The Terriblémfieed of Clear
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By Lewis H. Nash..
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Contiuned from Yesterday’s Sentinel -
It was i-ormmtzut that the tendency Of all executive governments was to sci-k “ill-Sifdtiiiiiihl
by usurpation "ll authority. It was recognized that adang‘erous means of destrpytpg glimemc'c b:all(‘h of
0f the people, of their affairs, was the immense influence of, the patronage o tlL .
the SUWUMHL‘M; en‘pcmany in securing a re-election of the lrcsident.
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\ ashzngh it set an example which has met the approval or ALI. IAlelES.
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The Democratic platlorm on which President \Vilson uas elected, proposed an mncndmett t
the Constitution limiting the office of the executive to one term.
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It illustrates the disinclination to resrgn pouer. An C.\LClllHC in office never “ants. tln p
ion while he has a chance tor re-clecticn.
To check imperial tendencies
in the President, the Senate was given joint control of the treaty
makingr power.
The language is BY and \Vl'l‘ll the AJJVILIC and CONSENT of the Senate.
lln: Mr. \\‘ilson has asserted that he can make treaties without the ADVICI; of the .Seuate, and
needs to coinult them when he thinks it ncussary. . p I ll 4 n
.‘\dvocates of imperialism are pointingr out as a defense, that other executives lime grai ua y we
usurping more power. '
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\\'II.\T IS THIS ANS\\'IZI{?
Tllli RICI‘L‘IILIC?
;\'(.)\\', \\'Ili\'l‘ \VAS 'I‘t’) Ill-I 'l‘llli l“l.'.\'t"l‘l(').\' ("H3 'I‘Ill“. Sl-LX.\'I‘I~IE‘_ .
They are a check on the executive. They are there to save lit'ulllc from usurpation of pmvcr.
They have the right to withold their consent to ILS action, if they do not approve, and in case of im-
p'aehment, it is their duty to try him. ‘
SHALL \Vli tit) 0X ’lt) .\ .\I(‘.\’.\Rt‘ll\'?—--OR BACK TO
, SURELY;
The Senate should refuse to resign its functions, but maintain its functions at all hazardS.
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There are two checks against the hasty and inconsiderate action of the Senate: ‘
hint: .-\ tt't'ztty must receive a \‘nlu of two-thirds (l the members in order to make it a law.
Second: A I’t‘esident can only be impeached by a tvvo-thirds' \o'te.
The first provision is to prevent an action Of this gravity, unless it is certain that it is favored
by at least tvthhii‘ds’of the Senators.
i The second is to prevent a hasty action in removing the l'rcsidcut, unles< there is SCHUH: cause.
i‘i ', 'l'he l‘residt-nt cannot defy the finale. (3n the contrary. they are supreme ll they choose to use
2 I lIlL'll' authority. 'I‘ilt‘V ut‘t' littj' (”th. t‘llt‘l'k ton L":\‘Cll‘;‘ r' “ """7‘l‘l"‘.
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'l'his should be remembered by people who are
them for itt~i>ting or) examining the treaty, and men
Of the, Senators,” '
\Vltat providon
from several ai‘ticliisi"
ARTICLE X:
“3'; llv talking against the Senate and denouncing
rejecting it, if it is not approved by one third
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has been made in the League Covenant for an emergency} I
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"In case of any “such aggression r‘
or in case oi an ' threat or danger of such aggres-
sion, the ("urine shall advise upon. the means by
No provision here for instant action.
which this obligation shall be fulfilled."
AR'I‘ILTLI'Z XI: "In case any such emergency Note: A few days before the late war began a
should arise, the Secretary (iencral shall. on the re- body of earnest (iodly men met in Geneva to pray
quest of any member of the League forthwith sum- for peace. \\'ithout warning. they were told to
own a meeting of the Council." escapi- from the convention and return to their
own countries. They fell upon their-knees and
tltezrruduut for I‘tttllt‘~—lllilny of them having great
ditlicnity in getting thru the German lines.
ARTICLE XII: “The members of the League
agree that if there should arise between them any
dispute likely to lead to a rupture, they will sub-
mit the matter either to arbitration or to inquiry
by the L'onncil, and they agree in no case, to re-
sort to war until three months after the award
by the arbitrators or the report by the t‘oncil."
Yet main of them mm still believe that England,
I"l‘ili‘uC ililii I:Ll,.,"iUllt .sliUultl “Ht IIQYC been )IC )flled
{HI \Vill.
]._ t'u‘t‘v w t such a thing as a man being educated
Att't‘tt'u; xv; "If tllCt‘C should ziriet- between hound his intelligence?
members of the League any dispute likely to lead
to a rupture \vhich is not submitted to arbitration If France had not been prepared, the Hun would
as above, the members of the League agree that torlay have ruled Iiuropc, and America would be
they will submit the matter to the Council." facing a uorld \var.
