The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23
NOT NEEDED IN AMERICA
Would Project Uncle Sam
Into Midst of European
and Asiatic Embroglies.
ONLY ONE CURE FOR WAR
Bible Lays Down Formula;
Nations Will Not Live Up
,olt Until Individuals Do.
II, THOMAS \. LArTN

n, THOMAS \. LArIN
nm, folluc of nations proposed by
.br constitution recently pro"'"I
ynrrd a., PARIS presents to IN" Amer
Ian people the most muinehtous
..r,..un they have had to meet IN
1.or, than hair "a century say
American people, because whl'e 'ht
,.Yc .nd,nIubB ~ of vast impor-
.,,.., ,p ,nr cntre civilized world, IT
. ,1n purposc uf this paper To con-
.,Irr &, altogether from tho stand
,..p, ~ the national interest Of the
,r,r.rtu people, and to weigh II
,r,ra,.ly In the scales OF home poll
and economies Those who seek
20 rnd A huttrcssing argument either
for or against an cNtraNGRlnt ana
visionary IDEAL must needs look else
Rh'ry
The prupoucuts 81 the league ana
hose ,Sho oppose 1t agree on but one
nr.ni-'htt 10 ~ rcNOlutlOnarN. us
rropuncnts assert with almost rcIlg-
.pys frr,ur that this revolution VIII
proyc advantageous to the people OF
,his nation and the world. It's uppo-
ncn,s assert with equal v.Gor thli
Inc proposed revolution will result
dlsas,rousy 10 tins nation This
affirmation and this denial form an
issue. ana this issue. whether or not
the Uultci states should adopt this
revolutionary policy. we are To con
s.der
We ARE at the beginning OF such a
campaign ot education as perhaps
even the United states has never
onown This may not be a welconp
slalcmcn, 90 those who recall the
turbulent summer and autumn of
1895 But that such a campaign ~
necessary Is admitted bN all, by the
proponents OF the measure, 10 whlp
INTO line members OF the senate who
oppose l.. by those senators that the
pc0plt may be- advised Of the i'm
pending dangers and a public senii-
mcu' built up that will cause IFS
rejection There is third, We pri-
Nl'c. average citizens. who feel the
need OF lt that We may be informed
90 the end that We may act with
wisdom and patriotism.
National Traditions.
The first president Of the United
Sdtes cnunclatcd what has since
been considered the cornerstone OF
Us foreign policy. That as "A gov
eminent wc should avoid entangling
alliances with the nations Of the old
world, His reasons are set forth At
great length and IN uUdswcrable ar
rlmcn,s throughout his various state
papers and that policy has been the
ku,dug star OF an administrations
sH Il
srdphlutl location was ideal for the
.ofi VI nation "" proposed to build
PROJECTED hy an ocean on either hand
Fom the I,tInusies and intriEucs of
me oA world. We had but to adopt
q policy ~ fairness and Justice in
nur relations with other nations to
.'t 30 peace with the peoples Of
me earth, Go escape the constant ma
"oniI unrDo sp chiraCteristtc OF the
politics Of Europe.
We say that every president OF the
United States has rcafflrmcd this
uooeulrr and no exception Is made
W ihr present incumbent OF that
olH.e President Wilson, speak ing
az pes Molnrs, February. 1916. gave
"N tuhrTrurr In the following
Ihr'" uin actually men in
America who are preaching war.
Nho are preaching the duty OF the
United States 90 do what 1t never
would do hcforc-seek eutanglc-
men, iu 'hr controversies which
nave arisen ON the other side OF
We water abandon It's habltual
ana traditional policy and dellb-
rFairy engage in the conflict
NNlll 'H a. fnut1flnfr
N' The world | do not know what
The standards or the cltlzenshln
" these gentlemen may bc. /
only know that for one can
no, subscribe to those standards
These words may ring strange to
many VINO row ace the presidenturg-
"S WIN .uo glEalcst vehcmence OF
a's career ,uat the United states hurI
l.seli bodily INTO the marlsirom Of
european politics "
r tn, Monroe Doctrine
sss'd'n.y tu 1916 the Western
nnaa'sphcro had begun 10 attract the