Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-31
TUESDAY, MORNING. DECEMBER 81, 1918
Peace won by compromise is US
ually short-lived achievement.
Winfield Scott.
The Future of Peace

A League of Nations, if constructed, will as Lord
Robert Cecil said on Sunday, rise from the midst of
international anarchy" relating that subject. The
representatives of two nations have agreed, have
hardly attempted to agree on the details and it is
doubtful whether in all the world there advo
Gates Of league in agreement There seem to be at
least two things when people discuss league
of nations-the prevention of in the world and
the policing OF those nations generally small where
is most likely to break out.
An American whether regarding the league
police force a brotherly combine for peace, does
not think that America is likely provoke war; if
all other nations were as well disposed there would
be no need of a league. 1t is to be guaranty only
OF the good conduct of other nations That is also
the British point of view and the French point of
view The league is designed only to keep other
lions straight There is also perhaps consciousness
that other generations of the various nations we'll
need to be kept straight. But of
own generation and its righteousness, of
Americans. British French have the slightest
doubr. Thus there many notions of a league
there are nations.
81. Only the most visionary believe that
compact without to enforce it would be of
any service Disarmament or the limitation of arma-
ment would make impossible improbable.
when disputes arise nations whose interests would
be against adjudication of them would prepare
for and all other nations in the league would
be drawn into a world and into feversh prepara-
don for war.
The great difficulty" said Lord Robert Cecil, in
providing alternative lies in the difficulty
in providing effective action to compel obedience
any regulations which may be made the subject"
He concluded that the end could be reached only by
the putting away of excessive indivduasnl," only
by international cooperation. So, We brought
back to internationalism whence the idea of league
Of nations shapelessly out of a mist.
There is it must be apparent great difficulty in
determining when individualism excessive"
and to what extent international cooperation should
go It is doubtful whether any two nations could be
brought into agreement these definitions People
not yet unselfsh that they would willingly
surrender advantages they have their neighbors
and nations which made up Of peoples are not
more a1trustic.
We might follow the thing to its logical end. the
federation Of the world not mere friendly agree.
ment but actual world government as definite as
that OF the United States, with powers the ma
tons composing it definite as those of the federal
government over the states. and all OF these con-
stitutent nations made equal human laws could
make them. Even then we would not be guaranteed
against rebellion and revolution Nations less
wieldy than such federation have not been able to
to afford such guaranty
We do not think that sensible persons anywhere
in the world any longer considering the matter
of disarmament in the formation of world league.
+ At a distance it seemed to many of us practicable
thing but when come to see how helpless society
in the nation would be without an army; in a state
without militia a constabulary; in a county with
out peace officers and in city without police
force none but the widest dreamers and anarchists
could imagine that these means of protection and
jails should be abolished.
1t is evident that it will be necessary to keep
part of the world in order by force Without force
there win be uprisngs in the Balkans; there will be
in Russia in Mexico unless there is interna-
tional police force restore and keep order. There
will probably be force and it must be ample.
1t would naturally be under league of nations of
kind. But how should it be disposed? Almost
certainly there would be oucry in America against
the sending of American troops to eastern Europe and
equally loud cutlery against the landing of French
British troops in Mexico Central America
There might be though, distribution of among
the members Of the league within which each would
be held responsible for good order. Then would
be brought face to face again, with old friends
the spheres of influence"
This kind of a league would fall far short of the
idea Of league the chief advocates of
entertained but they have been able agree upon
league of complicated machinery; in fact it
is when they come to discuss machinery that the diff
fcuties appear. So long We confine our dis
cusson to the desirabity of a means that would
produce such a beautiful end easily in accord.
In the meantime the sentiment seems to grow
that peace can best be preserved if to the whole
world at least TO this nation by its ability to protect
itself There are therefore advocates than
ever before of preparedness-unversal military train
ing and service.