Show 1757 5 am three years of the league of nations have now fixed its character by AUGUSTIN EDWARDS of chile president ia the year of 1922 marks a period in the life of the league of nations for it has shown conclusively its ita desire to recognize the actual state of affairs As a result it tries not to create but to shape the league has found that it cannot force political growth any action it takes must be the result of common agreement beaw between cen all the bemb 1 s big a and little so the i league is not dot so 60 much an institution as a state of mind the people who in the first enthusiasm of what they saw as the dawn of a new era wished to clothe the league with the highest C political power soon saw that what was essential was not so much a central governing liand hand as international operation cooperation co so they wisely started by following the lines of least resistance by establishing various technical bodies and most important the permanent court of international justice which had already been agreed to in principle by all the powers including the united states state at the hague the three years through which the league has lived have hava now dow fixed its character it attempts only what is brought to it and it works by finding 0 an atmosphere of mutual consent today it iq than ban that it is not in any way or for any power a 0 dictator but it is a universal conscience the I 1 the league lea go e is the equality of all has had a resu when one has been at two assemblies as clearly it is a gathering without intrigue i rents one finds at most international this is because it hns has become recognized as ar league 0 that it will not do to drag a member 1 action that tie he does not agree to gladly As e intrigue cannot produce results arid and is is I 1 not 1 at I As a south american I 1 a am in most andio andio 1 join the league but it is a mistake to thin i united states to join for the sake of its ita rich league cannot use the resources of any natios it is for her moral strength at h that we wish th partner it if all the south american Ams rican republic states at the head our influence in the leaga i 1 ti 1 l c il ci allt ts il 11 |