceived II.
"1'here is, therefore. no possible doubt
as TO the intention OF the President OF
the intention OF Mr.. Lloyd George as TO
the use of force, and the force which Mr.
Wilson had in mind was tho forco Of
armies and navies. The value OF Article
X 10 Mr.. Wilson IL that It puts the obli-
cation TO use force upon every member
OF Tire league without any opportunity
OF escape, with no means OF avoiding II,
except by breach OF obligation. which
would be not only dishonorable but
would leave us q byword for bad faith
among the nations.
This Is not all, however. that can be
said about the veto. Who Is to apply
the veto? Who Is to record the veto OF
the United states In the council against
the votes OF the eight other members?
Naturally the representative Of the
United States on the council. How is
H. Ia nt,,fa
this the covenant OF the league Is silent
A Case Of One Man Power.
'T-nder the covenant or the league as
It stands the President Of the United
States could send representative to the
council and nobody could question his
credentials. That representative so ap-
pointed by the President as a personal
agent could involve US In war under
Article X. Tho compelling moral obi
cation would then apply and Congress
would have no choice except to give the
formal authority and mako the reces-
sary appropriations. We met this diff
Guilty by a reservation, which has not
been much considered in the campaign,
but which is or vast Importance. 1t was
as follows:
"'No person is or shall be authorized
to represent the United States, nor shall
any citizen of the United States be eligi-
bic, as q member OF any body or agency
established or authorized by said treaty
Of peace with Germany except pursuant
TO an act Of Congress of the United
States providing for his appointment and
defining his powers and duties
'aThis is one OF the reservations which
Mr.. Wilson condemned as multiplying the
league, and yet that reservation rejected
by Mr. Wilson Is all that would stand
between this country and war brought
on by the President and his personal
agent. 1t is idle to say that this could
be done By statute after we had joined
the league, that It Is a domestic matter
and we could deal with II alone. 1t would
require a two-thirds vote OF Congress to
pass n statute over the Presidents veto,
and the present President would never
tolerate any such limitations upon his
authority.
"The same Is true of his understudy
and would be successor, whose mind Is
nj one with Mr.. Wilson's and who has
pledged himself to go into the league
as it is. He says What he (Mr Will
sony promised T shall If elected. en-
deavor with all my strength to give