The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-16
The Article X ScarecrOlU


Partisan opponents the Paris wor
themselves up high pitch they paint horrible pictures
American boys being dragged by the League Of Nation
fight and die foreign baeelds Holding Article X
huge rghten the mothers and fathers pahet
tones they to inquire viii you submit to hat? stenn
their mpaoncd pleas might that the League
party pulled off the of the globe
Have read the preamble Of hecovennt 1t conce
purposes the league which often perverted b.
critics and therefore worth while to take moment to glanc
over it. Here it Isl
In order promote international cooperation and to
achieve international peace and security by the acceptance
of obligations to by the prescription of
open just and honorable relations between the nations by
the firm establishment of the understanding of international
law the actual rule of conduct among governments
and BY the maintenance Of Justice and scmpuous
for all treaty obligations the dealings of organized peo
pies with another the high contracting parties agree
to this Covenant Of the League Of Nations
DO you find in the foregoing language any hint that the
entering agreement
fostering war? No. but will note that they soemn ob
cations This what you find the preamble
made bse with begerency throughout will search the
out the peace plans that are proposed
But doesn't Article say that League boys
THE members Of the League undertake respect and
against external aggression the territorial neg
rty and existing political independence Of all members
the League N case Of any such aggression or in ease Of
advise the by which this obligation shall be
fulfilled"
Now there it is in all its hdeousness the provision which
alleged will make fight whether declares
The language of the article that in the of attempted
rtora against member Of the League
shall advise the by which the obligation assumed
shall be fulfilled Now there difference between advising
and ordering or commanding Does plausible construc
ton of the language here used the gives
of the League
Il is eontcndcd BY critics that this article takes
from the power
@ me eag Despite the generally accepted view that law
or treaty valid if in conflict with the constitution
argued that m tins article power which expressly conferred upon
transferred another body and that when tie League
gives the order fight go whether congress
que should assume to declare for pres
dent who was disposed obey the order Ccud the president
dnet Wa without and supplies without appropria-
tonsG Doesn't any sensible person he woul DC i'm
peahed within ffee minutes if he should attempt such stunt?
hooh OF the nation gong to without action by
in fairness said that only the more canankerous
Of the critics take this absurd The mcecuals among
the opponents of Article X such Hughes and Mr.
Knox claim but content themselves with declaring
that merely carries moral obligation which congress may not
disregard without violating the treaty and thereby breaking
with the members of the League In this contention the
friends of the reply that entering into the agreement
America does with the understanding part our govern
nnt ana all the other powers concerned that it in nowise nges
upon the powers congress to exercise its Judgment in the
matter Of declaring declaring League should
adye H. ms has been the Interpretation Article BY
defenders from the start but lest there by any misunderstanding
' OK OK mas declared that he favos reservation expressly
ing: VIII be understood of course that in carrying the
purpose OF the League the of the United
M all times IN strict harmony with the United
S e%ls..ueon winch cannot any way be altered by the
lsa'ymakng power Now that perfectly plain and certainly
sre harmony with the terms and intent constitution to
assume obligation which give any body other than con
1' " "ecldIe llcluentally, be noted that
ne reservation suggested by Gov accord with the
cocatc nationa platform which declared oppose
he acceptance OF or more snec tho
Obligations OF the United States and the League Thus
ne re 1aor OF criticism built up by of the League
be theory that will drag and send our bows
Willy nily that if to line up and fight at
lto thin air. 'Pp' )
Finally let us hear the opinion Former President Taft ex
rssed III April 1919 before he took partisan of the mat
n Mr. Taft follows: w
The arguments against Article X which have been II
most pressed are those directed to showing under its L
obligations the United States forced into MANY wars