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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1919. .SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
plucEittVECxrrr:
DRY LAW-ENFORCEMENT
Si
Breezy Contest in Congress
, Which Provoked More Dis
,V order in House Than On
- Any Former Occasion
V TURPP TO fllUP WAQ 5I7P OC
VOTE HANDED TO WAR TIME
PROHIBITION OPPONENTS
Attempt To Amend So As To
Give Jury The Determina
tion of What Alcoholic Con
. tent It Intoxicating Over
whelmingly Defeated; Gen
eral Assault On Prohibition
Enforcement Measure Re
pulsed AH Along The Line;
How It Was Done
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C, July H. Prohi
bition forces took full control in tho
House today, refused to permit a vote
on a straight-out motion to repeal the
war-time act, defeated overwhelmingly
an amendment providing for the sale of
2 3-4 per cent, beer, and stood solidly
against all attacks on the general en
forcement measure.
Just as fast as one "liberal" amend
ment was offered by opponent of pro
hibition, it was voted down without
ceremony, always by a triple tote, for
the minority, fighting every inch of
ground, demanded a division after the
ayes and nays were' ornled, and then
asked for tellers. Before the House
got'through with the first section of the
first part of the three-part bill there
was more disorder on the floor than tit
any time this session.
f ' Wanted To Leave It To the Jury'.
f This disturbance arose first during
an attempt by Representative ,BIaaton,
Democrat, of Texas, to speak n second
time trjninst n. amendment which
would have given a jury Hie right to
define intoxicant, and was increased
during an address by Representative
' Gslllvan. Democrat, of lit., in which
HjjTClareoVWi tatsntwn. to, oiler aa
amendment wmcn wouia require mem-
i.bfg Toting tdry should print in th
Congressional Record exactly how muck
liquor they bad Stored in their homes
, and office. . Tt real battle of th
day, however, was ever the amendment
to .define an intoxicant as a beverage
containing more than two and three-
: quarters per cent alcohol, instead of
one-half of uno per cent, as written in
the bill.
Plea Far Whs and Beer.
Bepresenative Dyer, Republican,
Missouri, author of the amendment, did
not ask for this definition in the con
stitutional prohibition amendment, but
. simply in the war-time law. In pleading
lor it adoption Mr. Dyer declared it
.. ' hi what President Wilson ha recom
mended to Congress ana wonrd permit,
during the remaining period of war
Vim prohibition th sale of light wine
' and beer, and might delay issuance of
a proclamation by th President which
would restore the sale of "hard
- liquor.''
'' ' There was a round of speech-making
in this motion an hour of it which th
"dry assailing it as an entering
' wedge, and tlio "wets" asserting that
" it would merely permit the very thing
the President ns commander in chief
of the army had said wns best for the
next six months.
Knocked Oat, III to 0.
After two nnu three quarters per
cent beer had beon bowled over by a
record vote of 151 to 10 and thia was
about the relative division on all
. amendment the prohibitionists went
.after another amendment by Repre
sentative Igoe, Democrat, of Mobile,
which would hav stricken oat nil defi
nition of intoxicant, killing th pro
posal 128 to 83.
There was the utmost eonfusion at
times, despite' vigorous wbaeks with a
gavel, and some of the prohibition
leader applauded every move in their
favor. The galleries, filled largely with
women, and officer of anti-liquor or
ganiaation broke into applause when
the House roared its disapproval of
, two and three-quarter per eent beer.
Picked Up By "Nan of th Neck."
And then, whan it seemed the ma
- Jority was weary of voting down every
proposal by the other aide, point of
order were roised, aad some motions,
-designed to mska tho Inw less drastic,
were picked np by th nap ef the
-ek,' a member expressed it and
bodily thrown out.
This happened to an amendment by
' - Representative Lies, Democrat, of Cal
ifornia, in the interest of grape grow
ers, who stood to lose twelv million
r dollars this year he said.
Took Lot of "Punishment."
' There ncVe oilier points of order on
other propnals, but the one by Bepre
i sentative pell, Democrat, of New York,
which would put determination of In
toxicating qualities of certain bever
age op to a Jury, was ruled in order,
. .. only to b knocked out on an ay and
nay vote division, and again after th
call for teller and th slow march ef
member through th centre' aisle of
th chamber to be counted. Thi was
th ssusl proceeding, th fwets al
ways being able to muster' enough of
' their member to nnnort th demand.
Longworth iQotd Of.
