The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-26
OMIT ARTICLE 10
HOOVER ADVISES
Opposes Military ALI
ance'- Stresses Dis
armament.
URGES RATIFICATION
Negotiations of New Pact
Bunk He Says--Would Con-
dition 1t on DisarminR.

NEW york. juno 90 Speedy
ratification of ia, treaty of peace.
after the elimination OF article 10
81 tho league at nations covenant
was urged by Herbert e.. Hoover 10
"a statement published today iu the
N,W York Evening Post the pat
form ON which the republican parry
should stand iu the coming prcH,-
dental election.
Mr. Hoover toon tho stand that
the implied threat ~ employment
OF military force to guarantee the
integrity Of foreign states was out
uf place iu league which hc de-
clnrcd was "thc product OF IN"
liberal idea OF the world"
The leagues power. he declared,
would bee moro potent n the threat
Of military force were removed ana
The league relied wholly ON ith
moral and economic power
"lt appears 10 me to be time To
raise the question said Mr. Hoover,
AS TO whether this same cause
refer tu the guarantees and To tho
use Of military force that has
brought about tho dissensiOn IN the
United states IN not also under.
mining the league In Europe.
put this to the friends OF the
league In all countries. Has not
experience and discussion shown
that the time has arrived to recon.
slider this part Of the league founda-
tionY"
The basic need for such mill
tary alliance" as he secs In the
league covenant with article X IN
tact, Mr. Hoover pointed out, was
"to control states which persist Ia
armament"
While he expressed the belief that
economic measures eventually would
prevail even against such states, no
declared tho First and foremost
duty OF the league va reduAion
of all ornaments, and lac suggested
that Americas continuance as 70
league member be conditional on the
achievement OF reduction within
n specified time.
Mr. Hoover declared that sooner
or later tho United States must rati-
fy the treaty OF Versailles In some
form. and that talk OF negotiatins
now treaty was bunk
''The treaty OF Versailles" he said
lis the charter of independence or
Poland, Czecho. Slovakia and Fin
land and tho warrant OF Increased
national territory OF several great
nations. and they are not going to
reopen discussion to their titles. 1t
In the guarantee OF the disarma> :
meut OF four great autocracies and
no European nation IN going to risk
their revival. IL IN n mortgage up
on the enemy states. and they are
not going to offer the opportunity
to Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria to escape their
debts by intrigue at u now peace
conference.
''The league OF nations covenant
In an essential part OF the treaty.
In the face OF these conditions,
he concluded "can not the republi-
can party strengthen It's own position,
by adopting the definite constructive
policy OF ratification subject to the
minor reservations and wider
vision OF strengthening the league
~ excluding the guarantees and
their military cnforcement--and
making membership In the league
conditional upon disarmament with
in a given period2 Such policies
will protect American Independence.
free US from every ENHANCEMENT
except the use OF our moral and
economic strength to enforce peace.
II will leave our democratic friends
fencing upon the groupd OF advocacy
of a political military alllnnce---up
on which their safety devices only
further cndanEuring the r,s4 ,alCc uf
the league