Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-15
VIII SON TERMS LEAGUE,
HUMAN AND PRACTICAL,
Helpless Peoples Will Be Protected and Just Claims
Regarded-Armed Force in Background
but Ready for Action.

| representative body il is provided. you
will notice. that WHOM subject il
| 10 discussion by tho executive council:
1t can. upon the initiative Of either
| OF the parties 10 the dispute hc drawn
out OF the executive council on The
| larger form OF the general body OF
/ delegates. because through this inStru-
| men; we are depending primarily and
| chiefly upon one Grca; force, and this
| is the moral force OF tho pubic opinion
| of the word-thc pleasing and clarity
| ing and compelling influence OF pub
| iiciiE SO that intriSucs can no longer
| have their converts. that designs
! that are sinister can IT any time be
drawn into the open. so that those
! things that are destroyed by the light
may be promptly destroyed by the
overwhelming light Of the universal
expression Of tho condemnation OF the
world.
ARMED FORCE READY
TO ENFORCE PEACE
Armed force in the background
in this program. but it is In the bach
ground: ana II the moral force OF the
OF the world snail. bul ina, is the
last resort, because TINS is Intended
as constitution OF peace. not Il,
Tine simplicity Of The document
seems to me TO lie one OF us chic,
virtues. because speaking Tor lnyscil.
| WAS unnnIe to see the variety OF
circumstances with " hica TINS league
Would nave to deal. / was uniult.
tnit n!Snt be necessary 10 meet the
dlIIcrins and unexpected contingencies
put vcntcir OF .nc.
~ living ching is born ana We must
see 10 IL wat clothes put on II.
II Is not Vehicle OF power. Uut "A
Neh!cie IN which power May b. Narieu
At the discretion ct invsc who exercise
IL ana Ia accordance with the CnanL
ms circumstances OF the time. Ana
yet. while II Is elastic. while ii is gen
erai III It's terms. Il is dcnnite III the
one thing that We We're called to make
cennitc. IL - Il dcnnItc GuuCi.uiee OF
peace. IL is definite guarantee toy
word aga!ns, aggression. /, is Il dc.i-
mite guarantee against the things
which hsNc Just come nea. bringing
the world structure OF civilization INTO
ruin
LEAGUE FOR BI;NEFIT
or ENTIRE WORLD
Its purposes do not for a moment
and lis powers are unmistakabIc. II
Is not in contemplation tn,t this should
by merei! league 10 secure the peace
oi the world. is :, league when.
can be used for cO-opcrat.uu in any
internationa! matter Iu.t is the So
nih.Ahce OF the provision introduced
"E!eiiora;.vns ol labor conditions wuicn
can lie effected BY conference and o.s-
cusSion. AntiCIpa,r inat ther. M.n
rc Il very great usefulness IN tne bu-
ic"u OF !abO! " nicn 1t Is contemplated
HAni! DC set up by the league. AIc..
ana women and children VINO wo.>
.I;,Nc been IN the background tnrougu
!ons ages and soiuct,lnes seemed ~
be IJrsotten white governments NAY
.''iu i"cir y atChlui ana suspicious eyes
upon tne :naneuVerS OF on. another
Whiie the tnoughi OF statesmen n.a
heeh :iDout structural action and the
nnance.
NOW, i may believe the picture
which l see, there comes into the tore
ground the great BODY OF the l..uvrins
people OF the world. the men and We
men ana children upon whom the great
Oufden OF sustaining the world mus
from Jay In day IAl!. whether we visa
~ 10 do SO or mot: people who 20
10 bed tired and wake up without the
Summation OF Lively nope. Thes,. uvO-
pie VIII be drawn into the held of IN
terhAtloia. consultation and help and
MI! DC among ;le wards OF the com
n'ned governments OF the world. This;
Is, L taKe leave 10 say, very great
stcp III advance OF the mere co.,ycDtiou
ut that.
SECNET TREATIES NOM
THING or DARK PAST
Then. a. YOU VIII notice. there is
an Imperative article concerning The
publicity at all International nrrr
menis. Ilencetorth no menlbei Uf tn..
league eat Claim any agreement valid
"hica x mas not Registered with the
SECRETARY general, in whose office. of
course. IL Viii be subject 10 In. exam
NATION OF ANYBODY representing "A
member Of The league. Ana The duty
IS !aid upon the secretary Rcneral To
publish every document 81 that sort
d. ;ne earliest possible time.
i suppose most persons who have not
teen cohNcrsanI w!tn the business -.
i"re.Sh aHhirs d" not realize how many
."hdEtus OF these :trgceme:!tS are made
III u single year and how difficult II
might be TO publish The NOR. unim-
h"rtant of them Immediately How un-
Interesting II would be 10 most Of The
world 10 publish them Immediately. but
even they must be published just as
soon az il Is possible for the SECRETARY.
general 10 publish them.
hen there Is al feature about this
covenant which. 10 my mind. Is one OF
INC greatest ana most satisfactory ad-
vances that has been made. We are
done with anneHations OF helpless PEG
pies. meant IN some instances by some
powers 10 he used merely for cXplolta
tion we recognize in the most solemn
manner that The helpless and uudc-
ve!oped PEOPLES Of the world. being in
US to look after their interests pr!-
'IariiE before 10 Us" them for oar ia
'errS,s: and That IN n!i cases Of iniS
the League 10 SOC that the nations ssh
ar" assigned az the tutors aad adviser
and directors OF these peoples sinai!
'ciopmcnt before ihcy look to the in
tercsts and desires OF tho mandatory
nation itself
HELPLESS PEOPLES or
WORLD pHOTI:CTs:D
There has been no greater advance
IMAM this, gentlemen. II YOU look back
upon the history Of the world you Will
sec no" helpless peoples have too
often h"cn prey 10 powers that had
no conscience in tho matter. IT has
been one Of tho many distressing r"ve.
Iali"nS OF recent years ihat the great
power which has just been. happily.
defeated, pun iniolcrahlc burden" and
injuh,iccs upon tho helpless people Of
som" 0f III" colonies which II annexed
TO itself. that IT'S interest was raih.r
thctr discrimination that ticj- develop
fncnt; that the desire was to possess
their land for European purposes and
not 10 ENJOY their confidence IN order
that mankind might nc lifted in these
places TO ihc next higher level.
Now tho world, expressing its con
science in ia". says there is an end
nf that; thu; our cpasccucns shall H..
settled 10 this thiu:: States Viii be
picked ont which have already shown
that they can exercise II conscience in
this matter and under their tutclagc
trn helpless peoples or the world viii
com" into a now light and into "a new