- When th Hons -Jot through with
th jury proposal it went after t
amendment by Rprsnttivt Long
worth, Republican, of Ohiot to ntrlkt
out th whole of th first seetioa of th
wsr-iims- ssforcrment bill, with its
one-half of on per eent alcoholic defl-
nition. In offering 1 th ' amendment
((owtlnacd on Pago Two.)
KNOCK OUT
BEER ELEMENT
DEMAND EXTRADITION '
OF COUNT CZEBNQT AND
. COUNT VON BEBCHTdLD
VUnna. Jaly 14-The AlUed and'
Associated Power, according to th
Vienna newspapers, will demand the
extradition of Count Leopold von
Berthtold aad Coant Csernln, both
former Auattw-Hangariaa foreign
Unlators. This Is for th parvoa
of scrtalatng la what extent th
prolongation of th war was dno to
their policies.
Count, von Bercatold wa foreign
minister when Aostria-Hungary de
clared war on Serbia in 1914. He re
signed In 1I1S and wa raeceeded by
Baron Burt a. Coant Caernln fol
lowed Burlaa In the ministry De
cember, 111. Connt von Berthtold
waa among th group of persons
which the Vienna government, ac
cording to advices from that capital,
expressed It intention of prosecut
ing ss being responsible for the war.
Connt Cxernia waa arrested la April,
II II,' while attempting to cross th
Swiss frontier, bat waa released on
parol.
KEYNOTE IN FIGHT
Virginia Senator Went Over
League Covenant Carefully
With The President
The News nnd Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
By FRANK W. LEWIS.
(By Speeml' Leased Wire.)
Washington,. July 14. Th first
mwk .ss .lhs loans nf nations that
ha been in th Senate line President
Wilson presented the- peace treaty to
the Senate waa delivered today by Sen
ator Swnnson. of Virginia. Thi apeech
is regarded as t ie keynote of the de
fense of the league, which had been
carefully prepared by the Virginia sen
ator, and which it took him two hours
to deliver. It is understood that Sen
wool subject with President Wilson,
and that his argument was entirely con
sistent with that of the President.
Both the supporters and the oppon
ents of the peace treaty have been
busy preparing for the struggle which
they knew would open today. A new
story in one of the Republican news
papers of Washington told of how the
Republicans had held numerous confer
ences in anticipation of their fight on
the treaty, clearly iadlcating that the
conflict had been mad by them a parti
san affair pur nul simple, and that
they are employing the party lash to
whip all the members of the 0. O. P.
into line. 1
It is certain that the leaders of the
Republican party are strenuously en
deavoring tt compose the differences of
the conflict from the elements of the op
position to the end that they make a
united attack and not only repudiate
the treaty but discredit a Democratic
President who lias had the hardihood to
take such a conspicuous part in brii.g
ing order out of ebaoa.
President Wilson has pitched his fight
on higher grounds than this, as waa
slionn in his nddress when he laid the
trenty lie fore the Senate. He did not inti
mate, or Indicate that lie would rely on
the Oemncratic party or nny other par
ticular party for snnetiou of his work,
but that he would look to the Senate as
a body to do this. The nttituda of th
Republicans is accepted her ss an ef
fort on their part to formulate an issue
on which they can ride bark into power,
but the president's brooder and better
view is that the qftestion involved is big
ger and more and more important than
any or all th parties, and his purpose
is to rely not on th strength of parties,
but on th wisdom and strength of the
American people.
TRADING WITH GERMANY
CAN BEGIN AT ONCE
Licenses Covering Trading Is-
sued By U, 8. War
Trade Board
Washington, July 14. General li
censes covering important export trad
ing with Germs sy were issued Jate to
day by th War Trade Diviiion of th
Stat Department with the approval of
Acting Secretary Polk. Except in cer
tain limited eases, provided under th
treaty of peace, trading between th
United States and Germany may b
commenced at one.
Expected Transport Arrivnls,
Washington, July 4. Exported trios
port arrivals announced today werot
Crniser South Dakota, New York,
July 19;-Kaiseria Angusta Victoria,
New York, July 17; Psnsmanaa,. New
York, July 19; Dakota, Now York, July
19. , '- .. V
Ssbsciiptlons Closed.
