South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-25
FOREIGN POLICY
ESTABLISHED BY
EVENTS Of WAR
United States Bound to Inter-
nationaIiSm for Years
League or No League.
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

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United States is inextricably tied 20
the policy OF internationaiism. The
war put US in. our tremendous
credits 10 the other nations OF the
world during the war. bound us in.
and the peace will hold Us in for at
least two decades. whether we Join
the league OF nations or not. We
cannot close Tthe international cpl
sOde merely by Withdrawing our
troops. We have billions invested
In Europe: and those billions belong
not 10 Wall St. not 10 the old fash
Toned bloated bonders who used TO
disport themselves in the political
cartoons Of the populist days: those
American billions invested in Europe
belong 20 the small investors who in
our various Liberty loan campaigns.
gave their little all, gave until il
hurt. TO support this government
Their funds have been lent TO for
eign governments.
And 10 withdraw our soldiers and
close the international episode leaves
those billions in serious danger. and
the very danger itself would produce
a panic in America which might
end in the sort Of thing which is
raging over eastern Europe. The die
Is cast. America is part OF the world
family OF nations. and must take her
part. Moreover her part already has
been assigned.
A long list OF continuous commit
tees has been named by the peace
conference-commit not vet a
part Of the league Of nations-and
in those committees Americans have
membership duties and material in
terests which must be considered
These committees. whether the COW
enant OF the league Of nations is
adopted or rejected, form a tempo
rary league OF nations. much more
binding upon America than are the
duties and interests we would as
sumo in the proposed league. The
committees may well be called the
continuing processes Of peace.
Important Committees.
The more important OF the com
mittees which form the continuing
processes of peace are: Committees
upon (1) boundaries, CD economies
80 finance. 90 labor. CD ports
waterways and railways. 90 respon-
sfbilities for the war, CD TO oversee
the enforcement OF peace terms (S)
aviation, and 90 manufactures. These
committees were formed during the
drEt two months of the work OF the
peace conference. 1t seems likely
that committees on science, agricul-
ture and education will be added 10
these.
Now these II committees will
bind the world. at least the world OF
the allies, as closely as the intern A.
tional postal union and information.
Al quarantine covenants bound the
world before the war. For these
comTaittees are charged with the
worlds business; IL is most practica
bushes; IL IL is undone the world
viii lose. and particularly America
viii lose billions OF dollars The
senate in America may grumble
about them; politicians may de
nounce them, but they are here Il
stay and what is more they max,
absolutely necessar. an ultimat,
league OF nations. Their importanc.
justices a casual review or thei1
duties.
To Rearrange Boundaries.
Boundaries: When the peace con
ference adjourns il will have rear
ranged over 1900 miles or boun
daries-mostly European bounda
r1ss. These boundaries viii b,
broadly indicated. 10 follow certain
marked geographical lines: but tn,
boundaries must be surveyed anC
marked. And in many cases tn,
boundaries Will not be indicated
even broadly by the peace confer
ence. but will be left for the peopl,
near the boundaries proposed 10 in
dicsfe by plebescite.
The committee on boundaries vii
have 10 hold elections in Schleswil
20 determine the German-Danisl
boundaries, and 10 settle the boun
dsries between Holland and Bel
GUM it viii be necessary TO have
house 10 house canvass. as il ma,
oe 20 settle the boundary lines be
tween Poland and southeast Prussia
For the peace conference has asket
the boundaries committee TO run tn,
lines so that no considerable grouI
OF people OF one blood or choic
shall be aliensted from its kind 1
half 10 do the work OF this com
mittee, and then it will have 20 sat
isfy a conference of the powers, an,
may have 10 be done all over again.
Considers Commercial Treaties.
Economics; The committee Of eco
Monies is one OF the most import
ant committees named by the con
ference. To viii consider freedom
Of commercial opportunities-that
10 say il Will overlook matters con
ccrned with the freedom OF eco
nonic opportunity among the allie
and neutrals. And after that il wi
have 20 pass upon the new CONNER
cial treaties which must begin 20 b
made ia the world before bushes
can begin 10 is hard 10 realize tina
every commercial treaty IN the worl
has been abrogated. there are N
commercial treaties The covenau
of peace wiped out the treaties %,
tween the allied governments. an
the war wiped out the treaties be
tween Germany and The rest of IA
world
The new treaties must be- Optr