Evening star., 1920-06-25
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HOOVER T0G. P.
Implied Threat of Military
Power Out of Place, in
His Opinion.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Speedy rati-
fication of the treaty of Versailles.
after the elimination of article X of
the league of nations covenant. was
urged by Herbert c. Hoover in a
statement published today in the New
York Evening Post as the platform
on which the republican party should
stand IN the coming presidential cleo
ton.
Mr. Hoover took the stand that the
implied threat of employment of mil
itary force to guarantee the integ-
rity of foreign states was out of place
in league, which, he declared was
the product of the liberal ideals of
the world" The leagues power, he
declared, would be more potent if the
threat of military force were removed
and the league of nations rel wnol
ly on its moral and economic power"
Asks All Countries.
1T appears to me to be time to raise
the question: said Hoover, las to
whether this same cauSe-I refer to
the guarantees and the use of mill
tary force-that has brought about
the dissenSion in the United States is
not also undermining the league in
Europe. I put it to the friends of the
league in all countries. Has not eN-
perience and discussion shown that
the time has arrived to reconsider this
part of the league foundation"
The basic need for such a military
alliance" as he sees in the league
covenant with article Y intact. Mr..
Hoover pointed out. was to control
states which persist in armament
which renders them capable of ag-
gresSive action.
While he expressed the belief that
economic measures eventually would
TS c tot fnS n
declared the first and foremost duty
of the league" was reduction of all
armaments, and he suggested that
Americas continuance as a league
member be conditional on the achieve
ment of a reduction within a speci-
fed time.
New Treaty Talk "Bunk.'
Mr.. Hoover declared that sooner or
later the United States must ratify
the treaty of Versailles in some form.
and that talk of negotiating a new
treaty was bunk.
1.-THE treaty of Versailles he said.
'fs the charter of independence of Po-
land, Zechoslovakia and Finland and
the warrant of increased national ter
ritory of several great nations. and
they are not going to reopen discus
sion as to their titles. 1t is the guar
antee of the disarmament of four
great autocracieS. and no European
1t is a mortgage upon the enemy
states. and they are not going to Of
fer the opportunity to Germany. Aus
tria. Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
to escape their de BITS by intrigue at a
new peace conference.
League Is Essential.
1.-THE league of nations covenant is an
essential part of the treaty. 1t does pos
sess two functions: First, it gives the
title to mandates; it today governs GER
tain neutraliZed areas; it ramifies the
score OF details of settlement with en-
emy states.
Its second function is its provision
for prevention of future war. The first
phase can no more be reopened than the
treaty itself. The second function re-
lates to the future and is subject to
amendment: it can be amended by the
league orga nization itself.
I'm the face of these conditions" he
concluded, cannot the republican