. Review of reviews and world's work . them to non-intercourse with theoffending state, and to the succour of any statethreatened by reprisals on account of the applica-tion of this policy. What will come out of sucha condition is plain enough. Any state whichshall make war will challenge a world, and aworld prepared much better for war than Amer-ica, or even England in 1914. A Senators Criticisms Among the deliverances by public menopposing the provisions of the covenant oneof the most forceful and important was thespeech delivered in the United States Senateby Mr. Knox of Pennsylvania, on Ma
. Review of reviews and world's work . them to non-intercourse with theoffending state, and to the succour of any statethreatened by reprisals on account of the applica-tion of this policy. What will come out of sucha condition is plain enough. Any state whichshall make war will challenge a world, and aworld prepared much better for war than Amer-ica, or even England in 1914. A Senators Criticisms Among the deliverances by public menopposing the provisions of the covenant oneof the most forceful and important was thespeech delivered in the United States Senateby Mr. Knox of Pennsylvania, on March1, after the much-talked-of White Housedinner at which Senator Knox had been aguest, and had had full opportunity tofamiliarize himself with President AVilsonsvie^^?s on the Axhole (]uestion. In the first portion of his speech SenatorKnox analyzed the provisions of the cove-nant, with reference to the proposed ma-chinery for the League. He particularlycriticized the omission from the co\enant of 420 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS. SPIRIT OF MONROE: PLEASE PERMIT ME TO WRITE IN A NEEDED CLAUSE From the Herald (Xew York) principles, rules or regulations by which theExecutive Council of the League of Nationsis to be guided. He declared that theCouncil is left to make its own principles,rules and regulations. If it believes thatany power, whether a League member ornot, has violated any of. these, it may halesuch a power into court, pass judgment upona violation when found, and determine themeans which shall be used to enforce itsjudgments or recommendations, the Leaguebeing bound to furnish the means so deter-mined upon. Passing from his review of what he regardsas the faulty machinery provided by the cove-nant. Senator Knox proposes three generaltests of the practical value of the League:(1) Do its provisions abolish war and makeit hereafter impossible? (2) Do the pro-visions of the proposed covenant strike downthe precepts of the American Constitution?(3) Are its provisions de
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