Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-17
MANY DIFFICULTIES
 CONFRONT 4 iLEAGUE OF NATIONS" CARSON
Ulster Leader Declares That Many Things Must Be Con- sidered in Contemplating Establishment of League.

Correspondence AssOicated Press)
 LONDON. Jan. 30-"There are
 many practical difficulties in the way
 of league of nations" said Sir Ed
 ward Carson, minister without port
 folio in the British war cabinet tsince resigned), in an interview with the Associated Press.
 But what is to become of all of Us if it is not realized?" he asked Has not this war shown that science, which has done so much on the con structive side for civilization and hu- manity, must inevitably, if turned 10 a destructive end, soo9 spell the com. plete ruin and death of all civiliza- ton and all humanity"
 Sir Edward. for nearly a generation one of the greatest English author;- ties on international law, proceeded to enumerate some of the difficulties in the way of a successful league of nations.
 Tt goes without saying" he said. that everybody is in favor of a league of nations, but many people use the phrase without any idea of what it can do or how it can do it. Some peO pie imagine that you have solved the whole question of war when you set up league of nations. But they don't tell us how it will prevent war.
 My own view, l may say. is that this war, with all its sacrifices and it's envelOping chaos. will have been fought in vain unless something re- suits from it which makes war prsc- tically, if not altogether. impossible in the future If a league of nations can be evolved which will bring about that result it will be the greatest blessing ever conferred on mankind.
 "A league of nations would have this advantage, first of all-it ought to create an international atmosphere of peace. If it could become an inter national feeling that it was an inter national disgrace for any nation to break away, you would have in that feeling alone an influence in world politics which would be a great ben eft to the human race.
 But until you have clearly evolved the machinery Of your nations. until can be so framed and so worked as to make war impossible. you must take the greatest care that the idea doesn't become merely a trap for peece-loving nations and a method of Predominance for the more ssgres- sive. ambitious and interruptions na- tions to exalt themselves. ]
 How far has the world in the past been able to get toward the ideal of a league of nations? The whole of Eu- rope, including Germany. guaranteed the independence of nations. IL was natural that Belgium should place full reliance on that treaty. Yet one has only to look at the present war to see how little avail was the league of nations. that stood behind Belgium
 Fer another instance. let us exam inc the treaty of London, made be- tween the entente allies after the war, and which stipulated that none of the parties should make peace without the consent and agreement of the others. Russia was a party to tha; treaty, but what happened2 A series of unusual events occurred in Russia, 8 government was Oyerthrown, and you find the new government setting up a claim that the treaty of London does not bind il because made by another government
 Before the war we had a series Of . Hague treaties, which in a sense were a league of nations defining numer Ous questions under international law. They laid down the most solemn rules for observance in case war brO5e out Nobody had to sign those treaties . against their will But the war has shown that they were of no avail, for Germany forthwith claimed the right to disregard any or all of them
 Unless some far-reaching changes . are made, then, a mere agreement for nations to stop war is not anything on which any nation could safely rely.
 There are difficulties also regard ng ;he composition of a league Of nations. Are all nations, regardless 1f size tO have the same voice and