The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-08-29

check on Mexico and the state OF con- i
siant turmoil In thnt country would he |
taken into cons Iteration In deciding |
how large an army we should need.
The third important safeguard
which The League will set up Is n sys-
tenn OF Penalties. This will make an
outlaw OF any n-ticn or grcrD ~ M
tions which goes 10 war in violation
Of the rules Of the League. The out
II wed nanop VIII .~ boycotted ny all
the other member. of The League and
will find l,self en-, nff from both bust
ness ard social communication with
The rest of the worll
How II VIII Prevent Wars.
II is not claimed tliat the League Of
Nations viii do away With war alto
gciher Every possible provision that
made to settle International disputes
pcuccably. Bu should all these meas
ares fail and Two nations go TO war;
lhis is What will Happen:
II both parties To the dispute have
observed the rules OF the League, the
other nations will stand back and let
them fight II out War under such
circumstances Is difficult to imagine,
however because before the angry na-
tiOns will be allowed to fight In &C.
cOrdance with the rules OF the League,
20 much time must elapse that In all
probability their anger will cool and
they Will reach an amicable under
standing.
What we have to fear IL that some
nation will 60 to war In defiance Of
the League. and every precaution has
been taken to suppress such nation
by the immediate use OF the united
power Of the other nations. II inter
national boycott failed to bring her
to terms she would have to face 4
combined International army and
navy. The founders OF the League be-
lieve that the mere possibility of such
situation will prevent any nation
from violating Its agreement Does
anyone think that Germany would
have begun war five years ago n she
had known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
herf
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition to settling international
disputes peaccably the League of
Nations will provide means for doing
much Of the worlds work more sys-
tematically and effectively than can
be done now when each nation ID
working only for itself. The people
yOu know best and IKE hest are lhost
~Ao wosst VIM ysu on sIe aaasS joh
II will be the sdne way with the
nations Of the future. The more they
work together, the sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other
For example, the League will estab
lish an international organization fol
the bettering OF labor conditions "
different countries, for the protection
Of women and children and the nativ,
inhabitants of civilized and semi-civii
lied countries One of Germany.
greatest crimes has been her barba
in some OF her colonies. One OF thu
chief tasks of the League will be Il
look after peoples that are not stfon:
enough to protect, themselves.
The League will appoint commits
sions to take charge OF various inter
national undertakings 80 that they
may be carried on, not for the benefit
Of any one nation. but for the benefl
of the whole world. Provision Will bt
made for promotion Of fair and eQua
trade conditions.
These are only few OF the benefits
the world will derive from the League
AS time goes on we shall find more
and more tasks at which the nation.
can work In common and Il greater
number Of opportunities to remove
causes which stir up jealousies ant
animosities between races and peoples
Objections Answered.
OF course we cannot hope TO max,
the great changes such as the Leagn'
OF Nations will bring about withou
opposition. Fortunately the war ha
international cooperation. 1t wa
only by good team work that the fre'
liberty loving nations were able Il
whip Germany.
The treaty which the United State
Senate is debating obligntes the mem
bers OF the proposed League TO pro
tect one another against attack iron
enemies outside their own bOundarie
bent upon conquest. Although thl
agreement (Article X Of the Cove
nant) 10 vital 10 any arrangemen
which seeks to prevent war, II hn
been attacked on the ground that
would draw the United States int
wars In various parts Of the world an
force us to send our boys to fight J
Quarrels which did not concern rs.
We should remember. however, iha
the main purpose of Article IL
frighten nations tempted TO wars {
conquest from yielding to the tempt'
ton, by the certainty that tlcy will i
crushed II they begin such 4 wa
. uuiversal boycott and 4 un'sa {
forces of the world against them
a big wal breaks out again, the Uni's