| Show I WOULD J LEAGUE EAGUE THOUGHTS By M. M M. M Smith The worlds world's most most eminent statesmen statesmen states states- men of whatever nationality are unanimous in the belief that permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent peace Is possible only through a league of nations and that It cannot can- can hot not be secured in any other way Hence It would seem wise for the common people and casual readers Ito to learn to associate these two t terms together rather than t to attempt to fathom the depth and confusion atthe of at the several thousand words In the covenant and the tens of thousands I employed In lu Its discussion For in- in tance the running mate of peace is the league and without the league is no peace Germany German and the Central Powers are not yet converted nor committed io to o permanent nt peace Though whipped ed they are not conquered and will fight again when strong enough It if al al- al lowed Permanent peace depends upon the time support of the more marc civilized nations and above all an the tho United States States Our moral and commercial strength bears a superior weight to that of at any other other other oth oth- er world power ere T far Car better to now Join other nations In a league to prevent wars wars wars' and to regulate Inauguration of possible possible possible pos pos- sible conflicts than to selfishly stand aloof aloot until a state of intolerable destruction destruction destruction de de- de- de is reached then be forced to encounter disastrous conditions If the world is properly organized It need have no fear from Germany or any other In the future America the most powerful nation on on- onearth earth can not afford to stay out until we are forced In la by arms Our OurI I superior power should first be exerted exerted exerted exert exert- ed to prevent trouble Instead of ot waitIng waitIng waiting wait- wait Ing to crush evil after It H has got under under under un un- der of O j co of or preventive Is worth a pound of or cure ItIn It In the absence of a league will America be forced Into war var Yes to save her waning honor she site will lend her hand to stop something I which should not have been allowed I Ito to start I It was easy to get us Into the re recent recent re- re ra-I ra cent war It will be b easier next time A torpedo exploded against the side of oC an American liner Uner She sinks War Is declared Rem Remember the Maine the duke of at Serbia the Lusi- Lusi Speaking of our share In In the he proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed policing of the world the oppositIon opposition conjures up an awful spectacle In sending our boys to the orient We ask Is It not better that a hand full fun of ot our troops should go on a preventive preventive preventive tive mission than that millions should be rushed heading into the Jaws of death long Ions after hostilities have begun begun begun be be- gun America may not always get getoff off as easily as we did this time With a loss of killed and wounded we stopped a world pow pow- er But remember that power was already almost exhausted from four years war For every American mother moth moth- er who lost a son there are fifteen En English lIsh and twenty French mothers mourning for the same cause and It could all an have been beer avoided by a league of nations It is estimated there are enemy spies In this country and that of them are opposing Wilsons WilIson's Wilson's Wilsons Wil Wil- sons son's plan of a league of at nations Is IsIt IsIt IsIt It necessary to warn our people not notto notto notto to Join issues with them by forming farming I Ian an unholy entangling alliance 1 No Dont Don't be stampeded by the tion The filibusters only misrepresent I sent about one sixth of at our country's population They appeal to the prejudice the selfishness and we may say to the Ignorance of the people They build bund a man of straw then proceed proceed proceed pro pro- to demolish him Their alleged fears for tor the safety of ot the tho Monroe doctrine our sovereignty sovereignty the constitution declaration of Independence Washington's farewell farewell farewell fare fare- well address are based on theory and fancy tancy The majority of at this group of obstructionists are merely playing the game of politics It Is true a few others are sincere sincere sin sin- cere ere but they are deluded which prOve proves s that thai all he tie count country's rs g Drains Drains' does not pot t rc rest t beneath the hat hats of the thet t U. U S. S S senators I It thus in 1776 The Tories Tortes were Mere then the he But had their counsels prevailed Amen Amert- AmerS 1 ca ea today would be n a British colony colon America has nothing to Tear rear while i l g guided ded b by righteous motives In protecting pro pro- pro pro-j the weak When mis gab test Is ended It will be found that the I American people have neither swapped their birthright for a mess messof messof of pottage nor Ignobly refused to I accept its glorious potentialities z-i z |
