Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30
WILSON REPEATS
HIS POSITION ON
LEAGUE ARTICLES
Reiterates Version of Arti-
cIes XXI, on RevoIts
Against Member Nations
and Self Determination

WASHINGTON. Sept. Is The
first public document in the present
presidential campaign to be issued
at the White House was made public
today. 1t deals with the League Of
Nations and was in the form of a
letter to E. NJ. Swartz, of Los An
geles, written by Secretary Tumulty
at President Wilson's direction.
The White House letter was in re-
ply to one to the president in which
Mr.. Swartz had declared the forces
supporting the Republican ticket
were contending taht if Article x Of
the league covenant was ratified the
| support England in holding Ireland
| under subsection"
The letter to Mr.. Swartz follows:
AS to Article K
I'm reply to your letter OF the goth
of September, 1 beg to say that the
Identical questions contained in your
letter, with reference to Article x
and the right of DIFFERENTIATION,
found in the covenant of the League
of Nations, were placed before the
president while he was on his west
ern trip last year and fully answered
by him. The president directs me to
call your attention to the following
questions and answers given by him
to the press at that time, which
think satisfactorily answer your in
quiries. The questions and answers
are as follows:
| 'Q.-Under the covenant, does the
nation obligate itself to assist any
member of the league in putting
down rebellion of it's subjects or
conquered peoples?
Alt does not.
! "'Q-Under. the covenant can this
nation Independently recognize a gov
eminent whose people seek to
achieve or have achieved their indie
pendence from member of the
t1eague?%
1 U. 8. Not Limited
"A.-The Independent action of
the government of the United States
in matter of this kind is in no way
limited or affected by the covenant
of the League of Nations.
"Q-Under the covenant are
| those subject nations or peoples only
| that are mentioned in the peace
treaty entitled to the right of self
determination, or does the league
possess the right to accord similar
privilege to other subject nation or
people?~
"'A-It was not possible for the
l n
1 to the self-determination of any ter
ritories except those which had be-
longed to the defeated empires, but in
| the covenant of the League of Ma
tons it has set up for the first time
in Article XII, a forum to which all
| claims of self-determination which
are likely to disturb the peace Of tho
tweop nEtioLs upon which the peace
of the world depends, can be brought.
Article XXI
| "'Q-Why was the case of Ireland
not heard at the peace conference!
And what is your opinion on the SUP.
| ject of self-determination of Ireland!
"'A-The case of Ireland, was not
heard at the peace conference be-
cause the peace conference had no
jurisdiction over any question OF tha I
| sort which did not affect territories
which belonged to the defeated en-
pires. My position on the subject OF
! self-determination for Ireland Is eX-
pressed in Article XXI of the covenant,
| in which may say [ was particular
| ly interested, because 1T seemed TO
| me necessary for the peace and Tree
dom of the world that a forum should
be created to which all peoples could
| bring any matter which was likely 10
| affect the peace and freedom OIL Ihe
world