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'jl j 7 7'- ' Horn By WILLIAM C UTLEY League of Nations was years old on January During those years It has accomplished and many things failed in others It has at least been man’s most concrete and attempt to recognize International brotherhood the geograph leal shrinkage of the world aa science has conquered time and space and the futility of war The two outstanding accomplishments of the league In 1934 In the of most authorities on opinion ternational affairs Justified Its It maintained order duristence ing the Saar plebiscite period and relieved the electric tension that held Europe because It brought about a peaceable settlement between France and Germany It prevented war between Yugoslavia and Hungary over the assassination of by getting these King Alexander nations to accept Its settlement of Its outstanding their differences "dud” was Its failure to do any thing about the Chaco war In fact An American the No of his day President Woodrow Wilson originated the Idea of a League of Nations in 1918 The league and product of human Intelligence experience over many years of strife bloodshed and valueless was the thinker’s answer to the question “What shall we do to prevent the occurrence of another horrible war In the future?” The league Idea was crystallzed Into an acute fact In 1919 and the nation In the dismost conspicuous cussions from which It was born was the United States conspicuous as the saying goes by Its absence Ever since then the topic “Shall the United States Join the League of Nations?" has been the subject of spirited debate In the nation’s capital Its business conferences and leisure hours when In Mr and Mrs American Voter discussed with their neighbors the activities of the persons they had sent to Washington to look after ''' of the TlTTr s - of at Geneva parties of League Independent This court functions altogether of the alIndependently league though It Is a part of the league with provisions made for It In Article 14 of the league’s covenant The Judges are named not by the but by the national groups league H O' it w of Nations Is an outgrowth of American Ideas At the first Hague In 1899 conference the American delegation proposed plans for a court of International “permanent Justice” Out of this grew the Permanent Court of Arbitration more known as the Hague popularly Court of Arbitration The Hague lg not a court that meets regularly Only when a conis submitted by some natroversy tion or nations do the arbitrators selected from member nations gather together The court has no power to Impose Its decisions on the parties concerned but can merely advise seeking to conciliate the George S' i ' Nations J w ss!l-I- Lsagu 7 v4: ivj?V ' i“— - ' j'’-’- ' xi V I t TUB '£ "7 4'- A? ' - ' ' Tlnkham to The Hague belonged tribunal according to the “Root their Interests The election of the At various times within the last Formula” a majority fifteen years the thing has come to Judges however Is by counTolnts pro and con have vote of the assembly and the a head each been driven with such a persistence cil of the League of Nations that It seemed body meeting separately and enthusiasm Meeting each year In June the something would have to be done World court considers cases only about It of both parties — The latest of these boiling points with the consent or nations — concerned Requiring occurred when George II Tlnkham are matters such as Its attention the representative from Massachuof treaties matters setts declared that the United Interpretations and the existInternational law of States was somewhat surreptitiousence of conditions that would mean ly being dragged Into the League a breach of International obligaTlnk of Nations agntnst Its will tions Members may submit all of ham accused Miss Frances Perkins to the court or they of “co- their disputes the secretary of labor recognize the court but demay ntemptible trickery and gross fraud” to submit their controversies with the country’s be- cline In connection to Its Judgment a member of the Internacoming The United States although It This Is tional labor organization was a member of The Ilngue trionly a wedge to work the United bunal and although the World court was suggested by an American has never become a member of the World court In January 1926 the senate voted to become a member of the World court If the member nations would accept the fol(a) Adherence lowing provisions: to the court should not Involve any legal relation on the part of the United States to the league of NaUnited States (b) The tions would pay a fair share of the expenses of the court as fixed by conH must States The United gress (c) have an equal voice with the other nations In the selection of Judges (d) The United States must be to withdraw from the privileged court at any time and the statute of the court should not be amendAll (e) ed without our consent anopinions of the court must be and only after nounced publicly Woodrow Wilson memdue notice has been given all and Interested parties States Into the League of Nations ber states In September 1926 the fifth of Tlnkham and said Representative was as might reservations Is merely a forerunner to the United these rejected hy the been expected States’ act of Joining the World have of the member narepresentatives court President Ooolidge then defitions World Court Up Again said that the World court IsTwelve years of bickering have nitely sue was "dead" attended the resolution for Immwhich urging come that the a member United States be- The' Root Formula which la still the article by which the proponent! of the World court hope to secure the entry of the United States was of course devised to get around the fifth section of the objectionable original provisions for American These are the chief membership of the Root Formula which points Is still being cited as desirable when there are discussions of this country's entry: (a) If the United States Is or is about to become involved In a dispute with another nation the matter cannot be brought before the World court without our consent even for the purpose of securing from the court an “advisory opinion" The (b) of the League of Nations shall Inform the United States of any proposal for obtaining an advisory opinion of the court Is pending before the council or assembly of the league with a view to exchanging beviews tween the council or the assembly and the United States as to whether an Interest of the United States Is Involved (c) In the event that the court