The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-09
SEES LEAGUE PERIL
IF GERMANY IS OUT
Her Exclusion Is Opposd as
Menacing Peace.
~ RAYMOND G.. CARROLL.
Spsctsl Wireless Despatch 10 THE SuS ana
the Public Ledger.

the Public Ledger.
e Copyright. 1919: al rights reSerced.
PARIS, Jan. S.-More important than
the formation OF q superstste, called a
league OF nations, IS the question who
shall not have Ambulance. Nictors
always nave written the history that
the world accepts and victors alone to-
day IN all probability will draft the
international law moulding the future
There are about sixty candidate nations.
great and small. which eventually may
lake seats IN the proposed supreme
court of the world.
Neutrals and the unmade republics OF
central Europe composed of Foles.
Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs as
suredly will find a welcome there. But
let any one at this time dare to sug-
sest the admission OF enemy states,
especially Germany. and there is an
immediate adverse uproar. violent and
cholerlc. Turkey and Bulgaria are
scarcely important tactors, and when
the three unmsde republics are carved
out OF Austria Hungary little remains Of
that polyglot monarchy.
Il find that our peace commissioners
are rather cold TO such old emb,tterments
AZ exist between France and Germany
growing out OF the question OF Alsace-
Lorraine, foreign loans and other
boundary disputes OF ancient vintage"
said one to-day who is familiar with
the American mind.
The exclusion OF Germany with her
millions Of population from the league
simply provides powerful nucleus
toward which may drift all the world
left outside the league including Rus
STA. Russia In her present state Is unfit
to enter the drawing room of civiliZa-
tion, and Germany. also left outdoors,
VIII ind in her boon compan ion
There is also In China another possible
united Lacquer.
Leaving Germany out may do more
damage than good to the cause OF en-
during peace. Ina smuch as the league
Of nations, when formed guarantees the
peace OF the world. Germany benefits
along with the rest and well can afford
20 dispense with further worry about her
army and navy or other armies or
navies. She can focus her energies upon
the pursuits of peace.
ut will not surprise me at all to see
Germany increase many times over her
ability in commerce and industry as
shown in the past, and she will be the
buyer OF raw materials from all parts
Of the world. Give the Germans work
and they are contonted. Either way one
contemplates them as a rallying centre
for the discards OF the league OF ma
tons or an industrious entity enjoying
the peace benefits provide by the league.
Germany Will be heard from again. no
rnatter what indemnity the v!ctors as
sess for her TO pay"
Scores OF schemes are being pro-
pounded for the league OF nations Each
one is ushered into print with a home
provided for in some nations diplomacy
factory. All have three common essen
tisls, the first "A council for adjusting In
ternational disputes. the second cab
met OF precedents IN which to build In
teTnational law. as precedents of deci-
sion in individual dispute were made into
our common law. and third discipline
10 enforce decisions with an army and
navy police at the disposal OF the SUI
preIne council.