The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-12-15

The ghost of Article the
directed and glorfed Article ii of the Limitations Ama
ment pact which has been reeed of by the Committee Wash
ington
According David oca press correspondent
at Washington who always takes the position Of supporting the
Presidents history repeats itself in After
President Wilson endeavored to build League Nations with
Article Ten as the heart Of its covenant and the United States
rejected has negotiated
treaty creating another league Of nations of somewhat restricted
geographically but embracing the objects with
Article Two which replaces the famous Article Ten"
"oh consistency thou jewel" But inconsistency lead
ing toward the right goal be desired than consistency
which enthrones the Who would have Sem
aor Lodge the Incompatible champion of Amecanism the
altogether powerful in tho Senate Of years would
at the time bring from the Conference for condera
ton Of the Senate pact which contains practically
replica Of Article X.
comparisons benefit of right think
ing Americans Article Of the Covenant Of Ma
lions denounced the un-Amecan, unpatriotc
dsoyal paragraphs that American
document Here is how reads The members the
undertake respect and against
the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all
members Of the League In Of such aggression
Of threat danger Of such the Council shall
devise the by which fulfilled"
Article overthrown The United whole
League But external and internal too great for
the continuance Of plan Of indifference Therefore,
taon Of Arms Conference called, which still
meeting with hearty appreciation Of the best thinking Ame
As the Conference progressed difficulties unforeseen
veoped and the Conferees found themselves the
ston that the Delegates the Versailles
articles that would that the the
had not been in vain The League Of Nations necessity
tanned Article The Limitation of Arms Conference
sity contains Article ii, which reads follows:
III the said rights threatened by the action
Of other the high contracting parties United
States Great Britain Japan France)
another fully and frankly order
standing the efficient jointly
separately meet the Of the present situation
said rights referred this article the rights
tries of the Far East the Pacific Ocean
in the have been seriously eoparzed Japan other
greedy nations and includes China Manchua ad Shantng
situation could be considered precarous might
be considered because Japan needs and China
There is political campaign the present time and
Article ii be recommended the United States Congress
without the possibilities Of serious results The bugbear
moral obligation which is stronger in Article than Ar
tcle ii will not confront the American Congress-
Gratis who fought bitter fight establish the
should with confidence support Article H. The Lodge
Of Republicans, who Nations
initiated it. The only conspicuous opponents the
irreconclabe Borah, johnson and La Toilette
publican side and Watson and Shields Of the Democratic side
Neither Article Article makes mention Of armed
force Neither Article ii Article oblgate
States Congress the matter Of declaring them
moral obligations and treaty equal
thority.
that they slowing but surely winning.