Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-08-08
Europe

1t seems to plain that the League of Nations
cannot immediately all events whatever machinery
is may deal with the problems Europe directly
On the other hand association between the United
States France Great Britain based upon the prn-
ciples of the League of Nations destitute any
peralisc ambitions be satisfied at the expense of
other countries, controlling the supplies of the
world and the Materials still possessing orderly
government, exercise enormous influence the
world. 1t may well be that Italy, having
tween Germany the one hand and such combination
of the democratic nations may little by little forget
her present bitterness And with Italy joined the
three western nations the menace of a German
coalition will be greatly mnimized.
Certainly until French and woman American men
and women, British men and women willing send
their sons to the Danube, the Carpathians the
Vstua, to enforce decisions by the League of
Nations it will not be possible for the League
ons prevent between the races of Central
Europe, it conceivable that the tribes have
been fighting for centuries for racial aspirations will
at once surrender them-bow decisions which are
made by tribunal without power enforce them.
Therefore, to believe that have made peace at
Paris up to the present moment, to me to en-
courage dangerous illusion and to believe that
League of Nations world peace while
relying moral suasion is equally dangerous dream
At Paris have far reached basis settling the
accounts outstanding between Germany and her
mics Not until Germany paid debts shall we
have real settlement, and Germany to avoid
payment if she
! AS TO the League OF Nations, it is far,
association between three demOcracies the French
British, and to world peace stand
for certain ideas and ideals urge champion the
idea of settlement of future differences nations
by peaceful rather than warlke methods prevent the
of the tragedy But so far the
League of Nations is than the association of
these three nations and it is nothing be any
break between these three lessenng
ties which necesstae close cooperation and complete
understanding.
AS it stands today, the League of Nations means
to France nothing in fact, than French
guarantee against German attack. 1t means to
Britain only the promise of a future Anglo-American
Association in the world, closer than any previous rea-
ton, an alliance based upon common purposes and
common ideals. There those both countries who
hope that it may be the foundation of new order in
the world for them is clear perception
that this only be after years. there are few
either country who do not believe that if America now
refuses this cooperation association then the
look for world and civilization is dark in
deed.
Meantime, the task that remains to be performed at
Paris not merely the larger fraction general
task which confronted the Allied the
ing of the Armstice eight months ago. but it is also
the most momentous and difficult any body of
men have ever had to undertake. Beside it the Con-
gress of Vienna childs play. we have only
main work is still to be done-From Peace with Ger
many" by Frank H. Simonds, in the American Review
of Reviews for August, 1919