The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-02

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the standing Of our country in the
league Of nations membership is not
altered.
The Peace Conference
The 5es. international and consti-
tuuonal lawyers in the world sat
around the table al the peace confer
ence They were familiar in every de-
tail with the provisions OK the consti-
tuuons of every nation Of the globe.
and knew that they had no right to
violate any of these They knew that
the council had no right to authorize
wars
The word recommend" explained
the congressman. mas binding ef-
ect on the parry doing the recommend
ing. but not on the party TO whom
the recommendation is made. II it
did have binding effect ON the party
to whom the recommendation was
made. would recommend that al
the Republicans be put out of Office
and they would be cut by . o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Wilson even agreed to accept
Hitchcock's reservation that the ar
ticle state that il would not bind
congress to send away our boys
"The opponents Of the league claim
that by its adoption We will surren-
der some degree Of our sovereignty.
Yes. ] will admit that We will sur
render some degree Of our sovereignty.
lust the same as the 43 nations who
are now members of the league of
nations have surrendered some degree
Of sovereignty, And the part of SOW
ereignty which we would surrender is
the part Of our sovereignty to commit
murder. and all OF our sovereignty to
steal, and l challenge any man to
show where We surrender any other
part of our sovereignty.
Others say that the league of ma
tions destroys the power OF the Mon
roe Doctrine. Article q Of the league
proves beyond doubt That such
documents as the Monroe Doctrine
are not altered nor is their power
minmized or the least touched by any
provision Of the league.
Answers Questions
The congressman then called for
questions from the audience regard
ing the league.
What about the six votes of Eng
land 10 our one yote?' asked one
man.
That's easily explained" replied
Mr.. Garter, "and as simple to under
stand as can be- The league OF ma
lions operated through two bodies.
one of them Is the assembly, which
consists Of the body Of delegates The
other is the executive council Of nine.
Explains England Vote
England has five colonies, and
therefore each Of them being a MEM
Der of the league. receives vote.
And they are we'll entitled 10 have one.
Ask any Of our ex-service men who
have fought along side Of an Austral-
ian of Canadian during the great
war. whether or not they are en-
titled to vote in the league of ma
tions. and they will also answer yes.
But that is not the chief reason.
With her six votes. Britain has nc
greater power in decisions that the
United States with its one. For 1t takes
a unanimous vote to cover any SUB
iect that comes up with the exception
of few minor arrangements, regard
ing membership and meetings, etc
For instance, if there We're one hun
dred votes in the league, and ninety
nine voted for something, and one
voted against that something, that
something would not be carried until
one hundred voted for it,
The Mutiny Against League
Congressman Garter then spoke o
the propaganda which had beet
spread during the campaign and II
which President Wilson had been &C
cused of going to Paris without au
thority and performing the othe
great deeds at the conference withou
sanction of congress.
"A more malicious statement wa
never made" stated the speaker. "Th
mu.iny against the league Of nations
began before the league was eve
adopted az the conference II begai
in January. 1918. Two years befor
the conference in Paris, congress ha'
passed an act which instructed Wood
row Wilson TO call together meet
ing composed Of the representative
OF all nations in order that they nigh
formulate some plans whereby inter
national questions might be submit
| ted for arbitration. and so needles
wars might be averted. 1t was
solemn act of congress which au
thorized Woodrow Wilson TO call sue
gathering. And the president
these United States is Just as amen
able to the laws Of this country. u
/ is the humblest citizen.
Woodrow Wilson in Paris
And when Woodrow Wilson wen
To Paris. he went To carry out the IN
structions given him by congress
He took with him committee Z
nine. including five Democrats, thre
Republicans. and one lndependen
He was appointed chairman of th
committee To write the league. an
brought It back To the United state
To present It To the senate. Wood
row Wilson complied with the lel
ter Of the law. and that's all h
could have done.
when he brought the league bac
IN the United states before presentin
ID To the peace conference. he gav
20 dinner at the White House to th
foreign relations committee. And d
that dinner he informed the con