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Drifting Into The League
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Art. 3. The Court shall consist of fif¬
teen members: eleven judges and four
deputy-judges. The number of judges and
deputy-judges may hereafter be increased
by the Assembly, upon the proposal of the
Council of the’ League of Nations, to a
total of fifteen judges and six deputy
judges. of Court shall
Art. 4. The members the
be elected by the Assembly and nominated by the
Council from a list of persons
by the national groups in the Court of
Arbitration, in accordance with the follow¬
ing provisions. Members of the League of
In the case of
Nations not represented in the Ferinan
nent Court of Arbitration, the list of can¬
didates shall be drawn up by national
groups appointed for this purpose by their
Governments under the same conditions
as those prescribed for members of the
Permanent Court of Arbitration by Arti¬
cle 44 of the Convention of The Hague of
1907 for the pacific settlement of inter¬
national disputes. before
Art. 5 . At least three months the
date of the election, the Secretary General
of the League of Nations shall address a
written request to the Members of the
Court of Arbitration belonging to the
States mentioned in the Annex to the Cov¬
enant or to the States which join the
League subsequently, and to the persons
appointed under paragraph 2 or Article
4. inviting them to undertake, within a
given time, by national groups, the nomi¬
nation of persons in a position to accept
the duties of a member of the Court.
No group uni' nominate more than four
persons, not more than two of whom shall
be of their own nationality. In no ease
must the number of candidates moniuated
be more than double the number of seats to
be filled.
Ii will be sco) from tin* foregoing tied th
w rid Court is the creature ot the League
Nations, and that court can't function
< of the League’s consent; that being
>vv can any person claim that the court is not
a part of the League of Nations?
Article 34, savs:
“Only S(a( es or members r the Lcaoiw
of Nations can be parties in eases before Hie
court.”
The United Stales cannot enter the
without heeomino' a member of the mother
stitution, the League. Stales not parties
the League can't sue or be sued in this super
court. As the matter now stands from our
viewpoint, has neither the League nor the
power to drag the I nib I States into
world entanglements. If the Harding |no
posal is adopted, tin United States will enter
iho court and the Constitution of that court
'Ito'lf says that only members of the
of Nat ions shall be heard by the .International
Judges, leads Therefore, the Harding proposal
inevitably, to what ! The Lenpue of N<t
'ioii.s.
1 ■ Chapter 2, follows:
Art, 3(5. The jurisdiction of the Court
Comprises all eases which the parties refer
to it and all matters specially provided for
in Treaties and Conventions in force.
The Members of the League of Nations
and the State- mentioned in the Annex
to the Covenant may, U her when signing
or ratifying the protocol to which the pres
ont Statute is adjoined, or at a later mo
ment. declare that Ihev recognize as coin
pulsory, ipso fa,-lo ami without special
agreement, in uTation to any other Mem
her or State accepting the same obligation,
the jurisdiction of the Court in all or any
of the classes of legal disputes concerning:
(a.) The interpretation of a Treaty,
tii.) Any question of International Law
ie.) The existence of any fact which
if established, would constitute a breach
of an international obligation.
(d.) The nature or extent of the repara
♦ion . to be made for the breach of an in
ternational obligation.
The declaration referred to above may
V' made unconditionally or on condition
•f■ reeiproeity on tin* part of several or eer
tain Members or States, or for a certain
time.
In the event of a dispute as to whether
the Court has jurisdiction, the matter shall
ke settled by the decision of the Court.
Art. 37 . W hen a treaty 01 convention
in force provides for the reference of a
matter to a tribunal to be instituted by the
League of Nations, the Court will be such
tribunal.
Art. 38. The Court shall apply:
1. International conventions, whether
general or particular, establishing rules
expressly States; recognized by the contesting
2. International custom, as evidence of
a general 3. The practice accepted as law.
nized civilized general nations; principles of law recog¬
hv
*4. Subject to the provisions of Article
THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL, THOMSON, GEORGIA.!
59, judicial decisions and teachings of the
• most highly qualified publicists of the the va
riuos nations, as subsidiary means for
determination of rules of law,
This provision shall not prejudice the
power of the Court to decide a case ex
aequo et bono, if the parties agree thereto.'
Tf our nation joins the World Court, we
will have that moment surrendered our sov¬
ereignty to this super-government. The League
and its Court will try law cases, the Judges
will write decisions, and there will be no ap¬
peal from those judgments, because there will
be no court superior to this World Court of
‘‘Justice.’ ’
The World Court is empowered to try
all cases involving International Law. It will
write new. rules for member nations, and even
the interpretation of a Treaty is for the
World Court to pass upon.
The Court would be empowered to re¬
shape our legislation in regard to the Panama
Canal.
That Court would, no doubt, throw the
canal open to every nation, and those nations
would control the Canal Zone.
A rt iele 54 says:
“The deliberations of the court shall
take place in private and remain secret.”
Ifow is it possible for the father of “open
covenants openly arrived .at” to favor this un¬
democratic institution, called a court of Jus
i tire ?
Article fid says:
i i The judgment is final and without a|
pea!. - ’
I lie I tilled Stall's cannot adopt reserva¬
tion^, elc.
