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A Wise Vie l C Wood has established a reputation n as an advocate of ot sound American principles s. s ii lie He rendered iti In- In I service sel to the nation In tho the first lays days of or the war van with organized organised Insistence for undivided lo loyalty Ills Ins views on tho proposed ed league of or nations nations na na- na will be Interesting to a a. a number ot of Salt all Lake r residents who heard his I ss before tho time llIe Bonneville club lust lUl year ocar arc are set forth In iii an nfl letter IcHor which has ima Just reached Salt alt Il Lake The rhe letter follows Americans arc are being asked to en enter cn- cn ter a league oC or nations an and bind themselves them selves to abide U by its Ita constitution foree foreve for for- eve e ever rDo r. r Do 00 In my fellow Americans let mo me ask realize clearly the ra fl fa that the tho I United Staled Slate of or America is now tho time richest and most powerful pu nation Inthe In Iii I the world I Do th they realize clearly clearl the thc f fact Cl that as a member of oC the thc league the United States would be only one o of or an aim executive council of nine nations and ami that tho time other would h have ve a n common common com com- mon Interest a against ud um In tho the Inter nationalization of or our Panama canal Do they realize clearl clearly the fact that the European nations lace have Important interests in common which we Ie do not share and that In these questions tho they thoy would naturally stand together against us Do Do tte they ther realize for lor Instance that tho the other eight nations arc our debtors debtors debtors debt debt- ors and we wo arc alc time the creditors of all aU that we would be bo one in the power of eight debtors Arc they willing to u biml themselves not to Increase our arm army or 01 navy without without without with with- out the time consent of an executive council council coun coun- cil controlled b by the other el eight eight eight-by ht-by ht by the tho powers of Europe and Asia sia sIa 1 I am ani aniU U not noL 0 t. t Are Arc re thc they willing thus to r Into the time hands of or such a a. coalition of oC European and Asiatic powers the se security security security se- se upon which depends the thc sovereignty so sov I nt of ot the United States I am noL not I Arc Are the they willing to bind themselves to preserve as against t external aggression ag ag- ag- ag which means to fight for forthe forthe for for- for I the tho territorial integrity and political Independence of states little anI and big bib I In Europe Africa Asia and Central i and South America I am not noL Arc thc they willing willin- to bind themselves e to accept tho the decision of oC the tho powers of ot Europe I and Asia in matters which relate to Mexico and the time countries which surround and control our canal zone zone and and thus thug in effect to surrender til this Monroe doctrine doctrine- I am not Are Aro tho thoy willing to bind themselves lveR not to make mako war In o of or our southern border or 01 our c canal zone without the consent of or tho time and amid Asiatic powers 1 am not Are An tho boy thoy willing to bind themselves not to make maa- war to prevent tho the irons irons- fer of or bay lJay or Lower California Call Cali all all- fornia to a a. foreign nation If u the tho European Euro Euro- uro- uro penn and Asiatic powers confirm the tho title of the or and refuse the United Stal States thom their permission to toI fight I ht I am art not Are thc they hey willing to bind themselves to to stop doing business at the command of 01 the powers of ot Europe 1 and Asia with any nation nallon that those powers power may deI de- de I ermine ermino to punish even if ii it bo be against O our I will rind and Interests I am nm not nol Arc Are they thoy willing to hind bind cd to surrender the control which tv wo 6 now no exercise over o the supply of ot arms and ammunition to Mexico 1 for tor Instance and to lo place that control In the time handsor hands I of or tho the European and A Asiatic powers powers' I I am am not noL Arc thc they willing to bind th themselves to administer remote territories In Europe A Asia Ua in or 01 Africa as an agent of the European and Asiatic powers I am ant not Hot Arc they willing to bind themselves os to give o these powers pOV the tho right to direct di- di our actions as merely an a agent tnt Of ot these powers In tho time work or policing Central Contral Am America for or instance for Cor the I protection o of our Panama canal I am n not 0 t. t Finally are the they willing willing have c have the they the ri right right to h to t-to lo bind hind themselves 1 their children and childrens children's children to lo these things forever forc 1 am not I have havo not tIO te right I Is America so o unable to care arc for tor I herself that she needs must place herself herself her her- self under tinder an International protectorate rate Ought we vo not have ha sufficient faith In her great destiny to wish to preserve o her in independence What hat would have been answer to these questions I know So should er e every American I HINRY A. 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