Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

tion a British colony. He SAYS that
he thinks the policy of Great Britain
~ the same now as il always had
been to array class against class In
other countries so that her influence
can easier dominate both. That the
greatest danger in this country to-
day is that OF British diplomacy
The League OF Nations is striking
example OF that. il was drawn from
beginning to end, with only slight
variations. by the statesmen OF Great
Britain. In it we are bound. posi-
lively bound to recognize the right
OF England to rule the seas, and in
crease her prospects OF world domi-
nation.
He said that the statesman OF Great
Britain deceived our senate before
entering the war, and cancelled the
Japanese theft Of Shantung.
MANY good people seem to think
that Japan received only the rights
in China that Germany formerly pos
sessed. But Germany had only one
port in China with approximately
100000 people but Japan acquired
not only that but the economic con-
troll Of the whole Shantung penin-
sula with its 3S,000.0OO people, citi-
zens OF the peace loving Chinese re-
public" He said that England was
equally guilty with Japan since she
consented to the grab. and flayed the
theory that Japan would never give
up the plumber until compelled to do
so. Let this be an example of what
England and Japan will do to the
weaker nations when they have the
power and let us profit by China's ex-
perience and disaster. And this
League was meant to bind us forever
to protect and defend this. stolen
province from external aggression.
League Of Nation Is an Agreement
at Is only an agreement between
nations. or rather between the rulers
of nations, And il we stop to think
that this nation has had agreements
of one kind or another with almost
every civilized nations of the face of
=, the earth for over one hundred years
we can see how foolish it is for peo-
pie to say that they are for q league
of nations, which means that they
are for an agreement among nations
or course they are for an agreement
among nations, so am |. Our people
always have been and we hope al
ways will be. And we want to be left
in such a position that future con
gress and future people and genera
tions can also make agreements with
nations as conditions may warrant
The only question for us to 3onsi der
is whether we want TO make this par
ticular kind of an agreement. We
have had agreements for years con-
corning the settlements of disputes
We have had the Hague Tribunal
What has become of that? Did
France or England offer to submit
their disputes to the Hague | say
that we are glad to make agreements
with nations but we want to see to II
that these agreements are fair and
reasonable to all parties. The time
to amend an agreement is before II
is made, as it may be impossible for
any party to do so afterwards.
have nothing but profound contempt
for that line of talk which says to
enter into the agreement and change
it afterwards. You make a mortgaS
on your business or on your farm and
try to amend it afterwards. Before
you amend it you will pay the price
And II we enter into a loose and un-
American agreement we will pay the
price. pay ii with our blood and our
treasure.
No Benefit to Us or Humanity
The League of Nations was never
intended to he OF any benefit to the
United States. No one now contends
that it Is. The cry is to be generous
and pour out our blood like water 70,
the benefit of humanity. I emphati-
cally deny that this League Of Ma.
tions agreement is for the benefit OF
humanity, in any way. shape or par.
ticular. We are asked to sacrifice
the sovereignty of our country, the
traditions and policies of our nation
for one hundred and forty years ant
turn over our nation and our right 81
self preservation to body of foreign
diplomats, In the name of humanity
In the name OF humanity ! say let u.
preserve our nation free and indie
pendent where it may in future gen
erations. as II has in the past. be
factor for liberty. Righteousness an,
OF freedom.
/ Read Article XXIII (c) will en-
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supervision over the execution O
agreement with regard to the traffic
In women and children. and the traf
fic in opium and other dangerou
drugs Perhaps you did not know
that this League of Nations intend
to legafize the trafic In women an,
opium and other dangerous drugs
The greatest evils that have MARIE,
our modern civilization. II that so
the benefit OF civilization? Is tina
an example OF the religion OF tn,
church of England which endorse,
this League Of, Nations? All. m,
friends this agreement is filed witt
hidden dangers.
4 Mighty Military Machine.
II am persuaded that the object O
the League of Nations agreement wa,
intended to create mighty militar,
force and an economic boycott thai
no nation or combination OF nation.
can stand against ii. This might,
force was to be placed under the di
rection OF the council which was Il