Washington, July 14-6uberiptlon
for the issue of tressury certificate,
dated July 1st and maturing December
15th, were dosed today., . Secretary
Glass announced that approximately
foOOOO,000 had been subscribed. Risk
ing total of 1738,000,000 eoming du
o the date, n previous is having
Dee Cated Jano SreV
SWANSON PITCHES
Foreign Relations Body Adopts
Three Resolutions On
Subject
PRESIDENT NOT INVITED
TO APPEAR PERSONALLY
Resolutions Ask For Alleged
Treaty Said To Have Been
Negotiated , in 1918 By
Which Japan Was To Safe
guard Germany's Interest at
The Peace Conference
(By tho Associated Pre.)
'Washington, July 14. Paving th
way for detailed consideration of the
peace treaty, tho Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee today approved three
resolution asking President Wilson for
information bearing on the Versailles
negotiations.
The resolution concern th Shantung
settlement,, an alleged secret under
standing between Jnpan and Germany,
and the failure to recognize Costa Rica
as a belligerent. That relating to the
reported Japanese-German agreement
will be called up for passage tomorrow
iu the Senate chamber where during to
day' session debate on the actual rati
fication of tho treaty began wi dis
play of bitter determination on both
aides.
The committee took no action on
President Wilson' suggestion that be
explain directly disputed points of the
peace settlement, though th Ptc.tideut
reiterated to hia supporters at the Capi
tol hi readiness to consult with the
committee members. With several Sen
ator not on the committee he also
discussed at the White House certain
feature of tho; treaty.
Introduced By Lodge.
In the resolution to be pressed for
action tomorrow the President is asked
for a copy of n treaty said in press
dispatches to have been negotiated in
1918, by, which Japan waa to safeguard
Germany' interests at the Peaeo Con
ference. Beforo voting it favorable
report the committee added a request
for "any further information concern
ing any negotiation between Japan and
Germany daring the progress of the
war." Tho resolution wa introduced by
Senator' Lodge, Republican, of. Vssss
kehairaMut. oS oho uimssltlsM
Th Shantung resolution introduced
by Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho,
would request a copy of letter said 19
have been written on behalf of General
Bliss, Secretary, Lousing and Henry
White protesting against the treaty pro
visions affecting Shantung. Informa
tion also would be asked "with refe:
fer
her
enee to . tho attempt of Japan for
peace delegates to intimidate the
Chinese peac delegates.''
Tho third resolution would inquire
why Costa Rica "was not permitted" to
aign the peace treaty and whether
Niearaguan forces now nro permitted
to invade or threaten Costa Riran ter
ritory. The measure was presented by
Senator LaFolietre, Republican, of Wis
consin. Both the Lodge and LaFol
Itte resolutions were reported without
a reeord vote, but on the Borah measure
all the Democratic member present
voted in the negative.
Motion To Open Doors.
Todays meeting of the committee i
was in exeCutjve session but Senator
oeratie member gave notice that lie
would move tomorrow that at future
sessions th door be opened to the
public. Sentiment on the proposal is
divided but some senator on both sides
of the treaty controversy ns understood
to favor open sessions.
Johnson Rssolotlba Today.
At tomorrow' meeting action will
also be sought on a resolution present
ed in committee today by Mrn.ntor
Johnson, Republican, of fiilifornia,
asking for all tentative drafts of the
League of Nations, covenant presented
at Versailles, particularly that pre
sented by the American delegates and
"all proceedings, 'arguments and de
bates concerning the league, as well
as "all data bearing upon or used in
connection with the treaty. of peace
with Cermany."
Wilson Ready to Receive Then.
' Senator Hitchcock, after a telephone
conversation with President Wilson,
told the committee that the President
wa ready upon twenty-four hour no
tie to receive the full committee mem
bership at any hour of the day at th
Whit House and go over in detail any
prevision of tho treaty or any ques
tion involved in the negotiations. It
waa indicated the Nebraska Senator had
not discussed with Mr. Wilsoa the pos
sibility of hi appearance before the
committee at the Capitol, though some
member thought tonight that euch aa
arrangement still was entirely likely.
Debate la Senate.
' the Senate debet 'was opened by
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, a demo
cratic member of the committee with
speech declaring American participa
tion in the Loagu of Nation an ab
solute necessity to guaranteeing, in th
near future th reforms resulting from
pesce. He asserted there would bo no
loss of .sovereignty, and argued that
Article 10 would be a great aid in guar
anteeing tho safety of outlaying Amer
ican possession. Th debate will con
tinue tomorrow, Senator Norri. Re
publican, of Nebraska, and Senator
Underwood, Democrat, of Alabama, be
ing among those who expect to spesk.
