Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-14
They Went Through He'll
Abroad For Only One
Thing--the United States;
Article 10 Full of Pitfalls.
(By Lieutenant CoIone Theodore
Roosevelt.)

pa!gn Is the Wilson league of ma
tons, Like all of you, do not wish
to see future wars. | know what
war is and | have three little boys.
There are the seeds of more future
entanglements in that document
than there are in anything of its
kind in history. Founded on injus-
tees in many instances and con-
tanning Article X. the league is a
death trap.
II have read the document
through, not only once but many
times. 1 have asked many others
about it, and this league is no more
and no less a super council to sit
at Geneva and, If possible, perpet-
uate by force existing conditions.
Never in the history of TINS
country, when working with other
nations. have we taken a subserVi-
ent position in the United States
We have always held and rightly,
that we we're the equal of any ma
ton. This Is, however, exactly
what we have done in the league
In this democratic league. we rate
ourselves as TO England as one 10
six We have but one vote to her
six ard no amount of verbal pyro-
technics can controvert tbs fact.
we pride ourselves that We de-
sire TO deal justly with all nations
We say that we owe every nation
a sqliarc deal. Yet in this league
and the accompanying treaty oi
Versailles we are asked to subscribe
TO iniustices Of the rankest sort
"China came into this war on
the side of the allies. China has Ions
bean feeNle from military stand
point. she did not Join us, there
fore. until she had been assured os
the United States ambassador rep
resenting the country and Mr.. VIII
son that we would see that she re
ceiyed no damage at the coun'l
hoard When she had ece'ved TINS
assurance, however. she 20 nea IN!
allies, and more than 4O0,oo0 OF he'
men served their cause N F.a.ue'
THE armistice was dec AIRED. inc
treaty was prepared. Japan had I'
be maid, She was powerful NM
tariiy, As her pfice, ShantunE
one Of the fairest provinces CT
china, with 80,0OO,O00 inhabitants
VAS given her. While this wa'
done the United sta es sat supp
with broken faith and suil'ed non,
or and its chief executive prateo
Of self determination, new l,ee'
dom and the heart of the Worln'
THE amha ssador who maze III,
original representations on the par
of this country to China, MI hloa W..
behaved as every real ilan Hhus
under such circumstances ne ~
signed his post. He would not s.as
representing our country 10 cou'
try we had betrayed. o,,
"By the treaty boundaries Wei'
established in Paris by SINAI
proup partly on chronological illneh
nartly on political expectancy nv
naonle of this government pelleV'
RAT Government should be by Gov,
cont of tho governed. DO they real
loo that in no instance on the phi
tition of countr es were the W'she
If inhabitants Consulted
"Now YOU have the picture oil w
oroation OF the treaty OF Nefsali,e
ana the league. What would be IN
s,rs+ care of those who butt suci
an edifice; naturally to proviue ~
its preservation, and therefore, W.
have the famous and infamous ai
| ticle x. s.,,o,s
"arti Gle \ reads as follows;
a,The members of the league uh
, dortake to respect and preserve d
n gainst external aggression the tvt
r;foriai integrity and existing pom
| ;cai independence of all mempet
nf Tho league. In case of any suci
| a ,gression, or in case of any suCi
threat or danger of aggression. IN
council shall advise upon the mean
nv which this obligation snail "
| fulfilled. ,o;n
"Through this article, II we JON
we nromise to obey the mandate
that may be put on us hs the coun
ell, Through this arucse. we coNe
nant, if ordered, to send our i'iei
10 fight in European brawls:
1--WE plight ourselves TO al9 ia
| nan to keep in subjugation Shan
tung. We plight ourselves to az
Great Britain, should she deman'
| II in the Irish troubles. DO yo'
wish to have your sons, fishtinl
alongside of the Japanese, to hol'
in snbiugation for them 3O,oOo'oo
Cinnamon? DO you wish your son
sent on a punt We expedition 7
ireland? | can answer, you 40 no
and ] do not. We are wiling INA
they should go to defend this coun
try in a great cause, but we VIII D
the Judges of what the great caus
is, not any secret conclave In lie
neva.
I'VE believe in the Monroe doc
trine in this country. The demo
cratic national administration say
that it is recognized In Aruci
XXI of the covenant. This is no
SO. 1t is named in that article al
international engagement and spe
officially a regional understand