The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-12
A DIsoRACEFuL MISREPRESENTATION

DISCRACEFUL MISREPRESENTATION
The democratic campaign has been from the
very first campaign OF discrcdltablo misreprc-
sentation. Anything but facts has appeared
TO be the Wilson-Cox motto. But all previous
records In that direction were shattered Sunday
when the oklahoman published three and half
pages of what It denomlnated the official copy
of tho league OF nations" with a sort OF demo-
cratic primer attached.
The article IN question bears a copyright line
showing that II prepared by one Charles l..
Stewart. There IL ample evidence for believing
that It put out by the democratic national
committee and appeared Sunday In hundreds OF
democratic papers throughout the nation. The
New York Times of October carried an adver-
tsoment that It's Sunday issue would contain an
exhaustive article the league In which tho
text of the league would be presented accurately
and the assumption Is that 1t was tho stewart
article the esteemed Times had reference to-
", cannot say what II IN Mr.. Stewart offers
as the reNt OF the league, presumably an earlier
copy that the peace conference later chopped
to pieces, Suffice to say that It Is not the league
the president presented the senate in any par
ucular and Is not the league that is now being
discussed or that has been under discussion for
upwards OF year.
ono example alone Is necessary. Take article
21 one Of the most controvcrted provisions In
the entire league covenant. That article az II
appears In the official copy OF the peace treaty
submitted to the senate. reads as follows:
Nothing In this covenant shall be deemed
to affect the validity OF international en-
gagements, such as treaties of arbitration
or regional understandings like the Monroe
doctrine. for securing the maintenance OF
peace.
\ Cd ~ aaf fnr ho
Monroe doctrine. In the Stewart so-called
league covenant, published In the okahoman.
article 21 reads follows:
The high contracting parties agree that
provision shall be made through the instru-
mentality OF the league to secure and main
tain freedom OF transit and equitable treat
ment for the commerce of all states mem
bers OF the league, having in mind among
other things special arrangements with re-
gard TO the necessities OF tho regions de-
Vastated during the war OF 1glA-lS.
Freedom of transit and equitable treatment
for the commerce OF all states is league OF
nations parlance for that free trade doctrine"
TO which Woodrow Wilson has ever been at
tached. 1t means that the markets OF America
would be thrown open to the trade OF all States
members OF the league" on equal terms. Just rs
the Panama canal has been thrown open TO all
nations on equal terms, United States citizens
deriving special benefit therefrom. 1t means
tlui our toHHltTCe hnhll nave no preference
right In our own nation, Just the president
has recently held that ships shall not enjoy
the preference rights congress gave them. (see
Wilson decision in the Jones shipping act case)
But there is no similarity whatever between
article II in the official league covenant and
this article 81 in the Stewart league covenant
No reference whatever to the Monroe doctrine
The stewart league does not contain the dis
ho ,It,,
given TO Great Britain in the official league text
placed before the senate. In short the Stewart
league covenant, published by the Oklahoman
and offered it's readers the official copy OF
the league of nations is no more the league
covenant offered the senate and now being acted
ON by the people In a Solemn referendum" than
is copy Of last years almanac a true copy
Of the docalogue.
1t is n wilful malicious and premeditated at
tempt to misrepresent aud fool the public
Those responsible for 1t prove themselves un-
worthy the confidence OF honorable men and
women everywhere.