The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-21
THE DAZZLING FEATURE.

Many interesting suggestions are offered by public men
here and abroad that the participation by the United
States in the League of Nations ODE assured The
good deeds which the United States perform in behalf
of other nations are boundless in extent and nnumer
able in variety The ingenuity of some Of the proposed
methods by which the United States draw upon its
Treasury for the uft of others the best proof that
atruss of international cast of thought have worked
very hard furnish ideas for Americans in order that
the process of financial irrigation of remote arid regions
may not be delayed for single moment
Inextrcaby nterwned with the suggestions of fnan-
cia character others opening up vast fields of ad
venture in the shadowy realms of foreign politics How
would it do, says generous friend for England to
share with the United States the control of the Straits
of Gibraltar? He thinks England would be glad to do
this in view of Americas expected entry into the Med
terranean political field resuscaor of Turkey and Ar
menia. This friend of humanity announces that
Consantinope be made the fourth city of the world
IF the United States would only expend $3O0OoOOOO
100000 900 to make it So"
The fact that Constantnople can be lifted up by the
expenditure of this picayune by the United States
striking light MANY of the foremost Turks anxious
have America do this says the begetter of the idea
Could anything be fairer than that? By foremost
Turks to understand of course, the Turks who
the United States Treasury not those
most Turks who are temporarily engaged assassinang
the Armenian population Three four hundred mil
lions for Greater Constantinople is tempting sugges-
tion particularly when it is coupled with the proposition
that the United States may inherit part of the response
bility for controlling the Straits of Gibraltar.
Possibly in the redistribution of responsibilities in the
Mediterranean Basin the United States might find
venent to relieve Great Britain of the incubus of Egypt
and Palestine, perhaps take Syria off of Frances
hands 1t is true that those powers have not offered to
part with anything except Armenia, but the United States
might accelerate the decision by offering advice in the
persuasive employed by Japan in advising China
part with Shanung We feel that if the United States
finds it difficult restrain its arustc impulses it can
prevail upon of the powers to cast their burdens
upon this country If no other argument proved eectua
the threats of starvation effectively directed against
smaller powers might be employed.
One of the ideas thrown out by Sir George Parish
Brains financial expert, has irresistible appeal He
writes:
While no single nation not the United States,
is strong enough to supply Europe with all the credit
it needs in the next twelve months, the League of
Nations, which would comprise practically the entire
world, would possess all the economic and financial
strength required to supply Europe with additional
credit = The security for a League of Nations
loan would be so good that it would be readily
accepted in payment for all the food and all the
material for which payment could not be made in
kind. = Of course ii would be essential for the
stronger nations to accept part of the burden of
meeting the service of the loan but the benefits
tremendous expansion 4 trade q COM
merce etc
Now, that is suggestion worth while! League of
Nations bonds in exchange for American food and ma
terals OF course, the United States would have to
guarantee the League of Nations bond issue for time
as all other nations bankrupt but think of the "event
lal benefits" the tremendous expansono" of Europe
permanently attached to the u s. Treasury! Think of
The trade and commerce" that would follow if the United
States would finance the League of Nations
Thus we perceive that the future is full of dazzling
possibilities, just the United States ratifes
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conference to settle labor questions with nobody on
land to represent unorganzed labor should not have ex