The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
A UNITED STATES
OF The WORLD
Professor Gives Analysis of
Present Situation with
Respect to Establish
ment of Peace.
THREE DIFFERENT SCHEMES

GA United States of the Worldo
was the subject of Professor Clinton
M. Bars fourth lecture in the adj
ministration building of the city school
Monday night. Professor Barr 8 lee
ture was keen analysis of the pres
ent situation with respect to the es-
tablishmcnt Of a permanent peace be-
tween the nations. Among other
things Professor Barr said:
"Many leading Americans have no
faith in any scheme for league of
nations. They say: "The war is over.
Bring our men back at once. We have
nothing to do with European politics.
Let us concern ourselves in developing
our own vast resources and securing
the worlds trade. Texas alone can
feed the world. The rest of the world
is dependent on us for food. It is
not necessary for us to be a party in
the settlement of their problems.
However, three different schemes
for IT, S. of the World or as the,
French term it, society of nations,
are now being discussed.
"Advocates Of the first scheme say;
fThe best league IS the one which is
now formed - league of the nations
which have fought Germany. Let
Germany go hang - we do not need
to worry about her.
Theodore Roosevelt presents a sec
ond scheme. He says "Let US have
league of the English speaking ma
tions, that is England and her Eng
lish speaking colonies - Canada and
Australia), and the United States.
The Anglo-Saxons are destined to do
inmate the earth. Now is the time
for them to unite"
advocates Of the third scheme
say, Let every nation sit at COM
mon table and discuss and settle the
questions which are Of interest to all. !
Mr.. Barr objected to both the
first and the second scheme on the
ground that they included such samll
group of peoples, the first scheme in
cludAng approximately one-sixth and
the second scheme, Approximately one
tenth of the worlds population. In
side of ten years the opposite powers
would be driven together and the stage
would be set for another war more
terrible than the one just ended. The
time has come when every nation wants
its place in the SUM- We can u
smother Japan and China without
great danger Germany and Russia
have never been antagonistic at heart.
Any scheme for a league of nations
which leaves them out will ultimately
bring them together and prove men
acc to the peace of the world.
''Ten million sacrificed their lives
IA the Great War;. If this sacrifice
means anything it means that these
dead died that war might be no more.
We must be unselfsh, broad-minded,
and far-sighted in our peace negotia-
tions or these dead will have died in
vain. There has never been Europ-
can war which it did not take other
wars to settle. Can this war be final
~ settled now7 Mr.. Barr believes that
this is possible.
''Consider the Thirteen Colonies.
When our far-sighted statesmen first
proposed their union, the scheme
Seemed impossible. Each colony wish
ed to be a law unto itself and did
not wish to be hampered by any
restrictions which union might force
upon them. The scheme was first pro-
posed in l776 but was not consummated
until 1889. BENZ, Franklin, Samuel
Adams, Thos. Jefferson, and Alexander
Hamilton in bringing about this un-
ION performed the most brilliant piece
of statescraft the world has ever
known. The same philosophy and
genius can be applied to world IN
ion.
GLOW shall we work it outs First,
let us have an international standing
army which is very mobile, perhaps q
fleet manned with marines. Let each
country have as many militiamen as
her territory requires, the total for the
world being about one-half million
men. The purpose Of this latter body
would be to preserve civic rather than
national welfare. The members Of
this militia force would meet two Of
three times a year for drill but would
at ether times engage in civic occupa-
tiOns.
"Each country will send delegates
to Congress at an international CAPT
tai as our states send delegates tt
Washington. Constantinople has beer
suggested as possible location fol-
such capitol This Congress is t
be in session continuously except fol
short recesses.
All the porblems which now confront
Ms cannot be settled at the Peace