Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21
ARTICLE 10 CURB
ON NATIONAL
CUPIDITY' cox
Brands Attacks of Opponents
as Deliberate Misrepre-
sentation.'
2 TALKS IN BALTIMORE

EN- ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR cox.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct 21.--Art.ele 10
of the League Of Nations covenant today
occupied Governor James NJ Cox to the
exclusion of nearly everything else.
He branded as deliberate misrepre
sentation" the contentious Of opponents
OF the league who seek to prove that
the constitutional right of Congress to
declare war is abrogated By that proyi-
sion Of the covenant and quoted freely
from various authorities" to prove his
points.
Even Senator Harding, on one of those
rare occasions when he has been per-
mitted to stray away from the front
porch unchaperoned, admitted the League
Of Nations could not call the United
States into war without the consent OF
Congress" Cox declared.
Defining article 10 as a statement, 'in
parliamentary language of the Biblical
injunction, "Thou shalt not steal" the
Governor said it was put into the league
as curb on national cupidity'' and in
sisted it was vital to the league.
Territorial grand larceny" he asserted,
"has been one Of the most prolific causes
of war"
He then took up in detail the proc
esses of the league machinery and sought
to show that rarely, If ever, would 1t be
necessary for the league TO resort to
drastic measures" to enforce its DEGREES,
and then only with the consent OF the
constitutional authorities of the member
nations.
QUOTES OPINION OF
BAR ASSOCIATION
To say that the league could declare
war is to say that 1t is in violation OF
our own Constitution and those of most
Of the forty three nations which are now
members Of 1t, Cox contended.
Then he quoted from an opinion Of the
American Bar Association that article 10
Is not in violation OF the Constitution
of the United States for power to de-
clare war Is not delegated"
Some say that If the council has no
authority to order military forces into
the fields in defense of the covenant Cox
continued, "the peace Of the world wouid
be no better secured with the league than
without it. Such an inference would be
entirely at variance with experience.
Earl Grey, at that time the British
secretary for foreign affairs, said in 1919
that II in the critical days Of July and
August he could have got the statesmen
of the great powers around table In
conference for nine days or nine hours.
the world war would have been ayerted.
I'm case Of serious dispute between
two nations, the council Of the league
would endeavor to have the disagreement
! presented to the permanent court OF IN
/ ternational justice the parties to the dis
/ pute agreeing to abide by its decision.
If the matter wesA urgent they would
attempt to settle the question BY cga-
+ ciliation, the council acting as mediator.
| Failing this, all members of the eoun-
| ell, except the disputants, would attempt
| to reach an unanimous agreement as -
The cou:s. Of action to be recommended.
/ No recommendation would 1l reSs.i s.
however, without an unanimous vote
PRoYIDES PUNISHMENT
FOR OFFENDING NATION.
As a punishment for the offending na,~
tion. Governor Cox said. the counc
might send a joint diplomatic note 80
demning the action, might break or Il
lomatlc relations, or. as a last reso
might institute an economic block sLe
1T Is extremely doubtful he assert
'ff any na .on would have the telnsT
to fly In the face Of the outraged put
opinion of the whole werii, and it is ~
moral certainty that no Rafiol would Re
so foolhardy as to try to live. let alone
carry on effective warfare in ISOLATION.
In case of such crisis as that OF
1914, he said. the council would sit IN
special conference. and II the council
were unanimously agreed that drastic
action was necessary it would be en-
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