Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-10
THE A B C OF THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE.
What is the League Of NatIons7


2. What is its object7
A. First, to promote the Peace Of
the World by agreeing not to resort to
war; Second, to deal openly with
each other not by secret treaties.
Third, to improve international law.
Fourth, to cooperate In all matters of
common concern.
8. Does it presume to end war?
A. No more than any government
can end crime 1t claims to reduce the
liability of war.
4. What will be done to any nation
that makes war?
A. 1t will be boycotted and other
wise penalized.
5. How else will the probability Of
war be lessened?
A. BY voluntary, mutual and pro-
portionate disarmament; by exchang.
ing military information, by providing
for arbitration, by protecting each ma
TONS territorial integrity and by edu-
eating public opinion to see the folly
of war.
6. What else does the League pro-
pose to do for Mankind7
A. "a Secure fair treatment for,
labor,
(2) suppress the White Slave
Traffic, the sale of dangerous
Drugs, and the traffic in War
Munitions.
(3) control and prevent Disease,
(4) promote the work Of the Red
Cross, and
(5) establish International Bu-
reaus for other Causes that
concern the human race.
7. Who are to be Charter Members
OF the League?
A. The United States of America,
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, British EN-
pire, Canada, Australia, South Africa,
New Zealand, India, China, Cuba,
Czecho- Slovakia, Eucador, France,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hedjaz,
Honduras, Italy. Japan, Liberia, Mic
aragua, Panama. Peru, Poland, Portu-
gal, Rumania, Serbia, Siam, Uruguay
and the following states which are in
vited to accede to the covenant: Argen-
tine Republic. Chill, Colombia, Den
mark, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay,
Persia, Salvador, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Venezuela.
8. What other nations may Ioinf
A. Any self-governing State which
viii agree to the rules Of the League.
provided the League accepts 1t.
3. What Agencies will the League
have2 -
A. "a An Assembly, composed Of
representatives Of all the
member Nations,
(2) Council of Nine,
(3) a Secretary General,
(4) Mandatory Commission, to
look after colonies, etc,
(5) Permanent Commission, for
military questions,
(6) various International Bu-
reaus; such as the Postal
Union, ETC.,
CD Mandataries
10. What Is a Mandatory?
A. Some one nation designated by
the League to attend to the welfare Of
backward peoples residing in colonies
of the Central Empires, or in terri
tories taken from them" This is to be
a sacred trust" and I'm selecting
mandatory the wishes of the people
of the area in question shall be the
principal consideration.
II. Does the League mean Super
nation?
A. No. 1t interferes In no way with
any Nations Sovereignty, except to
limit Its power to attack other nations.
IL. Can any Nation withdraw when
II wishes?
A. Yes. The League Is Advisory
and Cooperative, not cOerclve
10. Does the League put Peace above
.dsstlee and National Honor?
. No. 1t puts Reason before Vic.
rlence. $3.50.
"a, Does not the League take away
the Constitutional right of Congress to
declare WARP
A. No. The League can advise war;
Congress alone can Declare war.
is. Does it destroy the Monroe Doc.
,trins? -
A. Exactly the contrary. For the
first time ii history the other nations
yao1sgnize the Monroe Doctrine; and
extend 1t to all the world. Il
10. Does it not interfere with Treaty
Making Powers of the United States?
A. No. 1t is Treaty. We can make
any Treaty we please.
N. Would we have had the Great
War If we had had this League?
IA. No. That War cost the world
over 100000 lives and 2Oo,0Oo,o00,OOO
dollars. @
10. OF what Importance Is the
League?
A. 1t is the greatest deed OF man.
kind in the history Of the world.