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Show ' LEAGUE OR CHAOS. According to a statement made by Premier Lloyd George in the British house of commons tho world war cost $200,000,000,000, which is more than one-fourth of tho value of all the property prop-erty of the human race, the latest estimate es-timate being $750,000,000,000. Bankruptcy Bank-ruptcy stares many of the great nations na-tions in tho faco and there is unrest everywhere. Another great struggle would mean the breaking down of our christian civilization. With so large a percentage of the world's wealth already al-ready destroyed it would be sheer madness mad-ness to go back to the conditions that existed prior to 1914 with the certainty that another conflict would follow in the near future, if not almost immediately. imme-diately. This is why the people of the United States insist that the league of nations covenant be ratified by the senate without delay, leaving tho matter mat-ter of the righting of wrongs to the league once it is organized. The senators sen-ators have it within their power to defeat de-feat the hopes and aspirations of mankind. man-kind. If they do Pandora's box will be opened and the human family scourged as never before. At present the United States is the richest and most powerful nation. Another world war might- leave us plucked of our wealth and bereft of our power to do good. The senators should consider these matters while thoy are discussing discuss-ing Shantung. |