Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
Wilson Right
Hughes Wrong
Ke~ York World

President Wilson VA right wben he
aid that under the proViely-s p' hffife
XII Tho cas-. u Ireland could be irvpxilt
before the Leagle ~ Na'scfs Sf.
Hughes wu wro r m ~ far ~ he s'trmp'-
ed 70 deny the Pr~sideats Safens~Fa.
What the President asid ~ar thp Ny
position on the subject of self -de'.rfnins
ton for ireland ~ crysc~~ed Ia Article 81 ~
the covenant, IN which ! may say ! 49,
particularly ,utesested. beca'is~ ! ~ru'c1
10 roe necnsssry "a the p~ace srd ffc'd"iD
Of the world that fonnn should ke crraf-
ed 10 which MI peoples could Dfvs Az
matter which wa likely 10 Afect the r~ace
and freedom a the world
1herrup,n Mr. Hoghes turns VI
umphantfy not 10 Article XI, bot ~
Article XIV, nud says that ''Ireland doc
not cone within this description
The two articles deal with totally dlf-
fcreut mlbjech. Article xs relates % DIS
putcs between nAssoLy. The Inch question
Il not a dispute between The British xor-
eminent AID the United SAt~s govern
ncnt. aod hence Article XIV hsv ~ appli-
cation 10 II, ~ Mr.. Hugbes Dsintains
But Article XI relates to matrsrH wiich
are rot disputes IN the 'nternaf'onai sef.sf
Of the term. II provides: II " also o.
clared 10 bc the friendly rxhf of each
member Of The league 10 bring 20 the sti,ri-
ton Of the Assembly or of The Counci arT
circunssarce whatever Affecting infer-
national relations which threatens n do
furb international peace or The gnod unffr-
standing between nat,ons uror gtich
peace depcads."
NOBODY will deny that The frimh rpc@-
tor is matter which threatens ~ DO
turb the rood unders'ar cirr brf1c~r
Grea, Britain ard the United states
IL he's poisoned The relations beFwrcr ne
two countries ard has become The source
Of aIrnos. az much trouble in Arn~rican
poli.ics az IN British politics Article ~
was inserted m the cove art for Sich con-
tingencies, and the United Sta'e~ n t
were q member ~ the lesgss, would hsve
the nigh, 10 ask the league ~ take ~ th~
Irish quesfio1 az a continual cause ~ ~
feeling In British and American relations.
Mr. Hughes cannot urds-v'srd bow
even the prophetic vision a the hre
House can embrace a oorocpsior ~ Crs.tt
Britain corsertjns N such s~fion ~ ne
leAg,e" Great Britain coevr'~f When
Parliament ratified The oos snr ~ dos
not follow, however, that gfss,t Britain
would be bound % secspt sny -oin'ion
proposed by the iengi~ On the rp1frarYi
| The British COVER mont would have veto
power. 20 the United state you'd have in
I similar circumstances All that tne lcagl~
/ could undertake 20 do ~onlf h~ ~ provide
/ what the Prs4id~ot nightly csls~"a fo~5nn
/ in which IrsAand's cs.- c0old - hscrd
I The final de~ision would rr~t wrfh us
I British government, subject Or ino~s nat
\ ters ar. 70 tho enhghters-d opinion a nah
/ kind.
The Irish have b~vn -r,v,on-lv hind n
/ their own ine-c~-s in their antsgor am %
the leags- Not only do~- Article ~ pro-
I vide the only means by wsich thsv can
\ ever ge. their r. =. into the colrf ~ natlor@
/ but Article X PROVIDES tho oEiv nssns ~
which their inocr-rdrroe could e~~r ~
I guaranteed Ia case they gained q; -
! fbey are fighting the iexgss tooth and naii
! bs-csuse territorial integrity "a prot~r'ed
against @extcrnai aggression" assuming
that somebody Is llkeiy 20 coine 90 ths
rescue Of Ireland BY fore. of arrns.
Nothing of that kind hss happ~-~d IN
700 years, and II u unlikely 70 nai - n
the nexr 700 years. Various countries "a
war with Enxiand--pain- kranc~ and
Germany, for exsmpss-n2ve Irsso 20 ue
Ireland TO make a flank stack on tne
English. Thcsa cunrrss have sometimes
derived important military Advsntagn
from these manPuvrvs. cut the Irlsn ney~~
got anything out of 4 aud PROBABLY never
will.
What President Wilson .Nld about the
relation Of Article XI 70 the Lrisn Question
Is al true, in spite II Mr.. Hughes nru-
tests of fltihty. Mr.. Hughes se.rns %
have Joined the group Of Republicans wno
denounc- the hzlzUe in one breath a. a
ss.per-governmeut and then assAn /. in
the next breath because u = not super
government