Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-05
KELLOGG WOULD
HAVE LLSOF THE
WORLD TREATED
Senator Wants League TO Pre-
vent War and to Enforce
Peace

Washington, Dec. 5.-Creation OF
league of nations to maintain
peace-not super government to
/ dominate and interfere with nations
internal affairs, but a world tribu-
nal for arbitration of international
disputes with enlightened public op-
inion a large factor in enforcing its
DEGREES was advocated by Senator
kellogg of Minnesota, Republlcan'
in the SenFte yesterday.
Senator Kellogg expressed regret
at what he characterized as the
lack OF disposition or President
Wilson to deal more frankly with
the people and the Senate regard
ing his views on problems coming
before the peace conference.
Pointing out that league OF ma
tions to stop all wars had beeh u
"favorite theme for discussion BY
benevolent publicists and statesmen
for two thousand years." he said
it's failure to date need not be dis
couraging and that public sentiment
has advanced until an international
alliance for maintenance OF peace
now may be considered feasible.
II believe the time has come,
he said, ito try to establish league
10 prevent war and to enforce peace,
which may not be entirely preVen-
tative, but, backed by world pub
lie sentiment, will have tremen-
dous influence toward maintaining
just and equitable relations be-
tween nations and preventing the
horrors of war.
But [ am not in favor of an
impracticable, 1 might say, an i'm
possible, scheme that l believe rests
in. the brain of the dreamer and
the womb of the far distant future.
No league of nations can succeed
unless it is originated in and sus-
tanned by an honest public senti-
ment of the peoples involved and
unless the governments joining in
such league are responsive as the
people. Thes conditions exist today
TO a greater extent than ever be-
fore"
Regarding President Wilson's Rc-
ton on peace questions, Senator
Kellogg said:
Il deplore what seems TO be the
disposition of the President not TO
take the American people into his
confidence, especially that body OF
the supreme Legislative power Of
the nation, the coordinate treaty
making body, the United States Sem
ate. So far as possible we should
know his views on the difficult prob
lens which must be settled in Paris.
] would have the world informed
as to the progress of the negotia-
tiohs and the principal issues in
Nolved from time to time between
nations surrounding the council
table. 1t is only in this way that
healthy public sentiment can be eX-
pressed and a peace arrived at
which shall meet the judgment of
The civilized world"
Turning to concrete plans for
league of nations, Senator Kellogg
raid, unless Germany evolves
government responsive to popular
will and with a people having ideals
and aspirations different from those
of the past regime, there must be
league of nations to "see that
Germany is rendered powerless to
renew the contest"
Another important step Senator
kellogg said. is abolition of the sys-
tenn of secret treaties and alliances.
The new treaties, he said, should
be made in the open"
The Minnesota senator said he
was opposed to league established
rs "a world super government with
Legislatures and judicial tribunals"
No league, he asserted should have
power to interfere with foreign
trade, tariff duties, commerce regu-
lations, development or disposition
OF national resources or other in
ternal affairs.
Senator Kellogg said he believed
general sentiment favors league
by treaty, providing not only medi-
alton but binding signatory powers
10 offer mediation to contending
nations, and establishing commits
sions for investigation.