The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-07
Pledged to Treaty

Tho first duty % The new administration
eipsrly viii be the ratification of the treaty,
Iho matter should be approached withnut
Thought OF the blttcrncss iof the pest. The
public verdict will have. been rendered. and
I am confident that the ffiends Of world
peace as II will be promoted. by the league.
viii have In numbers tho constitutional re-
quislte to favoreble seuatorial action. The
captions may say that our platform reference
Ihssnihg. IN brief. is that we shall state our
Interpretations Of the covenant as q matter
OF good faith TO our associates anti
as. a pfsepution. against any misunderstood,
Ing In. tbs future, The point Is. that after
the. people shall have spoken, the learae
senate, and q safe index as to what they
wfn do is supplied by what reservations
they have proposed In the past. Some months
ego. Ia a contributed article to the New
o. the situation as 10 thea was. ! reproduce
There can be no doubt but that some
desire to clarity the provisions Of the. treaty.
Two things apparently have disturbed them;
First, they wanted 70 make sure that the
lssspe was not, to be an sllisaee. and that
vefsy.. Second. they wanted the other pow.
ors aig-lng the instrument 10 understand
our constitutional limitations beyond wHieh
tho treaty'making power cannot go. Deal
Ink with these Two questions in order. 1t
has always seemed to me that the interpre-
t%ation Of the function o. the league might
have been atated In these words:
In giving it's assent 10 this treaty, the
senate has in mind the fact that the League
Of Nations. which II embodies was devised
for the sole purpose Of maintalning peace
and preventing he rssarrssss Of such de-
struetiye conflicts AZ that through which the
world has Just passed. The cooperation Of
The United States with The league and Y,
naturally depend upon the adherence Of the
league 70 that fundamental purpose.
Such a declaration would At least OK.
press the view Of the United States. and
Justify the course which our nation would
Internationally follow II the basic purpose
Of tho league were at any time distorted,
would also appear 70 DC = simpler matter
the future and Al the same timo TO meet
tho objections Of those who believe that we
might DO inviting a controversy over our
addition In words something like these
IL Will OF course be understood that
" carrying out the purpose OF the league.
the government Of the United States must
st an times act in strict harmony with the
terms and intent Of the United States Con.
situation which cannot In any. way be altered
By the treaty.making power m -
made other proposals. Our PLATFORM clearly
lays no bar against any additions that win
be helpful. but II speaks in a firm Ifsold-
lie vital principle. We hear L SAID that
interpretations are unnecessary. That may
10 true. but they will At least be rcassuring
20 many. Of our citizens, who feel that In
sIefihs the treaty. there SHOULD be no mentsi
.rttotyations that are not expressed In plain
'wofdl. as . MISTER of good, faith to- our
asidclaies. Such Interpretations possess =
bato upon which agreement can be- getehsd.
and ssrecment. without iniury 70, THO GOV.
srant, 10 now, Of pressing importance. n
wes the, desire 10 GET things ~staried, that
prompted soma members Of the senate u
vOte for the Lodge reservations, Those who
conAclcntlousiy voted for thom Ia the final
roll calls realized. however. that they seted
under duress, In that a politically higotnd
minnrity wss exercising the arbitrary power
II Ito position 10 enforce drastic conditions.
Happily, the voters Of the republic, under
oar ayttem Of government, can remedy that
sitdAtlon. aud I have thu faith thai they
WIN, 81 the election this fall. Then organ.
led government win be enabled to combine
impulse and facility In the making Of better
world conditions. The agencies OF exchange
viii automatically adjust themselves TO the
onporthniiien Of commercial freedom. New
life. rad renewed. hope viii take, hold Of
every BatIon. SIpnkdnd Will .prena o resolute
shoulder Y. the t6st o. readiustment and a
newrera will have dawned upon tho earth.