Is asked for an advisory opinion and the United States objects to any such opinion being given by the court America’s objection should have attributed to It the same force that would obtain to a vote against asking for the opinion given by a member of the council or assembly If the majority of the court should Insist 6n the opinion being given however the United States can withdraw from the World court at once "without any Imputaor unwillingtion of unfriendliness for ness to generally peace or goodwill” So apt was the Root Formula considered that it Is a part of the statute of the state The opponents of American membership in the league who have numbered among their constituents such names as Henry Cabot Lodge and William E Borah contend of course In the that membership World court Is but a stepping stone to the entrance of this country Into the League of Nations And the principal objection to league membership has been the possibility of the United States being dragged into somebody else's war In holding np a decision of the league The United States since Its birth has a policy of maintained steadfastly staying out of foreign controversies controversies European especially Could Avoid Going to War As a matter of fact If the United States were a member of the league It would still not have to enter a war for the maintenance of a prinunless It wanted to The ciple United States If It were a member would have a permanent sent on the A unanimous vote league counclL is required for the council to begin The first gold coins Issued by the first as “God Our Trust coin had to be flattened oat Infant United States writes Gwendoafter the first Issue because it didn’t line Keene In the Boston Transcript stack up well but the design has came in 1795 from the Philadelphia one There been used ever since with “In God mint still our leading and We Trust” put back almost Immedwere eagle and $5 Double eagles are the highest iately We are the only large nation has ever gone exthe government today that uses any religious reference on Its coins but In early times cept when we celebrated the with a $50 the French osed "Blessed be the exposition and piece The ones minted until Just name of the Lord" (In Latin) to later In French "God Protect France” now were from quarter-engledoubles but we have minted dollars started We $3 and $4 (very rare) Eternal Round right In with the head of Liberty No sooner do they get the athletes In the beginning she ofT and an eagle the gridiron than they begin put was a rather countrified looking lass the coaches on the pan and the eagle was a bit scrawny but ting be soon swelled out to heraldic size and the lady took on more poise They changed very little in the next 100 years It was the days of the that brought In the novelties Tiring te Individuals In of gold dust exchange Denver Salt Lake San Francisco Ease melted up the City and other centers gold dust with enough alloy to keep It together and put out gold coins Some of these were very fine copies of the government Issues distinguishable only by the name of the Issuer so small that sometimes It Others fitted In Liberty’s coronet such as one were frankly original of the $50 slugs of 1851 Issued by It Crush and stir S BAYER Aspirin Augustus Humbert In California I Tablets in a third (I us of wstsr and easily dented beIs weight You cause of Its considerable hold it as you should hold all rare coins gingerly In thumb and finger by the edge By 1907 we were getting artistic and that year the beautiful doublewas s eagle of Augustus minted along with new designs for the three other gold pieces As first throw your Gsrajs Thoroughly— In was the struck little to hesd way back allowing trickle down your throat Do this twks quite high relief because the face Do not rinse mouth It has a was distinctly concave Liberty striding forward and an eagle In full flight but It "nearly raised the roof" says Mr Pond secretary of the Boston Numismatic society because it left off “In God We Trust" This had been on since Civil war days when a clergyman wrote to the secretary of the treasury calling his attention to the fact If you have a cold taka a BAYER that “recognition of our dependence Drink full (lew 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I 7H£1R OWN headaches and tv- 77'§ to the ediate adherence of America Rut recently It was court World senate favorably reported by the relations committee on foreign ASenator Joseph T Robinson of anhas rkansas the majority leader manounced that he will bring the senate at tter up on the floor of the Most of the earliest opportunity his opposition will come from Senstood who has Lewis ator Hamilton as the chief opponent of the out Ilon fop yrnr the This nation’s momhorshlp World court Is advocated throngh Root the protocol proposed by Elihu leadand former secretary of state ing European Jurors like the League The World court In Root Plan Acceptable The United States really wanted and In however to join the court 1928 membership In the court was a plank In the platforms of both the Democratic and Republican parties In the following year Ellhn Root was sent to Europe to confer with a committee of Jurists which was revising the original statute of the World court Mr Root devised a plan for the 'entry of the United States which was acceptable The nations to all the member Root Formula as tt has heen cnlled ever since was the subject of President praise from the then Hoover who Included It la his first annual message to congress In 1929 'I KNEW Senator W E Borah -- TO TOWN a war against an offender If the United States did not wish to enter such a war she could avoid It her represimply by instructing to vote against It sentative Two things which have hampered the work of the league since Its origin have been the absence of two of the greatest powers namely the United States and Russia Japan It Is true has left the league but her reasons were entirely discreditable to herself and creditable to Russia of course was the league for many years benot admitted cause of the doubtful status of the Rut with the Russian government recent adnilsIon of the Soviet union to membership half of the gap has been filled up & Western Newspaper Union CAN DO 60BNO0'RE anything 'iOVlr LOOKING GREAT SINCE SWITCHED TO FOR mg' L YOU POSTVM never saw SUCH change in a man I A ( ) 'Ji V utv ' i children should I never drink coffee but was surprised to learn coffee could have such an effect on mel” “Nothing surprising about that! 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