Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-01
AMERICA FOR AMERICA
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NO INTERNATIONAL LAW ANY MORE

States.
Declaring that there is now no inter
national law, that the European ant
Asiatic continents sit in broodint
jealousy at the rising power Of America
and that there are now three course:
open to this country, Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Of Chicago last Friday
night delivered an able and thoughtful
address before members Of the Soutf
Carolina Bar association, all available
space in the hall of the house of rep
rescntatives being filled with men ant
women who had gathered to hear the
distinguished speaker.
- America, Senator Lewis said, may re-
jcct and decline to confirm any portion
of the Versailles peace treaty which
pledges this country to a course of ac-
QUESTION of territory or conquest OF
peoples in opposition to the purposes
for which America entered the war.
If this course is not taken. then
America may enter into a continental
hemisphere for the preservation of the
western hemisphere.
A third course open to the country,
the speaker said was TO enter into some
world association with all the civilized
nations of the earth.
"rhc time has come to recognize that
all intcrnationalIl Ilaws--which since this
government was established appertain-
ed to the United States Of America
are at end" said Senator Lewis, 1--WE
must speak the truth to the country
and say that there is now no obligation
of law in writing or by common under
standing which binds any nation Of the
carlh.to the United States in any form
of obligation through our commerce,
through our citizenship or through our
national rights. There is no intcrna-
tional law. Whatever" there is left OF
international treaties as applicable
from ourselves to other countries, it
must be known that of these there is
now no binding treaty from any Of the
EIcul COuIli VI llC hOibd hisii S'iS
United States. Treaties exist, but in
their spirit have been repealed and
their application only removed because
the new conditions Of the world chang
ed the conditions Of the past, and re-
ncalcd the circumstances upon which
those treaties rested for application and
enforcement.
A New Europe.
"Thc France of the day when treaties
were made with her has changed and
in territory. population and spirit l.: Il
France other than the nlc with which
we have heretofore dealt he cUn;in-
ucd.
The Britain with which we had fra
tcrnity of commerce and intcrnationa!
understandings of trade has changed
its territory and its policies 10y the ad-
dtion of duminiuns to Britain in excess
of the size of the United States OF
America. Her pcOplc-in her control
number three times the population of
this republic. This Britain is neither
the British country nor people nor off
ci:;ls with whom we have dealt with III
tho past.
Italy and Spain and Greece bear the
same relation of change TO themselves
as to the United States in proportion
TO that of the two great nations OF Iu-
rope: Russia, severed in parts. repre-
scuts nothing as TO government which
had heretofore existed rs such III Its
relations TO the United Statcs-eithcr
as Il nation or as Il people
"(;crma..y and Austria not only ceas-
cd cavn as empire, but ceased us Il ma
ton and as Il people TO be those Wit!
whnn the United States bore friendly
intercourse and harmonious under
standing. The ruling power of each
has been transformed and the spirit ol
its people undergone TRANSPORTATION.
"vcnye;lncc is the motive and re-
vcngc the incentive Of European pres
cnt day people. These VOWS tlNy trans
nit to their children us the father oi
Hannibal did unto him ana the people
of Carthage for vengeance against
romn. In cooperation in AL these
purposes OF the peoples "f Europe arc
the people Of Japan. japan is no" cH-
crting power over ali hsiatic nations III
the form that tho Monroe doctrine Is
administered by the United states To-
wards South and Central America.
All Enemies of the United States.
"rhus the European hcmiSpii%Er'
witt, that Of the .asiiltic. becomes Il
common enemy Of the United states
Senator Lewis declared. 10th $lt III
brondi!l:; ic;uors% Of us. These l":r!El
lands will soon lIc engaged III ovrrc"in :
ing our commerce and dcthrunln% uui
financial supremacy throughout the
world They will be Il unit in the Gre
alton OF IL body of international laws
that will give them advantages "iti
each other and cninhin" them with dis-
advantage upon the United Siat'S. EF-
crv form OF mutual treaty between
tic,o will be INDUCED and every com
ljuatiun of country entered upon 'ii''
can accomplish the removing "t Amer
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