ARTICLE XVI: “Should any member of the Lea—
gue resort to war in disregard of its covenants
under Articles XII, XIII or X\', it shall ipso facto
be deemed to have committel an act of war against
all other members of the League. which hereby
undertake immediately to subject it to the sever—
' ance of all trade or financial relations, tllt' pro-
hibition of all iuctrcourse betWeen their natitmals
. and the nationals of the covenant breaking Nate
and the prevcittimt of all financial or personal
tercoursc between the nationals of the
breaking State and the nationals of
whether :1
Imagine a sudden call in a new war.
League in session.
the conference
about it.
This solemn
passing the resolution to call
to consider what they would do
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Has not this war taught us that predatory nations
will not keep their agreements?
Is it not certain to a thinkingr man that all actions
of tile l-t,2l§;llc are too slow for an emergency? That
they may be held up by a failure to agree? That
:1 \var \vouldrbe over before they goi to work?
It might restrain petty states f" M Twines to war,
but not a world alignmait.
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covenant
tt-l)’ tilllt‘t‘ fitt’llc,
member of the League or not.
Those who se: the
Germany is not down
7 never again be
vented it. '
prcsent
and out.
a menace to civilizati. IL.
tt‘t'nd oi events and the int .1...bic ct'iiiclusictt, must be convinced that
The crime of the centur) is that she was not put where she could
ftzt‘ Lite l're-itleut‘s theories and the stubborn obstinancy pre-
No punishment for the crimes committed.
France to save themselves—~(imniany to 7
will be paid in gas bonihs and bullets if
Let (lei-many keep her loot
pay an indemnity in live
the President's policy
and leave Belgium and
years (or never.) That indemnity
is continued. ,
German intrigue is poisoning the
South Amen'can countries.
us and create
sentiment of Mexico
'1 he. statements of
a distrust with us against japan.
against us.
Mr. Roosevelt show they
lhcy tailed, but are still
it is actively eigaged in all
tried to poison japan against
at work. ‘
Bolshevik Russia hates America bcc
7 p ‘ 1 .ause we :re a free people. The propaganda of Russia is ad-
-. (led to that oi bermany to promote social unrest and cripple our industries.
, Germany has never acknowledged her defert; she is actively at work with her propaganda in
the United States and Mexico. She is teaching her home people that they really won this war and will
win the next one. The next war will be in the air-—she is preparing for it. A fleet of air ships could
destroy Paris in a night; so they could Lendon. From Mexico, as a base, they could destroy our South-
ern cities. \yith relays, they could destroy \Vashirgton. In the next War, the Nation that is prepared
and strikes the first blow will destroy all means of defense of her enemy.
But it may be argued that the last clause ,of Article VIII provides rcductionpf armaments:
“The members of the League undertake to interchange full anagram}: information as to the scale , J
- of their armaments, their military and naval programs, and the condition of such of their industries as
are adaptable to warlike purposes.” -
Is it possible tltatiany man, can. believe ,thatFGermany will inter
lion?
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3 Do rwe not know that the peace industries i f a nation can be utilized atI {‘HE‘SA1(I,;..YI,,;\,:i,” w l“: ;
airship can carry bombs, as well as any other It ad? That no councd cou r t! . ( ..i
nation were secretly preparing for war?
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Such a belief would lull the activities or pe ce IO\H‘IQ’ nations and tllclcb} n m t
the aggressive nations to work their Will. ‘
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li' belief in a League had caused them t'\ m- lect prepaICdUCSb ff}: 131353.53; a” law“
for instant action. while the enemy was ready to trike. the gne‘my T311; ighc <21”th “Tm,” l2... . Y
i fen-c. and if, at tast,,r.5vilization conquered. as l t we no don t it n J - .
frightful. ‘
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This is what happened betore and there is 0151an In the CO‘ enat t ‘ l
happening again.
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This is a stern world, and no place for foolstwll — ‘ ‘-
ETERNAL \"IGILANCIZ IS STILL Tltli RICE QF LIBERTYl
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Now, no amount of laudatmn oi the good I' entions of the 'Lcague will} liltinfiftlncliw H; t».
President forced it on Europe because they tell t ey could not dispense yr 1 "- WWW” (Ti
in world policies. He used the desperate needs it the world to secure its out i ' '- m
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Even if the League were sattsmctoi‘v, the 1 ople have a light “rim-:1Juggling: it i .
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so, the usurpation of authority by the l'residcnt \\ uld he intolerable: , )‘Ul‘ “1’1““ H l ”I.
tiuuation of the same thing. It is arbitrary frmer ment l\\lCC rcmm ed lit in t t .
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If this thing had been proposed by a Repnbl can President, 1 “ “ml“ 1’ ll “' l
a single Democratic vote.
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Who knows whether the flux? l‘ri.‘>'HlC“l “'1” be a Demon-ll «.r a1““imthi.dt"ni.n-.~»' -
,, It might. be possible that both. Democrats and Reimbhcans \vill be stain ms "9 ‘ r
Anarchist.
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If you once establish 8 Principle that the erccutivc for tour years is not7 .Vttninabr‘t, it
you must admit it for any future President; and s1 ch a presulcnh IHH‘L'WI “I? l); d :; -.-.."..i .
with the enormous power so given to him and the :tupendoUs patronage at his «ltrlm‘v - ..
ace of no small magnitude.
