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Herald Tho The world worM league U It embracing practically all nations on onearth onearth earth is fA safe sato and antl sane It cannot possibly pos pos- sibly go wrong as ns it embraces all ull 11 th the thia power and wisdom of tho the whole human race A mere league of nations embracing perhaps half hale of or the human race and either cither excluding or bossing bossing- the other oilIer half haIr Is Ig unsafe and is wrong It is a form Corm of or tyranny and is evidently e more out for power than for tor world peace On tho th other hand a 0 league of or natIon nations na na- na lions tIon must start somewhere and if Jt tho thiO aim Is to become ultimately a world league it j is goo good So we see seo the character of ot a a. league of nations lo lu determined b by Its Intentions l If Ie It docs does not want to exclude or to boss all others but wants to bo hO merely a start a a. nucleus for fot the tho world league It ft is good 00 1 and to be encouraged in cr c every possible way vay a Let us UA Judge the present mood of the allies who arc are about to start a Ica ul o of nations from Crom those premises cs I fear th 1 oJ J II LIS U not noi ino LIlO IVOL LI intentions ana therefore arc are not to bo encouraged until until un un- Until Un- Un til the they change chans-c their mood an and style rhe They make no secret of f r it that tho they want to keep Germany German and Its Ita allies down if it pO possible forever forc If Ie so the they aim more at nl power than at peace Ami ul Amia a a. peace bas based cd merely on power In li a poor r peace is 15 n erel merely a a. militaristic peace lasts so ro lon long as military n supremacy supremacy ac acy last lasts It enthrones militarism It may he be necessary for awhile but It loathe leads not Hot to lo peace It is bound to lead to war with absolute certainty Further tho allies alienate tho the sympathy sym sym- path pathy of ot Russia of ot China Chinn of ot Africa against a league of or nations lJ by trying to boss them or leaving heaving them at the mCf o of outsiders This leads lends not toa to toa toa a world worl league ue but to a world war lint But there Is another point still tho the world worM league I is 18 supposed to be bo democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic a a. victory for tor democracy The Time war just pow v coming to a close IH is supposed sup sup- I posed to have been waged to make the world safe sate for democracy and the I league of or nation is supposed to bo be the tIme I consummation of ot this Ideal But Hut Is this tills I tho case Is IB the tIme British empire a n de democracy de- de 1 Is a monarchy monarch based on a n privileged arl aristocracy and on a n. state church a democracy a free rree countr country 18 IB India the largest part of ot tho the British empire with its UH GOO COO oriental despots and starving masses a democracy Is Ital Italy a democracy Is Japan a democracy rac racy the mikado Is considered not merel merely as ns of at divine grace graco but ut of or divine nature a God himself Again l England proper with its 10 I people claims and parl partly o own na Ii 20 O per cent of or tho continents of ot th thir I world and all seven seas Now o i 75 nor ner 1 I cent of oC this world Is water sater This a c In all nil OG 95 5 per pel cent of or tho the world earth But thc they want still more mOIe the tho larger part lart of or the tIle German colonies In Africa erica also Mesopotamia and what not nolo This makes In all about Ii 97 7 per cent of ot the world This means that or 2 per pcr cent of or tho hum human n race of ot 1600 millions claim 97 per cent of or this plan plan- et ot The rest Test of or tho the nations must be satisfied with 3 per PCr cent of or this planet And America Is expected an and pledged to guarantee to Great Grent Britain her 97 OT per pcr cent of or tIme the earth If Ie Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's and Mr Ir Tafts Taft's league of nations goes through With our wealth and antl our blood bloo with billions of ot dollars antI ana millions mil mit- lions of or American boys hos we must an any moment nt be ready to fight for Cor It and die ie for it What hat do we gain b by It It And Ami what does doe the thc rest or of the world gain h by 11 it What does docs democracy gain by IY it A world toll league would not be bound boun to te- te guarantee nn any status hiatus quo to an anybody o It 1 be supreme and final And Antl this thio I is the time only sensible style So let letus letus letus us look before we leap t Ix tet t each con con- bo o a n sovereign so unit America i for tor the Americans Africa for the Africans cans and so 50 on DR On A. A Editor I Herald I read T with a great i deal of interest t tho the article In Jn u a reC recent nt issue issue- of The Herald concerning the tho ex extension ox- ox I tension of ot tho the Yellowstone park anti and th the tho government elk ranch near Jackson I Wyo Being a n resident of ot the tho valley alloy I I would woul like to express tho opinion of or the citizens If It I may j 1 have c read several articles on this timis I question thit never ne an any on the thc reM real I dents dent's view few of or the tho matter maller The u whole hole affair seems to have o been taken out out of or tho hands of or the people most mOlt vitally Interested without oven asking their Id ideas Wo We v would like to see time the elk cIte protected but bul believe o thin can be done without BO 50 much C expense to the time goi go i or without tatting taking so much valuable val cal territory We e feel teel that this matter mallor should J o been settled before tho the land in tile the alley vat val I t Icy ley wn wag opened to homesteaders Wo 0 I have made mado homes of or these places cul- cul them and now have them so 80 tho they are arc a profit t. t to us and arc in a position to build comfortable commodious buildIngs build build- Ings upon them But this we uc have hae u cr very I I UL IC cui c 10 to U 10 ir U our DeBt best mUngO I land Is talt taken n from us for tho the elk en and for tho the park If It wo cannot have tho the range Tange our I r places are ara not worth much to u us us asI as I cattle raising is wa way of ot making a n living lI Tho Timo most of or the ranches mako I monc money for tor the tho owner by raising plenty plent I of or hay for his lila cattle but there arc a afew few mv that are not productive It II is the tue owners or of such ranches who are arc willIng willing will will- ing lug to sell Bell for or a n song to tho the govern govern- ment moat Will the time proposed plan protect the time elk chic and help them 1 Has the government govern govern- ment helped the tho elk no so far tar Tho The ran range e that has been taken from the cattle cattle- cattlemen 1 r men will not help the tho elk It was I proved to the committee who came camo Into the time valley to investigate last summer tuner that this range ranlo is not used by the elk elkin elkin in summer as thc they are further back in time the hills lulls an and 1 in the winter this range Is deeply covered with snow It would also b bo be a good thing for tor the government government government govern govern- ment to Bend send In some ono one who ho really knows to learn how ho much or rather how little the elk are arc benefited 1 on tIme the government feed teed grounds If It these proposed extensions are made it will mean the tile financial ruin of oC a fertile Valley capable of ot supportIng supporting support support- ing lag several se hundred families something not to bo be overlooked In these times To ro tho time people of tile the valley who ha have V heard the wealthy tourists who summer I hero express express s themselves it 11 seems that these theRo moneyed idlers are aro behind this movement and we Wc feel that this valley valle I I Is too valuable to be turned over to toas them as a tl playground for Cor a few rew weeks in summer r. r I To u us this place I Is our home heme and our living It it can be bo developed dO more and more wo we e know that it has hns a prosperous prosper prosper- ous out future If It the time citizens are not hampered hampered hampered ham ham- b by restrictions and regulations I which we wc honestly believe will be of ot no noI benefit to the tile elk I A J JACKSON HOLE RESIDENT l r |