The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-19
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beginning Of their subsequent wli'
dive rcaciog in opinion and ic pol
rs. President Wilson's view hi,, !
J.,~e r,casure Of support IaiHrf IN,
Alouican people, pa ,f,-r'a,N am u,
lose. many of them pr i'".l' "
p, hiic,ns. who were 90 ",sl toe
eafcs Of the program brought forward
b the league TO enforce peace. In
taking an opposit stand Nr. linS'nS
ranged himself with such prominent
Republicans and students = interna
tional affairs as Elihu aI)s. Joscpn
II. Choate. Andrew ID. VITO ani
II vid Jayne Hin whC dte'iatd "a
support the program Of the agur
90 enforce peace just because OF Its
r., "slon of the proposal TO end war
by force. The difference s'a' ic';a'
mental and IL Ia thai difs renee
which has wrecked the pcaH, treaty
and thrown the world I'M conf'.si IN.
II President Wilson had given way
and had taken Mr.. Lansing's advice
there can be little quSs "a that lie
would have carried the pAl,r ecrfet
ence with him and thai tho in7ui iaE
treaty would have been promptly nat
flied BY the United states senate
Such a treaty as Mr.. Lansing w1s
nrging. involved departure from all
American principles. with American
diplomatic history and with innuir-
cradle acts OF the government and OF
The senate OF the United States. Sue )
a treaty as President Wilson was
urging involved a dearture from all
these and invited precisely the bitter
opposition and acrimonious debate
that followed.
why did President Wilson persist
in his view and what were his rea-
sons for believing that II that view
preyailed~at Paris II would command
The assent OF the senate and the
people of the United States? Mr..
Lansing throws great deal OF light
upon these two questions. In the
first place President Wilson had
aud frequently had expressed dis
trust Of the legal profession and
dislike of legal methods OF proceed
ure. Some interesting illustrations
of his feeling on these points might
be drawn from his personal history
long before he became a candidate
for public Office He distrusted opin-
ions and judgments based upon what
he considered were technicalities and
an undue regard for precedent. Al
MIR. Lansing puts it:
II do not say that he was lawless
He was not that, but he conformed
grudgingly and with manifest dis
pleasure to legal limitations. 1t wat
thankless task TO question pro
posed course OF action on the grounC
of ilegality. because he appeared L
be irritated by such an obstacle L
his will and to transfer his Irritation
against the law to the one who rails
Cd Il as an objection" Up. 42D
WILSON'S POSITION
Having this feeling, Presiden
Wilson not unpaturally looked upo
the judicial settlement OF inferno
tional disputes with disiayor. He eI
teemod very highly the work OF III
two Hague nie,ences and he POI
itiv,ly declined 10 consider any pia
which would build AN internatloni
association upon the foundation {
m national. high court of ju
tice, For the principle of judicii
settle mt President Wilson wishr
80 substitute political eNpedien'
with morality" as the standard
dst,r ination Of an interna,ionj
cont ~rarsy (p. 4G)
lle.e again we have the kernal''
tho whole matter and it win great
ciaury ne thman,g OF the America
peop.c as they consider what siel
arc no 10 b lai.op 70 put into pra
Teal cfieet hrir frequently Iec!or,
pollcy e incna,ional cooperation