New-York tribune., 1921-02-20

tion as Secretary Of State in the Hard
ing Cabinet was announced yesterday,
took a leading part in the Republican
Presidential campaign in formulating
the party's stand against the Will
sonian League of Nations and foreign
policies. His position, as set forth in
campaign speeches, shows him an un-
compromising opponent of Article X,
an insistent supporter of the Monroe
Doctrine, an aa7ocatc of Elihu Roots
plan for international arbitration and
an exponent of military preparedness.
He also has stood out as a bitter critic
Of Woodrow Wilson for his assumption
of power, for his giving foreign nations
the msimpression that the treaty
making power rests solely in the hands
of the Chief Executive, and for his ap-
peals to foreign peoples over the heads
of their governments.
Referring to Article \ IN a speech
in Trenton in September as the vice"
rather than the "heart" of the cove
nant, Mr.. Hughes said:
Article X is mischief maker. 1t
belongs TO the category OF alliances
20 make war and is opposed to Ameri-
can principle. It will serve TO Gre
ate disputes. and not to heal them. For
ourselves. we must clearly reserve the
right to decide for ourselves in the
light OF the facts as they arise in
the future, and unembarrassed by any
rre-existing contractual obligation
whether we shall defend the territorial
integrity of one nation against aggres-
SlOn by another and whether or not
we shall resort to arms. If the situa-
ticn presented at any future time is
OF such character as to create 8
sense Of duty on our part, and we fee
that we should go to war to preserve
the territorial integrity or independ,
ence of another state, or in the inter.
est of liberty or civilization. then we
would respond, although there were
no Article X
Statement at Marion Recalled
In statement given out in Marion
in August, after conference with Mr.
Harding. Mr.. Hughes said:
II believe that Senator Harding's elec.
tion will afford the surest way of Sc.
curing our proper relation to interna
tional cooperation. The essen.
tials of any really effective plan
ian be secured, and ] believe will be
secured, under the Presidency OF Mr.
Harding, without guarantees which at
tempt to commit us in unknown contin.
Sencies and which will serve as trouble
breeders and not as peace makers
Under his leadership we shall
lave our foreign relations conducted
N accordance with our best traditions
and Americas duty to the world vii
sc discharged without ignoring duty tc
herself"
Enumerating in his Trenton speech
what he regarded as "the proper OBJ
lects OF an association or league of in.
dependent nations established to pro
mote peace" MIR. Hughes said:
FIRST, provision for the determine
tion by Judicial tribunal of all justi
ciable questions which arise between
nations, and the exposition and devel
opment of international law which
makes possible the reign of justice &C
cording to established principles O.
right.
"Then there should be the machiner,
of conciliation to deal with questions
that are the proper subject of consid
Grafton and are not justiciable; in
yestigation and recomm endation, the
securing of opportunity for cooling
off and for the influence of friendly
advice and Of sound reason. The pro
posed covenant contains valuable pro.
visions to this end.
Advocate of Cooperation
Then there remains the field for
international cooperation. as it may
from time to time be found advisable
a field coAs antiy widening with the
demands of intimate intercourse and
common interests, which may be fos-
tered without imporilling asy nations
security or independence. To secure
these ends there should be crganizs-
ton for conference, thus securing con-
tinuity and appropriate Investigations
pending meetings, and the machinery
for the international cooperation
which may be undertaken"
Mr.. Hughes was the author OF seven
proposed amendments to the Paris
Covenant which he cabled TO President
Wilson in Paris with the suggestion
thst their adoption would make the
document. in It's then initial form. more
eceptsbf" 70 9mericN, James ". Cox,
oetnocsHtfc .sanlinee in the recent csm-
gai.n A>aciisfI tna$ fye of NJ