The Washington herald., 1921-12-12
By JOSEPH P. TUMULTY. ,
Secretary TO Former President
Wilson.

W fiSon.
The proposals contained in the
four-power treaty constitute step
backward to the league of nations.
a Iardy ackno~ lcdEemcnt Of our
resp"nsi bility {" the world. wruug
from group 81 men reluctant to
accept the Wlls"nian idea IN its en-
tiretN. hut SunlrientIv intelligent
To- recognize" the logic "f events ana
the absurdity Of the proposition
that the United States In tho
Twentieth century can remain in
that blessed isolati" nthat il s''u-
Tied at the close OF President
Washingtou's administration.
The day after the election 81 No
vcmher. 1920, there were state
ments from Senator Lodge and
other eminent Republicans to the
effect that the nation had voted
Overwhelmingly in a solemn refer
cndum for n continuation OF a pol
by our President. Mr.. Harding. in
comparatively recent utterances.
Lodge Admits Change.
Yet senator Lodge i'm his
speech introduCiuc the four-party
agreement said. there has been a
far-reaching change in the mental
condition Of men and women every
where"
When? Only since November.
1920? Woodrow Wilson had the
audacity to believe that this
change had already occurred before
the armistice. determination that
world wars should not occur again.
In its fundam-s.ta provisions the
proposals Of the fuur-power agree
menteare an Acceptance Of the
principles of iuy"Stigat consul
tation and discussion already pro-
vided for in Article IS of the COW
enant Of the league 81 nations
Loyal Americans uf the Democratic
persuasion welcome the progress
which the Republican administra-
tion is making and hope that IT
will. Coutnu. e. 20 forward. which
in this case j. backward, backward
to the league OF nations. II they
are going To ,rn>S the EuhiCon.
they should cross it not bog down
in the middle To turn back were
terious AS z" o. ocr
Criucises Distinction Made.
At the Yer, moment Of adoption
OF the four-puuor plan. brave hut
futile attempts were made by SEN
ator Lodg, aud nihcrS to draw the
h,'N.,eE American OBJ
legations uud,I article = OF the
four-powcr treaty and the ohliCa-
tion that would have been placed
upon us in case the covenant OF the
league of nations embodyinC arti-.
Gle 10 had been adopted and ratified
by the United states Senate.
Senator Lodgr IN his apology for
article said. There is no provi-
sion for the use Of force to carry
out any OF the terms OF the agree
ment and no military or naval sane
tion turks any where in the back
ground or under cover Of these plain
and direct clauses.
The plain implication of senator
Lodges statement is that under
article 10 Of the covenant Of the
league Of nations the United States
were bound by explicit terms to
lend their force - the settlement
of disputes arising under the dis
puted and misrcprcScntcd article 10
of the covenant.
sees Echo OF Campaign.
This is merely an echo Of the
Republican campaign Of, 1929. In
that campaign it was to the adVan-
tage of the Republican party to
represent article 10 as imposing
obligations which it did not impose
and which leading Republicans had
in earlier days seen and said it did
rot impose.
Article 10 never did obligate US
to send our boys across the seas to
preserve and defend the territorial
integrity of those nations that We're
to be affiliated with us in the league.
Republican Americans need not &C
cept this on my assertion. They
have the testimony Of the present
Chief Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court
Quotes Justice Taft.
Before Republican partisanship
translated opposition to the league
into a campaign solgan, Mr.. Taft
said: The arguments against Ar
ticle y which have been most
pressed are those directed to show
ing that, under its obligations. the
United States can be forced into
many wars and to burdensohe cN-
peditionary forces to protect coun-
tries in which it has no legitimate
interest. This objection will not
bear examination. the United