The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-10
What the League To En-
force Peace Really Means

tvery proposed fCr new depart
ny. In pueuc Affairs and especially
Ia foreign relations, aWakens exag
serateG hopes and s'ir~ lnneeded
fears Offen the hopes and fears
are due. e. q mlsund ersiandsne OK
tf7e utirrt-zrtiRhi Tht-- ought not
20 DE- true of fhe League fo Enforce
Peace. because. aith0 the detail. and
methods ~ operation are ieff 10 the
future. the principles Involved are
clearly stated and the limitations of
the objects sought are carefully de-
fined An impression however. has
gone abroad that the organization
may BE- Intended or usrd 70 help
ia bringing The European war 20
close There are people no doubt.
who would like 20 see IL directed 90
that purpose but the statement %
he object wes deliberately framed
30 prevent ,hs very thing. namely
tn establish snd maintain peace
after inc close ~ Pc present war
and the executive committee can
safely b. tulsiea nor 90 permit q
70 b. diverted from this aim TO
seek 70 maintain peace before Tar
breaks out Is a very different hing
from inferposinS between BELLY
orsnts Offering unsought an op.n.
ion upon the terms they Ought 70
accept and aringlng pressure to
bear on Tho weaker and more VIII
uerabla side d Is ESSENTIALS fhe
difference between seeking to pre-
vent a quarrel and buying nto q
quarrel An a'femrf 20 eparai"
cumbafants ma he under proper
conditions highly praisenortht ppf
81 certainly no part Of ths oa.eo' ~
The iearue 70 fhe present var
Mans americans complain fhat
tho league would involve OR coun
try in enfangltng alliance With FOR
cign nation contrary go olr fradl
tons I aagld certainly lnyoive
{ obligations. aud those ot frrt
grave character obligation Thar
might 90 sitig resuif ID war and 0
doe Tho Monroe Doctrine on th"
other hand. fhe Obligation. nigh
and probably would save Us from
aeiug entangied in war There are
different Kinds uf ohbza' .ons and al.
iisnres some people think ~ the
yropOsed league ~ an alliance ~ p
fe7 nations 20 oounferbaiarce an.
other league - about equal airength
and This might eeii become provo
cation. rather thar prevention. ~
war 4 vendetta whore men are
bound together ~ nghi others and
revenge injuries. is an cniangling al.
liance a police force D. rot u IS
10 ihe latter class hat fhe league
/ belong n is primarily directed io
prevent nar amongst lfs own mon.
/ hers. and Vlii. 81 b. hoped become
20 strong ~ 20 maintain peace a.
last thruom 'hc world m fact u
enough nations and enough gr"a'
nations Joint t The others ALI feel
tho need of coming In
There is no use in reking to min
imize the obligations Chat Ournaiior
/ AWAll 4tANfI 'NNFt NN' iif N''f' Nftf '.''
specially no rich and powerful M
ton. can be- wholly isolated in M
world today n IL stands alone q
must run a rick ~ collision. - .
struggle viii dangerous anfas
onisi perhaps more than one enemy
and perhaps alone Our people mus
seriou ly consider Jwhc'Aer The -
Dcuri,v againai /as6~ o. NOT worth "a
cost NJ the I1surancc. and uheihe
ee have noi some d6ty 20 iet' par
Ia tho policing 10 the world. Sui
~ opporuni'g a VIII hc pffe'H'r'
~ tho close of 'his war b. nor iikff
go come again a iauscnc' Lowe
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