Show THE LE AGUE OP OF NATIONS law abiding people everywhere can justly rejoice that the delegates of the allies at the Peace conference have agreed upon the mandatory method of governing the german col this policy ot of placing backward peoples under the trusteeship of different great powers subject to the mandate ot of the league leagie ot of nations leads automatically to independent government as soon as the immature nation in trust is capable ot of democratic government it is tor to be hoped that the allies will all apply this method to any of the states ot of mexico which may continue to exhibit inability to maintain law and order it would be a mistake to think thai that the league of nations can bring about a millen millennium lum the rhe question ot of immigration arid and other matters involving social solidarity or national pride are bound to produce international disputes in the future critics ot of the league of nations idea also polut point out that it if some group of 0 nations such as germany russia and japan should feel a common interest in ili objection to the decisions ot of the majority of the league nothing could prevent them from violating the league covenant except military action future wars between groups or of nations with conflicting interests cannot be prevented liy by the league all this of course must be granted moreover the league of nations temporarily can be little more than the allied entente with the united states added nevertheless it offers a plan of bringing nations together automatically to discuss international disputes and extends an invitation of membership to germany and other lawless nations as soon goon as as they are regenerated whereas under the old balance of power system opposing groups of 0 powers could not assemble in rational deliberation but were constantly threatening the peace of the world in secret conspiracies most alost of the important wars in the past have arisen because of the system of ruling nations by royal families or from disputes regarding strategically located foreign territory since the League of nations requires its members to eliminate autocracy and submit to the mandatory system of controlling territories in dispute the chief causes of war will be largely eliminated when all ot of the great I 1 powers have agreed to ro the terms of membership its critics otter offer nothing except a return to the anarchy 1 and military barbarism prevailing in 1914 1 |