New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
Us. LOSES RIGHTS OF REPUBLIC GOVT.
 IF COVENANT WINS
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tainly far enough from those who
 have~to boar the burden now. If
 had my say" he added. T would write into the constitution Of the
 United States q provision that no war can be started until the people have had a chance to vote on it''
 President Wilson had declared for open diplomacy, for open covenants, openly arrived at. the senator from Idaho said. adding that the peace session was held behind closed doors and the two meetings of the league that have since been held were held behind closed doors after the opening sessions Another point brought out was that President Wilson was op- posed to further land grabbing in Europe. Yet, he asserted. facts will
 bear out his statement that during no fifty years in Europe in three cen- turies has so much land been
 grabbed by other nations than since the signing of the armistice. He then made his first verbal assault on Eng land. Reading a speech by Lloyd George. ho quoted that statesman as saving. As the Lord hveth. Eng u.
 Much Land Taken
 Continuing he said: Let us now see how much land England had forced upon her" He then quoted figures showing that outside of Persia, Eng land has acquired. since the treaty, one million. six hundren seventy thou sand and fifty three square miles of territory about the world. This in- ciudes about 4o.ooo.ooo people as we'll. who have nothing to say about their government During the peace conference. he said. England stepped outside the curtains to make a treaty by which Persia gave England all but its name. Tonight" he declared. Persia Is as much a part of the British empire as Is Canada: and the people of Persia are. you would find if the cable censorship was lifted. fighting against that treaty" He added that the land taken from Persia brings England's total grab" up to about two million eduare mile.
 Still talking on this matter. sens- tor Borah said that should the United states 1otr~the league of nations it would be its duty should occasion arise, to help England keep these peoples in subjugation -----'
 Articles x and NI
 Taking up the we'll known Article x of the league of nations. Senator Borsh declared 1t to be very bad but, he said. to his mind Article XI is even | more infamous. Under Article x. he | explained, the nations who belong to | Ihs league guarantee to protect each other from external aggression. Under Article xI the league can send troops .o any part of the world because, &C., to his version, this section provides that on any war or hreat of war, the league shall take my action it may deem necessary to safeguard the nation" Amplifying this Borah declared that this can oe interpreted to mean a revolution. internal revolt or anything else. Under l Article xI the league council does not nave to see another nation assailed by sxternal aggression to order a force 'cnt.
 Would Bind Nations
 Senator Borah then related a con- 'crencc at which he was present be- .wcen President Wilson and other lenators. The president was asked if, | inder the league, the United States would be bound by any legal contract o declare war in case the council so The president replied that the United States would not be under any legal contract but we would ~be bound by q moral obliga- ton" greater than any legal contract the senator said, while Congress would still have the right to make the formal declaration Of war. it would take its orders from the league of nations which meets be- hind closed doors in Geneva The I American people would not have the right to determine whether or not they wanted to so to war. whether they thought it a just or righteous