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Show W IS LEGAL. 1 KELLBEG SAYS claLeague Provisions Impos-j H, ing Obligations on Con- ' i . gress Constitutional. J;. ,.vSHINGTOX. Aug. 7. Provisions on ' j., ifiieue of nations covenant imposing ' '-i-, liens "ii congress do not violate the '.'. ivrin constitution, and the covenant I . ", ' , r;1tifiP J vi'n interpretive reserva-,:' reserva-,:' 'without requiring resubmission to l-'Cwtlier nations, in the opinion of Sens'.- "' ,. .jjnnt Republican. Minnesota, ex- !'!"U-d' in a 'legal argument in the senate c.'f Z-wr KelloKK aM he was. "willing j ' the l.-a!iie. though he did not i' i '' r it would permanently prevent war. , . '"'L,, -i' or said there was ample prece-K- l.'.r various guarantees In the c-ove-,v',i.li had been objected to on the is i I. '-.'.mid i constitutionality. - , - .. Vre-itv does not violate the constitute. constitu-te. he-cause a violation of a treaty may The violation of many of our :r l,' :"'-s miuht cause war if the other f. ,r,m; to the treaty so desired ' H claimed that we cannot enter into t .' '..'v limiting armament, because con- " V 'i'i)nc can raise and support armies f, j,-i for a navy. By a treaty with ' r i f'ritain in 1817. we agreed to limit f- ,''', incnl on the Great Lakes, and no iv'liucsti.m has ever arisen as to its '"ttnv precedents. Mr. Kellogg said. v.: IC j, -perfectly clear that a resolution "l-ot'lhc senate clearly reserving American ril si-i'i he made without destroying the i --I H.liM" effect of the ratification. " -The proponent of the league." he con-,!,.u,-a "claim that the Monroe doctrine 't"' 'Vventcil from the jurisdiction of the council and the assembly of the league, -r- u ihis is true, it would seem entirely ': ,ropc-r for the senate to declare its inter- . nre'alion of this clause. -Article XV would seem to confer upon i .. -l. council jurisdiction to determine ?i hether a particular question which may ! ,rj.'e is or is not by international law 1 i :ielv within the jurisdiction of a party io the dispute, as for example, questions Halm" to immigration, coastwise traf-"ft'fir- tariff and other matters. It would ! I ,,, therefore, the duty of the senate 1 V in declare its understanding that these iU , motions arc solely within the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion of the United States, "liespecting article X the question is soncwliat different. I believe there 5e' s!ioulil lie some reservation construing 'iliis clause in such a way that it shall fS-b al.-nlutelv clear and certain that the function of the council is simply to serve r- in an advisory capacity, so that the other t ,'- si-iiatorv powers will thoroughly under --y- "land that the congress 'of the United " Slates has the sole and exclusive power d'r, to declare war." |