Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
Leaguing of Nations
Recent History Proves Difficulty OF Such Plan


LONDON, Feb There are
many prhutiral difrcultles IN the
way NJ - league of nhuous' aali
Sir Edward carson. minister With
out portfolio 10 the nrusu war rah-
luet udnoe resigned 800 an inter
view with tho Associated TrcAH
But what is 10 become uf al of W.
n II In not realized poo he hBke ed "llnH
not this war shown TINT science
which has done so much On IN"
conHtructl8c side for ,i,iIzn'lgn and
huiaAnlty. must inr~ftably hSnrncd
10 "A destructive rud soon Hp"ll the
complete ruin aud death ~ an CIV.
lllzttiou ana humanity poo
Sir Edward for nearly u genera
lion ono ~ tho Er"st'V English
authorities ON International law,
proceeded to enumerntc some ~ the
difficulties iu me way ~ sue
Ceabful league 81 nations
1T goeE without bayInr he said.
that everybody ia iu favor ~ a
league Of nations. hut many people
use the phrase without any idea ~
what II can do ur how i can do it
some people imagine llm' you have
solved the whole question ~ war
Whom you pct W. "a lsaguc or nations
But they don't tell us hn" IL VIII
prevent war
My own view may uy w that
this war with an its -,urifcos ana
its "nNclOpiut chaos viii have hceh
Fought I'm vain unless something re-
suits from II which mnkrs VIZ prnc-
tically II not altogether lrIpu'siule
In the future II league ~ m
tiuns can he evolved which VIII
bring about the result 10 VIII 10 ne
s steateHt bloEning over conferred on
mankind
"a league of nations would have
his advantage. firsi ~ All II ought
10 create an international atmos-
lhere of peace II It comd become
, universal feeling that II WAS an
niernailonnl disgraco for any m
Ion TO break away you would have
n that feeling alone an influence In
world politics which would ho a
rcot benefit Ia the human race.
"Hut until you have clearly
evolved the machinery ~ your
Ahgue ot nations un,il YOU have
'reetcd machinery which can Nr NO
tamed and % wotkfd NJ 10 make
Mar Impossible, YOU must take the
care tina, The idea doesn't
'scome merely trap FOR peace-lby.
nE nations and II method OF nrc-
Dominance for the moro aggressive,
ambitious ana rnscrNipul6uS nntiona
o eNalt themselves,
"Iov far hps IN. world In tho
,aTt been ahlc TO get toward the
deaf Of league ot ratinnH2 The
whole Of Europe, Including Ger
nanv guaranteed the Independence
Y belgium u WAS natural that
belgium should place full reliance
m that treaty Yot one has only 10
ook AZ the pryent war to see ~
how little avnil was tho ica-ue ot
nations that stood behind Belgium.
"For another instance let M ev-
,mine the treaty ~ london. made
'etween the entente allies after the
war. and which stipulated thai none
" the parties should make peace
without the con'ent and aErecmcn'
NJ the others Russia was marty
10 that treaty, hut that happened
4 seTiou of unusual events occurred
In PutHiR government was over
thrown, and YOU find the new Rov
-rnmeut setting up claim that the
Ifeatv OF London doc not hind It
neoaus made hy another govern
ment
Before the war We had a serieH
" Hague treaties which In sense
we're n league of nations dstlnlify
numerous ouestions under iuterna,
.!onal law. They lnid down tho most
solemn rules Tor ohscrvnrtrc In case
war broke out Nobody had To
Sign these ,rcntic. AGAINST their viii
iut the war haH shown that they
we're OF no avail FOR Germany
forthwith claimed the right 20 dis
-cRard any OF all OF them
~ m g NJ HoInc tar-ren, hing
'hnnEes are made. then. "A mere
agreement among nations to atop
Mar IN not anything ON which any
iation could safely rely
There are diffiCultics also rs.
yardins the compoTtlon II league
" nations Are all nations re-.