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Show WILLING LEAGUE Senator Kellogg Believes Covenant Would Not Prevent War. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 Provisions on 'he league of nations Covenant imposing im-posing obligations on congress do not violate th American constitution ami the covenant can be ratified with in-terreptative in-terreptative reservations without requiring re-quiring re submission to other nations, na-tions, in the opinion of Senator Ket logg, Republican. Minnesota ex. pressed in a legal argument in the senate today. Senator Kellogg said he was "willing "will-ing to try" the league though he did not beliec It would premanently prevent pre-vent war. The speaker said there was ample precedent for various guar antees in the covenant which hays been objected to on the grounds of constitutionality. ' treaty does not violate the constitution con-stitution because a violation of a treaty may cause war. The violation oi many or our treaties nngnt causi war if the other party to the treaty so desired "It is claimed that we cannot enter into a treaty limiting armament because be-cause congress alone can raise and support armies and provide for a navy. By a treaty with Great nrir-ain nrir-ain in 1817. we agreed to limit arma men! on the Great Lakes and no question has ever arisen as to its validity." Many precedents, Mr. Kellogg said, "made It perfectly clear that a resolution reso-lution of the senate clearing reserv-ing reserv-ing American rights can be made without destroying the binding effect of the ratification "The proponents of the league." he continued, "claim that the Monroe doctrine is excepted from the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion of the council and the assembly rf the league. If this is true, it would Seem entirely proper for the senate to declare its interpretation of this clause. "Artlclo XV would seem to confer upon the council jurisdiction to determine de-termine whether a particular question which may arise Is or is not by international in-ternational law solely within the jurisdiction juris-diction of the party to the dispute us for example questions relating to Immigration, coastwise traffic, tarifr and othe matters. It would seem, therefore the duty of the senate lD declare its understanding that these questions are sololy within the jurisdiction juris-diction of tho United Slates "Respecting Article X the question is somewhat different. I believe there should be some reservation ron-druinK this clause in such a way ! that it shall be absolutely clear and I certain that the function of the coun-! coun-! ell is simply to serve in an advisory i capacity so that tho other signatory powers will thoroughly understand that the congress of the United States I h38 the sole and exclusive power to do-' do-' elare war " 1 SbB |