MEXICAJf TOWN HELD
BY BAND OF SOLDIERS
Mrfa, Texas. Jnly 1, Th popula
tion of tho little town of San Antonio,
Mex, ha been held prisoners by
band of armed Mexicans since 6 o'clock
last"lt1it,"-eeordrBS -tr-tlbl-Vjw
rice received her toany. Aavice to
military headquarter hero wr that
th armed Men wer Carranra soldiers.
SOME OF THE GERMANS TO BE TRIED
v., INCLUDING "MURDERER OF EDITH CAVELL"
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KAISER'S AIDS TO BE TRIED BY ALLIES In the list of Germans to be put on trial for various
crimes during the world war, issued by the British, French and Belgians are found many noted
names. (1) General von Buelow, former commander on the
precht of Bavaria, one of the
ensen. (4) Baron von der Lancken, "murderer of Edith Cavell." (5) Admiral von Capelle,
head oi the German navy.
167 GERMANS WILL .BE ASKED FOR
Berlin, July 14. (By The
and associated powers will not
they will request Germany to
The same procedure, the
who fled to neutral countries.
erls.jmmirsly triBaommancUr ox the wMtr Motw-jvhich sank numerous Vessels on the high
seas; the commander of the submarine U-53 which visited Newport In October, 1916, and on
leaving sank a number of vessels off the American coast; and Or. Von Bethmann - Hollweg,
former Imperial Chancellor, Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, former foreign minister, and Dr. Carl
Helfferich, former secreUry of the interior and vice chancellor.
ACTION AGAINST
I
Attorneys For Gaston Means
Seek To Show Conspiracy in
His Prosecution
WARRANT ISSUED BEFORE
A CONCORD MAGISTRATE
District Attorney
John T. Dooling, of New
York, and William S. Miller, f
Chicago Attorney, Are De
fendants Named in Latest
Court Action
(Special to The New aad Observer.)
Concord, July 14. Charging con
spiracy in the prosecution of Gaston B.
Mesas for th alleged murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King, aad alleging subordina
tion of perjury in connection wirh th-?
trial, warrant were today sworn nut
before Magistrate C. A. Pitts for John
T. Dooling, Assistant District Attorney
of New York City, and William 8. Mil
ler, attorney for the Northern Trust
Company, of Chicago, III.
Means was acquitted after six weeks'
trial, ending in December, 1917. This
warrant is alleged to be based upon
sworn affidavits and documentary
evidence secured among the letters
taken from' th file containing the cor
respondence between William H. Mil
ler, attorney for the Northern Trust
Company, A. F. Reich man n, attorney
also of the Northern Trout Company,
John T. Dooling, 1I.it Jen Clement, so
licitor of this district aad others.
. Have Hearing tn Asgnst.
This evidence i claimed to hare been
secured partially fhen these files were
esptured in Chicago and front other
source not yet disclosed. The evidence
with testimony of witnesses will lie
placed before t he grand Jury of the
Cabarrn county Superior court begin
ning August 11, 1919. If n true bill is
found by tho grand jury extradition
papers will, be asked for froNn the gov
ernors of New York and Illinois in
order to bring Dooling and Miller here
for trial. '
With a is;t here Saturday of Judge
Prank L Osborao, of Charluttc, it was
learned that depositions kao recently
been take a in New Tork City, Wash
ington, D. C, and Charlotte, N. C, of
some of the prominent witnesses and
attorneys who took part la tho prose
ration of Means in tho fall of 1917 for
th alleged mnrder of Mrs. Uand A.
King. The deposition are return-
abl to th Buperior court of Cook
eonaty, Chicago. . ,
What DeposUlaao WIU Show.
It, is alleged that the depositions
of fieiaHy opentw 1 tho court at
Chicago will tcad to prove that th
LAWYER
STARTED
(Cwtlaa4 m Pag Two.)
former commanders on the Western front. (3) General Mack-
Associated Pres3.) The Taeeblatt says it learnj that the allied
ask Holland to give up former
demand from Holland that he
newspaper adds, will bo taken with regard to German statesmen
It says 167 persons will be asked for, including leading gen-
rail SIR!
AT USUAL IE
Hands of Clocks. Will Continue
fo Change in October
and March
HOUSE FAILS BY 8 TO
PASS REPEAL OVER VETO
Fell Short of Necessary Two-
Thirds Vote and Effort To
Besume Sun Time Jailed;
Vote, for Repeal of Day
light Law Was 247 For To
135 Against; May Be Dead
Washington, July 14. The Puyliulit
Saving Plan, under which the olock nf
the country are turned foriTuni :ni hour
in March and moved back in Oi-iulirr,
will be continued indefinitely.
