The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-27

cussion have proved the stupidity OF
going blindly ahead with scheme
that seems to be the work of European
diplomacy trained for hundreds OF
years to be adept in selfish schemes
for selfish ends. AS we understand
European diplomacy it is only another
name for deceit, for lies. The hope
less mass of entanglements among the
large and small European states, the
secrecy they have maintained and still
try desperately, in spite of exposure
to maintain with regard to their
secret agreements and treaties, their
fundamental desire and intention to
acquire new territory and encroach
where they dare upon their neighbors,
their innumerable petty squabbles
none of which have been settled or
even compromised by the proposed
treaty-these conditions abroad as
they are revealed day by day make
any acceptance of the league as it
I stands now an intolerable affront to
the intelligence of the American peo-
! pie.
AMERICAN PEOPLE DISILLUSIONED
The people of this country no longer
dare hope that there will be no further
wars They no longer believe that the
United States is even for period of
two years under moral obligation to
sign document which. would entail
it's support of measure that robs
China and aids the craftiest, most
willy and most aggressive nation in the
world. They no longer believe that it
is either obligatory or advisable for
the United States to pledge the money
and the blood of this country to par
ticipation in wrangles that spring
from forms of government and from
ideals which we are by origin and in
heritance bound to scorn, and which
violate the very fundamental princi-
Piles and the noble ideals of democratic
and unselfish government to which we
as nation have been dedicated since
the day of our birth as free people.
WE ARE FINALLY AWAKE
There is great occasion for rejoic-
ing and for hope of future peace in the
mere fact that the American people
are waking up to the intrigues and
lies, to the false representations and
to the grave dangers, to the hidden
schemes and the unexplained snares
that have been lying concealed under
the gilt exterior of a league whose
promises were fairer than it's execu-
ton could ever be or was ever intend
ed to be. There is room for hearty
congratulation in the present indica-
ton that America will not set her
hand to the document until she knows
what it obligates her to pay; that she
will not be tricked into placing the
name of this country on a
paper that pledges her to course
which ignores or imperils the future
integrity, perhaps the future existence
Of this nation.
During the past week thousands
lave come to admit that the accusation
If partisan motives on the part of the
eague is totally unjustified. Senator
3orah was the first man in this ma
ion and for long time the only man :
n the world to raise a voice against
wallowing the league whole. By abuse
md Misrepresentation attempts were [
made to discredit him in the eyes of 4
he whole country. He was said to beJf
,laying party politics. He was said
o be unpatriotic. He was said to be
city and mean.
Without being DETECTED from his
etermined course, he kept steadily on y
nd today has drawn to him the sup
ort of nine members of the foreign II
Citations committee of which he is a Il
lember and is daily winning the adj
liration and support of thoughtful
.mericans by the thousands. =
The best thing that can happen to /.
lis country is the present deliberate
nd keen scrutiny of the various ar
cles in the league To the states
anship of the men who persisted in
llling its defects to the attention of
lie people, future history will attri-
tie the proper measure Of credit
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