The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
HARDING'S PLAN /
IS LIKE WILSON,
SENATOR 5oRAH OF lpAvo
AN ASSOCIATION OF MAT v ail
LIKE LEAGUE OF NAT,o S.'
Latest Proposals Lack p.,,..
Form is Argument Sc, Form y
BY Senator From Far
Western State

ton of nations has not yet n.y.. ,''
duced to form nor yet defined I
from what one gathers here and NJ
II Is the old league Of nations van
sibly some reservations under ..r
name. 1t will be engaged in mr., v
the same kind of work ana dos
same things that were proposed /, /
league. II Is not what you cali b
what II is that counts.
Fundamentally and in the n,,,.
workings of the Association Of ,.s h
1t viii not differ from the lears !,
tons. 1 see no reason tLerefo,.
the fOrty-three nations which
signed the league of nations AZ.
be asked to abandon II and ,,,..
their names to an association 4,
tons. II we want to 10 into hi, !,
OF a proposition there is no reaso, !,
we should not experiment with N.
they have.
1t is claimed by the advocates A
league that the present leasus
been Of service to Europe. lisa AL
Is no reason for asking EuruD, y
scrap the old league and try N
one.
II we are going into Europe weus;
to go In. II we are not, we oughl
to be handing her new league c,, Y
ninety days. She will likely ccnd,1
that after the next presidential 4.
ton she would have another len.
l see no difference whatever In jorr
the present league and joining d
league by another name
The United States operates unca
written constitution. Great Bid.
has no written constitution. One
the arguments being put forth nov
favor OF the association Of nations
that Mr.. Wilson made a mistake 10 al
ing his plan written constitution q
we should adopt the British idea n
undertake to conduct the league
any association without any witt
constitution or written covent whais(
er, In other words, that the new al
citation will consist OF represented;
OF different governments coming
gether with no Limitation upon u
Jurisdiction or power or AUTHORITY
other than their own discretion
conclave Of diplomats sitting bshl
closed doors with nothing to dlred
limit their powers cave their own n
and discretion would be rather
teresting proposition. | am indinl
to think that II the American peol|
choose a league they win choose
which has fits powers defined, OF
least make an attempt to define tAa
rather than trust their destiny TO
unbrldled discretion OF few men
Lloyd George suggested some
ago, according to the press dispa'o'
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance peg
tended to the Anglo-Amerlcan-llp|
ese alliance and that this alliance u
upon itself the duty of admlnlasI
China. Now, It is said, that sueh
alliance would be wholly oolecul
able to the American people, bul
under an association OF nations
same thing could be erectuaIeu
accomplished. II Is also being u's
that while the people OF the Un
Stataes would not be willing 10
an alliance with France ana V7
Britain to guarantee the secur'u
France, the same thing could
complIshed under an association
lions without any constitution.
1t Is also urged that the lnterna.
al debt could be more success
manipulated through the assoc'
All OF which things simply @@
that the associations is Nno'he, y.
for the league with some auu,u,
and more extensive powers anha0
II does not appear as yer Vp'j
we are 70 have two leagues y
league, and one association or wv.
Il Is to be that the league o'sDl
by Mr.. Wilson Will he merged Wv
association organized by ~
Harding. II viii be very dliileun"
rid OF the present league un'es NJ
Versailles treaty is radically NV.
but I presume we win know NV,
the matter Is reduced 10 sue
crete form as will enable us "'
( or at least to try to DO So
RI. Ne. Much Damd0q