The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-27
Issue Is Joined By Plan
For World Peace
League
PROBLEM PUZZLES
ANTI MILITARISTS
Feature of Force In the
Proposed Program
Fr0wned Upon
Ru GfLSoY GARpNER.

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It's historic policy OF Isolation an
become member OF a league O
nations to enforce international
law?
This question must be answered
soon. II will be the most import
ant question. from this country
point OF view. considered At th'
peace Conference conference
which will probably be in progress
by next fall.
President Wilson Is grapplins
with the problem and would like ths
benefit OF the best thought in the
country. The president. thru the
state department. and with approv
al OF the senate. handles treaty re-
lations between the United States
and foreign countries. but when
ANYTHING so revolutionary as re-
versaI OF the nations traditions Is
contemplated. the President feels
that the. whole country should con
sidsr the subject gravely and fully
The suggestion OF League
Of Nations 20 enforce international
law comes from Great Britain. Il
A contained In a short paragraph
IN the supplemental note OF Bslfour'
secretary for foreign affairs. re
cstved this week. This reads.
Behind international Law and be-
hind ali treaty arrangements for
preventing or limiting hostilities
some form OF international sanction
should be devised which would give
pause 70 the hardest aggressor.
international sanction" means an
Alliance Of world powers backed by
. pooling OF military strength naval
and land, which would insure con
serted action 10 ouell any disturb
anca. Such q pooling OF the navies
and armies OF the world implies
world court: not Carnegie peace
coufAb, but a tribunal made up OF
duly accredited representatives au
thorised 70 speak and vote the IN
terest OF the country they repre-
sent; and II would follow that the
DEGREES Of such a tribunal would
be enforced by the full power o
all the nations in such alliance.
The Allies expect naturally 70 be
Yin such an international arrange
ment with the nations who are nov
bound together 10 put down Ger
many and her Allies. and. II the Al
lies are successful in breaking tn
power OF the Central Powers ther'
would be. no serious opposition q
such alliance. With the Unites
states and few more OF the neu
ffar nations added. tho combination
would be so great as 20 dominant
any individual or even combination
OF nations which might BE- movet
by selfish ambition 10 attempt 10 q
IL alone, or 20 form rival com
bination
The unti-mii;ar.sts are puzzles
by this proposal. Anything lookini
toward the preservation ~ tn
worlds peace they favor A cogr
OF natione and arbitration machin
cry. looks good 10 them Bot the,
are IN doubt - "a whether TIT
United States should pledge SIS nail
itary cooperation for any and al
purposes approved by majority %
The propooed combinations Som'
~ them suggests hat 'hc rnte'
States 20 into such an alliance bu
n,edgc only The nations neral W
iiuencc 20 the preservation ~ peacs
Those who mako he argumen' sa
IN international tribunal such a
thst proposed would have just ~
same kind ~ power as the Unite
States supreme court which. IN aC
Indicating disputes between state
has no power 20 enforce SIS deere
but must rely on the mori
sense of the states or N
pressure 81 public opinion 20 max
It's DEGREES effective This illus
tration n not entirely saiisfacfor.
~ II evidenced by the decree of 'h
court awarding si30O0.0OO 10 b
paid by Virginia TO West Virginia
a decree which up 70 date has bee
no more than "a scrap OF paper "
When the peace overtures and N
gotiations begin the United state
viii have 20 BE- ready with del'
lions Of policy.