The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-06-25

BY CLARENCE l.. SPEED

WHAT ~ my duty as an individual
IN connection with the league Of M:
tons" You may oek. hWhat have I
rot 10 TO with this big world question?
WIZ any action on my part have any
| influence on the forces that are now
settling the destinias hf the wsrllg''
+, Every citizen Of TIE United States
mas duty TO perform now, in connec.
| ton Wi,A the lv, a or uaGG5s. i. 4
uS Hf- ii' i| ne j.. Nl@n We were ~
war; You di MT .:cy.;att 10 10 y0ns
| p'tt teen JH5t because you were only
one Of 2 hundred million and on the
theory that any 'ltile saving OF invest
ing or working that you could do
Would have little effect toward de-
ieating Germany.
Every individual citizen is represent.
ed In Washington by a senator. You
may not know hilni may never have
seen him. Nevertheless he has some
foaiact for your opinions; he wishes
10 WIN NoN' vat 1ac2 more. IF re did
not roQ."t the opinions Of his e0u-
stevens he lQald De queer person,
Tor l!c Is sent ID N3gd,ngton to carry
out the wishes OF the majority Of the
voters.
Now The United states senate is the
BODY which has the power to rntify Or
reject trartics. SIne British premier
has promised to submit the peace
treaty to parliament for its approval,
too; but ne has just had an election
and Knows where parliament stands.
When the representatives of all or
most Of The otter nations sign the
treaty of peace, that is all that is ncc-'
essar". 1t then becomes operative
But America will not be at peace
with Germany nor will it be a mem
Der Of the league Of nations until the
senate has ratified he treaty. II the
senate Should reuse TO ratify it, we
would tAen be la the position Of being
at war when all de remainder Of the
world was at peace, and of being out
side of league of nations which en-
braced most OF the other important
countries.
Is it possible" YOU may ask, that
the senate could fail to ratify Il treaty
we ready to stand alone in this fed
Grated world? Can we assume the
role OF China and build wall Of ex-
Clugiyeness around us?"
Looked ut n that light It does not
seem possible; vet when one listens to
tha speeches made daily in the senate
it Cces seem as though many senators
ere Ter from reacy to vote for The
treaty which contains a provision for
league Of nations. They may believe
thgt they are backed by the voters. It
is our duty as voters to let them know
whether they are carrying out our
wishes or not.
In this series of articles there has
been no attempt to present an argu-
ynent that the constitution of the
league of nations as it stands is per-
feet document. There very likely is
room for many improvements. If
there were not, it would be an excep-
tion to every other constitution ever
adopted.
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