The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-25
DRIFTING ALONG WITH
WORD Sl.INGEIsS

WORD SlI<SEt<S n
Sad 20 say. you have Allowed
yourself 20 drift along with those
political wordsiingcrs who immcdh
aseiy hoisted the red flag and raised
the fnlsc alarm that this means
that America WIN have 10 send
troops hither and yon Whenever
disputs arises
IL says no such thing n you
had read the covenant thru you
would find n says no such thing.
s-The council shall advise upon
tho means by which this obligation
shall be fuifllled-
What does that meant
First OF all ~ PREVENTION Of
compulsory forcc--by open discus
sion and submission 20 arbitration
Of any dispute likely TO lead 60 war
and By the agreement 90 accept the
plan OF settlement recommended
by setting mp permanent court
OF international justice.
BY reducing army and navses 20
the smallest force that win insure
national safety and the enforcement
OF international obligations
by exhaustins every means to set
tie disputes peacefully.
BY forceful compuision only when
any nation refuses 10 abide by the
legal decisions OF the league and
breaks Its covenants.
CITES BEN's CASE
or CHINA. JAPAN
The whole principle Of n n 10
make for peace. not war.
Your Hypothetical situation of
China making war on Japan for the
recovery OF sbantung and OF the
United States being forced by Arti.
clio 10 10 send an army and navy
to help japan. Is interesting but alb
solutely false. For these reasons;
Article 10 OF the covenant says
that In case Of dispute tchina
and Japan in your csse) they must
submit IL first 20 the council for
arbitration. and they agree In no
case 10 resort TO war until three
months after the award by the ar
bltcrs or decision OF the council
In article IL the members OF the
league agree 20 carry out whatever
award In made and that in case of
failure TO do 20. 'the council shall
propose what steps should be taken"
Article S says that all decisions
and awards of the council shall be
UNANIMOUS. The use OF armed
force In a dispute such as you have
outlined could only be adopted with
the consent Of America az a mem
Der Of the league, and then only
with the approval Of congress- For
congress-. which ia the only power
in this country authorized 10 make
war. and IL the only body that
couic give Americas approval.
There's your theoretical case.
QUOTES HOOVER
ON LEAGUE
III admit with you that the
league won't put an immediate end
to war for all time
| But IL goes a long way toward
bringing permanent peace.
| And until Mr.. Harding can pro-
duce some substitute that looks any.
where near half as good (and he
| mas auulftten ne cdi " IN lor tnt
man who Is for it. That means
Jimmie Cox
Just for chaser. read these
words Of Herbert Hoover about the
league, uttered at Leland Stanford
University, october 3, 1919:
ITO me every line OF the GOV.
enant tthe league OF nations) is the
complete negation of militarism.
During the course Of negotiations in
Paris that fact stood out with re.
gard to the league. Opposition TO
It there arose entirely from the
representatives OF the old militaristic
regimes and from the rcactionaries
In the world in general They had
the yision TO see and even openly
to state that II would mean the ulti-
mate abandonment Of military force
/ In the world