The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-07

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tons" Il snnnoaa al ths ea..~-
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they have I specisi nemrhis. 1919 ~
dressed to laVyers' nSvsicien.
teachers and the reet. az IN ~,
fsssjons, IL mot y mrsf cnnst
ourselves hiehlys honore1 n Nm
singled out "a 1 sDeciai anra.I =.
|humiliated at thn fhourht IN =.
are In need Of xuidancs n an
thinking upou cuesfions ~ snfa,re-
ti0nal import and ALLOW Axnerts in.
Hon. Elihu Root - Mimi fnr n
Blu: I like the pleasura and resncn.
sibility u thinkine fnr mvsels - I
can have = cieariv deflned snht.,+
presented 70 ne etch =. s,tici. n
In the Leaeu a. Nstiors W.
preachers believe thai IN cannot
get the true itnnorf 81 : se.t $500
from the. histofic seffinr a. tne
context,
The wording 81 article ID q 4.
follows:
'The members ~ ~. lea.r. m
dertake to respect and nreserv. =.
against external i arrressinn the
territorial intexritv ana eri.tnS
political independence 81 All man.
bers Of The league n case ~ .rv
such aRxression the council .hsil
advise upon fhe mean. Nv vhtch
this oblieation shaIl s. mot
The pamphlet REFERRED to .t..a.
that the meaning Of this Article ia
I is. ..That II stands nnt meralv =. .
reciprocal euarantea Nv member
nations Int a. An inst rnct,on - ~.
council that All internationai diss
putes must be- resolved in favor
of perpetuating the existing status
and in such manner AZ tn ma ints;n
the hold which nowerfn, nations
TODAY eniov unon great areas ~ tia
earth,s surface and thar novar ~
control over suhtect states =
The inference from mia internre-
tation IN that H. -. dr,wr IN II
the Interest ~ nations creaav ,or
empire. who we're Afraid that tho
small nations might rise nm in some
unexpected wav and attemnt tho
overthrow of the tyrants, woke and
in case this Should happen thew
wanted tn ha In = nositinn tn sum.
mon the helm nf the limited states
- driva IN the anda c;ona hrate n
fh;nk ~ r. IL ~ -. ~. r;d;cr,ous0
meas If tho statement
Th;a ia an inter norvar.,or ~ III.
articles nnrnoSa r. that ia ths
meaning q would hav. hsen
damned a. its hirth nv the refusal
Of 1ha small nations ~ ara. ~ anv
scheme that thew cons;dered Mo cod
thor ~ On vrao+ a di..dv.ntago
pnt whs+ - ~. .c,,,sI fact RI.
small nation. w;thomt an e~cart;on
have antared into ~ ies.r. ~ Thar .
own free choice To them q evil
dent,v osfars neoce .nd socnr;tv m.
dorsers CIV =, "a m M hv ~ aner,, -.
~ ~ ,aae"a IN xmerice a. M
ex;st ~ ~ w NV
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4ha a-ticIs srS wh.t v.s ~ ,os.
100, a;,n - h.d - v;svs m. vor H
had sns+ - ns . thron.h ]. ver;ts h +.
he,i ~ hnrrors nasth destrnc+;on
Jena &c. hsa -smnsss.s .hr~rrh
~. Countries Nth ;nSs.cr;hs hi :, =
srrv sorrcrs .rffs-,r. Icnaiirsss
IN heIt ~. ..,na ne. the Hind ver:
evervwhere The hearts and minds
~ r,er wera ,urrn~ nth srcnieh
and mon sa;d this mnst never Occur
ooa;T Ana o. sha choica.t hraina
"a lho. ~ ~ ~ irta-ss+e.a r.ticn.
mot torether - devise means tn
rravo ~, ran.t;+,cr ~ tha di.sstsr
and tho Iearne Of Nations was
drafted.
Pnt tho ,ravert,on ~ var ;t.e,.
was oniv ona of the prizes aimed at.
One of the nations had declared in
nreas and nulnif. at home and
ahroad that thew entered the war
"tn make the world safe for
democracvs
This w:s loe,caIlv IN the thought
If ~ drafters ri the jeaeue and A
n result If tho victory nv the allies
. n"mhar If small democracies had
h.an croatod c,,t ~ the former en-
u;ras ~ Tmrkav Ans.ria and Ger