Arizona republican., 1920-02-05
By FREDERIC E. KIP Montclair, N. J.


 Montciair, N. J.
 The administration senators and some of the newspapers are advocating a compromise on the peace treaty when it is again brought before the senate. Is it a compromise of American in dependence they desire?
 Do they not know that the original treaty of Versailles, illegally and detri- mentally, changes the form of govern ment of the United States and vitiates the constitution thereof?
 In order to better understand this important subject it might be we'll to revert to the making of the constitu- ton and it's provisions.
 England has no written constitution therefore all things are possible to the English government, nothing is for bidden to it. The constitution of the United States is just the reverse. It is a written constitution and all things rot granted by this written document are forbidden. When we won our in dependence after the war of the revolu ton we existed from 17S2 to 17S7 as federation of states. The powers were so limited and the conditions became so chaotic that George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and other great minds of that time plainly stated that unless we could have a federal govern ment with increased powers the then existing form of government was doomed to dismal failure. The conSt tuition was thereupon drawn and finally adopted in 17S9 and it's different articles stated the functions that the federal United States government could perform, and to be absolutely sure that all rights not given in the written con- stitution were reserved to the original authority-(the colonies or states), they made doubly sure thereof by add ing article the constitution. read ing as follows:
 ''The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution. nor prohibited by it to the states. are re- served to the states respectively, or to the people,"
 All forms of government previous to the American republic had been democratic rule of the masses) or auto cratic (rule of the kings), and all, as far as the uplift of humanity was had been failures.
 Our forefathers and the framers of our constitution had one great cardinal idea in view in the formation of our federal government namely, because of these previous failures they must create a new and different government from any in the past and this they did by our present form of government, viz: a government Of representatives of the people, and they then put srGh
 
 in their opinion, would forever prevent Q dictator, an autocrat, an emperor or a king becoming the ruler of the new republic. This was their one great fear and they fortified the constitution by every safeguard which they could pos sibly create and by ever check which, they could devise to make such a calamity impossible. In addition to the history of the forming of the federal government, a study of the functions of cur government itself, proves this con- 
 Congressmen are elected for two years, senators for six-the senate any sudden impulse of the l president is dected for four years.
 The legis1ative"branch of the govern l rnent (congress) passes legislation. | There is a check upon it by the veto of the president. If his veto is specially l there is a check on him by | congress passing over his veto by a | two thirds affirmative vote. The laws | when finally passed by the legislative l and executive branches can again be | if unconstitutional, by de- | cree of the supreme court
 Again, in the functions of a treaty. ! check is placed upon the executive | by the provision-that he shall have i power only "by and with the advice and | consent of the senate to make treaties i provided two-thirds of the senators | present. concur" Again you will note | .his is a two-thirds affirmative check | and the wisdom of this check has been | amply justified in the recent action of he senate, on the n-American treaty | ,f Versailles.
 Now (and here comes the vital at .ack on the foundation of our govern rent itself), does not the administra- ion, and do not these administration senator's and these newspapers, know hat the original Treaty of Yer ,ailles" by a method directly contrary o the law of our 1and) changes our orm of government and vitiates the ;reatest document for the uplift of that the world has ever Snown, namely-the constitution of he United States?
 Article X of the league of nations ovenant, calling upon the United States to guarantee, for all time, the present. territorial integrity of every lation all over the world, is atrocious n the extreme and in all conscience s bad enough, but bad as that is and 'ad as other parts of this un-Ameri- an treaty are, there is nothing quite o appalling as the attempt of this and) to create in the government of al function in the person of a rep esentative to sit in the league of ations" with power to vote and bind he United States.
 Today there is one power and one ower only that by it's vote can bind he United States and that power is