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Show HARDING'S PLAN iS UKEWILSOH'S SENATOR BORAH OF IDAHO SEES AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS LIKE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Latest Proposals Lack Defintion And Form is Argument Set Forth By Senator From Far Western State Washington The propped association associa-tion of nations lias not yet been reduced re-duced to form nor yet defined. ISut from what one gathers here and there it is the old league of nations with possibly pos-sibly some reservations under another name. It will be engaged in precisely the same kind of work and doing the same things that were proposed by tiie league. It is not what you call it, but what it is that counts. Fundamentally and in the practical workings of the association of nations it will not differ from the league of nations- I see no reason therefore wny the forty-three nations which have signed the league of nations shouiu be asked to abandon it aud transfer their names to an association of nations. na-tions. If we want to go into this kind of a proposition there is no reason why we should not experiment with the one they have. It is claimed by the advocates of the league that the present league has been of service to Europe. If so, there is no reason for asking Europe tc scrap the old league and try a new one. If we are going into Europe we ought to go in. If we are not, we ought not to lie handing her a new league every ninety days. She will likely conclude that after the next presidential election elec-tion she would have another league. I see no difference whatever In Jolntng the present league and joining a new league by another name. The United States operates under a written constitution. Great Britain has no written constitution. One or the arguments being put forth now In favor of the association of nations is that Mr. Wilson made a mistake in giving giv-ing bis plan a written constitution that we should adopt the British idea ana undertake to conduct the league or any association without any written constitution or written covent whatever, whatev-er, in other words, that the new association asso-ciation will consist of representatives of different governments coming together to-gether with no limitation upon t"ie;r jurisdiction or power or authority or other than their own discretion. A conclave of diplomats sitting behind closed doors with nothing to direct or limit their powers save their own vlll and discretion would be a rather Interesting In-teresting proposition. I am inclined to think that If the American people choose a league they will choose one which hos its powers defined, or at least make an attempt to define them, rather than trust their destiny to the unbridled discretion of a few men. Lloyd George suggested some time ago, according to the press dispatches, that the Anglo-Japanese alliance be extended ex-tended to the Anglo-American-Japanese alliance and that this alliance take upon itself the duty of administering China. Now, It is said, that such an alliance would be wholly objectionable objection-able to the American people, but that under an association of nations the same thing could be elTeeniated and accomplished- It is also Meing urgen that while the people of the United Statnes would not be willing to form an nll'ance with France and Great Britain to guarantee the security of France, the same thing could be accomplished ac-complished under nn association of nations na-tions without any const:tution. Tt is also urged that tltc international internation-al debt could he mo-e successfully man'pulatpd through the nssoc'atlon. All of which th'nirs s'mply disclose that tiie associations is another nnm" for the league with some addit'onal and more extensive powers annexed. It does not apr-enr as yet whether we are to have two leacur's or onr ieairue. and on-1 ac'sor'nt'on or who'tier to be that the league organize1 'v Mr. Wilson w'l! he merger! !no 'hp M-so":at:'nn or;"in!zed bv PreT-'flopf Tt-rUnc It wi'l be very d!ff:cn't o re - rd of the present learue un'ess t'ie Yerca:!h's treat-" Is r'VeaPy modlf'ed. hut I presume we will bnow mn-e when '''o nin'tp1" is rp''ir"v ro such concrete con-crete form as will enaVe ns to grasn it or at least to tr to do so. |