Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

out.
debates Are Suggested
sswtat we need today" said one law
yer who favored the league plan. rs
revival of the old Liucoln-Douglas,
Webster-Hayne debates. believe that
nine-tenths of the people of the United
States today want information-all the
information they can get on both sides
of the proposition. This is not and can
never be a political issue. II is an
ethical question involving world morals.
What the average citizens want to know
fs will the league work, and IL not,
why not?'"
rThose persons recorded as opposed
10 the league of nations are these who
declared themselves unaltorably op-
posed TO the present plan and whose
narticular scheme for "a league of ma
tions'' varied S" widely from the pro
posed league as to be impossible of
Reconciliation. These persons who ia
vored tie league after n few changes
have been made" and no believed that
tho plan might be improved but is
better than nothing were included in
the affirmative.
The great cry among the civilians
today (if the expressions or those APP
preached during the first day S poll may
be accepted as q Crterion) is for
plan which will tend TO promote peace
Even those who, opposed the present
toa pu, of rationa iyero pledged, in n
large measure. to tie consideration Of
plans for n world alliance to prcscrNC
peace after the Allies and Germany
shall have settled their terms.
$50 interviewed at Broad and Chestnut
Between the hours Of $ 80 a ~. and
noon eco men and women were inter
viewed in the yicinit" Of Broad and
Chestnut streets rs to their Views on
the league. The territory covered was
from Broad street east TO Tenth street.
OF those who We're questioned eighty
nine men and siNty-thrc" Wom'h--& totaI
3of 1872, expressed themselves IN favor
OF the participation by the Nhted SiH''S
in the organization of league OF ma
tions. SiXty-siX men and forty-tv"
women--a total Of los, were opposed to
the plan.
VI ASIDE from the fat"ra' interest III Two
something of q surnrisc in the largo
number of persons who had definitely
made up their minds regarding the
wisdom, of n league Of nations Some
Of them enunriatcd views witch would
cause astonishment among the peace
conferes in Paris. Some of them said
they "didn't know ANYTHING about it, ur
didn't care whether there vas league
or not"
variety Of cmploymenIs. uccupa-
tions and professions arc represented in
the Chestnut street poll There are
seven LAWYERS, tweniy-siN clerks. SiN
lahorers two construction furumeu, ten
statesmen, nino steuographcrs, two ink
manufacturers, three naval officers Cone
retired and now in private buSncss),
an undertaken. two editors. TWO adver-
Using solicitors. n bank examiner, two
accountants, three briClSlayerS, :; BOND
salesman, three stock brokers, a paper
iobber three railroad men, I'VE polirc-
men, a packer and shipper, n baker, two
clergymen. a coal and lumber merchant
a mail clerk. two importers, three ma
chinists. a machine waste SaIeshlaL' It
house painter. two carpenters, an iron
and steel broker, maker OF Scicntlhc
Instruments, a civil engineer, two insur-
ance agents, three musicians ana TWO
shipyard workers.
. S o,,, in small cIass
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Amohe 'no "'s. " ',,Io,,,'',,,,
as TO thelr views vas ,,' IT,
who Is hatural|eu 1f"t Na' I,
has lived III It''s .,E!. toula! - fa,.c,raG .,,o
ten years. ne S''0'e''
league OF nations, ,,,r,,, 80 r,,+io,.
~ opposltioh 10 .ms s,,.,Ji ~ ,,,,,y, nr
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manuiacture4s III '",s ,rI, ~ Ia
the Ihone!eu C!o'1S ,,r,,.,.7,o oIi,,or,r,.
peratei9 aHAlVuS a ~ -
pased On "e"i:., ,. . .lI
lhey see wiz" t''. i' - ~
league 10 enforce pa NV, ,V'''!''7 !, -! .
world deInocra'S. i"eS Ma'.' d.'2''
Tor the Chteu 0'aI'' So ,I',S II,"! '0''
finue 10 dominate '"e "oi H,''S '',''''
"This group has totally misuhder-
-. oons.ryatiy. b.Iieysr In
republicanism of the old type. We In
H,ro,o ,,iybt have told Them dtffereptIy
The impression of President Wilson in
Europe a decade ago was that he l. n
xadfcal socialist of the pronounced pro-
gressive type.
HE has shown himself sincerely in
terested in the masses of the people and
he Is determined TO end the petty ma
tional hatreds of the people which arc
the strongest weapons in the hands of
tne iioneseu 'iSSS' ~ 10 los 't't9 reason
Inae tne pi"it VI d lcasue Vi a''o"s mas
niet WIN S.Io"s Tppos'r'o' @i''ois '"e
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iess we arc goinp IN live ~, ,,,r,r,d ohons
s we must have some svstnr, ~ i,tern,.
& tional superyision which viii ror,,na
peace on the mart Of tho netiors ~, tJ,e
world. The plan which has been nre,
sented at Paris, while IL may NOT bf
perfect, still is a great step in advance