This was assured today when follow
ing 'President Wilson's veto of the
33,000,000 Agricultural Appropriation
bill, because of its rider repealing the
Daylight Saving act, the House refused
by a vote of 247 to 1.15 to puss the
measure over the presidents veto.
Strength mustcied by the, repeal sdvo-
eatcs was eight votes less than the
accessary two-thirds of the members
present i'arty lines were disregarded
in the voting, members from agricul
tural districts the sources of most of
tho opposition favoring passago of tlio
bill as originally . enacted with repre
sentative! from the urban districts op
posed. House advocates of the repeal ni)
tonight after tho agricultural bill had
been tent back to the committee for
elimination of the repeal provision lluu
no further effort would lie made at
this session, perhaps not In this Con
gress, . which continues in existence
until March, 1921, to wipe out ths Day
light Saving act. There wa, n' indi
cation, they said, that they nonln be
able to strengthen their force.
Senate leaders also indiuteJ tl.nt no
action would be originated in that body
to repeal the act and failure of the
House today to pass t lie appropriation
measure over the residential veto will
prevent any action by the Senate on
tb repeal rider.
337,339 OR A. E. F. ARE
"STILL "OVER THERE"
Washington, July 14 American over
sess forces aggregated 837,339 officers
and men on July 8th, according to aa
official announcement todpf. Go th
am date 100,000 troop wer 'at sea
a rout to the United State, and 8S9,
000 wer ia thi country, ,
Italian front. (2) Prince Rup-
BY THE ALLIES
Emperor William for trial, but
be delivered up.
Gylf States and South Atlantic
Ports Organize Joint Con
ference Committee
TO COMBINE INTERESTS
FOR FOREIGN TRADING
President Wilson Promises To
Attend - Reunion of 30th
Division in Greenville In
September; Postmasters For
Clinton and Faison Recom
mended By Commission
The NVw- ami Observer Ilnrenu,
C03 District National T!;ink Wilt:.
By FRANK W. LEWIS.
(By Special Ix-auil Wire.)
Wasliinifton, 1). C, July 14. On the
eve of their bitt hearing before the
Ruilroud Administration tomorrow for
an adjustment of freight rates from the
Middlo West to tho (itilf and South At
lantic ports, representatives of the Mis
sissippi Valley Slates, the Gulf States
and the Ho,uth Atlantic Htntes launched
at a conference in the new i Willard
hod I today n permanent joint confer
ence committeo fur tho promotion of
their common interests in foreign
trade.
The new organization will bear the
name of the "Conference Committee of
the Mississippi Valley, the South At
lantic and the (lulf States" and its pur
pose mil be to pool the strength of
the three great sections represented in
all m.iltcrs affecting their share of the
great forthcoming boom in foreign
trade. The conference, which was at
tended by some fifty representatives of
the commercial bodies of the three sec
tions, wound up a kr.gthy discussion
of the situation by appointing a com
mittee of three to mature the xilans of
the organization. The cemmittes con
sists of:
Matthew Hale, of Wilmington, N. 0.,
president of the Quasi-Pai lie South
AtiuWrfc Maritime Corporstion, formed
hy the ports of Wilmington, Charleston,
buvsnnsh, (irunsnick kiid .lucktcrivillt
Col. 1!. J. Miller, of Chicago, repre
senting the- Chicago Assneiutlon of
Commerce and the Mississippi Valley
Association. ,
John- M. Parker, of Ken Orleans,
honorary president of the Mississippi
Valley Association and representing In
particular the interests of the Gulf
ports.
According to th resolution adopted,
this permanent joint conference com
mittee will consist of fifteen represent
atives, fiv from each of th three tee
tlom Bpw.jillied. They will U ap
pointed from th edmihefetaT Krgattli'
(Coatlascd on Fag Twolvs) v
BIG RATE HEARING
TAKES PLACETODAY
MEANS TO SKULK
WW
ORLD CRISES
Swanson Presents Issues In
Fight Over League of Na
tions Covenant , '
PATHWAY OF OUR DUTY IS
PLAIN, NO TIME FQR FEAR
Virginia Senator,- Member of -
Foreign Eelations Commit
tee Makes Forceful Speech
In Praise of League; Monroe
Doctrine and Its Relation To
,The League u-
: -tV,)
(By The Associated Pre.)' t'N
Washington, D. C, July 1. PraUw
lag the league of nation covenant at) '
'one ef the World's greatest - dsca
ments," Senator Swanson, of Virginia,
a Democratic member of tho foreiga
Relations committee, told the Senate to
day that if the United Stile rejected
the league it "would mean that ah
would akulk in tho greatesf world
crisis that ever occurred." " -
The speaker defended tho league
against the objection that it would a
rifleo sovereignty and Americaa tradi
tions and asserted that on th contrary, "
it would result In immense material
gain in protecting Americaa integrity
and preventing war. He declared it
would not create a super-govoramoat,
involve objectionable obligation! aor
invalidate the Monroe Doctrine.
