Show t- t Highlights of Senator Knox's Treatise on League of Nations v vP P PRESIDENT RESIDENT T WILSON commits commis himL himself him him- L self and anc practically tho the United States State through Con Congress ress to tho tim ProPosed proposed proposed pro pro- posed league of or nations program and constitution world condition can Justify tho time NO N sacrifice of ot tho the greatest democracy democracy rac racy of or all al recorded time to remedy a state slate for tOt which that democracy is not rest responsible p o a s lb Ic C CONCEDING n a bounden duty ditty to encourage en- en J courage an any movement which shall shan abolish war and make mako It hereafter hereafter here here- after Impossible the provisions pro proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed for or the tho league tho-league league do not meet that nee need J-J J LANGUAGE L T defining action acton of or high I contracting parties Is loose In partes expression ox- ox a ch characteristic of ot the time contract contract contract con con- tract document throughout its is entire length WHILE or powers aro are comparatively com corn vy great tho the manner of or these powers by constituted bodies is isso isso I so 50 vague as to render inefficiency probable ABSOLUTELY A no rio principles rules or regulations are laid down in I I I I covenant b by which the tho great world governing bod body Is to bo be guided or to toI which it i is bo be amenable E tho time league ue time the nation nalon J-J J will wi stand bound and Pond Helpless for or sel self defense 1 I J GREAT G REAT gaps Saps In Indispensable provisions pro provi- and procedure appear In th the tho e construction of or the thc machinery of or th the e league legue which aro are bound boun 1 to impair It its Is s operation P on labor form a n drastic c JT potential interference n not t m merely erel y with wih our federal but our state powers power s as well wol E TRY into the time covenant as i It t stands will wIl compel the tho United Unite d States to abrogate sacred treaties treatie s which hitherto have la e been regarded as a s essential to th the nations nation's naton's safety t O WRY of or the tile Teutonic central centra l stales states of ot Europe will t 11 compel compe l formation of or a a second league with m which timer there Is certain to develop war wa r provoking friction Is Imposed upon th the e O J United States Slates to go to war while e this countr country has hs but a small smal minority y voice in determining justification for fo r warlike action C CO 1 authority In ConJ Con Con- con J J to declare war raise armies armie s and equip them and makes mako war appropriations appropriations and subsequent subsequently declare decare peace Is 18 set aside A MERICAN sovereignty In matters JL 21 1 of ot national life and death Is utterly utterly ut ut- terly tenly destroyed |