The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
year a candidate for reelection in his

year q candldate for reelection in his
State.
They tell you this objection to the
league. They tell you that under the
league England has six votes and the
United States one. Have you heard
that? fCries of Yes.l The only thing
wrong with II Is that It Is not true.
That representation of six to one is In
the Assembly. based on the theory that
every nation in the world shall have a
voice In the Assembly. Has not Canada
voice? Is IL not entitled to voice?
Its. soldiers fought and fought bravely.T
Has not Australia rights7 VIII not Ire
land have a right when she Is free?
But II you give to Ireland the right
you must in all fairness give to every
other nation In the world the right 10
have one member of the assembly.
Now England has one vote. The de-
tendencies OF Great Britain have
votage-there are five of them. That
makes six votes from Great Brit9m-
but this is I'm the assembly. 1t u not
the important branch of the league.
The assembly viii pass ON applications
made by nations not In the league for
membership. 1t revises the rules and
regulations, 1t passes on amendments
to International law: but there can be
no action unless 1t is unanimous There
fore, one vote Is as good as ten tnou-
sand votes. In disputes between ma :
tons that will go 10 the council, IL il
a treaty question to the international
Court of Justice. and in the councs'
ifeat Britain has one vote and the
United States one vote, But as a mat
| ter OF reinsurance. more, I believe
than as matter of necessity, the reser-
| walton was proposed in the Senate By
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. that
| I England had matter before the
| assembly. say with Spain. both of their
votes passed off, on the theory that
| you cannot sit on the jury when your
own case is being tried
| But the reservation provided that in
| that event not only did England's vote
| pass off, but the five votes OF the de
tendencies as well. III Australia had
| matter, Austraiia's vote passed off, the
votes of the four other dependencies. and
the vote of England as well.
"But you say, That is a reservation.
II Is not in the covenant Who kept 1t
out? When 1t was presented in the
Senate the Senatorial olgarchy voted II
down. and now Il. says to you that we
ought to reject the league because of
something they had right to correct
and did not correct, / am In favor OF
that reservation. lApplause and cheers.
That ought to dispose Of that question.
"Now, what is another objection?"
A Voice: "Will you stop Poland from,
Strengthening the Jews? They are a
member of the league"
Gov. Cox: There are two definite
purposes OF the league. One is that RAJ
ciai groups Of people shall have the
right OF elf-determination, and that
The right of religious freedom that abides
in America will abide everywhere in the
world
Says Harding Shifts.
This has been a busy day, ! cannot
ell you where Senator Harding stands
o-nght, because | have not read the
venng papers yet l cannot tell you
where he has stood, for he has not stood
vice In the isame place. nor where he
going to stand.
Now, | want to present this to the
business men Of New York. l want to
lsk every banker this question What
iii happen in Europe, In the world. in
,merica, If the nations of Europe cannot
pay their national debt? / ask them
neither 1t does not mean national in
3lvency, ~uational bankruptcy. world
ide financial chaos" want you %
car this further In mind. that the trade
lance of America has been billion
lolars n year In its favor. and the In
rest on the funded debt OF European
2tions to us is 600.000.000 n year.
nat is a billion six hundred million.
AXE the billion and divide 1t. Suppgt
IS only five hundred million. Add 1t to