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Show SEN.C0LT UPHOLDS LEAGUE i Announces Support of Principles Embodied In Covenant. I PEOPLE IN FAVOR Would Be Dishonorable to Withdraw in Criti-cal Criti-cal Hour. WASHINGTON, July 17 Announc ing his support of the principles embodied em-bodied ii the league of nations com n-anl, n-anl, bin withholding judgment regarding regard-ing certain reservations, Senator Coll. Republican Rhode Island, told the Ben-ate Ben-ate today lhat "the nation must at least see ihe great undertaking upon which we have embarked, in enterliig the war, through to the end, which can be done by our becoming a member of the league. The Rhode Island senator declared himseif unable to agree with the ob jections that the league would create a super-state or subvert the American constitution. He said, however, that tlii Mnnriip rl rtrf r In mnct hi- r lr-irlx1 safeguarded and domestic question; left for national action Association of Free Nations. "The league of nations in it,s essence is simply an association of free nations." na-tions." he said ' The principle of in i ternational co-operation a.s ihe means by which international peace can be j made secure has never been tried before. be-fore. All other means of prevent ins war have failed Not to try thl experiment ex-periment would leave the world in the same condition of international anarchy an-archy as it was before the war. There is no antagonism between true na tionalism and an internationalism which would subject the reign of law io the reign of force. "If we believe that It would be dishonorable dis-honorable to withdraw from Europe at this time to desert Franco, England and Italy m this critical hour when the whole world is in a turmoil, then the I'nited States should certainly remain re-main in the league during this worid settlement and until peace and order are restored. To my mind we must at least, see the great undertaking, upon up-on which we embarked in entering lt war, through to the end and. as a prl oi i his undertaking, we must help reestablish re-establish a new world order bv the enforcement of the terms of peace which can only be done by our becoming becom-ing 8 member ot the league of nations. na-tions. People Are Convinced. "I believe the great mass of the American people are convinced that sornethlntr must he dene io nreven future war-. TheV want something done. They do not want to lea e th world in its old condition, and th ) i.ior the league of nations, based up on international co-operation as the best solution of the problem I am in favor of the principles embodied in the league of nations. This does not mean that 1 have reached i dei tl ion that the league should be ratify 1 in the precise form in which it is now presented League. and Treaty Inseparable ' There has been much controversy over the quest Ion whether ihe league should uoi be separated from the pence treaty, l have always believed the league to be inseparable from ihe peace treaty because 'he treaty can not be enforced except through the league-. The peace treaty leaves the world on fire. With national aspirations aspira-tions unsatisfied, territorial limits Mill' Mi-ll' fined, rac ial conflicts impendinp. and with incipient wars already Btarted If it is unthinkable for U$ to desert England, France and Italy when the world Is in chaos, we must become a member of the league as providing the only machinery for the restoration of peace and order "The provisions of the league with respect to arbitration or investigation and report have been criticised as not strong enough, but they clearly will tend io prevent war As to the general gen-eral objection that the league creates a super-state and hence is deslruc- tive of our independence and sovereignty! sover-eignty! I am unable to see the force of the arguments in support of this proposition. prop-osition. A super state cannot be formed when every material power that is exercised by the league requires re-quires the unanimous consent of the executive council or of the delegates ' "Nor am I impressed with the constitutional con-stitutional objections The trcat-making trcat-making power under the constitution is of the broadest character and it in- e ludes eervthing that Is properh cov-, ered by the term treaty and Is not in conflict with some express provision' of the constitution. Monroe Doctrine Should be Safe I believe the popular sentiment is univeraalism, and I certainly share it. lhat the Monroe doctrine should be! clearly safeguarded. I also believe that domestic questions, like immlra tion, which in some of their aspects . ma be international should be prop- : erly safeguarded. The storm center of these reservations seems to be Artie Ar-tie le lp. As to the retention of this article much may be said on this side It may be argued that the I'nited States ought not to bind itself for allj time to guarantee the territorial in tegrlty and political independence of he members of the league against externa! ex-terna! aggression and yet that argument argu-ment might not apply with the same force to protect the territorial settlements settle-ments made by the peace conference until this new world order is fully es-( tablished and the present peace of the world made secure. There is a wide distinction between a temporary and 'a permanent retention of article 10. Upon the question of reservations I reserve my judgment for a full dis cusslon and consideration." League Article Indefinite SEATTLE, Wash July 17 The proposal pro-posal in ihe league of nations covenant cove-nant for withdrawal from the league is indefinite ' United States Senator Wesley L Jones. Republican, Wash ington, declared in an address here to day oeiore me loung .Mens i;epuou- can club, giving his first statement ol In- position on the league covenant. cove-nant. There should be a reservation, he added, making it impcssible to hold any nation as a league member after two years if that nation Is unwilling! to remain, and providing thai it can I be held to the discharge of its interna - j tional obligations "in the ordinary way after withdrawal." Senator Jones said the president should make public his view of ihe covenant's declaration regarding the Monroe doctrine. intil he does so." be declared, "it is only reasonable to insist upon declaring to the world in a proper w.iy exactly how we understand under-stand it." The senator suggested that American Ameri-can representatives on the league council should be chosen by popular election with the requiiement that. before be-fore thej consented to n proposition involving war they should submit lt to a decision of congress. |