Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-07
ON ITS OWN FEET

LEA Will S1AAS q lA1o NISA ~ VIII ~ u6CSSSai !!
every man now in public life to explain to some enc his
compact is ratified or rejected, the issue is too great to die
with the present generation. II this League plan fails, it
will be a long time before another Is presented. But an
other will be presented, and at some time, sooner or later.
there will be a League of Nations.
Whether this plan is accepted or rejected, those who
have the direction Of the affairs Of the United States will
be required to Justify their attitude toward it
It will look rather cheap. say ten years hence. for a
man now in PUBLIC life to say that he advocated the pres
Ont League plan because he was a Democrat, and this plan
is sponsored by 2 Democratic president.
It will not be very convincing for him to explain that
be WAS an ardent ad1nlrer Of President Wilson personally.
and therefore supported what ME. Wilson wanted.
Neither will it do for ? man to explain that he was a
Republican. and oppesed the League plan for fear that a
Democratic president might set some glory out of it.
1t will not do. either. for him to say that Mr.. wilson's
attitude was displeasing to him, and that he could not
help being against anything that Wilson wanted.
The country and the world viii respect the man who
supports or opposes the league because Of what he is sin
cerely convinced will be It's effect on this nation and on
the world. And, while 1t may yield a measure of respect
to q man for his sincerity, 1t will take into account also
the sopndness Of his Judgment, for on an issue like this one
he is expected to weigh carefully all the elements which en-
ter into the case, and not to. permit his opinions to be
moulded by any but the most weighty considerations.
There are politicians on both sides WHOSE motives will
scareely stand analysis under the cold, calm reasoning of
a generation hence.
Sixteen people were passengers in an arplane the
other day, and while on the trip they signed their names
on the Ships register. The published copies of the sig
natures suggest that the trip was a jissly one, or that the
signeFs were in a state Of mental perturbation.
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It looks as Though those Texas people who brousb,
Up = train load of money to bet on Chicago will used to
put in their best icks pumping oil for some time:
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II the American marines. assigned to police duty al
Trau, pepdins the final disposition Of the territory, had
failed to land when disorder threatened, what would have
been said Of them?
@ Observation-Disclosures
Lord Northclins threethens to suspend his nevs-
Iponcy-not even the Foreman of the Composing room.
The banking law. pay attention not only to the
amount Of the banks reserves, but to what it dos. with
the other IS per cent Of IT, deposits
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shaptuns win NOW come In for attention, and teats
win be ahsd over the unhappy lot Of China
The ring and aue1n Of Belgsum are not to visit ~.
FPaul and ! Lot Ct 81 Renl pespis are w~onderins Whist to
% With their nss ain hats.
60 leag e the drepth viii be On in ssfnsst IN Janp-
Iary. vhats the nse efss tpytRs to hFssk IT nov9
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