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\Vhich is the supreme thing—the vanity and :mhition oi one man. or .I ill. Li I \
TION?
In spite of Mr. \Vilsont's statements, an al‘ ance of the tic-WC built; nrmt 7'— on
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we can depend upon to maintain peace. agile. he contuhs It. It} sll‘l‘ ' "e ‘~ '
In his I.
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this thing; but he lumbcrs the thing up “'1”! a ma:~ of Pen} >lcltk‘: l-‘s‘Hl‘ “s ' ' . . ‘
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do. can be done better Without it. lhe .\.’tlll us c;n be tru- and sill llll.lt. .i t. «u
mand for any world action.
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Etc you reject tI-tcltount‘tl 0f the League ot .\.t~ You break :hc In“, M- \Vw' p,“ \\
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llU'i‘ YUL,’ SAYIC 'I‘IIIL \\ (TIRED FUR Ill-ZMUL l~l.\t \ Y
,‘Tltere is no crime in human history equal to that of I‘rcsid‘ent \\ tlwzi s_ p- H‘I'1‘I g"
frouitmttiua,r an end to the Ilolsl‘tevik movement in Russia. \\e art- dbl“: c ‘iil‘s HIV: ‘.‘ ""‘ ‘-
’quences of his action in a prohahlcwollapse of stable govt-roman ‘ni l\tl.\~t.t and .i vomit-ml 1
I'icd‘ic'ltflllt‘ltls‘ in all nation-s", against the allies. ‘
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. \Ve are. exportingr Reds, but they openly szy they "Will (‘i‘IH‘H‘ back. Him ‘l-t mi
tum-as individuals or with the hordes of l‘fnrope .nd' Asia at their back.
Today the whole world is going thru traiis’ormation.
‘1‘“ l’(“"’l’its 3"“ working toward the hOpe of bitter things.
of guvm'lllllcllt without passing: thin this: state oi l- ob rule?
()Id despotisms are breaking .‘. ‘v‘ti.
Can the world come 1.. a (it‘tth-t‘t.‘T‘t‘
Under such conditions, the minds-
pmmise tenet". Such vagarians obstruct
kinds of fully. And this, too, is
of the pecplc are ready to listen to any bunch of tallvttiv»
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the ordc ly development oi events. and lead tin» 'Nt’: .
a danger that we naust overcome.
the twin
()rderlv. Cod fearing government is lighting ‘or its existence. \\'e have
fought
hate from the top; we must fight the eruption of h; te from the bottom.
,It is a pestilence sweeping over the earth l‘ke the influenza.
It knmvs in. twitunnl hunt; Loin
It is the aitcrniath of tyramn.
We have it in our midst now. \
It is no time to give to the formative masses
.\Ill«1’lx‘l ‘l
sympathy, our mo
of Europe the right to
.cy and our material help \u‘ mt st give, but not our I.ll,lt‘l'l_\i
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There is nothing in
this League that cannot be better done by an .\ili;tt‘o‘t'_ l! is a "Luv“tw
piece of inconsistency.
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If you look at it as a super-governmcnt of ti e world it is not desirable. N.» one is \\lllltl:; t . ‘-'«
sign the government of America into the hands ot a foreign body. So the proposed Lcntuc :utemti"
to restrict this pOWer by the unanimous rule; by limiting the powers of the League 2» .t
limiting the powers of the council by the unit rule, and again. as an advisory action. oath.
(wlllli.
But advice, especially if our executive gave
., ‘tis consent, would bind the iiatiwzi .4 least 'Lw "
and so that limitation gives- the people no voice in
.he matter.
\Vould the larger allies refuse to act if Germany llut the prehision for llilill]lll?t“.j< .
attacked Frauee again, ‘until all the members of the action If the League in a simhici h
the count‘tl had as‘scnted. like the late “at. 2-:
And .0 cm,
t-hesc limiting provisions go unit the
focus of trouble.
It is a pipe dream of the pcdagot uc.
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League “mild be a cunt-r o. unit.“ “it.
But a League, starting as a base of
It will grow naturally and satiety.
governments in the world develop.
to act by the will of file
the ptescnt .‘tiliance \vili emu :1" .-r :-~. . "
it will meet priseut emergencies and
It will l.‘c free rom the ih ‘
pcople as [LC \\(Jrlt_1 pit-3; esses.
k' k'tt\‘ i
deeltIp as lllC ccitithtt-ms‘
.ts of the pit posttl Leanne :‘tl‘l Him 1?“
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NOW, the advocates of imperialism cry: “Lit us Compromise.” \YI'I‘II \\‘ll(l.\l Sl"l.\l.l. \‘\ :
COMI’ROMISE?
Shall we force
a Leac‘tte‘Couucil on them that they did not want? Or shall We assure Lanny"
that the HEART OI" 'l'llli Likl't‘lil) S’l‘A'iiliS bi ILL rings true; that via r Tl! tint >l‘,‘:"-' "“" 1"“ ' i
any duty, but that we will go in as a nation of le'EEMEN’ whenever FRElEDt'lM
is at stake?
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