The Washington herald., 1920-07-30
May lndorse League
Covenant Despite Acceptance
Speech Stand, Declares Taft
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ity. and insists upon American lead
ership in that invaluable accom-
plishment. He says the Republican
party is committed to an assocfa-
tion of nations in sublime accord to
attain and preserve peace through
justice rather than force, deter
mined to add to security through
international law so classified that
no miscOnception can be possible
without affronting the honor of the.
world.
Mr.. Lodge in his notification
speech says that the Republicans
have been, and are, quite ready to
join in agreement with other ma
tions for the extension of The
Hague convention for the upbuild-
ing and codification of international
law and the establishment of a
world court of justice, for interna-
tiOnal conference in regard to nom
justiciable questions and for ar
rangements to bring about a gem
eral reduction of armaments.
Root Helps Out.
These are the things which the
league with the Lodge reservations
secure. If to the league covenant
be added. as is likely the provisions
now recommended by = the Root
Phillimare commission as to the
court of justice and international
law. The sanction of the obliga-
tion to submit causes of difference
to judicial consideration or to that
of a conference is secured in the
league with the Lodge reservations
by the universal boycott of the
cOvenant-b nation. Neither
Mr.. Harding nor Mr.. Lodge an
nounces any disapproval of that
feature, for which they voted
All that these gentlemen condemn
In the league is stricken out by the
reservations. Senator Lodge in his
Keynote speech said that in the
opinion OF the Republican Senators
voting for the league with reserva-
tons, the reservations completely
safeguard the United States from
the danger which they found in the
league as submitted by Mr.. Wilson,
and he repeats the same idea in his
acceptance. He says he under
stands the purpose of the dominant
group in the Senate. 1T was not, :"
he says. seeking to defeat a world
aspiration; 1t was resolved to safe
guard America" Again he says
that the administration sponsors re-
sisted every effort to safeguard
America and finally rejected the
league when such safeguards were
inserted.
Mr.. Harding emphasizes the evil
or being "shackled by written
compact which surrenders our free
dom of action and gives to a mill
tary alliance the right to proclaim
AmerCa's duty to the world" He
declares that there must be no sur
render of rights to a world council
or its military alliance; that no as
sumed mandatory, however appeal
ing, ever shall summon the sons of
this republic to war, and that
there is sanctity in that right we
will not delegate"
The reservation as to Article X
expressly and effectively eliminates
thse features of the league.
Lodge Points Danger.
Mr.. Lodges indictment of the
league in his notification speech
contains the following:
But when we are called upon to
become an integral part of a per-
manent alliance of foreign powers:
TO put ourselves in a position where
the youth of our country can be
summoned by foreign nations to
hght and die in quarreIs not their
own; to entangle ourselves in all
the conflicts and disputes of Europe
where we have no interest; to per
init foreign interference with our
domestic questions and with the
Monroe doctrine, and to sit in an
assembly where our vote is not the
equal of that of every other coun-
Try we absolutely decline the
proposition"
Every one of these counts is COW
cred and provided against by reser-
Yations of the league for which Mr..
Lodge and Mr., Harding voted.
Neither Senator Lodge nor Sena-
tor Harding nor their thirty-twoI
colleagues were under obligation.
because of any conditions then ex-
isting which will not be present
after March 4, to vote for the
league with the Republican reser-
vations.
The bitter-enders voted against
the league with the reservations.
Why did not Senators Harding and
Lodge do the same thing? Neces-
sarily because they thought not only
that the reservations completely