Evening journal., 1920-08-21
TIE AMrmcAN nILL OF NIGHTS.

COMPARING the Senate reservations to the League OF
" Nations with the Bill OF Rights Of the States, ap-
pended to our Federal Constitution, the Republican Pub
lcity Association through It's president Hon. Jonathan
Bourne Jr replies to the majority report OF special
committee Of the American Bar Association as follows:
"a special committee named by the American Bar
Association some time ago 10 consider and report upon
The peace treaty at the convention OF the association to
be held August 2527 It is announced that three OF the
five committeeman have signed majority report urging
raoson OF the peace treaty. including the League OF
Nations covenant. without amendment:
Yosrr committee says the report Is Of the opinion
that the treaty. including the proposal for League OF
Nations should be ratified without amendment. - Il Is
particularly nttng that the United States should support
the proposal for this league The league is based upon our
own experience federation Of States enjoying liberty
and peace.
eIn all the long and sophiscal debate CARRIED on by
the protagonss OF ntenatonasm and the league COW
enant no more napt comparison no more boneheaded
las OF logic has been exhibited than is 10 be found IN
that statement experience in federation OF States
has been drawn wholly from government under the Fed
eral Constitution In the Constitution originally adopt
ed but he provision made for the guaranty TO the
individual OF sphere Of liberty not TO be encroached upon
by the Federal Government To reotfy that situation the
first Congress after the adoption OF the Constitution pass
ed and submitted the several States OF the Union ten
amendments popuarly known the Bill of Rhshts Not
until their ratification by the States did the Federal Con-
sBton come into full operation declaration TO that
effect being issued December 49, i79i II the gners OF
he report are unaware OF that fact they are oharseable
with an ignorance concerning the drafting OF the supreme
aNv of tho land which positively dsgraceful 10 lawyers
occupying their position. and which vitiaes the report
they have rendered.
sprecsely as the States sought through the Bill Of
Tsrts 10 guarantee TO the Individual sphere OF liberty
not to be encroached upon by tire Federal Government th
at IN
league covenant 10 guarantee America sphere OF ho
ery not 10 be enoroached upon by the superSate whc
Wilson tho inernaHonalist, attempted to set up Tn
senate reservations formed national BIN OF Rights
tho league covenant There tais difference however
The Feders Government accepted and assisted in drai'
ing the Bin Of Rights drawn by the States but Mr. WiNo
lobbe against and refused to accept the American Blu
Rights hence we still technically at war and Mr. WI
son continues TO avail himself OF the vast war power
lcoorced from a subservient Democratic Congress.
otthsanding the clarity OF the Federal Consttutio
and the Bl OF Faghms diversity OF Interpretation aros
rs,specting the Charter wtich engendered one OF h
lhlood wars in HISTORY. At Appomattox the suprem
law OF the land was Acknowledged as such by all seoton
And fins diversity Of opinion arose among homoseneou
people, descended from e same parent slock' lhe'n
similar ideals OF government and possessing hke mora
coDocts What then would be te confusion OF oour
sci the oonnlons Interpretations, the resistance 70 al
. Ir,oruv of a document which MIR. Wilson himself wa
oue incapable Of expounng 30 ne Senate conference
5 Anq,st 1907 Would the MOhaumedan agree win IN
the Christian; the Monaghan with the Oauoasiani
Bolsheylk with The Republican; the polysamous lu'
with the homogeneous Anslo-SaxonY DO tne iuOerna''u
austs contemplate another world war TO oonsumma
b, 49, or,d charterq surely the American Bar Associ
i ton will denounce tins report"
1hose are words from a highly responsible sour
,s,ioh should carry weight with aA nteisent ana ope
minded Americans who read them.