The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-10
1t Is the Purpose of the Wilson-Cox' Forces as
Clearly Evidenced in the Presidents Decision
In the Jones Shipping Act Case, to Ignore
Congress in the Administration of
League Provisions.
IF COVENANT is RATIFIED
1t Becomes a Law of the Land and It's Enforcement
Passes Directly Under the Exclusive Juris-
dction of the Executive Department
Congress Must Act Now
or Never.

attitude Of both or-thc question. was
also an accessory.
Cnqpestiunably there Is neat in
that contention. too. | do not think
there can be honest doubt but that
President Wilson, to the full extent
| Of his ability. has committed an act
Of treason in that he has deliberately
sought to suhvert the constitution
But / disagree with my friend in his
! first major premise to wit:
They all agree that the commit
mcnts Of the league could not be dis
charged without the approval OF the
congress. I think 1t is easily proven
that the president himself and as a
consequence Mr.. Cox demus to that
contention.
The Constitution Not n Safeguard.
Before proceeding TO state nay ar
gument on that point / desire to di-
rect attention specifically to a very
Important phase of the league con-
trovcrsy. Opponents Of the league
had from the first sought TO safe
guard the interests OF America in
such a way that no American boy
might hc ordered abroad in defense
OF the territorial integrity df any
nation without the fun and free con
sent Of congress. Republican, author
iAAfc HtlNt lllSl1N'l NlldA n UHll SIlnuS
the league covenant affords no safe
guards on that point; that 1t does in
fact, or would in fact did the senate
give Its assent to it's ratification, sub
ject the youth OF this nation to the
wars OF all the world. Therefore the
Seuate wrote into the resolution
ratifying the league a reservation
which specifically exempted the
tinted states from the commitments
OF Article Y.
This reservation. devised for tho
single purpose just namcd--to pro
tect American youths--the president
denominated as ."emasculating the
league since ARTICLE y is tho very
heart OF tho covenant
81 was the contention of tho presi-
dent that mo- such reservation WAS
necessary since no treaty could overS
ride the constitution. This position
Mr.. Cox has voluntarily occupied
since he became the heir apparent 10
the throne of wisconsin
The question has been, IL the
league itself contained the safeguard
specifically created by the senate
reservation, what possible objection
could there be in q senate resolution
making 1t more clear, and how could
such reservation "emasculate the
league" ", as claimed. it was merely
work of supererogation?
The burden of Mr.. Cox's campaign
IL that the league commits this ma
| ton to nothing whatever unless the
congress shall so decide; that con-
gress thus being clothed with the in
terpretation of the leagues provi-
sions on one hand and the executive
lacking competency to recognize any
commitments of the league without
the approval of congress on the
other, that there Is no peril what
ever In going into II.
The President and the Constitution.
j. now charge specifically and di-
rcctly TINT II l. the thought Of Prtrsi-
dent Wilson SHARED by Governor
Cox, that N the senate gives itg as
sent t. tho leagues ratification by
ehis republic, and IL the United
States enters IL, the execution OF the
league, So far a. this nation l. conE
ccrncd, will be n matter for oxecu-
tive action alone with which the
congress wilf$hayC nothing to do.