Arizona republican., 1920-10-29

covenant of the League of Nations especially under Article x. The distinction between moral obliga- ton and legal avoided for a long time by even adrot person, with so nimble mind as Mir. Wilson We may therefore contemplate the embarrassment of Governor Cox when brought face face with held there by persistent in quirer. After the governor had made two vain efforts escape the bodest declaration in favor of internationalism have heard or read in the whole discussion of the League of Nations Ac- cording to the governors understanding-no. we do quite mean that, for think his understanding is but according his language, the gover- Idea of the League of Nations is that 1t is an alliance in which be pooled the resources and even the conscences nations. It super government held together by moral obligation which any nation may break it's convenience. and without any other punishment than the execration of it's late associates. They could do nothing to it but hate it as a welsher and deserter. Therefore. 10 assume any obligation for the breaking of which there is no penalty. We could therefore withdraw conscience at time from the pool of the worlds consciences and again take it into our own keeping. So in the muddled opinion of the governor that relief if the should to the worst.
 But that is not the phase of the governors opin- ion expressed at Dayton in which chiefly con- cerned. We have known from the beginning that no obligation we could undertake under the covenant could impair the powers of congress granted under the constitution We have known that though the executive council might order into war the other side of ths world. would with congress to say whether should go
 It the object of the Lodge reservation rea- tive Article to prevent taking moral obliga- ton which in circumstances that might arise, we should not able to keep and in the breaking of which would bring upon ourselves the just cen of all League members. It is bad enough to take foolish obligation but stin thing to break it after have taken it. The Lodge reser- vation is precaution against the first foolish step
 But we were speaking of the conscience pool of which Governor Cox said: the presumption is the conscience of the world will determine action which will not only be right but effective" fear from our observation of what nations have done a violent presumption.
 here is something else in the pool
 who signs with us? All the nations that go into the League. Then each signs just much away as the other signs they are all giv- ing 1t up. where does 1t go? Into the air?"
 There 1t Is declaration international ism as could ask; clear s is the demand of some socialists that all the property the world be thrown into common pool; clear the doctrine of the anarchists the of nations but of individuals be thrown into a pool because they presume" that these condolences would be right and effective" and government would not be needed
 But the governor admits the possibility of pool of worked consciences. If so there shee anchor. the supreme court of the United States tc save us from the fullest consequences Of folly 'If signed away sovereignty the suprem, court would stop it quickly they would stoI burglary"
 Do you quite follow Governor Cox? We do not Does he know whither he wanders7 And yet h reiterates that he is not wiggng and wobbling.