The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-10
CONSTITUTION NO PROTECTION

tute the meat OF the matinr To- u,,,o,
desire to direct especial attontios
In the argument Offered for tris nm
precedented executive usur,afios,.
the justification for Il Is set N,rib as
the ground that tho congress lack
competency to direct tho cS.cu0vs
with reference to foreign rp.,tior,
and especially is without coInp.teno.
to instruct the executive with r.sasv
ence 10 existing treaties: that II q
| under the constitution the es,sc,s,
province OF the executive TO sunes.
Wise foreign affairs and dctorinir.
Doth the rights and the honor !,
i. the country under exisfing fr.s,issu
DO you see the point? You enn.
| not help but see II.
The Forward booking Mind
Napoleon at one OF tho rs -i,o,
| peace conferences OF his trn,,b,s.
era, was shown the draf, OF hs
proposed treaty. The first srutios &.
was recognition by the plI,,r..
which the great Pitt had tYrisS
asafnst him. Of the republic q,
! France .4.. "
Indignantly the Corsicar ovrr,i.0.
ed Erase that instantly. r,.~.n
| like the sun, requires no rcropuitio,
! Hers rs the right to set up any f1rn
or government she desires
What he had in mind. even fbe,
was the imperial house Of Nap1iron
! and when he had SET II I'm f, Az
not purpose that II should Stun or.
narrassed by n diplomat uf the
treacherous alliance pleading tina,
only the repubhc had been recor.
nized.
So the American Naporco, =,
Washington, plotting always for tbs
realization of his oft.repeatei dor.
laration, that the president can W,tb
| perfect right be as big man "a, hs
Is capable of becoming" that -
president who once wins the conf.
uehce or the country can so involve
its apparent honor in the foreign
engagements he commits Il t1 that
the congress will be helpless" in hi,
| decision In the Jones' shipping aet
cleared the ground for that type oi
! chief magistracy which he has al.
ways had in mind.
| For II the doctrine be one, NO.
cepted that the congress has no yoIc,
In the interpretations of or commit.
ments involved I'm existing treaties,
n II be conceded that the executive
IN such matters stands unr,~trained
ny congress after the senate has
| given It's constitutional permission
iOr txraty relations To be entered
into. what becomes OF the congress.
sionai and constitutional safeguards
with reference to the covenant and
lis variops commitals?
Let ua now consider Article y ln,
the hg1t. of this strange new doc
trine Just enunciated by Or. wilson.
| That- article reads as follows:
The members of the league I'M
| dertaRe to respect and preserve
as against external aggression the
| territorial integrity and existing
| political independence OF all mem
| bers OF the league. In case OF any
| such aggression or I'm case OF any
tnreat or danger of such aggrcs-
Sion the council shall advise upon
The means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled.
J The league makers here describe
! the case of Poland with cxacting
| nicely. And you will observe that
the. obligation of the league TO act
Is not predicated solely on au overt
act against the Territorial integrity
or political independence OF mem-
Der OF the league. but in case OF
4 any threat or danger"
l ~ htBotuttIt1tt NuSe.
lndubitab.y the league was under
| the compulsion to advise upon the
means of carrying out this proyI-
sion in the case OF Poland. 1t did not
do so. The explanation our Amcri-
can defenders of the covenant offer
is that 1t could not do so because
the United States bad not given
its assent TO the league, that the
| 5f other nations who had were
without the means OF makinN il
function until this country became a
part OF it.
An explanation suggestive enough
In itself to cause any genuine Amcri.
| can to spause several times before
supporting 1t. But suppose the
United States had been an accredited
and legal part of the league and It
mad operated normally in the case Of
Poland.
The one aud only means by which
| that Obligation could be fulfilled
was in the raising Of an expedition
airy force for the relief and protcC-
ton Of Poland. The economic
blockade. always the weapon Of a
| coward and immeasurab!y more des.
tructive OF human life and the NOR
| alities Of civilization than the sword
and cannon, already existed.
The council having foregathercd 10
advise upon means" and having
voted unanimously to make good iu
guarantee concerning the territorial
integrity and political Independence"
or member nation, and the size Of
the force having been decided upon
there would remain only its appor'
tionment. Whether hat appor,on-
ment was made on pokilation or cro-
nomic assets. the Unitod d States would
be assessed a considerable force
Let us say the United States would
have been called on for 1000 men,
tWe>purposely pass over the uuiis-
puted fact that the supreme com.
mand of the eXpeditLOnary force
would unquestionably have gone TO
either Frenchman or an English
man.
Where would the United States
then stand?
why, congress would first be re-
quired TO give its assent before my
men could be dispatched abroad. !
would have to declare war, for tll
constitution specifically vests I'M sl j
congress the right TO declare watN
That is the invariabl reply "
your Lacquer. 1t Is the reply that
Governor Cox Is now making seek
ing 10 strengthen. the idea that the
league commitais mean nothing un'
less and until congress shall DECIDE
to officially recognize and appro~
them.