The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09

the supreme court are in effect carried
out by the ordinary machinery OF gov.
ernment which supports those IN
whose favor the decisions are made,
and prevents forcible resistance by
those against whom they are rendered,
This machinery has all the force OF
the country at its back, and the func-
ton Of public opinion is to support that
condition as the guarantee for the
maintenance OF order, not to lend it's
approval 10 the particular decision in.
volved Moreover. the programme Of
the League does not propose to en-
rust any physical force to the interna-
tional tribunal AS In the case OF the,
( supreme court OF the United States
the application OF force is left to 9TH
er public authorities charged with the
use OF force.--the executives and the
Legislature OF the nations. The plan.
indeed, gives no semblance OF force
10 the tribunal, for its decisions are
not enforced TO all
"Thcn there Is the objection that the
League would prove ineffective. It
might OF course. be so, because when
1T came to the point the members
might decline to carry out their obli-
cations but recent experience seems
to show that self.respeoting nations
arc apt to fulfill their agreements to
/ take up arms France in 1914 had no
hesitation in taking part with Russia,
although she knew well the suffering
and danger Of national disaster IT
would entail
"The history Of the Monroe Doc.
trine is suggestive The United States
declared that any attempt by foreign
nation TO acquire territory on these
continents would be considered dan.
gerous to our peace and safety and
would not be looked upon by US with
indifference. meaning that 1t might re-
suit in war There is no doubt that
several foreign countries have desired
TO acquire possessions tbs hens
phere, and in one case a great and gal
liant nation attempted to establish an
empire IN Mexico. Yet no nation has
cared to run the risk Of war with the
United States. and even France, at
our request, withdrew from Mexico as
soon as our hands were free after the
| Civil war In short, the Monroe Doc.
trine has prevented foreign nations
from acquiring possessions on this
continent for nearly century, and in
doing so has never caused the shed
ding Of a drop Of blood This has been
the result OF consistent policy, with
the sanction Of ultimate force, adj
dressed By one nation to the whole
world How much more effective
would be policy, sanctioned by
threat of force, addressed by the whole
world tc one nation.
"Many Americans complain that tho
League would involve our country in
entangling alliances with foreign ma
tions contrary to our traditions. iii
would certainly involve obligations.
and those Of very grave character
obligations that might possibly result
in war-and SO does the Monroe Doc.
triae. on the other hand, the obliga.
tions might, and probably would. save
us from being entangled in war.
There are different kinds of obliga-
tions and alliances. Some people |
think Of the proposed League of about
equal strength and this might we'll
become provocation, rather than a
prevention. Of war. A vendetta, where
men are bound together to fight 9TH
ers and revenge INJURIES. is an entang
ling alliance; police force is not. It ]
Is to the latter class that the League
belongs.
There IS no use in seeking to min
imize the obi-ations that our nation
would undertake; but no nation. and
especially no rich and powerful ma
tiap can be wholly isolated in the !
world today"