Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-29

terested in those things, would be and
should be relieved of all obligations
touching them. Any legislation nee
essary to remove supposed obstacles
to trade or war legislation could be
had within a fortnight. The result
would be that the United States would
settle down and deal with domestic
problems. People would become at
once contented in mind and happy in
their old accustomed beliefs and tradi-
tions, and we would enjoy, in my judg-
ment period of prosperity such as
we have never before known.
But if we enter this league, take on
tho obligations of administering this
treaty, continue to NEEDLE and inter-
NEEDLE in European affairs and assist
In the settling of all European ques-
lions, all these alters will be thrown
into our home politics, will divert at
tention from our domestic affairs, will
estrange our own people, and prevent
the return of that poise and confidence
so essential to our future prosperity
and happiness and indispensable to
the permanency of our institutions.
In view of the nature of our domes-
tic problems and of their complex and
searching import, it seems to me moth
| ing less than a crime to throw into
American affairs and American pol
| itics the torturing problem of Euro
pean surveillance. 1t will present
| questions so long as we occupy that
attitude which will dominate elections,
divide our people, divert the public
| mind, engage the attention of con-
gress, and shape national policies to
| the exclusion of any proper considera-
tion of things local or domestic. In
stead of devoting our time to these
problems and modifying our moral and
intellectual forces for their solution,
we will be dragged constantly and ev-
erlastingly into considering questions
| growing out of our commitments, of
tho sending of our soldiers hither and
thither, and all the belligerent and an
tagonistic forces of the Old World.
If the treaty is rejected, these things
will be put behind us.
| What venture, what hazard it
all is! Nations and peoples differing
in belief, standards, customs. colors,
languages, religions and government,
all Joined together under n working
combination to be controlled by unan-
imous consent. If civilization We're
seeking a deadly weapon for suicide
would it need to go further? Japan
We toes the United States and the Unit
ed States vetoes Japan. Then they
get down to business to work out a
| unanimous consent-and anc[her
| Shantung is the result. Or the whole
thing blows up when touched by the
! 1thuriel spear of reality, as in the case
of Fiume.
| Let us take an illustration, homely
and practical, near home: Mr.. Gary
is a Covenanter, intoxicated with the
desire to see Japan and the United
| States sitting at the same table and
settling all questions of international
concern by unanimous consent. There
is now industrial war in the steel
plant, and industrial peace is quite as
essential to the preservation of civiliz-
alton as any other kind of peace. Why
does not Mr.. Gary exemplify his faith
by seeking out Mr.. Foster, the leader
of the union labor forces, and say to
him, You are a syndicalist. you be-
lieve in the closed shop. you believe
| IN direct action. All these things are
at war with my ideas; nevertheless for
the sake of humanity and industrial
peace / take you to my bosom. You
shall sit upon my Board of Directors
We will make ii safe by doing nothing
except by unanimous consent. You can
veto me and l can veto you. 1t will
no doubt wreck this great business, the
pride of my life but for the sake of
humanity and industrial peace it must
be tried" Was there ever such quack-
cry! As old DR.. Carlyle growied forth
years ago, "Quack ridden, in that word
| lies all misery whatsoever"