El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-05
ASSERTS PEOPLE
SUPPORT LEAGUE
Wilson VIII Work Harder
Than Ever For Plan; Taft
Says It Is Essential.
CONFINED from paEe u

/ from all parts OF the country that
the nation was in favor Of the league
OF nations.
The president said an effective
working agreement for a league OF
nations was sought abroad Intrigue
cannot stand publicity and If the
league of nations were nothing but a
big debating society It would kill
intrigue
Under the covenant. he said. It IS
the friendly right Of every nation
to call attention Of other nations 10
Germany never would have gone to
war if she had first discussed the
situation with Servia, he declared.
In closing the president said
America could look forward with
confidence to the future, for he
had cheering news since he came
10 this side Of the Wafe- about
the progress that Is being made in
Paris towards the discussion and
Qualification OF n great many diff
fieult matters and he believed
settlements will begin to be made
rather rapidly from this time on
at those conferences.
Declaring that while abroad he had
heard cries for the league Of nations
from lips Of people who had no par
ticular notion Of how It was to be
done" The president said It was "in-
conceivable that we should disappoint
them. and we shall not"
The day viii come when we IN
America viii look back with swelling
hearts and rising pride that they
should have been privileged TO make
the sacrifice, which it was necessary
TO make in order to combine their
might and their moral power with the
cause Of justice for men Of every
kind everywhere" he said
God gave Us the strength and
vision 10 do Il wisely God gave US
the privilege OF knowing that we did
il without counting the cost and be-
cause we were true Americans, lovers
OF liberty and OF the right"
League Covenant Essential.
"a league Of nations covenant is in
dispensable TO the treaty OF peace, II
the war is to accomplish the declared
purpose Of this nation and the world.
former president William Howard Taft
told the audience
An adherence TO the Washington
policy OF avoiding foreign alliances
could not be applied to the present
international status, Mr. Tart de-
clared. because the interests OF the
United States are inevitably involved
in the preservation Of European
peace
Though he relied upon Americas
training for hundreds Of years I'm self
..
cruel. murderous specter OF Bolshe-
vism" in this country, Mr.. Taft as
serted that III it spreads over and
destroys the existing governments IN
France and England and italy and
threatens them and includes the whole
Of Europe in its poisonous and con-
tagious influence, we must not mini
nike its dangers TO our own civiliza-
ton
L. (. Faces Supreme Duty.
- I've should not ignore the profound
embarrassment that we would have In
our relations TO a BOlshevist Europe
with its present civilization de-
stroyed7 he continued. Looked at
from either a selfish or a world point
Of view. no higher duty ever was laid
upon the United States now at this
critical juncture in the worlds affairs
TO unite with the nations with whom
it has won this war in arms and
brought Germany TO her knees, to
keep her in that suppliant attitude
and save her and Europe from the
chaos and despair OF further war and
the inevitable triumph OF Bolshevism-
Mr. Taft took exception TO the ar
-ument that mem bership in the league
might force upon the United States
arbitration OF the japanese immigra-
ton question He said Il was pre-
posterous to assume that all other
nations OF the world would unite
their military forces TO compel us TO
receive Japanese immigrants under
the covenant"