East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-12
ARTICLE TWO AND ARTICLE 10

T>HE outstanding about new quadruple alliance
union that under this pact the United States will
with reference to the Pacific virtually the same obligation
would have assumed under Article 10 of the League of Ma
tlons, had this country joined the league
Article of the quadrupe union treaty says;
f the said rights threatened by the aggressive
ton of other power the high contracting parties shall
communicate with another fully and frankly order
arrive at understanding to the most efficient measures
to be taken jointly separately to meet the exgences of
the particular situation
Article 10 of the League Of Nations covenant follows
"The members of the league undertake to respect and
preserve against external aggression the territorial in
tegrity and existing political independence of all members
OF the league In case of such aggression or in of
threat danger of such aggression the council shall
advise upon the by which this obligation shall be full
filled"
further study of the league covenant and the quadrupe
treaty will show that many respects the United States would
be more favoraby suataed if in the league rather than the
Pacific union The league covenant precrbes that actions by
the league council must be by unanimous VOTE therefore this
country ii member could stop action to which might be
opposed The Pacific union treaty says nothing about the
unanimous consent of the member nations Therefore may be
assumed that of dispute in the Pacific would have
to accept the verdict of the other nations whether liked
not In this connection it also well to remember that the
interests of England and Japan the orient somewhat in
and they might reasonably be expected together
Nor lose sight of the fact that under the Hughes
ment proposal the of England and Japan combined would
have the mastery of the member of the League of Ma
ton has the privilege of withdrawing two years notice
There withdrawal provision the Pacific union until after
the expiration of 10 years The League Nations
ques nation to scrap baeshps until after the league
has its efficiency preserving peace Even then such
action would have to be by unanimous vote of the league
cl Under the Pacific deal demosh best battle
ships now under construction and which $500 900
has already been spent We to do this without first actual
H learning from experience whether the HughesLodge idea is
workable affair The Pacific treaty protects the isle
Japan against invasion such safeguard offered the United
States
In view of all these things it hard how have
gained anything by scappng the league far
concerned only to the Pacific union The great praise
worthy point about the Pacific union treaty that does frank
H recognize the principle of article 10 that the nations wish
and armament reductions they must accept the response
bly of maintaining On this account the pro league
members of the senate both republicans and democrats will
probably vote to rafy the treaty though recognizing
inferior to the league covenant
AS to the politics involved not the action of Lodge in sub
mtng the treaty with article included acit admission
that the senate fight against article 10 the basis of the whole
fight against the eague founded partisan politics anC
not principle? If this the and the facts plain
then the senate played horse while the peace of the world
at stake and by doing added greatly to International Turmoil
that has disrupted trade and created depression that has
very severe, in this country and elsewhere.
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In the Sunday Oregonian yesterday appeared full pag
alleged map showing the location of the Walua cutoff
clever work of the artist Spokane pictured northwest
Pendeton and hence the work of would make the unso
to Portland via Waa Walla and Pendleton have to make
loop around the 1t just such unmgated misrepre
enaton this that the arguments for the Waua road
chiefly built.
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to be civilized pay for il and experenc
has proven that civilization pays The heather not very SUI
cessul regardless of the crooked stick he for pillow