The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02

half the coal Of the whole globe.
The Anglo-Saxon race possesses
two-thirds Of the total amount. All
the Latin peoples together have less
than one percent as much. Our do
main is So broad and our soil so
fertile that IT has been estimated
that this country could support
fifteen hundred millions Of people,
almost the present population OF
the earth. Many countries cannot
much longer feed their own people.
England will have 10 let five mill
Ions of her inhabitants go. and Ger
many twelve millions, before they
can become sclf-supporling There
Is sadness in the contemplation Of
the passing Of the sccptcr Of leader
ship from Europe.
\ comparatively small number po-
lice the world Three fourlhs Of the
human family cannot keep order at
home without outside help. Great
Britain has chiefly performed this
service, in the past but has given.
notice that II cannot do So perma-
ncnily The changes i'm modern life
require an increase in the forces
used for restraining evil. Central
Asia Is storm center. The vast
Eordes Of semi-civilizcd East are
pressing hard upon the higher civil
liZation Of the West II is still
true HAT force and not arguments
keep order. Even in Boston. with
its Wanted culture, Il required only
iiiteen minutes Of absence Of police
men to set a mob TO destroying
property and lawlcss women 10
snatching goods from the stores.
There is loud call upon us to
take into our hands the key Ia those
vast regions Of Asia and Europe
having their only outlet Ia the sea
lnd foreign ports through that
wonderful natural canal so easily
guarded by queenly Constantinoplc /
sitting by its side We may see no
selfish interest Turing us TO the /
task. But we are called upon 10 /
serve the world. Let us do our
part according 10 the advantages .
placed IN our hands: hut let us de- /
cide for ourselves upon our plan
Of action. America and Americans
ought to study carefully the needs
Of all lands and contribute our best
efforts accordingly, with a devotion
To human welfare which is world
including.
Doctor Powers discussion Of the
League Of Nations project. now be-
fore the L. :. Senate and the coun-
try. was of special interest. DIFF
fercnt phases-of the subject were
clucidated in his successive morning
talks which can best be considered
together.
He first placed before his hearers.
on the blackboard. a classified list
of the nations Of the world. The
five Great Powers" supposed 10
practically control the League. are
America, Britain France, Italy. and
Japan. Germany stands by itself
as the one great nation, slill feared
and possibly not To be admitted 10
the League. The five self-governing
colonies Of the British Empire. Aus
tralla, Canada, India, New Zealand.
and South Africa, each Ia be given
a vote in the League Assembly, were
next named. Then followed a list
OF eight powers generally recognized
as civilized and 10 be depended on
To fulfill their treaty obligations.
Next he gave formidable array
Of foriy-one independent states.
each To be given a voice and vote
IN the Assembly so-callcd, but
either so poor. so unsettled. or so
that treaty contracts
with them separately could scarce
ly be- trusted. Then We had our at ,
tention called TO few diminutive
states. scarcely equal 10 an average
township, yet 10 he counted i'm. be
cause admittedly independent.
The proposed League Government
was explained in detail. The Ex-
ecutiNe Council, Of nine members. is
To contain one each from the above
named five great powers, together
with four others TO be chosen by :
The Assembly. For the present the
four favored states are 10 be Spain.
Belgium, Greece, and Brazil. But
we were reminded that il will be ,
possible for the Assembly and y
Council sometime 10 elect other
of the Council and thus
overcome the controlling influence
IF the five leading powers, into
whose hands the dcstinies of the
world are supposed TO be placed. ,
Add TO all this the fact that dis .
agreements already are springing up
among the big Five" and omen