vmfimhf. M" s!7. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919 91 $ m TAFT SAYS LEAGUE IS VITAL TO CIVILIZATION Ex-Prcsi&ent, on Platform With Wilson, Defends' Pact of Nations, Under Which War Would Be Only Last Resort, He Says ir'York, March 5. William Howard Taft, In Ills speech on the league of nations at the Metropolitan Opera House last night, raid In part: 'Tho Importance of pro Idlng for a re duction of armament cery ono recog nizes. It Is affirmed In, the newly pro posed Senate resolution. Can we not trust our Congress to fix a limitation site for tho country and stick to It? If we can't, no country cm. Yet all the rest ore anxious to do this. They are far more exposed tnan we. , "And right here I wish to take up the objection made to the league that under this machinery wo might be compelled to receive Imtnlgranto contrary to our national desire from Japan or China. We could and would refuse to submit the Icauo to arbitration. It would then go to mediation. In my Judgment, the council as a mediating body should not take Jurisdiction to con sider such a difference, "These articles compelling submis sion of differences either to arbitration or mediation are not complete machinery for the settlement by peacahla means of all Issues arising between nations.. But thev are .1 substantial rlep for ward. They aro an unambitious plan to settle as many questions as possible by Arbitration or meditation. They lllus trato the y'.ril of thote who drafted this covenant nnd their sensible deslro not to attempt more till after actu-il ex perience. JUrIiI. nf Defense Unimpaired "Tho next covenant Is that the na tions shall not begin war until "three months nfter the arbitration award or the recommendation of compromise, and not then If the defendant nation against whom tho award or recommendation has heen made shall comply with It. This Is the great restraint of war Imposed by the covenant upon members or the league and nonniember. It Is said that this would prevent our resistance to a border raid of Mexico or Belf-defensc against uny Invasion. This Is a most extreme construction. If a nation re fuses submission at all, as It does when It begins an attack, tho nation attacked Is released Instanter from Its obligation lo submit, and Is restored to the com plete power of self-defense. Had this objection not been raised In the Sen ate, one would not have deemed it neces sary to answer so unwarranted a sug. gestlon. 'The third cdvenant, the penalizing covenant. Is that If a nation begins war In violation of Its covenant, then. .Ipso facto, that It Is an act of war against every member of Hie league, ana tne members of the league aro required defi nitely and distinctly to levy a boycott on tho covenant-breaking nation. Trnalty of Iloyrott Great Deterrent "The extent of this penalty and ItsJ heavy, withering effect when the hos tllo action Includes all members of the league ns well as all nonmembers, may he easily appreciated. "Will our country be forced by these covenants Into a lot of little w-irs all over the face of the world? "Now In tho tlrst place, the existence of the league nnd Its covenants and the Immediate self-acting boycotts will re strain most nations, especially small nations, from Incurring the penalty of complete world ostracism. The back ground of possible united force will be a further restraint. It will minimize war everywhere. The risk of war for the members under the covenant Is. there fore, not to be compared with the dan ger of a recurrence of general war with out the' league nnd Its covenants. Into such u war we are bound to be drawn, with all Its horrors. "Objection Isrande to the constitution of the executive council, with the sug gestion that Oreat Britain might have more delegates therein than other coun tries. This Is an error. The Urltlsh empire, 'which, of course. Includes the dominions, Is" limited to one delegate In tho executive council. Provision Is made by wnlirh upon a Ote- of two-thlrds-of tho body of delegates new members way" .be, admitted who are Independent states "or are- sejf-governlng dominions or colonics. Under this Canada and Australia and South Africa might be admitted as delegates. I presume, too, the .Philippines might be admitted. "Objection is made that the covenant of 'the league la a departure from the traditional policy .of the United States following the advice of Washington In' avoiding entangling alliances with Eu ropean" nations, The European' war In which we were drawn demonstrate that the' pQlJcyT Is no Idhger possible for the United States. It la out of Its Hwaddllng clothes. It has ceased to be a struggling natron. J' 'Tlme'to Change Traditions "Objection Is made that the covenant i destrojs the Monroe Doctrine. The Mon roe Doctrine way announced and adopted , to keep European monarchies from over throwing tho Independence of govern ments In this hemisphere and fastening their system upont those governments. The sum and substance of the Monroe Doctrine Is that wo do not propose In our own Interest' to allow European na tions or Asiatic nations to acquire, be jond what they now have, through war or purchase and Intrigue, territory, political power or ilnteglcal oppor tunity from tho c"rlcs of this hemi sphere. Article? 10 of tho league Is of territory or pqvver. "The European nations desire our ch. trance Into this league, not that they may control America, but to secure our aid In controlling Europe, and I" venture to think that they would bo relieved If the primary duty of keeping 'peace nnd policing tills western hemisphere wob relegated lo us and our western col leagues- 'o Sovereign rnnctlen tot "So function Iti taken from any branch of the govmimrnt which It now per forms or cxcrcltcs. It Is Intimated that It delegates to an outside tribunal the power vested by tho constitution In Congress or the Siiiate. It Is said It does this In respect to the executive council. Tho executive lyuncll has no power but to recommend to the nations of the league, courses which those nations may accept or reject, save In the matter of Increasing the limit of arma intnt, to which tho United States by Us Congress, after full consideration, shall have consented "It Is said tint It )s unconstitutional for tho treaty-malting: power to "agree. on behalf of tie United States, not to mai.e war. ir this he Unconstitutional, then the present Senate has vjolated the constitution twenty times, for It has al ready agreed In twenty different treaties with the other nations of tho world not to begin war until one jear after Hie occurrenco of tho event upon which wr may ensue and until after a commission of Inquiry Into the subectj matter of the dispute shall have been had and a report made. "Finally It Is objected that -wo have no right to agreo to nrbltrato Issues. If we do not care to arbitrate, wo cmi throw the matter Into Itiedlatlon und conciliation and wo do not covenant to obey the recommendation of tompro mlse by the conciliating body. Wo have been arbitrating questions for 100 J ears. Wo have stipulated In treaties to arbitrate classes of questions long before tho questions arlso. "Tho covenant taken nway the .sover eignty of the United States only as any contract curtails the.. freedom of action of an Individual which he .has volun tarily surrendered for the purpose of the contract and to obtain the benefit of It. The ccvenant creates no super-sovereignty. It merely creates contract ob ligations. It binds nations to stand together to secure compliance with these contracts. That Is all." been closeted, I do not know by what influences they have been blinded, but I do know that they have been sepa. rated from tho general currents of tho thoughts of mankind. And I want to utter this solemn warning, not Itt the way of a threat: the forces of tho world do not threaten, they operate. Tho great tides of the world do not slvo notice that they nro going to rise and tun: they rise In their majesty nnd overwhelming might, and thoso who stand In tho way are overwhelmed. Now the heart of tho world Is awake, nnd the heart of tho world must bo satisfied." , America's soldiers, he said, -went overseas feeling they were sacredly hound to tho realization of those Ideals, which their President had enunciated when the United States went Into tho war. And i oti suppose." continued the President, that having felt, that crunnning spiru or these times, nnd I particularly ennnot Imagine lioiv ihey ran be Americano and set up a doctrine of careful srl Msliness, thought out In (lie List de tail. "I have heard no counsol of gen erosity In their crltlcltm. 