The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-24
COL ROOSEVELT AND ENFORCED PEACE.

laurel is no picture to enta the imagination and gt eye of Col Roosevelt Mo- He reviles the featered har bnger probable agent of German intrigue and he views
 its reluctant eviaons his opportunity to whale to Enforce Peac institution toward which his indignation has cracked since it into being Independence Hall, Philadelphia in June In the February Metropolitan magazine his scorn of it fills several pages.
 "Uerly futile,' he says of the agitation. For thirty years the plan has been discussed only to collapse the first serious test He writes
 'These apostles folly shown by the have failed to in the smallest degree any the evils for which they giby proclaimed they had found in fabe patent remedies And when their failure has been ignomnous that they objects of ricue Flu rope they forward here with piping voices offer more quack nostrum for international wrong
 Iheir failure in the past has been complete But this is not al It is continuing failure They failing in duty at this present moment The Hague been treated of paper by Geany and the United States
 sgnatory shares the guilt because of her failure government to protest The immnse orty of the leading advocates of the League Enforce have failed as nd vduas to protest This explains the fundamental why they have failed to accomplish anything worth while in the past and why they not entitled to confidence regards anything they about the future They do keep pro mises On this count alone their proposals should be disre garded.'
 The league proposes that sgnaory shall arbtrate all questions and enforce the decree of the arbra court by war if necessary. Then comments the colonel:
 Dealng with the present. not the future this means that we would have to submit the question whether would admit Asatc immigrants to shores whether Mexico should be taken possession of and made orderly by Euro pean power whether Japan should be allowed take DOS session of Magdaena bay whether the Monroe doctrine should be abolished to arbtra tribunal which Chinese and Turkish judges might deliver the casting votes also means that in some quarrel of doubtful quality such tr bunal decided in favor of Siam against France, agant Russa should be obliged under penalty of breaking fah to devote whole military and economic strength long drawn and bloody for which people and of which they had knowledge and in some place where could hardly exert tiny fraction of strength and that only at enormous expense.'
 Col Roosevelt believes that the pacifst in the United States has the most cordial support from interruptions miarists of Europe and the Orient and that it is the strong est aid of mlarlsm abroad. "Germany," he says lis o viously anxious to end the long be ended advantages and it likely that with this end in she will encourage and praise her dupes this side of the the movement for "League to Enforce Peace" England likely to take the position; perhaps from similar reasons likely for of home politics. order placate fool the English pacs Both Berlin and London will act n their interests If future resembles past Washington will let them profit at expense but especially Berlin, for Washington is afraid of Berlin
 He denounces the arbitration treaties which William J. Byan when secretary of state scattered about world with smiling confidence in impossible contingencies He says would be dishonorabe to break as well utterly asrous any serious crisis to keep He concludes with ringing appeal for emuatng the example of Washington and Lincoln and the soldiers of Grant and Lee if this nation to achieve mighty deeds.
 Col Roosevelt is not alone in the attlng of scabbards and in sounding the yell aod his appeal vbrates the ympahes of large audience in his dcule of the League E force Peace" Yet there szabe indications very thing about to become reality Whether na- tons be manaced us be able protect own and the just rights of others in all quares the decades determine and is going be experiment as the world never has known. It looks fundamentally nane but possibly the European catacysm has injected inerna ona conscience well ventilated with fear that enough na tons can be bound by it to enforce peace.
 Arms coming from Japan for Carranza' What effect will embargo have in Japan should insist upon making such shpments9
 Engands present solcitude for Russia attitude de- Russian gratitude latitude later .
 con to the Rine is the cry of the French army inspired by the at Verdun Meanwhile all the warning nations are down to the rine.
 Boston milk wagon drivers daughter is going marry heir OO0OO And between heir and the milk man ought to get along pretty we'll. t
 Great Britain is down to a whole wheat basis War has amended the worlds for the better England Ger