Evening star., 1923-10-22
WILSON'S LEAGUE
VIEWS COMPILED
Volume Sets Forth Ex-Presi-
'sent's Arguments for
U. S. Participation.
ny the Associated Press.

ny til" Associated Press.
PRINCETON, \. J.. October T.
Woodrow Wilson's arguments for the
league of nations. as explained by
him in public addresses and in White
Houge conferences, have been COM
piled and Set down in compact form
NY Hamilton Foley in a book which
will be issued by the Princeton Cni-
versity Press today.
The work has been approved by
the former President, who, in a let
ter to MIR. Foley, gives his indorse-
incnt. with the hope that it will be
# service to all who wish to under
'tand the league Of nations and the
vital issues which arise out Of the at
titude Of the United States toward
the league.
All Wilson'S Words.
MIR. Foley in a large measure ha;
chosen those excerpts from the war
time President utterances that are
Intended to answer criticisms direct
81 at the league. Woodrow VIII
IONS Case for the League of Ma
lions" Is the title.
Every word in this book" Mr..
Foley points out in the foreword. "is
Air. Wilson's own word. and all are
here used In explanation OF that de-
iati of the subject in which he used
them"
From stenogra phtc minutes of a
conference with senators in the White
House in August. 1919, and from the
GrcSSes to the pubic. Mr.. Foley has
extracted sentences and paragraphs
and put them together so that vir-
tually every argument Mr.. Wilson
"A 4
found It's way into the book under
the healing Gf the subject under dis
,usaion.
Message From Taft.
Also there have been appended the
covenant OF the league; copies of
Cablegrams from William II. Taft
and Elihu Root addressed TO AR VII
Shanges in certain portions of the
text (Which. it is pointed out, sub
+equently We're adopted): two ad-
dresses the former President deliE-
rcd before the peace conference in
Paris. and an Interpretation of arti-
Gle "
The first chapter in the book is de-
voted to the causes, as set forth by
Mr.. Wilson, of the world war, and
the second to Il review OF the treaty
"f Nercailles Of which the league
Covenant is part. II is not until
rhe third chapter. under the heading:
The League OF Nations" that Mr..
Wilson'S answer to his critics and
played an important part in framing
are set forth.
League IL Explained
AT the outset in that chapter is an
explanation Of the two bodies Of the
league, the council and the assembly
and 1t is emphasized that the council,
of which he intended the United
only real power in the body and
without 4 unanimouse vote, 10 OBJ
tain which Americas ballot will he
necessary. there could be no deci-
sion rendered By the league 1t is
back to this point that many of the
arguments revert and therein. MIR
wilson points out. 'iS the only thing
that seems to me- weak about the
league. l am afraid that unani-
mouse vote will sometimes be very
difficult TO get
Then there ara set forth all tie
points considered l. AIR. Wilson as
assets In the obtaining OF world
peace.
articles in the league and on other
objections to ita pEoyis ons also are
contained In THIS chapter These
TENS include disSerta ticns on inter
of German rights 'n Shanturg and
quotations from cninont republicans
nurporting to SHOW that they were
IN sympathy with the leagues OBJ
ject.,.
Amcrica's World Duty.
The final chapter of the book is
devoted to "Anerica. and world prob
ans ard tells the former Presi-
dents views on what ne considers
the nations duty to the world. His
assertions that American isola ton is
impossible and that opponents Of the
league have no other constructive
plan to offer are summed up in this
section.
The cablegrams from Mr.. Taft and
Ny. Root in an appendix to the book
asked chiefly for reservations or ad-
t.iriOnS to the sections of the orig
inal covenant dealing with the Mon
roe doctrine, domestic policies. Japa-
uese immigration. liulita tion of arrna-
:uent permanent court o.. arbitration,
International law and rights to with
draw from the league.
"a comparison OF the suggestions
made by NJ. Taft and Mr.. Root with
the covenannt az il stands today
comments Mr.. FoIe--. will Drcve that
before il was adopted in it's final
form by all the nations REPRESENTED
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