Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-02
LEAGUE IS BIGGEST
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TO respect and preserve as against cxtcr-
nal aggression the territorial integrity
and existing political independence u
all members of the League. In cnse III
any such aggression or IN cnsc of any
threat or danger Of such aggression, the
Council shnll advice upon the ncnrs by
which this obligation shall be fulf lied.
mo commentary or Interpretation is
necessary. External aggression and not
domestic revolution or civil war or any
thing else. And advise mears advise; it
doesn't mean instruct or command or
order.
II am asked whether ! believe in Ar
tic'e X, am glad that qucsfion has
been asked me in just that way. ! welcome
the opportunity to respond, but In making
my answer should like 10 ask a question
also, DO you believe, sir, in the Ten Com
mandments7 do not mean to insult your
intelligence or cnst the least reflection
on your integrity. But ! nek seriously,
do you believe in the Ten Command
ments2
"And are you in favor of the Eighth
Commandment without reservntiona2WeIl
article VIII ef the Ten Commandments
is identically the same, in principle, as
Article X n the League Covenant. Thou
shnlt net steal This commandment,
frst written en- tablets # stone on Mount
Sinai. has stree been written not only
in the code of personal morale, but in
the public law # every lard. What is
more. il is backed up by courts and police
power ard common q nseienee.
"The League would extend the Eighth
Commandment to cover international re-
lntions by making territorial burglary
not cnly immoral but illegal
Owe blamed. and Justly, the trading
prof teers who made private fortunes
cut Of public disaster. What shall we say
# these political profteers who are
striving to crafty personal revenge ard
win partisan advantage nj the cxperse
cf human surerirp7 ny refusing to retify
the treaty ~ peace and join the League
of Natinfs they have thrown our tinea
out # Joint. When We shnuld be enjoying
period of unprecedented PR srerity NJ
the same time that we were helping TO
remake a broken world, We have been
forced 20 sit idly by while all Europe
crumhlcs in chhfs And fs fer ourselves,
we are made to suffer, es producers n
raw materials the ltsscs incident to
tumhling prices.
1--WE viii accept any reservation tist
heirs 90 clarity. We will accept afy
reservation that helTs to renssure. We
will accept any reservation that heirs TO
strengthen. We will accept any reHerva.
tion which heirs to rivc our ncrnciatosl now
ers full understanding. in coed faith. Il
the limitaticfs II our own Constitution
beyond which zee eannot pp. After the
Instrument hns been thus clarified and
Strengthened, then We prop, SC having
10 ratified by tho upper branch of the
Congress cf the United States, and then
peace viii be guaranteed to the world.
We will no longer be wasting our re-
sources
Have you noticed that the reaction
ary opp sition 20 the League Of Nations,
under leadership Of the Senatorial oli-
garehy. which formerly seemed 80 much
concerned about where Cox stood on the
League Of Nations, has endeavored Ia kill
discussion of this great issue ever since
plainly told them ! favored going in9
"The response Of the people WIS 80
marked that the conspiracy To enforce
silence on the part of the Senatorial oli-
garchy was the result Net only have they
deliberately tried to deceive the Arneri-
can public by refusing 10 print the League
covenant in their campaign textbook, but
they have demanded Of the partisan
press, which they control, either absolute
silence or deliberate deceit
Not the candidate nor any one for
him longer daTts TO discuss this issue
before the people, who are awakening
TO the conspiracy against them. Sena-
ter Harding forced from the front porch,
now finds himself in No Mans Land,
net knowing where to turn for safety.
Ills pretended idea Of America first
is really safety first The biggest issue
of history Is absent from his speeches.
"On the other hand, the reactionary
leaders are end,eavoring to held TO the
belief that they have the election won and
think they can stampede the American
public into voting blindly in enthusiasm
for winning side.
Never was there greater mistake.
The American conscience is alive 10 the
greatest opportunity the world has ever
known 70 make war for all time impc ssible
and 10 turn the vast expenditures for
destruction Of life into plans fer the safety
Of humanity and the extersian of the
benefits of civilization throughout the
world.
"A farmer asked me TO read the two
simple sentences that comprise Article
X Of the League covenant. i am going