The New York herald., 1922-09-27

make the League OF Nations succeed
and that Is tie entrance of America. II
the league is futile it Is because America
Is not In IT.
The Ora tor for bates.
Edwin ID. Canham. Bates, rs. open
Ing the debate for the negative side,
said that II the United States joined
the league it would become involved In
all the disputes now disturbing Europe
and the Near East. 1--WE would have
twenty Mexicos on our hands instead Of
one he said.
I'VE find every nenlber Of the
league pledged to take action in case
of any war whatsoever, and yet we find
the league has taken no action In the
terrible Near East crisis; and we find
many other wars going on in Europe
In every one Of witch the league has a
solemn responsibility TO intervene. Thus
we have 10 conclude that the league has
shown no ability to carry out it's pri,
mary function OF preventing war.
we believe that the policy for Amer
lea Is a policy OF broad internationalism
Under such a policy America will be
able to intervene in Europe whenever
the American conscience so dictates.
Under this policy America has been able
to bring about the elimination of the
most unjust clause in the whole treaty
IL our demand that Shantung be taken
from Japan and given to China"
Mabool Mahmood, native OF India and
Oxford graduate. who spoke for Kenneth
+. Lindsay of Oxford. at short notice.
admitted that the league was not per-
feet. but held it to be a constructive
Improvement over old conditions.
III
var between Sweden and Finland, hos
tilities between Poland and Llthuania
settled the upper Silcsian controversy
stopped Serbia's attack on Albania, and
gave the death note to secret diplomacy
BY automatic publication of treaties.
II want 10 emphasize one point that
has happened lately which makes II
obligatory for America TO declare her
policy toward the league. 1t Is Mr..
Hughess $ letter in reply to the leagues
reference to the st. Cermaiue treaty
This is the first official recognition OF
the league by Your Government"
Arthur w. Hollister, Bates "a, who
followed Mahmood declared that Amer
ica's entrance into the league far from
bringing the millennium OF peace, would
involve the nation in a program of con-
! tinual warfare.
"The very nature of the covenant.
said he. makes it a gigantic war trust
| binding all It's members TO program
of almost continuous warfare"
| Citing article il of the covenant he
/ said This article means that If the
United States enters this league she il
, bound to help furnish troops TO settle
every conflict in the world. to helr
settle every quarrel In the world. Hac
the United States been in tho league
She would have become involved in the
Saar Valley dispute. the Upper Slesian
difficulties, the wilma dispute, the Ar.
menia- Bulgarian dispute and the Polish
Bolshevil dispute. and now would have
to have troops in Smyrna"
Maurice G.. Hollis OF Oxford declared
that the league was genuine attempt
to insure the peace OF the world and
not simply trick, as has been charged.
10 get the power of the world Into the
hands of some people or nations.
William L. Young, closing speaker
for Bates. said: AS final objection
to the league America IL firmly con-
vinced that her entrance into it would
mean the abandonment of the Monroe
Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine is a
great policy 1t is admitted all over the
world. Whereas Europe has been con-
stantly enbroiled in war. America has
been kept In peace ever since Monroe
proclaimed our famous policy Our en-
trance into the league inevitably means
our surrender of this great doctrine" "