El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-19
PRESIDENT IS PLAYING A BIC GAME
WILL HE HEAD THE WORLD LEAGUE2

EITHEN the league Of nations plan into existence
" movement is very likely to come about make MI.
wilson the first president Of the league He would be
made kind Of international president world president
is not proper to infer from this that Nj Wilson him
elf has any aspirations for such preerment that his
nss;enee upon the Inauguration Of league Of nations is
10 be ssersed to personal ambition Indeed M Wilson
has been very modest the the demonstrations in
his honor abroad declaring the honors shown him were
INTENDED for the United States and the American people
whom he represented and in fairness hin should
believe that he anxious for the presidency Of the
league Of nations than for the psudits of the French pub
lie However he could not fail TO be gratied personally
great and unique honor conferred upon him
But there is grave doubt whether the world ready for
scheme Of decentralization such this; whether it is
ready make the various countries states in world
public National and racial differences, many Of them
ages old intervene to initiate against the success of such
a lofty project. The world is better than the ind
vidua and n the individual the old hates
and loves stin hold sway.
II a world league were modelled along this line prob
ably each nation would like to Of its states
president. How they would like to the executive
power in the hands Of foreigner is easy enough TO guess
And vet If there president, he would to be
foreigner all but nation although might have
cabinet representative Of all the nations Il would fol-
low that there would have TO be world congress- similarly
representative Of all nations The function Of the congress
would be to make laws governing international relations
II has been an accepted principle from the first that
International law making body would endeavor to egis
late regarding the domestic affairs Of any nation
There would have to be, too international
interpret the laws and make decisions regard
coming before it The president advised BY his cabinet
would administer the laws and they would be enforced by
a international army and navy.
This is view Of a world league and frankly, i
almost Uopan much that doubts whether
It would be practicable However the world has seen so
many and great changes the past five years as to be
prepared to consider seriously almost any proposal that
nay be made, matter how fantastic may appear az
first glance
Another world league proposal is that it should be
somewhat loosely knit in order avoid friction much
possible; that It would have president cabinet but
merely law making law interpreting law enforcing
bodies.
Whether there shall be world league at all and, If
there to be one II shall be formed, questions
being in Paris in connection with the gen
peace debate II is evident from the reports reaching
this country that some the European powers which
dorsed the principle Of league of nations while the war
still in progress in doubt to its practical
application, but that president Wilson is determined to
through. He is letting it be known that if there is
league Of nations the United States will be obliged to
embark vast program Of army and navy building
Of preparedness for defence He is also giving
Eucpc statesmen to understand that what the people Of
all countries desire is safeguard against such
the Just ended which has the lives of millions Of
their relatives and friends and that league Of nations
offers the only such safeguard he is making himself the
spokesman for the people all the world and
evidently appealing their sympathes in such wise
make the kings, premers and other peace table
fses believe that unless they embrace proposals he
makes they viii be placing themselves in opposition to the
wishes Of the and viii be encouraging worldwide
Bolshevism-
What success the president viii achieve viii be mat
interest to all observers Of the negotiations in
next few months II is big game president Wilson
playing calling for craftsmanship Of the highest