The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-29
TAFT SAYS VOTER
MAY JUSTLYQU|T
PARTY FOR LEAGUE
Former President Has Ardently
Defended Article 10 as
Great Guaranty for Peace;
Conforms to Constitution.

Taft ON Reason for Article X.
"The reason se= A-ficis X n the pro
lection OF weaker nations agains
stronger ones. Great nations are sci
dom attacked except IN case OF a con
spiracy like that Of the present war
and when such conspiracy exists
all OF the members OF the League viii
be anxious TO Join in Its suppression
ARTICLE X Is ONE OF THE GREAT
STEPS FORWARD PROVIDED ~
THE LEAGUE FOR THE SECURING
OF GENERAL PEAcE"--willIam II.
Taft.
Taft Declares League Inevitable
MY feeling about League of Ma
ti0ns In that the stars In their courses
are fighting 10 make II inevitable.
Senator Borah can Introduce resolu-
tions aimed az eritangiing alliances.
But what are we In now? We went
into this war because we were driven
into II. We were forced into It 10 de-
fend our rights on the seas. II there
isn't League Of Nations created at
Paris, the whole thing Ii a failure. I
don't think II will be a faiItire. I do
think, however, that the people at
Washington had better get on the band
wagon immediateIy."--Fr speech
by Ex-PresIdent Taft at dinner given
by Committee on information OF Lea
cue to enforce peace. at New York,
December Z. 1918.
Taft Defends Article X.
The arguments against Article X |
which have been most pressed are I
those directed to showing thar under
Itss obligations the United States can
be forced into many wars and to bur-
densome expedltionary forces TO pro-
tect countries Ia which IL has no Iegf- 1
innate interest. This objection will not
bear examination.
How much viii II involve US I'm war?
Little, II any. In the first place. the
Universal boycott, first TO be applied.
will impose upon most nations such
h whitening isolation and starvation /
hat In most cases IL win be effective.
IN the second place. we'll not be drawn
nto any war I'm which II will not be 1
and convenient for US to
'ender efficient and. because the plan
II the council must be approved by |,
,ur representatives. hs already ex- |,
planned. In the third place, the threat
u the universal boycott. and the union
of overwhelming forces OF the MEM
oers OF the League. II need be. win
ioid every nation from violating Arti-
lie X and Articles XII. XIII and XIV. II
Inless there Is a world conspiracy, as II
n this war. In which case the earlier
We get into the war the better-Wil-
lam Howard Taft, in Philadelphia
Public Ledger" April 80, 1919. /
'aft Sees no Violation Of Constitution
In league Covenant II
i did not think and do not now
hink that anything in the League
ovenant as sent to the Senate would
iolate the Constitution Of the United ,
tates or would involve us in wars
'hich IL would not be TO the highest
iterest of the world and this country | i
, suppress by universal boycott. and, |
need be. by military William j
toward Taft. in New York tribune
ugust ?. 1890.
otter Justified I'm Leaving His Party
20 Support league, Says Taft. ]
I consider the moral effect of Arti- /
e X on predatory nations would re- I
rain them from war as the leclara- I
on OF the Monroe Doctrine has done.
i'd that the requirement of the unani- !
Gus consent by the representatives
the great powers In council. before
sague action. would safeguard the
nited States from any preversion Of
o high purpose OF the League. ! q
oreover I believe that the League OF T
atoms transcends In its importance a
v domestic issues and would justify ]
d require one who believes so to G
more party ties and secure this great
on for the world and this country N
illiam Howard Taft, in New York Sc
'ribune." August 2. 1890. eN
O.