The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-03-07
PUBLIC OPINION
IS AGAINST LEAGUE
Az People Analyze Proposal They
AS Are Turning Against 1t Says
B. M. Holt.

NJ Holt of Caldwell is in the east
=, h.s;ncss. Mr.. Holt comes in con-
..ct with leading men in every com
unity md being naturally inquisitive,
80 far as public sentiment is concerned
49,, teen observer, is able to assess
public opinion.
M Holt writes that public senti-
,ont favorable to the league 90 days
400 has turned against the proposal.
NJ comedies with the observations
4 otbers with whom The Tribune has
,alked Reduced to a. word public SEN
,;me,t Is that the United States
should get out and stay out.
Letter From Mr.. Holt.
r,e Tribune is in receipt of the
following letter from Mr. Holt, dated
Toledo Ohio, February 18th:
as one travels around it is interest
mo TO hear what people in different
ne me of the country think about the
fa,oue of Nations and you may be
Interested to know what the people OF
the east think. F. =.
month ago or about the 1lrSt o1
January when | was here everybody
was in favor Of league, not because
thev knew what a League OF Nations
Meant hut because it had become gen
erallv accepted that League OF
Nations" and mo more wars were
svnonomous terms and OF course no
hody wanted any more wars. The
President had never told anyone what
he meant by League of Nations but
ali had taken his word for IT that II
would prevent future wars. Every
body took it for granted that the
President knew what he was talking
about that he had definite plan FOL
a league which he would spring on the
neace conference and that it woul6
only be question of time till the peo
ple of the U. S. would be taken in OF
the secret. A few, however, who hat
been in France and knew the Euro
pean attitude and knew that the people
at home had either been INTENTIONAL,
deceived or at least misinformed as t
conditions in Europe were little bl
skeptical as to the success of Amer
cas- peace plans. They felt that al
though the allies appreciated the as
sistance we had rendered them am
would give our President great re
ception nasmuch as he represente,
the people of America, that when
came to doing business at the peac
conference nothing would be done t
interfere with the plans or policies @
Great Britain, France or Italy. Thes
three knew what they wanted an
were agreed upon a program.
Handling United tSates.
The best way to handle the Unite
States was not to oppose Presider
Wilson's ideas but to adopt them an
adjust them to their own plans. The
knew well the weakness of human M
ture, that after the President had bee
royalty dined and popularity hant
shaked and hand clapped, he could NJ
very we'll stand out against the wish'
Of his foreign hosts while in foreig
land
Change of Sentiment.
During the last few days the pla
or constitution for League of N
tons has just been published; the pc
pie have been let in on the secret al
much to their surprise the league a
pears to be foreign made and not MAJ
in America, Everything seems to
in favor of our friends in Europe al
Asia, bur nothing in our favor. "
have nc new rights. nothing but 4
right to break in on European affai
II we desire while Europe on the 9th
hand il we become party to {
league, has right to demand that '
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