Jim Tim For Crave Fear.
"The pathway of our duty i plala." -
said Senator Hwanson. "Let ot not bo
frightened by our own prodlgiou
shadow aa it project itself into world ,
affairs. Let us not be deterred from
our manifest duty and destiny by a
craven fear of becoming great ia (if ,
ing service and direction to a world la
the direct hour of it needs and dia
tress."
Pointing out that th war had shaken '
the social order to its foundation, tho f
Virginia Senator said it was th pars'
mount obligation of responsible states
men to prevent another suck confla
gration, which would return the world
'to the rulo of brute force and bar bar
ism of the dark arjes."
Source of Aasaalt.
"Tho covenant of the loagu has bcea
assailed from two opposite sources," ho
continued. "Th Irngu will neither
ho a swpoo-gtato' nor- sovereign, aor- -helpless
powerless assosiatien of aa'
tloai. Th instrument retlng tho
league 1 a 'covenant' entered into by
sovereign State. One of tho attribute
of sovereignty is tho ability to make
covenant or agreements. That a Btat
reserve its full sovereignty ia conclu
sively sot tied by provision allowing
any member to witddraw. No nation,
super or otherwise, ever thus expressly
provided mesas for it dissolution. ,
Skilfully Conceived.
"This covenant, if ratified by tho
Senate, would he no niore nor less than
a treaty legalised under onr constitu
tion. The plan for the format loa of
tho League is skilfully conceived, and
the only one plan under existing; politi-
i cal conditions. - ,
"The assembly of the League will b
composed of representative of tho
uicmbcrs, who will bo selected ia a
cordnnee with the laws of the respec
tive Htates. In ths ease of th Uaitod
States, the representatives being; offi
cers created by treaty, would be ap- :
pointed as provided by an act of Con
gress. Much opposition ha been arged
because a great nation like ths Uaitod
States has only one vote ia tho as
sembly. But what difference do tho
number of vote make, whea npoa all
important matter the aetioa of tho
assembly must be unaulmou or kavo
the unanimous concurrence of tho
council, Upon which the United State If
permanently represented!
' Equal Representation. '
"The League could never bo ON
ganized on any basis other than of
equal representation. If members WOT)
accorded differeneo in representation,
upon what basis should the apportion
ment be madef If upon populatioa,
China and India would dominate too
League and the United States would
have only one fifteenth of tho num
ber. If liascd upon wealth and military
power, the situation would bo equally
as uncertain and unsatisfactory.
What lictter I'laW?
"What belter plan for disarmament
could be devised f The council ia di
rected to prepare a general plan of
disarmament for the consideration of
the governments, which plan is ot
binding upon any of the State aatil
approved by that State. Under oar.
Government, tho proposed plan to bo.
effective in binding us must have tho
sanction of Congress, which -is ea
trusted under tho constitution with tho
power of raising armies and equipping -the
uavy.
Article Ten. ' " 7
"Under Articib Ten each member of
the league undertakes, first, to respect
the territorial, integrity and political
independence of all other member of
the League. When the nations of th
world, sobered by sorrow and (offering,
ars willing to raise their hand aad
take this solemn pledge, are w sul
lenly and stubbornly to stand asid aad
become a stumbling block In tho way
of this nobis achievement t Do any of
them have possessions that we view
with covetous eyes and propose to seias
and anncii?
"The second obligation assumed by
each member is to preserve us against
external aggression ths territorial integ
rity and existing political independent
of U members of the league' Thia I
a natural corollary from th first. Ia .
the former we undertake not to rob oar
aas&eiatci ourselves, aad ia thi w agre
not to permit others to do o. ;
. Territorial Integrity. 4
Thi guarantee of territorial integrity
and political independence i limited to
-thoeo earn whr they art threatened or
(Contlaaed oa Psg Two.)