South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-27
vIscOUNT GREY's THEORY.
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indianapolis News.


Niscount Grey far from thinking that a League OF
Nations is impossible is of the opinion that
hardly help having if wisdom prevails at the peace
conference. 1T is not" he says necessary for the
peace conference create League of Nations. since
the will, itself be a vital beginning of
such a league" He continues:
is absolutely necessary that it should
commit suicide keep itself alive by adjournng and
leaving a permanent organization instead Of dssoving
itself destroying its machinery This is all
that desirable but is all that is essential be-
ginning that vitality power better thai
"a more complete and attractive creation that has
life one is living thing while the other IS piece Of
furniture
There is a great deal of good and wise states
manship n these words. Viscount Grey
that the larger league would necessarily be without life
but only exists actually has life,
and that out Of it would grow be developed
thing much more extensive There might be failure
through neglect make the of the
former Germany today facing. and will face at tho
peace table, what is truth League of Nations
The difference as far as there is one is as to means
The suggestion that the conference should
dissolve. but simply adjourn after having provided
the machinery through whic the work of the league
he on very sensible. With conditions
as they in Russia and the Balkans the world
viii require deal of looking after. The nations
fought the through victory must undertake
Job and in order &c do IT. they together.
Few anywhere have better right TO speak
the subject than the great Engshman who foreign
secretary when the war broke out Ills nople work IN
behalf of peace has not been forgotennever will be
forgotten. He labOred up TO the day OF Great
rtains forced entrance into the and proved the
pacific disposition both himself and his country be-
You'd times he seemed to have succeeded.
The negotia lions preceding the catastrophe form
O chapters in the history of England. But
Germany had resolved war. and her fear lest
Grey should succeed keeping the peace. Now this
great again speaks OF peace. That ne has world
vision is clear He speaks of the necessity for an
earnest advocacy OF the be taken by the Unite
States helping give effect TO the principle Of
trusteeship the council Of the world says wit
perfect truth without the United States any
ell or League Nations will be little better than
the concert Europe which spoiled invariably
by within and split into opposing groups
As required OF the allies and
the United States To win the war OF right against
wrong so lit continuous. al
peace" S his warning people:
Ii would fatal the future OF the world the
United relapse the old idea of strict isola
tOn would be for any revive the separ-
ate policy conquest and domination. L is believe,
this desire close and cordial relations with the
United States We think the people of the United states
conscious Of the and blehcent influence they
exercised history the world by the they
took this We believe that they will
let this influence abate die
Our isolation il. indeed, gone. II had desirel
10 preserve should have kept OF the But
part world. a very important par;.
and We must bear share OF the burden and re-
sponsibility. Things never again De they
The problem OF arranging matters the most
satisfactory way. We by aloofness permit
the old concert OF Europe the defects
] Of which knows better than Viscount Grey.