The Washington herald., 1918-10-19

DR.. Boke OF the University OF Cah-
fornis faculty suggested something
to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee of the Senate yesterday which
will likely produce considerable
/ thought and much opposition over
the nation.
For DR.. Boke suggests that out
OF the war shall come a great inter
nation which will have a relation
as the relationship our own country
bears toward the member states.
His statement is that no effective,
enduring international law can be
had until this relationship results
from the establishment of this great
| information
The instant objection to this is
/ that it will terminate our sover-
eignity-the sovereignty of the
| United States-and that the inter
nation will take precedence too
strongly in the minds of individ-
uals over the nation to which they
| belong.
DIR. Boke argues that the great
international ideal could be the
ideal of America, in fact that Amer
ica's duty is to instill this ideal into
all the world in this very matter.
He insists that a great information
organized under the impulses of the
high ideals enunciated by our Presi-
dent would be a lasting monument
to American honor and genius and
would bring to America more power
and greater power. in the higher
things. than any other single step
We could take. He is of the firm
conviction that the time is ripe for
America to take this step and that
! in fact, our very clear duty is to do
so-not only a duty which would
help us, but which is demanded II
we are to do as we should by all
| the world.
President Wilson's interest in this
is not indicated, SO we perceive
| There are some OF his friends on the
| Foreign Relations committee. how
ever. who say that he will not sub
scribe to it, that he believes in
league of nations which would not
destroy national sovereignty. but
l.
would be a sufficient league to guar
antee peace to the world as long as
| IL lasted.
on hand. this plan savors of too
much idealisnl-an idealism which We
doubt even this war has made it
possible to weave into practicability.
We doubt If war could bring about
such a change. anyway. For war
develops a strong national patr-
otism-we see this on every hand
and it would take an exceedingly
long stretch OF the Imagination TO
permit one TO believe that this could
| be efTaced or destroyed in such
manner as to allow the federaliza-
ton of the nations, as the Califor-
MIA doctor urges.
| Gen. Crowder is some little early
riser we would say, and the sur
prise of it is that he's regular about
it. too.
Tother morn q lawyer friend OF
his from out where the West be-
gins" ran into him in the hotel ele-
vator at G:35 a IN. exactly.
We'll. General. where are YOU 60
ing this earIy?' asked the lawyer.
ITO breakfast" was the reply.
anu SOiIlS lines nave NTOuDl6 IN
getting it at this hour"
The General visited briefly. then
ate. read the paper while eating
and sat down at his desk at little
! past 7:30 ready for the days work.
Meanwhile a lot OF lieutenants ard
/ captains in various departments were
taking their "beauty" sIeep-and re-
ported at from 9 TO $50 for duty.
But then, Crowder. is only a ma
| jOr general, so why worry?
Someone remarked that war pro-
| hibtion is running race with peace
and that the latter may win.
Pom our word; wonder if that is
why some prohibitionists are so eter-
nally insistent upon the prosecution
( Of this war and opposed to the Pres
| ident writing too many notes? II
| they prOlong the war they can still
get prohibition. II the war ends. the
need for prohibition may vanish. and
| then the cruel attacks on prohibi-
| ton may cease, eh?
Wen have to look to Mr Brisbane
| for an answer. will We not lie
| seems to be the principal champion
| Of some things We have found the
| prohibitionists neither admired nor
\ wanted. THE OBSERVER.