Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-29
mo DEMOCRACY IN LEAGUE"
BY WILLIAM E. BORAH.


The safest peace popular voice. II
egaue alliance be formed which peo
pie given control the supreme peace war
it will be substantial step lasting peace But all
plans which leave this issue in the hands Of a men
unchecked and unresrained by the popular
but the reproduction the Europe
has been tortured and decmaed for three
the machinery by which to prevent to
the ultimate people if you hope for re-
suits in the of peace.
This fearful which just closed was Matched
in the chanceories Europe. three decades few
men entrusted with unrestraned in foreign
fasified and deceived in the Morocco affair
ed and conspred in multitude Incidents until off
cal Europe saturated with suspicion jealousy
and hate. The situation fallow the
Bosnia and the sinister of uncomfortable and
ambitious ruler bent upon world dominion people
whom the fearful sacrifice power
less either in Germany elsewhere stay
onrushing trend of events Their interests
sdered were wholly disregarded few
sitting behind closed with power
of life death fellows through ignor-
ance from design drove straight for this cataclysm
of suffering and DEATH heredity
ambition played their wild game, and the
unnformed and powerless for the hour of slaughter.
There has not been in Europe in two centuries
which has not been brought largely in the way
Now it is proposed the interests peace
still farther people power say whether
not there shall be The public voice is 81
fenced entirely. There is the present time
countries at least, like partial check the
Of the people, But the to engender, foment
and order or bring about condition now to
placed in the hands of five men, nine the
whom the people have will have absolutely control
check Not only these to have the actual
thory the league bring but by atitud
unresraned discretion they to be placed in
position they foment through ignorance
design engender at time, and the masses Of
he helpless rebel
tery disregard the obligation of the league If the league
is up if the contract into which it is
be observed then these will have
under their absolute the issue of
proposed constitution creates first executive
council composed beginning of the representatives
nations and the representation of four
nations be added If majority is to control then
three in the first instance and would
troll the any event nine would control
the This council is authorized to deal with any
matter within sphere action of the league cor af
fecting peace of the world And article ri provides
that threat war;" whether Immediately affect
ing any the high contracting parties not is hereby
declared to the latter and the high
contracting parties the right to take action
that may wise and effecual to safeguard the
peace of nations for its jurisdiction every
thing affecting the of the world and everything
which threatens whether these things come from
members of league other nations. The issue
the whole world is therefore WITHIN the
easy reach of the jurisdiction of the league.
The point which 1 make is that there is ample
power for executive council to oment war as well
as to promote peace Evil-mnded selfish corrupt
men, ambitious and militarstic could bring on war
easily than the men who fomented ana nst-
gated if should fit to do So There Is
not word constitution which restraints or limits
them Their law is their discretion their will There
is no way to check control them the part of the
people They there far as the constitution pro-
vides for life with jurisdiction equal to that when the
kaiser coveted from restraint as 1t would De
possible for nine men to be-
When the fathers organized this government they
thought put check upon their represen
tatves upon their senators, their president not
only in the way checks but in the way OF
limited terms service But we are here presenting 10
these few men, whom people neither elect check
nor control power which if in the hands of evi-dsposed
men could bring a world war at any time
rbare is ample power ample authority under this
constitution for any executive council to crush out any
for freedom independence the part OF any
subject nation any small nation Certainly consutu-
on for league of nations ought to have somewhere
oosnon of the rights of the people and chance for
them to be heard upon the question Of or war; and
, recognition of right for people in peaceful
. 70 choose their form of government and their
own method and manner Of living
This 10 not in fact a league of peoples league
:. .,ors II ia league of diplomats, league OF impe
ass Of few great powers as against all the rest OF
the world 1t a league OF the same oreed OF men ana
49, oa official caste which has brought sorrow and
ra.nonsb,e unchecked and uncontrolled by action
authority OF the people Anu II ~ an au'oac' oaseu Al
tho last analysis on force