South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-01

An association II nations
Formed under specific covenants for
the purpose Of aifording mutual guar
antees OF political independence.
economic justice, and the Territorial
integrity Of great and small states
upon which Roosevelt commented
"Let rs support any reasonable
plan. whether in the form If "A League
Of Nations or in any other shape,
which bids fair 10 lessen the prob
a3le number Of future wars. and TO
limit their score
Il shall be delighted to support
the movement for a League 70 en-
1orce peace, or for League OF Ma
lions, II il is developed as a supple
ment 10. and not a substitute for.
the preparation Of our own strength"
Again quoting the late Roosevelt
from his work. Utopia and Hell.
1915, you get this advance notice ot
how he would have most likely hav,
stood on Article Y. actually furnish
ing the ground work for IL. for Ar
ticle x. the much maligned. and
asserted center of opposition to the
covenant. He said
My proposal is that the civilized
nations-those that are efficient in
war as well as in peace-shaI join in
world league for the peace Of right
eOusness. This means that they
shall by solemn covenant agree as 10
their respective rights, which shall
not be questioned that they shall
agree that all other questions arising
between them shall be submitted 70
court or arbitration. that they shall
also agree--3nd here comes the vital
ana essential point Of the whole sys-
tem-to act with the combined
strength Of all Of them against any
rccalcitrant nation. against any ma
ton which transgresses at the ex-
pense of any other nation the rights
which n Is agreed shall not be ques
toned. or which In arbitrable matters
refuse 10 submit 10 the decree Of the
arbitral court
Can you beat it? Now read Ar
tiCle y in conjunction with il:
Members Of the League under
take TO respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
tOrial integrity and existing political
independence Of all members Of the
League. In case Of any such aggres-
sion the council shall advise upon the
means by which this obligation shall
be fulfilled
And now read it again. and not
only in conjunction with the above
quotation from Col Roosevelt, but
with those previously made in con
nection with the presidents 14tr
point
Rooseveltian comment might be
said 70 have furnished the very
groundwork upon which Article X is
based: proposing united action
AGAINST any misunderstanding nation
after efforts at Cancellation have fail
ed-the vital and essential point OF
the whole system
Let US now hear from Mr.. Roose-
welt, date Dec. 10th, just before mis-
death:
II am now prepared 70 say what
five years ago l would not have said.
| think the time has come when the
United States and the British en-
pire can agree to universal srbitra
ton treaty.
I'm other words, believe that the
time has come when We should say
that under no circumstances shall
there ever he n resort TO war be-
tween the United states and the
British empire: that no question can
ever arise between them that can
not be settled in judicial fashion. in
some such manner as questions be
tween states OF our own union are
settled
British democracy; faith which
caused him 10 say shortly before his
death. when il was proposed that
the United States should build q
navy equal TO Britain's. that:
The British navy is probably the
most potent instrumentality for peace
in the world. and we should seek to
supplement IL rather than rival IT,.
and Britain and America should work
together"
Well, if he felt that way toward
Britain, he would hardly counten-
ance the anti British s,Irs that are
going the rounds in his name now.
Which is suggestive of quite an
other crow which the Oyster BAY
man might have TO pick with his
"late interpreters. if he we're here
to pick it.
II involves the republican attitude
toward the Paris treaty proper;
weeping first for ShantunE-for the
first time, by the way, since Ger
many grabbed il. with William Nc
Kinley's acquiescence.
Fact OF the matter is that had
Roosevelt written the Paris treaty
il could scatcely have more rescm-
bled what he advocated for il and
no longer ago 1tldn l4tlde tLAt AdA
Ga1S1 in New York. OF course,
had he written II. il would be per
feet. but nevertheless all that he
proposed is in it-Shantung inClud-
ed
He was criticisins Pres't wilson s
fourteen points as 'glittering
and demanded more
dehniteness which ne undertook 20
furnish--and furnished with such
developments. that II
would seem 10 indicate that he uE-
derstood the president far better
than he pretended TO.
Follow the Rooseveltian points
and YOU have the Paris treaty quite
in toto-particularly in so Ear as
concers the League 81 Nations adj
Of II. They are
I. serbia and Rumania must have
restored 70 them what Bulgaria has
taken away from them
ard the treaty provides for H.
. The Austrian and Turkish en-
pires must both be broken up. an the
subject people liberated, and the
Turk driven from Europe We do
not intend that German or Magyar
shall he oppressed by others. nor that
they shall Cypress or domineer over
Others
another treaty provision.
g. France must receive back Alsace
and Lorraine. Belgium be restored
and Unidentified. and Italian
II. L. Il