Evening journal., 1920-10-18
LEAGUE BREEDS
WAR, SAYSLODGE
Menace and Not Help 20
Peace of the World, He
Declares
= PATHWAY TO
.af NOR, HE THINKS

XIV NoRH. oct is-senalor
.".se attacked he League Of Ma
nas u an address here saturday
o'E., declaring that Ills "an alli-
a1ce and that instead ~ promolng
ne worlds peace 10 makes prov son
for var and viii be breeder OF
VA
The i'7sue he SAID. is full Of en-
forcemon, ny armies and has very
Nsilc about Tie nations OF world
court OF justice. As u stands II is
menace AMI not a help 10 the
qcsce Of ihs world
Afier discussing The league cove
lani. particularly the provisions Of
Article y, Senator Lodge, speaking
before the Society Of Arts and
sciences. conlrasied a with Senator
llardings conception Of the best
means 10 promote world peace.
He (Senator Hardngl Is as anxious
10 promote the worlds peace as any
man who livte,' senator Lodge said
But he Is not wiling To sacrifice
The United Siates by adhering TO an
alliance that would mean war and
mol peace. He Is utterly 9glinst
the Wilson league as Mr.. Wilson
brQught from Paris"
senator Harding's plan is to bring
about under The leadership Of the
iniird States an agreement among
me ions which will truly promote
the ice Of the world
The true American policy.
loys ihe cause of peace. yes, but
also our country Peace viii not
be d oled by sacrificing The United
Stat Peace will be- advanced II the
tnt states is ma niained In all
hff powers and independence,
resi- she always has been TO
help nifty and advance The peace
Of lhe world '
The senator opened his discussion
Of The hague by stating that "chief
Democratic speakers are very husily
engaged Just now u misrepresenlins
the facts when they say that und D.
the covenant american soldiers can
be sent abroad at the bidding Of
foreign power,
Besides mn outing 90 hey
are mierenrr ons." senator
Lodge sa d. "il .ve Two Ways %.
meetnc the ~ truthful ass.r-
tons as 10 sfn' American soldiers
abroad
zone is that arntcs and navies
cannot be authorized or supplied
without action by Congress and that
n through tho moral obligation Of
Article \ we are bound 10 send
troops and sh ps TO engage In a
foreign war. Congress can refuse to
meet ths moral ohlisation.
Treaties OF this character rest en-.
iircly on moral obligations. in fact
pract cally an treaties rest on mora
obligations A legal obligation. " 4
cxisls al an In treaty. can onl,
exist when The treaty made unds
dnrpSS ana territory or hostages ar,
taken iD secure rs performance
Thfn r. "ay b. said that 70 is Law
with Ion. hui broadly state,
frfal nd on moral obligations
and 40 ,dgup OF Nations C0Ncnan
depend- on uoihIn- else
'lf moral obligation Is not alb
souie'N binding on nations which
srn iraiv, then me treaty [
merely SCRAP 90 paper lndoubt
edl, Congress car refuse To meet
ircaiy nhNraliou 10th p moral ol
legal That is M WihWay OF dis
hoc md q e always opn
'H 10. palhVls ! trusi tn
tl. ~iaies win never enter. VI
i1V nPNc- Vol hroEcn faith under
rsiy and V' mn mol hes n 10 ID
So now
Tho oihr method of dcmonslral
ing linl $40 r1nuoi be conn led d
send nlr troops in take part q
forelci, sars sNrci Wheu ~ oar
eclNe b. ra ia 10 so. r. lo poin
io %. r>~itN of unanmou
vote 20, e..nc 30 iho league an
declare e'Ht Niihou our vote %
troops cai.l 90 ,r1fed nui Thn
a. course ;"'. rtet ihe Pre-
vision o. A. an ch impose
an .mmcd q: .-iiap with who
he council hug % do.
'.To sum y ~, words Artlcl
y imposes 'e,taie ohligatIo
or ne tiniA tabs 70 use ~
arm - 4rf navi,s whenever the nC
iiticai in,ieper,lenw ~ territorial "
tcrity OF in-Whfr ~ me leaCil
Is suhircied b. external a<grossiou
that s. is invaded by another p0we
m mailer hoV lpsilaabls The acl {
invading power may be
"Th onace N The United Stale
inyoi Nrlicle \ cannot be ovoi
rated met ll with a reservation
ana llit hai reservation did was
rciieye the t'nlcd Siairs from an
ohiraion under Article \ and L.
MS absolutely FREQ to fulnl The ohi
CATION imnosod hv nlo nr,
sentence az Tho article II me Cor
gross saw ~ IN A. So This resc
Nalion The prcsIdon. rondsmnod ar
refused he acccpi ll' would NJ
rermit ans reservations 10 Art Gle
In ms iudrm'ui no american wf
IS mol willing 90 nave Americ5
soldier and sailors sent 10 az
rornir. ], .ss Nord 10 lEhl ard d
in qia-rris Ntirh do not concci
49,. -orm POSSIBLY afrcnl a irea
viis' contained Artrin y as
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gallon