Taft on League Interpretations and Ratification Strategy
Taft proposes interpretations and reservations to help ratify the League of Nations treaty. He argues Article 10 should be retained, criticizes President Wilson, and outlines three interpretations addressing withdrawal, dominions, and the council’s function. He aims to win Republican support without harming the treaty’s core goals.
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Mr. Taft
Pointe-a-Pis
Quebec
Hays
United States Senate
Wilson
Root
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
League
League of Nations
Borah
Johnson
Sherman
Republican Party
McCumber
Interpretations of league clauses and ten year trial note
The document argues interpretations of Article X and the Monroe Doctrine within the League of Nations framework. It supports a ten year trial period, with withdrawal possible after a decade and extension only with executive and Senate approval, aiming to ease fears while preserving league benefits. It includes notes on Taft's letter, Root's views, and strategy for ratification amid party opposition.
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League
United States
France
Senate
William H. Tat
Auto Crash Wounds Mrs Tyler In Rockland
Mrs. Robert Tyler of 110 String Street Rockland suffered a severe sprain to her left arm and cuts after an auto crash yesterday afternoon. Ten other passengers in two different machines were shaken up. The collision occurred between a car driven by Robert Tyler and a machine operated by David F Groffman 118 Samset Avenue Kenberma near the Pemberton Hotel Tull. Groffman will be summoned to court for operating so as to endanger lives and public safety.
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Robert Tyler
String Street
Rockland
David F. Groffman
Samoset Avenue
Kenberma
Pemberton Hotel
Tull
Groffman
Membership Drive Aims for 1500 at Jamaica Plain Post
Members of the Michael J. O'Connor Post in Jamaica Plain gathered in the Municipal building as they formed a recruiting committee to canvass the district and raise membership to 1500. About 200 attendees heard Major Gaspar Baker preside as temporary chairman and plans for the post's constitution were discussed.
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Michael J. O'Connor
Jamaica Plain
4Iga
Gaspar Baker
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