Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-09-22

determinatiOn--the doctrine of terrific
rial integrity would have been tolerable
In theory though, think, impossible in
practice. n w. >@'&22 z e, Z
But Europe would have none Of these
principles. She rejected them one by
one. Now with this league built upon
the wrongs OF small nations and the
denial of the principles Of self-deter.
mination- Shantung, Korea, Syria
Egypt and countless other instances
with new wrongs established and old
! wrongs left unrighted, with all these
things wrought into the very texture
and being of the league-the principle
OF territorial integrity becomes a hide
GUS conspiracy against millions of
down-trodden and oppressed people
the most gigantic scheme of imperial
| ism, guaranteed and nailed down, of
which history furnishes any record.
IT the American republic is to remain
as the fathers made it-a government
based upon the maXims of liberty and
not government Of force-it will
never pledge it's sons to underwrite or
police any such scheme.
Under Diplomats Control
One of the most serious objections to
Article X is >that it places the real
power to fOment war or to force war
further than ever from the cOnStraining
control of the people. While it may be
true that certain formalities will have
to be observed, such as in some in
stances declaration of war, the things
which make war inevitable are under
the absolute control of a conclave of
European diplomats sitting behind
closed doors at Geneva "
No scheme for peace will ever be
worthy of peoples confidence which
does not place the power of peace or
war in the control of those who must
pay the taxes and fight the battles
when war comes. If those who make
war had to fight the wars there would
be fewer wars. If had my way about
it l would write into the constitution
of the United States a provision that
no war should ever be begun by our
country except in absolute defense
against invasion or actual attack until
the question has been submitted to a
vote of the people.
Let People Have Say.
If you want to stop war, take the
power to fOment war out Of the hands
OF the munitiOn makers and the diplo-
mats and place it in the hands or un-
der the control of those who must fight
and die when the war comes. The
president once very truly said: 'The
people do not make war;" Rarely have
they indeed done so except in defense
Of their own liberties.
The council of the league under Ar
ticle x, could foment war at any time
it should see fit to do so. Nine men
representing the inhabitants of the
earth could bring about a condition
where the people, notwithstanding any
provisions of their respective constitu-
lions, would be dragged or driven into
war as they have been heretofore nine
times out of ten. If the territorial in
tegrity OF some nation were violated or
if there was threat Of war somewhere,
the council would have a perfect right.
according to the terms of the contract
which we are asked to ratify, to call
for blockade or for troops.
War Would Be On
The fact that some congress had to
vote the troops would not protect the
people at all if you had contracted in
advance to vote them. Or if they call
ed for the troops merely for police pur-
poses, war would inevitably follow nine
times out Of ten. Suppose Shantung
should throw off her false and immoral
rule and China should assist her, as
she would, and the council would call
on our president to send 10O,O0O,OOO
men as our proportion to steady the
situation or protect Japans territorial
integrity. g.:
How long would it be after our troops
were there until the fighting would
commence and war would be on-de-
claration or no declaration of congress?
Let the dead boys in Russia, sent there
ostensibly to steady the situation or
guard railroad, answer. "a
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