The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
BOOTH HARRINGTON
ANSWERS BEVER|DGE
Indiana Author Ridicules Arguments
of Ex-senator From Indiana At
lacking League to Enforce Peace.
(By BOOTH TARKINGTON1

Senator Beverage, in his brilliant
and patriotic speech at indianapolis
on Memorial day incidentally attacked
the League TO Enforce Peace. He
calls it an old project, not of Ameri-
can origin. and he says that il a
league of nations to enforce peace
were formed. and we were part OF it.
and If the league should fail to i'm
pose its will upon the world. We as
member of 1t would he bound for all
the future, 10 take part in any war
wherever waged, that the majority of
the league decided upon. Upon ana
lysis this danger may be facted with
out undue symptoms of panic. The
league contemplated would consist OF
the United States of America. the Brit
ish empire. France. Italy. Austria
Hungary Spain. Japan, Portugal. the
Netherlands. Belgium, Denmark, Nor
way, Sweden, Brazil. the Argentine
Republic, Russia. Bulgaria, Seryia.
Rumaina, Greece, China, Cuba Swift
zerland, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Mexico, Columbia Panama
Ecuador. Chill, Costa Rica. Nicaragua
Guatemala, Salvador. Abyssinia- Siam
Persia, Afghamistan, Tibet. Monte
negro. Liberia. Turkey. some other
countries. and Germany.
If this league should fail to impress
its will on the world Senator Beveridge
says, we would be bound to take part
In any war that the majority of the
league decided upon. In other words,
II the world should fail to impress its
will upon itself. we would be bound
TO take part in any war the majority
of the world decided upon, That is
to say. we would be bound TO do our
share in policing a refractory Nom Der
of the league who declined 10 obey
international law. Quite so, that is
how order In civilization is maintain
ed; and such contamination is one
devoutly to be wished.
World Is Changing.
The senator declares that league
of this nature never would have done
in. the past. He Is quite right: the
world was not ready for 1t. or fit for
il. A war on tuberculosis never would
have done in the Middle Ages. Neither
would child labor laws or scientific
penal systems, We are getting these
things, now, however. and we are get
ting some of them through the en-
lightened struggle which Senator
Beyridge made for them
The senator says: Suppose a
government entered the league
That is not part of the design. The
league will consist OF all the people of
all the nations. 1t will not consist of
an alliance between few foreign of
nces. The senator says. Suppose a
government is confronted by
revolution that threatens its exist
ence, would Ii not have a right to ex-
rect assistance from the governments
associated with 1t - No. not from
governments associated in A league to
enfore peace between nations The
senator is here making up a league to
object to, he is not objecttng 10 the
league contemplated by the people he
is attacking
The senator says, The control of
our canal, built through our territory
by our money .. would be
taken out of our hands" No. IL am
other country wanted to take over the
control of the canal 1t void have to
fight not only us but the rest of the
world.
Monroe Doctrine would Not suffer.
The senator says, Under the regime