The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-28

solves In the broils OF Europe: our sec
ond never to suffer Europe to inter-
NEEDLE with c!s-Atlantic affairs,
In 1916. even after the horrors or inc
German invasion Of Bengium and France,
and OF tho "Lusitanla incldont.' when
over 100 American c!tlzenB-nlen, women
and children-were murdered oy Germany
on tho high seas, President wilson SOL
should ever become directly or indirect.
ly embrolled in Qunrrels not OF our own
choosing and tha; do not AFFECT %nat
We do not feel responsible TO deteno'
During that famous conference. Au-
gust -. 1919, between President wilson
and the senate committee on foreign TO-
lations. much valuable information was
secured which II all known should ala
nm honest seeker after facts to decide
properly the position 10 be taken on this
international subject A few extracts
ure given to show tho Wow. Mt that timo'
OF tho president ns TO our treaty obliEa-
lions:
Senator Knlx: Mr.. President, allow
IN, TO nnk this question: suppose that IL
In perfectly obvious and accepted that
thcro In nm external nEKrohhlon hEnnh
MONO powor and huppohc IL III porioGty
nhyIouu md accepted TINT II cannot DO
ropcllnd except by force OF arms "ouId
we Lo under my legal obligation to par
rho Prouidcnt: No. mir. but wo would
be under nm absolutely compelling ihorAi
Senator Knox: but no loyal obliEn-
ton"
plato It," NJ,
President. II there IL nothing moro man
n moral obligation on the part or any
members OF tho League, what AVal!s Nti-
cIes and Sl?'
The President: IL IS surprS.hs unt
the question should be asked. II we un-
dertakc an obligation We are bound IN
the most solemn way to carry II OUT
SENATOR Harding: II you believe there
is nothing more to this than moraI on
Icntion. any nation will assume a moral
oblIgat! on It's own account: Is IL
moral obligation? The point l am Try
inp to get ut IS, suppose something
arises affecting the peace or the woIlu,
and the Council takes steps as proVioeu
baro n conserve or preserve, and an
nounces It's decision. and every nation
in the League takes advantage OF Ine
construction that you place upon eneso
articles and says, Wen. TINS 10 o"tS "a
the nation involved does not deserve our
nartICipation or protection, tho ~nole
thing amounts to nothing but an express
sion Of the League Gouncii' n.t,o,,,
Tho President: There Is nAuoaa
GOOD conscience in such matter.
should think that was one OF the most
serious things that could possibly nap.
pen. My understanding wheh l sp a,
specifically binds you to DO parI!Su,
lar thing under certain sanctions mat
is legal obligation. ana. II may s1y
so. has greater nindins tor H,o,,I OBJ.
legation the right to exercise one
judgment as TO whether IT Is, 'ndcea, IN
cumbcnt upon ono In those circun.
stances TO do that thing. IN eye,
moral obligation there Is an element OF
Judgment. in a legal obligation there Is
no element Of judgment ~.
The covenant Of The League III Ma
tions." as proposed To inc GohSIoeI n 49,
IF the American people. either means
something or it means nothing. ~
means nothing. then 1t Is idle pTattie 20
talk of It. II II means somethihs. aHu
II does. then how far Will It entirssy
! existing constitution OF tho Cnltcu
States? If, as provided In RrlIEie vi vi
Il0). IL Is agreed that tho councli Sndn
advise upon the means by when th,;
h1ppcns to that language In the fcoer-
! al constitution which says tnaI com
rress among other powers, snaii nav
bower. TO declare war. grant letters %
marnuc and reprisal. and make rules
concerning captures on land ana water.
IT, as provided in sub-Section ta1, q"
ticle %, il is agreed that the league;
will cndeavor to secure ana maln'SS nr
S.tr and humane conditions OF labor TOT
mon women and children. hoth IN th"ti
own countries and in All countr:es "
which their commercial ana lhuu"ti '
relations extend. what hnppSmS =. az The
nrotcctivc tariff under which tnr IN
: dustrics OF our nation nave peen 49,
J oned aud under which the inuusuis'
conditions Of American labor nave au
NauC"d To q standard kho"h !" '
nation In Tho world.
! Super-Government.
/ The League Of Nations. u hdoPIru III
its rrcscnt form. will establish sun.
Pm
nF mo covenant conflict with the pro
visions OF the constitution or tho UNI
cd states. just TO that extent we WIZ
not h" FREE to ,r act d LmGs%''r must BE-
one handed down by the Assembly
W mnores Supreme Being.
In all tho great stat" par"rS i"r'n
! ipr the foundation stones OF our E"I
,.rnmrnt scrioua and conscious r"c"En''
,Ion ia given to the cXiHtcnCc ~ Su-
prcmc being That Is tru" nt inc &c"
, inrnt,on or Independence. 81 inc ,. A..
. rIcH IF COmfrGcrnt ton. or IN" tNhitiLu-
. non nr our nation. Where IN tn'
: covenant " In" League OF Nations ~
nry such recognition given inc rev
son IL cnuy TO d"Clrhcr. R"chusc OF inc
( ronrIomcrntc crowd intended :" com.
! nos" tho "L"aguc Of Nations u ""uId
4 have been impoHSihl" 1" Sccur" r't"h
' milton NJ "Nnturc's God by many
. M, nhrrp Of the league. since To many
az Them holI,r in Him IS unknown ana
& hy mnry others Ills Supremacy Is not
. even admitted. , o..
Let us be don" with It, NIL. once
amin lrt MS r"nCw our ideals or pntri-
ntIenn nv bowling At the shrine upon
uhosc nitar IL to hc found the DeCinra-
, zion 81 Independence. thr CONSTITUTION
or our country. the Farewell address
Of Washington and the VOL cstaplISheu
, and world recognized Monroe Doc
, trire When We shall have done this
! The rosts will desert our camp. tho
! temptation TO possess all the klnguoI,ls
! Of the world" Will vanish before inc
| command ''Get thee behind me. Satan.
! and We she'll be true 1" tn" sentiment
avnresqed by n great American poet.
! "Onr flag. ono land. ono heart. one
: hand. ono nation cv"rmnr".
! ConiR Answers
Mr. Cnn!ff, in answering, read an AMI
dayit signed by 7. W. iHater and T.. =
Rnrisford Of Franklin district. Marshall
county. in which they charged thht MT
Carrlgan, in speaking At Graysvill". SAID
hc did not know much about tho que
and IL would require him to study two
or three years to become acquainted
with the league.
The Democratic orator then read n
rumhcr Of editorials in The mtelliGen-
cor 81 sevcral months ago favorable TO
n lcaruc The rcmai ndcr of his thirty
Nye minutes was devoted 10 reading an !
article written by nr. Frank Crane IN I
recent issue Of Current Opim'om IN
CarriGan AnaworS
In conclusion Mr.. Cnrr!;an spoke Tor !
TWENTY-FIVE minutes. ~" said that any |
man who would say what he was nur- |
ported to have said at GraysFll'c must |
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