Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-16
STRESSES
FIRM OPPOSITION
To LEAGUE PACT

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. ID
American sentiment will mot toler-
/ ate" submission of domestic Ques-
| tons ito the determination of any
| group of powers" Secretary Hughes
declared here last night in cam
! paign address answering criticism by
! John w. Davis, Democratic rrcsi-
Dental nominee, of administration
| foreign policies.
MI. Hughes did not mention the
proposed League OF Nations protocol
by name, but ne id,it; stress on the
question of jurisdiction over domes-
tic issues which, at the behest of
Japan, occupied so large a place in
the recent discussions at Geneva
He has not previously referred
to the Geneva developments, directly
or indirectly, in any public address.
Recently" the secretary said,
1.-The question has been discussed of
the appropriateness of investing a
group of powers with the authority
to deal with domestic questions, not
questions arising under treaties by
which parties have limited their
rights,
Sentiment Against Plan
The sentiment of this country, I
repeat, would not tolerate the sub
mission of such questions which per-
tam to our own policy to the deter
mlnatlon of any group of powers.
1t would not tolerate the making of
an agreement for such submission.
We would not be willing to enter
any organization through which a
group of powers would be in a posi-
ton to intervene or attempt to de-
term1ne our policies for us.
I'VE have favored, and do favor.
the submission to arbitral or Judi
clal tribunals of international ques-
tons, that is. the decision of CUES
lions arising under our treaties and
under International law, because
these questions are to be resolved
by principles commonly accepted.
But when we are outside the
domain of our treaties and Qucst;,n.
OF international law, and ne deai-
ing with our own domestic questions,
we reserve our freedom 20 determine
w. - II pOliCleS.
so far as cooperation is concern
"a - humanitarian endodVors WE
now nave it and on Il cGas Jamie
$calo We are glad Of tina > opera,
tl0n. AS | have said, Oh" form of
cooperation is suited to the fact"
Mr.. Hughes led up to his deciar9
ton by saying that eff Mr.. Davis
CRITICISMS have any significance. or
point to any definite line of policy.
they mean that we would like to re-
new the controversy over the
league"
Against League Idea
with the disastrous obstinacy of
the last Democratic administrations -
he continued, "Mr. Davis apparently
would rather have CONTROVERSY than
achievement. Mr.. Davis may be
spelling for a fight, but the Demo
cratic party has taken away his am
munltion, and left him nothing but
empty shells. Mr.. Davis, as an IN.
dlVldual, has a full right to demand
mat this government enter the
league, but he has no such right as
q Democratic candidate for preSi-
dent, for the Democratic party has
taken back track on that PROPOSE
ton 1t has taken note of the senti.
ment of the country.
We have said that the people of
this country would never tolerate the
submission to any power or group
or powers of the determination of our
domestic questions. five are to CO.
operate we must be permitted to co.
operate without the sacrifice Of our
flSnt to determine our own policies F"
MT. Hughes referred also to whit
INn
dates effort to "belittle the Wash.
lnGton conference" adding:
He says that there are those who
say this or that and without speci.
flcally making these statements his
own he gives them currency and ap-
parent approval. Thus Mr.. Davis
permits himself to say that the
country asks whether the Washing
ton treaties have bound us to a iefi-
nlte lnteriority as compared with
England If he has read the treaties
he should know tina neither in letter
nor spirit have the WASHINGTON
treaties bound us to inferiority with
England.
Naval Equality Claimed
This sort of innucndo cannot
avail On the contrary, Within the.
scope of the treaties, Great Britain
for the first time agrees to naval
equality.
Mr.. Davis refers to the appropri-
alton by congress of So, 500 600 for
the elevation of guns on certain of
our retained ships lie does not
mention that this applies to ships
which will be replaced within ten
or twelve years. He should know
that in the vessels which will re-
place these ships we can have any
elevation we please.
He does not refer to the fact
that the appropriation was made
under the mistaken notion that the
British had increased the elevation
| of their guns on their retained ships
ana that this report turned out to be
Inaccurate
The question is an important
practical one. to be considered on its
merits, and not one for partisan
slur5 on the conference treaties i'll
the Democratic party faVors this ar-
preparation it will be interesting, no
doubt, TO his followers in congress
to know it,"
Mr.. Hughes said the dominating
question as the close of the cam
paign was: Shall thu third par,yj
be permitted to prevent the election
of President C olidge"
All the indications point to th2l
breakdown of the campaign of the
Democratic party he declared. lit
is still making its strident appeals,
MUTT AND JEFF.