Show i N Narrow V. V View A arrow lew I j j f Senator Senator Sterling of South Dakota argues against the forma- forma t Uon t dr titan n of a League of N Nations saying such a league is unnecessary l Co quote the senator t OC X The relations and mutual purposes of the allied nations nations' are are t ue that they themselves constitute a perfect guarantee against t r r between themselves and reasonable guarantee of the peace of off i- i it f t ufe e world t J V As far as he goes in the argument Senator Sterling is com correct ct f. f t apparently PP the senator is that class of legislator who sees things ply ly as they are today He has no vision for the future I t The entente alliance as as it exists today is all powerful It holds 4 W balance alance of power of the world If it willed the entente could L f duer q th the world but thankfully the entente is c controlled by such i 1 as Clemenceau Wilson George and Orlando Orlando not not by a a 1 and also and world domination is no part of the entente policy t. t y But what of tomorrow Even if the friendships cemented a during the last four years on the battlefields of France Belgium I t Sand f nd It Italy ly should bring about a perpetual alliance of these victorious va nations jons there would be but a return to the old power of policy po icy Threatened by such an alliance the excluded nations inc in- in c ding Germany Austria Russia and Turkey could be expected 9 undertake secret alliances for their own protection and there 1 fould q td be resumed the underground bargaining that led to the struggle just brought to a close f The entente alliance assuredly constitutes a perfect guarantee r against R st in-st war wary at the present time but what is desired is a guarantee against gai st war in the future future and the League of Nations offers the only V known hown own means of accomplishing this result f |