Show The League of o Nations To Be Or Not to Be Be Both Skies Sides to Question The League of oC Nations everybody Nations everybody has heard about it it but not everybody everybody everybody every every- body knows about it it In order to thoroughly acquaint its readers with the arguments for and against the league ideal which has excited so much com corn ment The he Telegram has arranged to publish a aeries f-eries of ot debates by leaders of the United States senate in which all points at issue will be presented Today Democratic Leader James Hamilton Lewis opens the debate for his party Senator Henry Cabot Lodge replies for the Republicans F FOR FORBy FORBy FORBy By J. J Hamilton Lewis Dem United States Senator from Illinois Copyright 1919 by N. N E. E A. A it is my judgment that the very first mo mm on the part of those who are called railed the peace commission will willbe willbe be to ascertain if It I Ith th a tion sufficient upon which to build some some league of peace This will be entered en- en enI j en-j I tred upon with a aview a view of ascertaining j what nations are r going to consent and what particular provisIons provisions provisions pro- pro visions he hev will vill urge as a c condition precedent to their 1 entering upon it t. t When that has been determined the they will l then take up such other questions as LEWIS they deem ought to tobe tobe be determined between between be- be tween them If there Is no such disposition contentions contentions contentions con con- and demands at the peace table will take talce a different form and andin andin I in a spirit of more national self service than if it there should be disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis I closed both the capacity as well weIl as i ithe the willingness to come orne to some understanding upon a 3 general basis I of unity for for all future relations I 1 expect to see this tribunal meet i this question first and when it Ismet is ismet ismet met to promptly send It to the dlf- dlf ferenti ferent governments interested to be bo either ratified or or rejected The question of ot the limitation of I armies armies' an and d navies His s' s a matter to be left wholly t to 0 those nations which wish to league with each other as t to tJ I t that hat separate question and these limitations lim Um I 1 should be based base J altogether upon the corresponding r relations lations that the governments of the large navies bear to each other and to the world as well weIl as being guided by consideration consideration consideration consid consid- o of how far navies ar are essential auxiliaries and aids to commerce Instead of ot tere Cere being any provisIon provision provision pro pro- vision as to the general armies to be controlled by the league I propose the following scheme That If armies of any kind shall ever be found necessary and accepted by us as necessary I old wold propose th that t when this tribunal has been created and I any judgment reached on any controversy controversy con con- tro ersy I would leave It to that tribunal to decide in each case what I kind of process or verdict would befitting be befItting befitting the be before before be- be fitting to peculiar grievance J fore fOTe It When it was adjudged the popular opinion of the nations with their representatives being a part of ot the tribunal would maintain it ft I would make no provision granting such a league the pow r to maintain an an International army to enforce its decrees I would vest it with the power of ot invoking as to h judgment judgment judg judg- judgment ment as the particular circumstances may mav demand a a force forc-e which would be sufficient in order to execute the Judgment Then I would vest in It the power to call upon such nations as were the tho subjects of ot its Jurisdiction for such contributions of ot force as was essential |