The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23

unaltorAbly committed to the nation
al policy OF live and let live, she
would be IA constant warning ia aR-
grrssor nations An ever present
hope TO and potential champion OF
the weak and oppressed
World Power by IOpc Of Example.
\ world power Indeed 10y force OF
example Growing greater with
each passing year, 40 long as her ma
donal virtues remain unsmirched.
Hut-and would have you look
well TO The point she would ht nll
times. In every crisis. whether sho
were directly involved or not, remain
the mistress OF her own decisions.
the keeper or her own unsullied
conWience.
klSt as "A member OF the proposed
" eaRile OF nations she would be only
one out of 10 at best, ono out OF per
haps 20 at worst who would have
the direction OF her destiny for her.
From "A world power to the tail OF
an International KITE
one commentator has given this
definition of the league OF nations;
1T is partnership IN which Europe
and Asia furnish tho liabilities and
the United States supply tho assets" b"
| like It. II fits like a glove, ls er-
plains at one and tho same time why
the United States should oppose u,
and why the other nations favor II.
why European Statesmen ChaIfgcd
II In entirely unnecessary 10 seek
an explanation for the enthusiastic O
adhesion OF European statesmen 10
the league idea. 1t is In plain sight
the vast resources OF the United
states. II may not he diplomatic 10
say thisi II may even seem ungra- 10
Clous 10 Hay II. But we are here dis
cuRaIng this proposal from tho
slnndpolnt OF America, aH one united
citizen and taxpayer to another
United states citizen and taxpayer.
when the league ddoa was first be-
ing given "a trial heat before tho
grand stand or world opinion. why
did II excite only the mildest praise
from European statesmen or their
outright disApproval2
President Wilson explained In
on" Of his Paris speeches that he
found on his arrival I'm Europe that
he had been pictured AZ very hard
headed man who desired his way re-
gnrdlcss Of the Views OF others, when
NJ "A matter OF fact he was very plAs-
tic 10 reason and perfectly willing to
give and take A very short time
elapsed uniil we read that both Lon
don and Paris had come 10 agree
with the president regarding his
league of nations.
Mr. Frank SImonds. tho gifted his.
torlCnl writer. somewhat later ok
plHinod that both London aud4Pdris
were amazed to find that the presi-
dent had journeyed across the At
lantlC with nothing moro concrete
thnn theory lie had no plan
whatever for this lcaRu" h." was so
firmly insisting on. but was simply
standing for a League; that II was
London that finally brought forward,
In the Smuts plan. something the
CouforocS could get their toc'h IN.
Not Taken Seriously AbrOnd.
Now | think there is a great deal
more to this than appears on th"
surface. There were Snme scrtouH
leaks IN the censorship between tho
CupitoA Of Europe and america In
the days just following tho signing
NJ the nrmigiirr. and those leaks
agreed that the league ~ nations
ldru was not taken seriously abroad
even charged that England and
France had com, fp uu agreement
and tnu' the lrrI. vaa not part
of thai agreement Ihr sudiru de
plriurr Uf ih, president '.r fuuuiEU
enorr- wps '>upInri nF q tmnlE
N'|rI hint that ha 'li points were
being nrr'l uU' h Lluyd 6'org"
amt q. f..ifr.NrFg. .#.f Y.. tho IU'iftpa