Show LEAGUES LEAGUE'S TEXT I CONFUSES SAYS UTAH luAu CHAIRMAN i i I I I Nephi Nephi L L. Morris League to Enforce Peace Head Urges Uncertainty Eliminated OPPOSES POSES ANY HASTY PACT RATIFICATION Criticism Ci ci ln Invited Invited and Differences Dif of Opinion Admitted Admitted Ad Ad- in Statement I The text of the Paris covenant co for forI t I the th J league ngue of nations Is not ot clear It t admits of or honest differences of oC opinion las as to the mcanIn meaning of oC tho provisions pro The Thea a vague ue points of or the document I. I should be cleared up he before Core it is finally finally final final- ly U accepted 1 b by by- bythe the United States i I L L. L Morris chairman of oC tho thoI I Utah branch of or the League to r Enforce I Peace drew these distinctions distinction's in do- do his personal attitude toward the document yesterday In outlining his t Mr Ir Morris a asserted that hi his views were at variance Ith members of or the organization who urge urAe Instant and and Immediate ratification of or tho the cov- cov Ho declared that criticism is an e es- es stimulant to tho the American thought on which the thc final decision must be based I Now Is 18 the time to form an intelligent intel Intel- JI igent enl opinion on this momentous ouest question lon said he I I Invite ll criticism I that will help eliminate tho difference of of opinion which exists today I Fn or ori Interpretations While Mr fr Morris would not admit I that h he hc considered reservations wholly indispensable he h-e said ho he was not op opposed opposed opposed op- op f posed to the reservations suggested stell In Inthe Inthe the Senate He lie tIlt lid however howe declare himself in favor or of or interpretations He lIe said MaId the lan language of oC the document is Vague ague in places plC and md ought to be cleared upI up I am in favor or of a which will Insure peace said 81 Mr Morris or else the are arc thrown back nto the same position positions as s they occupied In Jul July 1911 C arme armed militarist t and waiting walt wait aIt- aIt ing for war I 1 think that the league of nations constitution should l b be cleared up wince since there Is an nn opposing faction demanding demand demand- ing- ing this I think If IC the tho document were interpreted In tho the places where arguments month ments have ha arisen en the chances chames for its ratification would be quickly In In- In creased American I Upheld Mr Ir Morris forris reiterated yesterday that the platform of the Utah h of oC the tho I League ague to Enforce Peace would continue continue con con- to be a n a stand for Cor th j preservation preservation tion of American ideals He said aid his personal opinion was wast t that the revised re covenant for or a league ea ue of nations is not a perfect document He Me contrasted his personal attitude with that of the general sentiment of athe the members of the Utah branch who ed national or- or were recently ur urged by a for fot the lea league uc to pass resolutions In every ery county In En Utah asking th the Utah senators to give their support sup sup- I to fo Immediate and rat- rat Dort port Dort iI I 0 ILa ui VI LIIV un ii iv c vo iv The members of or the Utah branch he ho said u believe e that It Is better to I amend later than Imperil the document docu docu- ment by making re reservations er that will I make necessary ary a reconvention of oC the thc I peace pece con congress ress Criticism Invited lo-Itral Personally I J bell believe ve the time to consider the business of oC clearing up the text of oC the covenant settling covenant settling the opposition to the ratification of or the There should be league league ls Is now widespread criticism constructive criticism criticism and and a united toward the general end of oC making the covenant coy cov something which both the af affirmative af- af e an and 1 opposing sl sides es will fa faor fa- fa a- a vor or Mr Morris further stated that he hc believed believed be be- lIc ed the United States Senate hould be given sufficient time lime to consider the covenant from all possible possible ble angles that angles that their proposed ratification cation callan should come after the members had given sound advise ad and intelligent intelli gent consent In the matter malter I l 1 right of of- the Senate to give she this advice and arrive at this consent he hc continued I I am not op opPosed opposed op- op posed to reservations reser But Dut I believe e OP-I OP that the covenant does not provide pro I Iab ab abrogation of oC our constitutional rights right th that t our entry to the league would woul 1 not mean Congress could not declare war Article X J Puzzle In n further commenting on the much mooted Article X which provides s that thai members of oC the league shall undertake undertake undertake under take to respect and preserve preMer a as against external aggressIon the territorial in integrity In- In and existing political 1 independence enco ence of ot all members of at the league Mr Morris said that there should be a clearing up of oC c this provision In view of or Mr Morris Morris' belief that the proposed reservations asked for tor by bythe bythe bythe the Senate are arc already incorporated Incorporated- to toa A degree degree In In the document as it now stands Mr Morris said he believed belle that making this clear by the S Senates Senate's nates nate's providing interpretations of the provisions pro pro- visions would mean a strengthening of ot the league constitution I believe that the league of oC nations pr problem blem should not be a partisan movement in Utah but that the men of oC the tile st state te should t now como come to the realization that this is the time lime for Cor them to arrive at their own opinions l Form an opinion opInIon opInIon-nd and then thon make mako Jm known wn your our sentiment Ive I've been urgIng InG Iner this in all my public speeches and andI 1 I i repeat it now Mr lr Morris said sald that he did lId not con con con- I c- c SUSPECT P PAIR AIR rp TOP OP Steve below L I INick Nick who the thc police police po po- lice declare killed and robbed Matco Laus 5 r V VV S V WA V V A Y YS S j V V V S J S V V VV V S f i h 4 ii form orm with W W. R. R Boyd lloyd plan that the he people of oC Utah should be he urged Immediately to go o home and write a aletter aletter letter to your senator ur urging that he immediately take steps toward ln ha having the he league constitution ratified b by tho Senate Senate 1 and without reser- reser a ti on s. s Mr Ir Morris concurred In tho the opinIon opinIon Ion on that this plan w was wa's was s one ono which forced a movement mO on the part of oC persons persons per per- sons who demanding an action of oC I their heir senators had not yet arrived ed at ata ati a i conclusion n as to whether the thc action I they hey demanded was good or or- bad He sail said he further concurred in the sentiment o. o expressed In the tile following excerpt from rom an article which appeared In n Outlook k August Aug 6 6 Advocates of oC imme immediate ratification of oC the treaty and the covenant Co bellevo believe that hat tho the provisions pro suggested are al already already al- al ready explicitly or Implicitly in the I orl original docu document ment But If IC they are arc there here no harm can Call be done In repeatIng repeat repeat- II Ing ng them in fuller or clearer language Such repetition mJ may as Mr tr Ir Taft I suggests sug sug- U- U satisfy genuine doubts doubt an and 1 ob- ob I |