1 have heard 110 constructive suggestion. I I CROATI PR0V0CAN0 r Mix r-'SK!! I DIX VETERANS KEEN 'si possano oltencre. nuantuiuiue inucMi niOADItllMI IM Of) A T AflWi'ccesarlo avvertlrc la deleguzlono die LuavRuini in ornLviu presenteinento era troppo presto perche egl putesso delliiltUameiitc slablllro H suo prograiimm al rlguardo. .Vuilameno dlsse It IMpa lo in- FOR RE-ENLISTMENT havo heard nothing except 'will It not I Mcillbri Ituliuili del Coillllilto tendo segulte la polltlca dl Iajoiic X1II no tiflf-l trrtf.tti. . . .. t..l i. .. t 1... . 11 ...i h...ffiMiiitiiu w 'inviuun III 11 111 lirMIl UN world?' It would bo fatal to us not 10 neip it Of George Washington's warning of j entangling alliances President Wilson I said that "tho thing that ho longed for was Just what we nro now ubout to' supply, an arrangement vvhlrli will ills-' entangle all the alliances In Hie world." The President said criticisms of the ! league "do not make anv Impression ' on me." because "the sentiment of tho I rmititi-t. ll, .,..? ...!... ....,. ... .. 1 r.i. .VIncL" an1 xucli selfishness us that." ' Declaring that while abroad he had IntcrallcHto Prcei u SatsrUtC Men Begin lo Respond in Re cruiting Campaign Under the New Pan I'ubllnh'd snrt tltrlbuti1 Under risnMir no st Authorlted ly the art of CMober S. till?, on Me at the 1'ostofflro of Phila delphia, r lly order of the Pre'ldenl A H llunt.KSON Postmaster Uencral ed csporro" pin' tardl II mlo prognimma Intutitn lo vogllo cho gll operal dl tutlo II tnondo KippMtiu cho lo sono un loro I ainlco " ' Nel clrcoll clerlc.ill del Vatleano bl o' 1 profotidcmetite Impresslonatl dcll'atteg- 1 glamuito del Papa, atteggiamento die i.h ...n.u,.ni. ........ ,l..f,irmlti.ilntm dl Siu S.intlt.V 11011 M.ltano dl uvuiiiare nlrrs. who have had enough military ma In una certa mlsura guldare II nuovo 'experience to convince them that tho splrlto del dopo guerra. speclalmente nrmy ,,,,, , g6od atl opportunity for rlguardo a InlBllori (Olidlzlonl ill lavom. ,....,,., ... ,1,111,1, Uf.. ire tililnir 1. .....11 .i. ,-..,.. h, ...i.-Mnrn ii inniulo 'advancement as civilian inc. aro taxing iv iu 111 iivi 1 viiiiiv ii . 1 n -pi - -- A'rrctal Pfjpa'cft to EtrHnp 'ublie l.tiotr Tamp lMv, . .1., March C llx rol- rtfliim, 3 marzo (rltardato) Lti I openliajen, I tnarzo Ln telegram- a great Interest in the recruiting cam palgu started here under Ihc direction will be signed up for three yean, 'Urn usual period of enlistment , " Tho following camps have' toeea designated for the schooling of officers, who desire lo remain In the service! Engineers, Camp Humphreys, Va; In fantry. Camp., Lee, Va. s cavalry, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.: field artillery, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. j coiot artlllerj'i KortresB Monroe, Va. 1 HAASE SEES RED TRIUMPH Declares Gcrniau Republic Can not Slay Revolutionists' Course Tarli, March 5..-(By A. P.) Hugo Haase, Independent Socialist, declared at the minority Socialist conclave at Berlin that the German revolution has' been smouldering since 1DI7, but ad mitted that It had not come up to all expectations, according to a Havas dispatch from Dasel, He asserted that jnmicpipfs, 1 iriiH .f.tu r- 11.. -. ..-.1 . ,., ....it-..,., i,... ..t -pin.vi mil t. riiii.tn .1.1 iirriinn niiiitiiu a cue .,.-., , ,-, t t...i-i-.. .... i..ij ..t u wai noi oer ici. ana nredicted that aZtTTx nnCrtoUV0errve'0 heir o AlFWi ""lt,M" '"J T ma" "ano Ch B,w,wno ' rj,,Pr" rf'a- v"rle lln'iCl S rn ando'tno hours jeslerduy about twenty men ILtion so.a.ls'n, ." trlum"h or VLaZ,!XS l rr" ,my8eK' nehV0,TeSdn0sa.dSrwar"ne- -''-mnto .till. Uel Jugo- CB Vu?rd ." o ; 1S3" I mV telefon.o. had applied for re-enl.stment under rVnM L Tnr.i ? la.C.kCn lllJmy. Pineelvable ia( w0 should dliiDDo Int Slavl ' 1ua11' ' W- hant.o utlac- La proposta del Spartacanl per la I the one nnd three year plan. The an- 1 ffrlr Mwr ItomwnXto'S, ""'"' "de" half not" ,,'"1PP0,n, cato , lliembr, ltalUnl del Comltul. In- , d.ol.h'.railon.. dello sc-lopero gencrale fj, noumement that the men discharged In f "1 L".V .Vl.u .!..! -?. '"'"" ": .' f0"' r.nv ...,. .. ii.. 1 npprovata dat .