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Show THE CITIZEN council, by arbitration, or by the assembly, one of the parties thereto shall fail to observe' that decision, war is legalized against such party. Again a war is not declared illegal where it results from a sit- Major Clark then went on to point out not merely the possibility but the acute probability of an alliance against the League of Nations, an alliance which ultimately would include dismembered Russia, uation or dispute concerning which, either the council or the assemGermany, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and, perhaps, Japan, bly has not been able to reach a unanimous decision, excluding the lie expressed his personal fears that when such an alliance was ccjQL' summated not only Japan, but Italy would be found on the side of parties in interest. 'Finally, if two nonmembers of the league refuse obligations of the counter coalition and he pointed out that every historic, linquistic Slav states membership for the purpose of a dispute between them and go to and religious affiliation would constrain the newly-forme- d war, then war either for or against either of these parties on the part to side with the Russians. We have not attempted to give an epitome of the entire speech. of members of the league is proper and legal. What the ultimate lineup of the various parties signatory to this We have simply tried to stress some of the most salient points. One treaty in case of any such conflicts is unprovided for in the treaty, but of the striking points we can indicate but briefly. In an exhaustive it is as certain as that day follows the night that the grouping of the discussion of the Monroe doctrine, from the viewpoint of international powers would be guided by their purely human selfish interests ; and law, he demonstrated that it was not safeguarded by the amendment any such war so legalized must all but inevitably lead us into a world in the reivsed covenant. In fact he showed clearly that it was not even alluded to because it was not correctly defined. The provision conflagration far greater than the one we are now finishing. refers to international engagements like the Monroe doctrine, whftn Do you find in those things, ladies and gentlemen, any proviThe simplicity, sions for the prevention of war, any provisions for the curtailment of it further defines as a regional understanding. clarity and persuasiveness, of his argument in this connection is bethe area of war, if once initiated? But this is not all, we are obliged to go to war whenever it is yond praise. First of all, he pointed out that which all of us should know that the Monroe doctrine is a policy promulgated by the necessary to protect the' league covenants from breach brought United States for its own protection and depending on the United through the waging of an authorized war ; or to prevent a nonmember from conducting a war which as a member it would not be authorized States alone for its enforcement. Having set forth this indisputable premise he drew the inconto conduct. testable conclusion that it was not an international engagement. In these cases we, willing or unwilling, must under the comWith equal force he proved that it was not a regional understandpulsion of a moral obligation, furnish for the waging of wars such ing, declaring that the very word understanding connotes a compact men, such munitions, and such measures of war as may be recomor contract, neither of which the Monroe doctrine is. mended to us by the council of the League of Nations in which we It was a magnificent address calculated to arouse the anxiety have one vote out of nine, and therefore in a war to which we may be. even of the most uncompromising advocates of the league. and voted have in we which a and may opposed against participation In conclusion the speaker made it clear that, if he had his way, protested. the whole covenant would be rejected as a mortal menace to our conBut even these are not the most drastic or significant of the stitution, our liberty and our independence. compulsory war provisions. By Article X of the league covenant we guarantee the territorial status cpio of the various allied and associPRESIDENT FIGHTS DEFEAT ated powers as established by the treaty. Nor was the speakers treatment of the boundary perils any less the President is touring the country in defense effective. He proved that the United States, as a member of the WHILE League of Nations his Democratic chorus keeps inleague, would guarantee all the boundaries fixed by the treaty commissioners, would be involved in every boundary dispute and would sisting that the treaty will be ratified by the Senate in just the form be morally obligated, on the advice of the council, to fight to mainapproved by the President. We detect here an obvious inconsistency. The Democratic chorus seems to be more confident than the leader of tain these boundaries. A peril not much discussed heretofore was found by the speaker the chorus. He is going to spellbind his way across the country to to lie in the treatment accorded Russia by the treaty. He stated that attain an object which his supporters declared to be attained already. The President hardly would have ventured on a transcontinental the treaty did not mention Russia in any terms except those which required to her dismemberment. As the lecturer amplified his views tour simply for amusement. If he is seeking glorification, the apon this subject one could not help remembering the historic parallel plause of the multitudes and recreation he has chosen a critical time of the dismemberment of Poland, although he did not refer to it. That for such divertisement. For his own sake, it is better that his supdismemberment has been the cause of wars, both civil and extraneous, porters assume his purpose to be a championship of the League of and figured in the world war as one of its most important elements. Nations with the idea of saving it from defeat. If the)' assume that victory is already assured and that the President knows On this point the speaker said: Nor is this all, the treaty makes perfectly clear that Russia, our it is assured they have taken from him his only excuse for his trip. former ally is to be dismembered, torn asunder, and that new states Other great questions hang fire in Washington that demand his attention and he ought not to quit the capital unless he can serve tfft are to be created out of her former possessions. This thing we are to do to Russia, our ally and our ancient friend country better by an oratorical swing around the circle. His own in an hour of need, who mobilized in our interest during the war supporters condemn him when they suggest that he will deliver academic lectures on a subject which has ceased to be an issue. men ; who had under arms at the time of her untoward colIn point of fact the Democrats are displaying extreme presumplapse 14,000,000 men ; who fought over a front of 3,500 miles, engagof the tion to predict what the Senate will do. The situation is complicated. d of the whole German army, one-haing on that front Austrian army, the whole of the Hungarian army, and the whole of A number of Democratic senators incline to Republican views on the Turkish army; Russia, who took between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 some of the proposed amendments and reservations. Some Republicans have shown a tendency to look with favor on certain mild reserof prisoners; who lost 2,000,000 prisoners, half of whom died in German and Austrian prison camps ; Russia, whose loss in wounded other vations whereas others favor one or two mild reservations and quite than those killed amounted to more than 2,000,000, and whose dead as many radical reservations. A vote on a single proposition might not be a test vote at all ; it might simply make the future of the votiW on the field of battle numbered 1,000,000. Against this Russia who held the Prussian monster at bay while more obscure. We assume, therefore, that the President is entirely sincere in the rest of Europe prepared, against this Russia, whose unarmed sons met and held the hordes of Prussia with their bare fists and the proclaimed purpose of his trip, that lie is appealing from the breasts, we now guarantee a dismemberment the length and breadth Senate to the public, that he fears adverse action in the Senate and is seeking to win senatorial converts by arousing public sentiment. of which is not yet disclosed to us. Tell me, can any baseness oer top this? We trust that the President has decided to be frank with the . 21,-000,0- 00 one-thir- lf |