Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-01


 the leagues Indeed, his contention was that if there had been any s.scrapping' the president himself had done it. He was not even saying the covenant proper ly safeguarded, should not be ratified. He recognized the good in the covenant and wished to preserve it. He had not in mind as worthy of rejection all the obli- gations or the treaty many of which he approved. When he spoke of "obligatiensp5 on which he wished to turn his back he had in mind Article x and it's pledge that this country shall be a party to practical-s ly every war of the future
 Senator Harding closes his Des Moines speech with the statement that he will use every epdeavor that we shah have, an association of nations for the promo tion of international peace but one which shall so definitely safeguard our sove- reignty and recognize our ultimate and urinortgaged freedom of action that it will have back of it the united support of the American people,
 Editor George l.. Pordgett of the Wind sha1n County Observer, a democratic all derman of Putnam, was a foFn1er towns- man and newspaper competitor at Marion. O., and privately and publicly praises the personal and patriotic integrity of War ren G. Harding, who. knows no such word as betrayal"
 Ex-President Taft speaks for himself. He says:
 The president wrecked his own league.
 se wrecked it with Article x, of which .:e is the author. The League to Enforce Peaee<sof which was chairman, had no tsesfcle x in it's proposition It had been clearly demonstrated that the representa- tlyes. of the people of this country will not stand for Article x. The stubbornness of the president in refusing to accept in dorsement by the senate of the league covenant without Article x defeated the 1 treatys said that the League to- Enforce Peace did not include Article x and if did not. President Wilson made hfmself the proper subject of the severest criticism in not being willing to accept com promise which the senate had the right to offer him By insisting on Article K iifle<destroyed his league, and MT Cox pro- poses to do the same thing The only possible hope of making progress iowa I'd sa aileague of nations to secureSpeace is. therefore, the election of MT. Harding, l Ex-Governor Hughes accuses Cox of misrepresentation. He denies that changes m the draft of the covenant suggested by republicans were accepted. He says
 Several of the amendments werenade along the lines suggested. but they were aot made as proposed or in a proper man. her.
 MT. Hughes cites as the. most in1portant of the proposed amendments that affect glg the Monroe doctrine. This. he charges. l was made only when President Wilson fecame convinced that the United States Fould not tolerate a change in it's historic Iolicy regarding the western hemisphere. 'sut the amendment was not adopted as l proposed, nor was an adeouate amend '1ent adopted. Instead. a clause was. in tfoduced at once inaccurate and anbigu- nus. '-'''' = Senator Hiram Johnson emphasizes in TO unrnistakable terms that "the renlbli- can party stands firmly against the presi- oents covenant as presented It is true nat the democrats. in effort to nlaesta Say something about reservations which might make clearer or more specific the obligations of the United States. but the language IS meaningless and does not f f'l alter the essential position Of the deno ocrat1c party for the league as presented Ehe overshadowing question in the cau- Nalgn, therefore. is whether we enter .tte maelstrom of European and Asiatic noli- 1 tics and diplomacy and become a mart of 1 ne cynical imperialism of the old world 1 or Whther America shall life her life in | ilers..own Way inde5endent unfettered i mindful always of her ea9Iigations to h,,. inanity and civilization. but free to act ss each crisis shall arise and nainta fr,i,,e ] Always the policy of Washington and-Taf. ierson and Monroe, of friendship wit, al
 nations, entangling alliances with none l WlthS a candidate standing four solare 1 upon tRe platform the issue leaves thost who Alieve in safeguarding proteetine Nad preserving our Americanisn but ont 1 choice, and that is to support the repub. l lican party
 Senator David | Walsh of Massachu
 ;etts Cdemocrat) asks: Are we read, i istlld willing to preserve the territorial in. ] esrlty and present political arrangement.
 Of other nations against exterior aggres l ion l for one do not propose to sun port any reservation that does not elearl,
 ana plalnly relieve us from this obliga tlon. 1 am unwilling to have the United States, through Article x, execute a per petual mortgage upon the resources an,
 lives of oiir peopler
 Former United States Senator Jobn vp Weeks agrees with President Wilson tha Article X is the heart of the covenant
 and 1t is the most objectionable thing il
 '. It binds the members of the league f.
 use physical force-to respect and nre
 serve as against external aggression tn
 territorial integrity and existing politics
 Independence of all members of tn | 'eague''
 Senator William E. Borah declares: e
 xe enter into the contract embodied i
 Article X of the league of nations cove t. ant, We must comply with the terms (
 sae contract. As Abraham Lincoln one
 Faid: The promise being made, the prom
 ase must be kept,"
 To safeguard first the Unitei States (
 America Senator Lodge submitted tf
 appended reservation which was rejecte The United States assumes no obl
 gation to preserve the territorial integr , ty or political independence of any othe ! country by the employment of it's mil : tary or naval forces etc. unless in an : particular case the congress which unds ! the Constitution has the sole power f declare war or to authorize the emplo, 2 ment of the military or naval forces : the United States shall in the exercise full liberty ofsaction by act or joint res r lution so provide.
 Q That reservation would leave congres . free whenever tIae lime came to art