-onslgllo del lavoralorl dl order that they in ght re-enllst In he I GfOCerS and Butchers' I xit uiiiii il fl ,ici. uirr iiirtf. nnii It mint not be over until the nation 01 me wonii nre nMired of the per manency of peace." Opponents of tho league in this country do not comprehend the tem per nnd desire of European stalest men. said the President, who added that "there Is not one of them, with whom I have come hi contact, who does not feel that ho cannot In con science return to his people from Paris unless he has done his utmost to do something more than attach his name to a treaty of peace." "There Is nnother fact," the Presi dent said, "which critics of the league had not observed. "They only Have not observed the . ......,, .7(411111, u, 4CV lOTK, pre- IV1UI,11U, UUIA. IIUUH lYnth1!1 fa .n?i,.ll,B nnd '""-"'luccd ' termini dell'armlstizlo. Tho oner, l.nii.. r,V...,..a J Pecondo gll ultlnil rapportl sembra die ocn Itlc appear, nee m, ' .nndrV uV -""' """ " " u ,,""a,, men and S eTli enlng cUUies ,UlU '""" J-Bo-H cosjrc.tl mingling with others In pTai"SbuR,ness TYrLVt'Z d'rd r,Ch,n ba,conies,llv;,erofl'tK 0 U, Itombo. only decorations LaK0nles wcr tho della Hegla Marina Itnllnna, la presU ., .. ., .' , ,r , dentc del comltatn liiterulleatn predetto. Tlio President und Mr Taft walked niirtmimin m iir.-io rli nl v lee-aninil- on U10 stage urm In arm. hey were rHgllo NlblHck della Marina Americana applauded for. several minutes. The f nnid.iin II romando della zona dl iimn,r nf those KnlmirlM v..,,. i statre Mr. Taft halil! "I dnirt 1fii,i. khaki that they sent across tlip'seas." I " which side of ou I should walk, tumultmiMi comlzlo 1 charge bonus or RO, and a ninntl) s t'u preccdento telegratnma rico' 1'nn- furlough has been a great Incentive and 11U112I0 cho It tioverno I'russlano nveva It Is expected Hlx vlll obtain Its quota ordlnato lo stato d'nssedlo lie! dlstrrttl soon dl pollila dl llerllno. Spaiiflini o del The age limits for original enlist- sohhorghl dl Iterllno, nllo seopo ill pro- tnents .will be eighteen to forty ears. teggere la inaHra operala dalla f.ire- Inclusive, ecept that enlistments In stla e da I terrore della niinoranza stuff rorpi have bei-n nuthorli-ed up to II Minlslro ilella Cuenii. Uutavo nft-tHr ear Jlen who desire us- Noske, ha Hhsuntii II poterc cseviillvo. I plgmuent In motor transport, tank corps , 'and air. service will bo enlisted for lici-iinn. :t marzo (rllaulato) L,a ' in. ..,.,. nr. t,HHiinMipi-if in ih ,..,1... audience remained standing until tho Kp.ilato. con I'lncarlco dl mautenere 1 Lega Nailonale del Spartacus e le or-lHr,r Men who liavc had previous President, took his seat. ' Tordlne 0 reprlmerc ipialslasl Molazlone I ganlwailonl del communist! nel d Intornl ,nitary experlenoo III be enlisted for .. f r.f'1,i:nt ""son and cx-Prcsl. !,e ,.aUNO,, leirarmltlzlo. nnche lm- ! U Berllno. hanno emesw mi app.-llo per 0)p Jcar lf ,,v so ,lc,lrc but a oXhcTB .....i ...... ..,hV'i tiuiu mi: luuiii in ,,1. ,! 1 fnrM mllllar,. ' un innneiiiaiii khm'"" .i--n.,.- i. WTiir.il ino iinr,r,.,n .....i .. .11 .---"- --- l "'".." iiu ,ain,'ll through the tluonged wings on the Equipment Refrigerators, meat coolers, counters, racks,, computing .ycales, electric coffee mills, meat grind, ers, cash registers, etc. Agents for Walker's bins. Illustrated Circular on Request. Howe Scale CoiftA' Bt- he nsserted Asserting that "Ihe structure ol peace will not be vital without the league of nations." the President con tlnued: "I must say that I have been puz. ?led by some of the criticisms not bv the criticisms themselves' I ran under, stand them perfectly, even when there was not foundation for them- hut In the fact of the criticism. "I r.innot Imagine- how these gen tlemen can live and not live In the atmosphere of the world I cannot Imagine how they can live nnd not be In contact with the events of their Mr. President " He wns on the left, .and the Presi dent smiled and nodded. Admits Light Robberies, Police Say Herbert llvans, a negro, arrested bv oggl rlcevutn In udlenza la delegazlone the Camden police In connection wltii (1 un'assoclazlonc popular cattollca, the robbery of the Inane of Mrs. Mary,.., ,.,. lari-nmenip rumnoain ill Gallagher. Second and Mechanic streets. ' 'Pale e wrgamentc comostii dl Camden, has confesed to robbing M-ven operal. Durante 11 suo dlscorso II Papa other hoineH In that city, according to , ha espresso In sua viva slmpatla con le lapiam oi I'eiccuvcs ocnregier. in nd- insplrazlonl ilegil operal attraverso II lie , .. .1. n....t i... 1.1.., i ,u.,.l.l.. rcrMC .ire 1 AsSPlllDlea ..nziunaic , la till KTUl Hi, III lUlll IHII.IMIU I.IIirutT ..