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"Let every open-minded and conscientious voter consider how selfish and timorous were and are the arguments advanced against entrance into the League of Nations," he said. "First, take care of the interests of the American people first. Second, do not risk the lives of American youths except in defense...
Representatives of 32 nations meeting at the conference in Paris agreed unanimously upon the 26 articles in the covenant of the League of Nations. Forty-Free nations have now accepted the covenant and entered into solemn agreement to abide by its terms. Only two large nations are not now in...
Each nation which joins the league remains its full sovereignty, independence and self-government. There is nowhere in the league a sentence which raises the slightest doubt on this point. For the most part the covenant of the league is a collection of agreements which the members make to each...
First, secret treaties. In the past many wars have grown out of secret treaties. Therefore one of the promises all nations make in the covenant is to make no more secret treaties. They agree that hereafter secret treaties shall be void, and any treaty to be in effect must be...
Second, great armaments and military establishments. The building up of great armaments has in the past at times provoked wars and induced nations to enter into wars which might not otherwise have been undertaken. Each nation which builds up a great military establishment also stimulates other nations to do the...