El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12

ond division. marched today over
PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the capital
to the white house
Thousands lined the historic thor
oughfare to greet the men who WOE
undying fame by helping stock the
German thrust toward Paris in the
darkest hours Of the great conflict
Congress paid tribute by adjourning
for two hours while the veterans
marched
sent to these places or that I believe
the American or any other people WI
incur billions Of debt and at Ieasl
thousands of casualties to enforce the
DEGREES of the Paris conference IN
matters not directly aIIeclihs ne si- ~
and liberties Of its own Nationals
What 1 do mean to say is that py CO
ing this and only by doing this can
the Paris conference enforce us az .
engagements upon any other peoplei
bfa or little. Because it was prepared
TO do this, in the case of Germany, be
cause the several allied people were
ureDared tor such a course. German
surrender TO the treaty Of Nersallles
was insured and as long as the Iorce
remains the compliance viii continue
But the crisis in the world TO-DAY,
growing graver each hour, arises out
of the fact that the Paris conference
has undertaken to issue orders It can
not enforce and to make arrane e
ments. affecting the lives and the I'D
critics Of millions Of people, when are
so repugnant to these millions lnat
they viii yield only to arms.
In this situation what can the
Iengue Of nations do. II can re-
monEfrate, IL can resort TO the
usual Sfufement Of the case which
toned upon justice and conceived
in n spirit of lofty morality. But
what difference does this make TO
the Hungarian who sees m en-
pire a thousand years old reduced
to the state Of n minor principal
ffy. without coast. frontiers, bar
riers against Jealous neighbors,
deprived not alone OF territories
OF vast extent, vital 10 its indus
trial existence, but also Of all the
things which are essential to n
vfnhIe slater
VIII he bow. because there IS man
ifests right on the side Of those who
seek utterly TO destroy MS anclent
kingsdoms2 On the contrary. he viii
fieht. he has fought. ne IS fighting
and the allies have reluctantly con-
coded that they cannot muster the
armies to conquer him
They Won't Do II.
Theoretically. we IN the United
States are responsible for the happi-
ness and the peace Of the Inhabitants
of cOnertaI Europe and western Asia.
We should be prepared TO send out
sons to die for that abstract justice
expressed in the terms Of the present
peace settlement
This IS the cardinal principle OF the
league Of nations. but does anyone
suppose congress will authorize the
dispatch Of American regiments TO
Munkacs or konia. or that, II II die,
its members would dare seek reelec-
tion2
readers exactly what is now taking
place in the world. At Paris We have
destroyed officially three great en-
pires. which had practically fallen
apart during the war But in under
taking to set up in their places a
number Of smaller independent states,
we have come into conflict with the
wishes. the ambitions. the most vital
interests. not alone OF the people who
hitherto dominated the defunct en-
pires. but Of the several races, which
we have sought to liberate- We have
undertaken to redraw the map OF Eu-
rope with the golden rule for a COM
pass and the photographic map as
guide. Unhappily no people bow in
stantly TO the irresistible authority
Of the golden rule nor is any people
50 destitute OF artistic sense as to be
unable 10 draw its own photographic
map
The consequence Is that our plan
OF reorganization has now reached the
precise point where 1t must collapse
or be enforced by arms.
If we are not prepared to vindicate
our authority to arrange the national
business OF other races. TO keep them
from fighting and compel them to ac-
cept our just decisions in their dis
putes then in the end. rather quickly.
q
Of minding our own business, except
when other peoples affairs are so
intimately related 10 ours that we
cannot safely ignore them. as in Mex
leo, for instance. But this means
adopting the policy which in the Bal
kans led TO crisis after crisis, local
war after local war and finally pre-
cipitated the supreme tragedy, which
had a world wide range Of destruc-
ton
Theory Is Breaking Down.
In the United States We are today
engaged in an all engrossing domestic
political struggle over the league Of
nations. but in the world the whole
theory Of the league of nations is
brea king down under the strain of
events which are escaping American
The Paris conference.
which is the executive Of the league
Of nations. is sitting paralyzed and
helpless while Europe is the victim
Of more than 20 wars and anarchy and
international hostility are growing
apace-
In any international association TO
preserve world peace the fundamental
basis must be one Of two things,
either a world wide recognition Of es-
sential principles and Of a Willingness
to permit the international association
to enforce those principles, or else
a central police force. organized for
action and at the service OF the in
ternational association to enforce its
decisions You must. in other words,
have a United States or a super state.
But at present you have neither
The conference Of Paris. speaking for
the league Of nations. finds its de-
cisions defied by a score Of states. no
people is prepared to sacrifice its own
Interpretation OF its rights and vital
needs on the altar OF common good.
while on the other hand there is no
police force available or likely to be-
come available to compel it to do this
More than this, what really exists at
the present time is not a league OF ma
tons but an alliance to compel Ger
many to comply with the peace terms
we have imposed. an alliance between
France, Great Britain and the United
States. but even this restricted league
seems destined TO lose all Of its power
II the United States senate shall re-
fuse TO confirm Mr.. Wilson's promise
to come to the aid OF France. IL Ger
many attacks her 70 escape from COM
Dllance with the terms Of the treaty.
And this Is nothing more or less than
an invitation to Germany to do just
this and warning to France 10 take
those precautions against such Ger
man attack. which must necessarily
make the attack itself even more in
evitable. even II temporarily post
poned.
It Is this situation in the world