The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-14

who had every right and obligation 10
! have it. The senate made every e.
! tort to get it and finally obtained us
itrst copy from The newsstand .%s;Sant w IuS
presented to them signed copy aho
asked for immediate ratification win
out time to consider II. Ihere IS d
clause in all constitutions tha9 ae1 tSs
power. by and with the consent OF INC
! senate TO make treaties. providing Two
/ thirds of the senator's present concur.
! President Wilson not only maze tIo
treaty without the advice ana coH frero
of the senate. but prevented them from
| even knowing its terms until htel II
was signed by the other powers ana
| then presented it 10 them only because
| without their signature II coulu not pe
/ binding upon the United states ne ne
| treaty has to do with the boundaries OF
Turkey, the disarment Of Germany ana
! n thousand and one other things, every
, one of which is of vital interest 10 inc
! United States: and the very first chap
! ter is the League OF Nations which
| binds us TO take part in all the disputes
of all countries for all future years.
; This is the document that the freSl-
dent of the United States made in sec
ret brought home signed and asked our
senate TO ratify without taking Time 10
I read il.
The senate, anxious to relieve US
from the state Of war. did not REJECT
1
| but instead did everything in It's power
| 10 reach an agreement with the presl-
dent and asked only such reservations
that would safeguard our constitutlon
! The president was inmovable and de-
F.; manded ratification Of the treaty with
, out the dotting Of an or the crossing
! Of T. France. England and other
powers who had signed the treaty SAID
that they were satisfied with the reSer.
+ vations suggested by the senate, but
| President Wilson. and he alone: stood
! out for the original draft notwithstand-
! served by the reservations is TO safe.
I guard his own country. He does not
/ want to safeguard his own country. be-
cause he believes that 1t belongs to the
Dangers Of Article 10
ut would take too much time to point
out all the dangerous defects OF the
view only Article 10 of which l'resi-
| dent Wilson says he is the sole author.
end which he calls the heart or the
covenant. / will quote the article ana ana
I members Of the league. that refers 10
| those 80 countries who are to be the or
| iginal signcrs. Where II speaks of the
| council that refers to those nine men,
! Japan. United States and four other
| countries to be selected; eight foreign
men and one American whose unani-
| nous decisions are supreme IN tncse
matters Article 10 reads like this:
The members of the League undertake
| to respect and preserve. as against cN-
! ternal aggression, the TERRITORIAL intes-
| rity and existing political independence
! In case of such aggression. or in case
! of threat, or d"nEcr of such aggression.
! the council shall advise upon the means
| by which this obligation shall be full
' Translated into the language of the
| United States 1t says this that each or
these 80 countries agrees to protect the
others and in case of danger these eiGht
: foreign men, and one American shali
advise by what means they can be pro-
'' Wars Rage Despite Pact
"The League of Nations Is in exist
cncc and full force now. and ii has been
| ever since the other nations rltlnco the
! treaty. Twenty-ninc nations have sign
ed, only the United States. is missing;
II has been put TO the test. During all
the days OF the peace conference, anu
all the months that have foilowGd Eu-
rope and Asia have been shaken by inc
thunders OF new wars, nation has risen
against nation and governments that
solcmnly signed the covenant nave
challenged each other 10 conflict again.
since the league came INTO existence
twenty-siN wars have been declared an, anu
4
: league is in full possession of all itS
mowers; the league has done everything
II could to prevent these wars OF ~
hasten peace but not single war mas u
prevented and not single peace mas IL
made. .,t
or stop these wars. how can 80 do so:
/ am going to tell you how II was IN
tended that 80 should do 80. You r.
member how Poland who Is member
of the league, appealed to England
France and the other members to come
to her rescue and save her from RUSSIA;
and, although she was thrr az ;sav VIII rc
No. They talked about IT, and ADVISED
Poland TO stay within her own boundnr-
les, but when II was announced IN !h9
newspapers that Poland had appeateu
for oid and soldiers might DO sent inc
soldiers themselves made IT UNDERSTOOD
in no uncertain terms that they %oulu
refuse to go. They were not ordered
IN 20 Then YOU remember when Prem
Ter Lloyd George was asked openly WY
they did NOT respond to the ooliSations
OF the league they had signed. he snlo.
France and England have no so!disrs
nor resources to spare ana the InI'eS
States has not yet signed the League OF
question Of how they expected so 10
what % could not do? 1t was our coun.
try. with our men and our moncy thas
they would fight the worlds battles
America Strongest Nation.
ut is true that we are stronger than
any of the other nations: and that Is one
very great reason why We must not put
ourselves at their disposal and then. II Is
true too, that when we make 4 promise
we do not break it-and further IMAM
that. 1t Is true that It was the presld"ht
Of the United States that made the
League of Nations and got them to sign
IL BY telling them that 1t represented
the 1cacc treaty demcn ds OF the Amcrl-
can people and because Of the censor
tions can find excuses for themselves
for failing in their obligation Tor they
did not want the League OF Nations, ana
especially they did not want It maze a
part Of the treaty Of peace. i
''The League OF Nations. they say, IL
an American issue absolutely. and; thcrI
fore, they fully expected the, Enitea
States to bear the burden or fultlt-
mcnt You can sec clearly that II W.
had ratified the treaty as rres'neno
right now engaged in the war with Fo-
land.
Congress has never refused to en-
gage this country in war That was
provoked and just and necessary In OF
der TO preserve our integrity or our
country, and it never will so long as
the Stars and Stripes mean freedom
and our constitution is supreme. We q"
not need 4 contract with foreign powers
To make US do our duty IN thc worIu
We know the struggles ana sullerinsS
of Poland and IL II were case IN when
our Interference was justified. Poland
enemies would then be our enemies anu
our president would nccd ohl! 10 81
before congress and ask for n declara-
tion of war. and il would De granted am
our .hoys would be specdcd across tho
rs ,T,in We could not do moro than