The International Bankers having failed
to l" ll! l * s iuio ,lu “ of the League,
, <'< . »>»<* dour the Woi-ldj
' s "!» institution,'
11 1(1 ,ll( ' 1
K|,,T ’!"' our money, our army, and o,,r
)V ,V ' V '„ • Vn,! t! "‘ ll!l, / vnn,lull! ' 1 Bankers realize'
11 I,joins oat Europe cannot be saved unless 1 nele Sam1
the League of Nations. If Europe is|
lost, the Bankers will suffer, and even Mor¬
gan’s loan to poor Austria and his big gun
factory may go up in smoke, anv minute.
j I he Const if n( ion of the United Slates is
lour highest law -our Supreme law—and in I
. writing that Taw, The Fathers did not
to Congress power to change our form of Courtsl
' I itnicm or to establish Leagues and
| i sll ! l,,, fbr to our Supreme Court,
Article 1, Section S, says that
■ shall have* power to constitute Tribunals
FERIOR to the Supreme Court. The
granted to the world Court by tin* mother in¬
s(itntioii, the League of Nations, says that the
| | deci ees and judgments of the League’s court
a re final and irit limit appeal, it is, therefore,
to our Supreme Court, and Congress
has no power to legislate tlie United States m- i
to this super-court,
The “people of the United States” estab
I lislied our Union upon the following grounds:
"We the people of the United Slates, in
j order lo font a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide
tor the common defense, promote tin* general
welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and es¬
tablish this Constitution for the United States
of America.”
I lie 1' athers established this Union for
I what, purpose?
j lo secure the blessings of Liberty to
|ourselves I lie State-papers and our posterity," of
\\ ashingtori, Madison,
|Jefferson, Monroe, Cleveland, '.’owevolt, and
Ml hers, maintain the position upon which The
j Fathers established the American Union, and
I those policies have been followed by evorv
American President, with the exception of
Woodrow "Wilson. The present policy of
President Harding would indicate that his ad
ministration is already committed to Wilson
,sm «nd foreign entanglements.
Dnr people have not changed their views
°n this subject since the last, national ram¬
paign, which gave Mr. Harding the Presidency
by the largest plurality ever polled. Mr. Hard
ing’s campaign talks stated the American side
Btis League issue, and,our people
the Democratic party and the League of Na
♦ ions, upon Mr. Harding’s assurance that,
administration would not assume European
burdens. The rank and file of the Republican
pane are not following their President in
tight for the World Court; the people cannot
understand the President’s conversion.
Senator Borah’s recent spsrtch on the
World Court expresses the sentiment of
thirds ot the American people. Borah says:
"If anybody thinks that he can win in
upro ting a system of foreign policy as
as the government itself, let him get upon a
political platform aiul try to carry the election.
Every war. every invasion of territory since
the League of Nations started is the work
some member of the League. Every move
disarmament of the League. has been A League opposed by’a member
member incited
Greece to war and then deserted her. Every
military alliance has been framed by a
of the League.”
If it has been beyond the power of
League of Nations to prevent minor wars,
what assurance is there for ns that the League
will abolish the war-fever, or even postpone
the fast approaching world war? is
Is it a League for peace; or it a debt
collecting agency?
A membeg of the President’s Cabinet, Sec¬
retary Wallace’s 'Wallace, owns and edits a newspaper,
1 1 Farmer.” The following state¬
ment appeared in the editorial columns of the
Wallace journal, recently:
‘‘If we continue to invest heavily in for¬
eign countries we might as well make up
our minds to pay taxes to support the
greatest army and navy that the world has
ever seen—where American investments
are heavv, American troops are likely to
follow.”
Evidently, Mr. Wallace had in-mind when
writing the foregoing, the huge concessions of
oil lands in foreign nations. The Harding ad¬
ministration okeyed those investments, and if
Mr. "Wallace’s editorial states the facts, Amer¬
ican capitalists have invested fifteen billion
dollars abroad.
It seems that the American flag is to fol¬
low the American dollar, just as the British
flag has for many generations, followed Brit¬
ish speculators and exploiters to all nations.
If Morgan, Vanderlip, Gary, and others,
consulted Secretary Hughes before investing
fifteen thousand million dollars abroad, you
may be sure that re-assuring words from Mr.
Hughes to the Morgans, committed the Hard¬
ing administration to the Morgan-(Jary-Van¬
derlip program. Wall Street journals and ad¬
ministration dailies tell ns that AH'. Morgan’s
loan to Austria is a stop in the direction of
Cniversal peace, brotherly love, etc. If o,
why no loans to Germany? France is willing
tor foreigners to loan money to Austria, but
she is not willing for any nation to aid Gor
many,
C mt1 p r01015 Pnintc If* In * fai/nr Si 01 Of UT henry
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he is democratic in every sense. He would not,
try to*dictate to the National legislature, and
the Legislature would not dictate to President
Cord.
The Whiskey Interests, the Romanists, and
1 ’. ,, Ho1,rh , ' ,tls i "" , i , Innsnim-lios . all ,, favor , “Ai
;mi1 1 l.ndmvnod I lie light for
Democratic nomination will he between the
Bourbons and the Fords, j hope that the
Fords win.
In the State of Georgia, the McAdoo fore-,
es and the Smith-Underwood forces will come
together and the city politicians, who announce
their opposition to preferential primaries, will
hold a convention in Atlanta and try to give
the Georgia votes to Underwood, who will
swing them to “AI” Smith, just as lie went
over to the opposition, when Wilson was nomi¬
nated at, Baltimore. Underwood is the Demo¬
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Master’s Voice.
The people of Georgia do not favor either
Underwood, Smith, or McAdoo.
Our people will vote for Henry Ford, if
given a chance.
The incoming administration will win the
people’s confidence, if it provides for a Presi¬
dential primary in Georgia.
If we act in lime, the Legislature will
write a law on this subject, and the people will
name their choice for the Presidency, and that
choice will be Henry Ford himself.
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