Show U. U S. S Senators rs Deb Debate te Benefits and Ora Drawbacks Of or L League ague of Nations FOR FORBy FOR FORBy FORBy By D. D U. U Fletcher Dem u U S. S Senator for Florida Copyright 1919 1910 by Newspaper Enterprise Enterprise En En- Association It is whether the league of ot nations precedes accompanies or follows the peace treaty treat It should be bea a a. part of ot the settlements settlements settle settle- ments meats reached at M that timeA time A The plan of ot the k League to Enforce Y i Peace President ex-President Taft comes conies nearer to m my Ide idea than any other suggested i 1 I should say cay freedom freedom freedom free dom of the seas I means a Free enemy goods In enemy prIvate private i vate ate ships i b Extension of ot the three mite proprIetary proprietary pro pro- right to 1 say ten miles a distance dis- dis tance that tha can be defendable from the shore with the consequent rearrangement rearrangement rearrangement rearrange rearrange- ment of 1 The blockade and 2 The voyage continuous doctrIne doctrine doc doc- trine 3 Doing awa away with contraband of war and 4 Treaty obligations that sea armament shall not be used in attack upon an enemy coast All enemy shipping should be unconditionally unconditionally surrendered to the allies and employed In carrying out the work of ot demobilization and afterwards be besold besold besold sold by public auction among the different dif dlf- dlf ferent allied counties in some rough proportion to their losses AGAINST By Thomas P. P Gore Dem U. U S. S Senator from Oklahoma Copyright 1910 iio by Newspaper Enterprise EnterprIse En En- Association I r am opposed to any league of ot nations that will affect the sovereignty of ot the United States or that will say who is to be a citizen of ot the United States I Iam Iam 4 r am opposed to any league of ot nations that will bind us In iii advance to take part partin ii in any quarrel In any part of ot the theW W world j I am opposed to an international police force as suggested by James Bryce and others that will be strong enough to j crush any nation or a combination of nations nations na na- na l that wishes to secede from the GaIlE league I r would be in favor of a consultative council of ot nations to promulgate by unanimous consent and to clarify clarity the principles of international law and to concentrate public opinion of the world against a refractory or of offending offending offending of- of fending fending- nation If a league of nations Is to be es established established established es- es Germany should be included In It We Ve ought to treat the Germans as human beings and not crystallize a perpetual hostility against them I do not think it proper to clutter up the peace treaty with a provision for fora a league of nations The treaty should b be confined to settlement of the issues growing out of ot the war |