The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-07-09
Foreign Adverisins Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
GREATEST QUESTION
DISCUSSED.

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IL is partisan and unreliable. Ii giveI
Jolt In the following review OF thu
great democratic measure from thu
pen of J. w. Mckinney OF Salt Lake
City. We take the article from thu
Tribune of that city. paper Repub
lican in It's politics but always fair
We believe II Is fair statement o
the most important question now be
fore the American people:
There has been. and no doubt vii
continue 10 be. much discussion as e
whether the treaty. including the
league covenant, should be ratified
withous amendment. In this connec
ton, IL should be remembered thai
any reservation which would make
any change in the treaty would be In
effect an amendment, Therefore. nj
parties signatory TO the treaty would
have 30 accept such reservation be
fore they could be bound thereby
Hence reservation which would
make change In any provision OF the
treaty would necessitate resubmis
sion of the treaty To all the parties
thereto. Such resubmiasion TO SO
many powers would necessarily entail
great delay. and. for obvious reasons.
ii might result very disastrousIy.
Former President Taft stated that.
while he would like to see certain
reservations. yet. rather than see the
treaty fail, he would vote for II, II he
were member of the United States
Senate, without reservation. Az
everyone knows. Mr.. Taft. who Is
himself q lawyer, has given the sub
Ject OF league OF nations long and
cost diligent study and consideration.
Certainly he shold know whether IL
would be at all hazardous for the
United states to ratify the treaty
without reservation.
II will be remembered that the
Democrats were willing to accept Mr.
Taft's proposed compromise reserva-
ton to Article 10 OF tho covenant, but
when the bipartisan conferees were
apparently making encouraging pro
gress toward compromise the 'ir-
reconcilables." represented by Sen
ators Borah and Johnson. served
notice that II such compromise were
can party. This threat OF the "ir-
reconcilables,' who are opposed to
any kind OF a league. resulted In the
termination OF further efforts to effect
compromise.
Recently a special committee OF
lawyers Of the American Bar Associa-
tion made IA sixty two page report on
the league Of nations. The conclu'
sions of the committee are as follows:
your committee Ia of the opinion
that the treaty. including the pro.
posals for league OF nations. should
be ratified without amendment. The
world Ii anxious to return to more
settled condition. II amendments are
proposed by the United States, other
governments will undoubtedly pro
pose amendments. and Ii Is unlikely
that a second conference could pro
duce more satisfactory treaty.
Reservations which make changes in
the provisions of the treaty are In eff
feet proposed amendments, and. there
fore, reject the treaty.
Hin the opinion of your committee,
the treaty should be unaualifiedly
ratified. for the reason that none OF
the changes suggested Ia of such I'M
portanco rs 10 warrant the rejection
OF the treaty or the delay and risk
involved in It's resubmission to the
Instead of attempting to
amend II at the present peace confer
encc. It should be amended after rati
fication In the manner provided by
Article IS of the covenant.
THE league is not superstate,
neither IL IL United States OF the
World X does not provide for levy.
Ing taxes. nor for the conscripting of
an international army or navy.
1.-The proposal Is not International
ism. IL internationalism be defined to
mean the obliteration OF national life
and independence, but league of
states.
We are among the nations of the
world. associated with them whether
we win or not. II Is better that the
association be organized in a league
intent upon peace than IL be unor~
ganized preparing for war.
"The proposal does not attempt to
70 TOO far and SO invite failure. and II
goes far enough 10 give assurance OF
an earnest effort at cooperation In
promoting good VIII and peace.
sThe plan is the best that repre-
sentatiyes OF thirty.six signatory
powers nj the peace conference could
agree upon.
The league Is JustlIieu IN setting
Its face against war in that II provides
other means for attaining liberty, jus
tice ard security.
III puts a curb upon the worst and
gives an opportunity for expression or
the best in human nature.
The United States runs little risk
In becoming a member OF the league.
for II Is given n permanent place mt
the conference of both the council and
the assembly, whose action on all
matters must be unanimous.
1T is questionable whether an at
temptsto define the Monroe Doctrine
might not prove to be disadvantage
rather than an advantage.
This IL the first recognition Of the
Monroe Doctrine by the European
powers.
While II Is true that the power 10
make war is vested In the Congress
alone. Article 10 is not In violation of
the constitution OF the United States.
for the power TO declare war Is not
delegated to the league
In another place the committee
says:
Article 10 gives fha baayua ,.tt.,