Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-22
VALE PROFESSOR IN
 ACCORD WITH BRANDECEE

ACCORD WITH BRANDEGEE Major Charles M. BakeweH of New Haven is professor of philosophy at Yale university, author aud editor, was a member of the Flying Squadron which secured enlistrnents Tor the ia nous 1e2nd regiment of the Yankee division. had charge in two Red Gross
 drives of the outlying districts of New
 as Inspector and historian of the
 American Red Cross rank of major.
 He writes Senator Brandegee as
 follows:
 American and a citizen of Colneci
 cut I want to thank you for your
 stand on the proposed league cove
 nant- Our freedom from entangle-
 than anything else .responsible for
 placing us in the enyiable pesition
 which VIC occupied at Paris. to which
 the president refers with justifa ble
 pride. All nations turned to Amer
 partial ally. the one that asked for
 nothing and, we may add. the one that
 had something to give. namely credit.
 whien7iost other natiens desired. Let
 us not sacrifice the source of elr
 sti iensth to chase after ralnhoy vis-' ions, entieing but illusory.
 Attempting Two Incompatible Things
 The presidents speech lo the sen-
 ate made tt raore than ever clear
 tiiat the proposed covenant is at tempting -%a incompatible things. The first IS . combination of one group Of powers to enforce upon ,n- other group e oe wers the fulnin,el.t of the terms "f 1he treaIE, G;Hicg such uloe,iI.ea 5ons as may r-ova eS- pedient in tpe etni:e of ta4t fnitH ment. This 2s cic;I1y nee .ss-arv. Th. second is 3 group i9 of the powers fer collective effo't 10 "1in7laste Wars 1T the future as far aA; tilst Is l. nhnlv possible. Evscvc,9 had hoped tr;at with mature deliberatien something this lire. ja.1 this eil~a'n reve- ,an ht realized with one group of powers lined up against another groIp< Tnere would have to be. as Mir Wilson saw cleariy a few months ago. "a een:- bination of all of us" Such vision can eniy be realized if time is taken for full and exhaustive delibeEa ton, and it must csme gradually. as the passions and ieaiousies and hatreds 1 which the war has engendered are overcome.
 The result of confusing these two purposes is that we have in the pro posed covenant. not League of Ma i tiens: Ii. but merely 3 ReV aIispment of we are obliged to assume incalc1lablsI burdens and respensibfiities, We se- ! cure projection only where we to not i need it Gas against our friends and | I time bind ourselves by c"ndit!ens which will make us oHiy the more 1 h aelpiesr should the tims ever come ] when we have to facs ths ore great 1 menace of the future.
 Gesmsay RsNenssfui.
 For Germany sulien anl revenge | ful. H. ng &Fts 'e let sal because at the time sf the a-lnist,ee she listened to voices in the air" Several n1onths after the armisties, Germans everywhere were stin beast ng that they had wen, having secured he peace they had long sought, he peace of the fourteen points. Nov that the terms are cut they know in Iced that they have lest: but they are also convinced that they have seiyed what they were promised. This will rankle more and mere as the years go by. New Germany has plans already under way for the F seediag in that. an alliance will fol ow, facilitated by the fact that the sesuseitated Russia will resent the aism berment of her empire at Par Belshevfk deliriun. All middle Eu- sePe is today a seethinx mass of in- .riEue hatred and diseantent. No one san predict it's future alignments- @HlIid, 4t present out 0I the CEealy aecause of the wicked and cowardly shantung decision, is left a prey of laRan. And Japan. in spite of her snoFnous prefts fFam the war, is still Il iiseoatented. We must not forget aer persistent efforts to have iHseEt- ad in the eoyenant what she called the principle ef the equality of races. Fhis vas deiiberateiy aimed at eur Japan sse legislation. She did not get this n the covenant. But she will surely ,riRg the matter UP again in the ea3ue. We claim this to be a do- nestle issue. She aeries it. Should he question be raised. net we. but he council decide. an1 We, being par y to the dispute, would not even have l vote. Should Jalan faii axaiz as he failed at Paris. caa taaEs he any toubt that she would dssert the eague to jein forces with cteEmaly,j gfth which power she h4s So much n 'oInmol, and with RuSE.a?
 Anu.es Thiakine Men.
 : ThinkinE men in EurapA ragard the aagueA with amused toieEsnee- They ave ne faith iz 1t as 2 nxexeHtAtive wars. But they are aaite ready to st the United States GRITTY some of | hem. The real attitude of England fas shown when the house of coTn- L. aons greeted the mention of the sague with a laugh. The real atti ts lde or France is shown in her insist ! E nee on 2 separate understanding. 1tI well to recall that as recently asks lst September President Wilson ? ublicly declared: "TheEe can be mol :, aR1leS OF a1fi4 ncAs SrAcfa1 e0Te- ',