Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-21
The League of Nations.

The League of Nations
The League of Nations offers problem for all
cerned The most American aspect of the problem,
that President Wilson returned its recep
ton by congress- Congress is between the horns OF
considerable dilemma Naturally many members Of the
two houses do not find themselves in accord with the
league plan as announced Others through party afia
ton feel that they should not approve But all re-
aize that peculiarly difficult situation would be created
did the world that President Wilson, our accredited
representative did have the backing of the nation
and would be found when the time for practical work
came to without support and unable to get his ideas
accepted by people, Debate in congress must be
handled with skill.
AS regards the world in general it is confronted
with an alternative side of which be thor
oughy acceptable any Of the individual nations BIZ
ther we must league of nations which has no real
power and is therefore but elaborate Hague Tribunal
or we must have league of nations that has so much
strength tn it will within inconsiderabe limits
take away sovereign powers of the sgnatory states
If the league is to international police force
and the respective nations retain what lighting
power purey defensive of course in all cases. they may
deem proper the league will be in position to enforce
world peace The various nations will appeal TO the
league and abide by DECISIONS when this of
action seems profitable When it does not seem prota
BILE they will stick out their military tongues at the
whole continuance.
If the league were to be armed with international
consabulary force Of sufficient strength to enforce its
mandates unwilling nations, it would, obviously,
prove to be power before which any individual state
might find itselfil at ease the bulk OF information
al popular opinion seemed to be veerng toward the other
side whatever contention was the problem OF the hour
But the dangers of superstate with great lnterna
tonal army and navy should be apparent than real
There is nothing in the situation created except
that police power will be exercised as between nation
and nation and not between man and man. When an
Irish policeman forces his into Croatan nome In an
American city and stops neghborhood row all the ee
present that would be present the eauge OF
nations had to enforce its mandates by armed powers
If the people of the American cities had not agreed
among themselves to constitute the Irish policeman as an
international power enforce the rulings OF the
gomerate police court the Croatan dispuants would
no attention said rulings and would continue the
until the strongest among them got what he wanted
It was found that such SYSTEM which is precisely
the system under which the nations OF the world have
operated up this Time was too unsetting and that it
mpeded peace comfort and the pursuit Of happiness
So parties agreed local league of nations for the
sake of peace. Not that the Croatians or any OF the
Others really wanted the international police power ex
alted, but il was necessary compromise.
So with the new league of nations that Mr. wilson
went to Europe The statesmen and the popu
lace in no one country with real pleasure the setting
up international force of greater power than the DO
nestle defensive organization But only by the creation
international police force to back up the ru
ngS international courts world peace be Sc
cured Just as few individuals would abide by adverse
decision ordinary court of law if there were no
machinery for the enforcement OF such decision SO few
nations can expected in the face of the world trade
struggle of racial prejudice to abide by the rulings
Of any international body which power to enforce
it's mandates
The only way we can have league OF nations which
can really enforce world peace will be by endowing it
with strong international army Each nation from
among It's membership will supply contingent, all to be
uniformed alike and all be maintained at stratagetc
points ready descend upon any ecactrant state ana
grab it by the back neck and start for the patrol
wagon Such league of nations might well look alarm
ing to the citizens subjects of Of it's signatory
powers only thru such league can peace be guaran
teed We do not always like the judgments OF our own
civil courts when affairs get into litigation but such
decisions tho lacking in judgment and justice are
at least better than