-.-. clUstlllcvre rimmedlat.i occiipazlono ill presents repubbllci Spxlato da pirle ilegil lulliml sollo I 1-e organlrzazlonl haimo Istrulto I termini ilell'aimltti.lo. inn gll Itallaiil loro segiiacl dl rlunlrsl ne le fattorle per prefeilscono dl lion cserrltare tale dl rltto. aveiido flducla netlii snlrlto dl glustizla del comindanle amerlcano Itnmn. 4 niarzo. Papa Benedetto ha nrrveiilrr II livnro. hnp'dendo lo iliiim slrazionl i. lie strade pnl mm dare op portunltn" al governo dl rchlaivlare II mov ImenXo ci n la forza Varle rluntnnl sono state tenute nelle fattorle per decldere sulla rlspoita da darsl nil appello ill cut supra, sclopcro va dllagando rapldamento lyji If Mill Worker Cru-heil Between Trmks Lovp Tuveo. fnrtv-tlve. an employe of i e d sse dl reallzzare che tra tne .MUinourno .viimm, riixiy-imro. ana dltlon. a detainer has been lodceil ...a. against Kvans by the police of Bristol. ' ,hl nnn hsocn.i Hie slann mlcllnr-ito Market streets was caught between Pa. He It being held until several , Fchl .?,"' , ,f ,' n V?r. , a? trucks while working at the plant to-hold-up and robbery victims may have,Ie condlz onl dl lavoro. II rapa dlse (1aJ. H( wa, taken to the Presbyterian a chance to attempt to Identify him 'che quando .ira' venuto 11 momento op. I Hospital suffering from a fractured leg WARNER TRAILERS "The Trailer Without a Suing" Abbott's Alderney Dairies use Warner Trailers, saving time, money and labor. JOHN W. ADAMS, 1423 Melon St. Pop. 2004 Enemies Hit in Wilson's Farewell Continued from rate One eIe,d,lt'!f", aPParatus. with a radius of 1100 miles. She will be ln communl cation with the station at Drunswlck. -n. J., until she picks up Poldhu station on theothcr side of the Eiffel tower. Gregory Mattes Trip On tho voyage coming from Brest to Boston tho Georgo Washington had only a wireless range of 300 miles, and when tho convoy was left astern the President was cut off from com munications with "Washington. The oainesnip .Montana vvll act as convoy to Brest nnd also will have a long rango wireless equipment. The party aboard the Georgo "Wash ington today was smaller than on the flrbt presidential voyage, as there were no diplomats or peace delegates. In addition to the President and Mrs. "Wil son, the party included Kiss Henham. secretary to Mrs. "Wilson; Rear Ad miral Cary T. Grayson, former Attor ney General Thomas "W. Gregory, Prentisson Grey, of the United States food administration: Irwin II. Hoover, chief usher at the "White House; Gil bert V. Close and Charles M. Swam. About 3000 tons of cargo, consisting of supplies for tho army In France and uermany. is Deing carried on the George Washington. President Wilson told the American people last night that ho was going back to the Peace Conference to bat tle with renewed vigor for the creation of a league of nations. Notice to Outlaw- Nations Asserting that tlie league, of. nations Is "meant as a notice to all outlaw nations" that the peoples of the world will po longer tolerate International crimes,- the -President said that "Eu rope is.,a bit sick at heart at- this very moment because it is Keen that slates men have had no vision, and that the only vision lia's"been tho vision of the people." "And I am amazed, not alarmed, but. amazed, that there should bo In some quarters such a comprehensive Ignorance of the state of tho world," continued Mr. Wilson. "Thosp gen tlemen do not know what the mind of menj is just now. Everybody else does. "I' do not know where they have IHHHHMHHMiHiHiMi 79t--------Biiiiiii-if-F-----------kj Victor Records Ask us for the hard to git , numbers G. W. 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