Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-12
LEAGUE FULFILS
AMERICAN IDEAL
Herbert Hoover Says Democra.
cies Replaced Autocracies
at Our Bidding.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION CHIEF.
Urges Ratification on Ground That
Peace Treaty viii Collapse
Without League Of
Nations.

Herbert Hoover Is so deeply con-
cerned over the opposition to the
League OF Nations in the United
States that he has let himself be in
terviewed at length on the League sit
uation. In n talk with the New York
Times correspondent I'm Paris, the
Food Administration Chief asserts that
having caused the League idea to pre-
vail America cannot abandon II. We
cannot withdraw, he says, and leave
Europe to chaos. ITO abandon the
League Covenant now means that the
treaty itself will collapse"
Mr.. Hoover's wide acquaintance
with conditions both here and abroad,
his reputation as an administrator, u
man OF great affairs who deals with
facts, not theories, make his state
ment one OF the most important CON
tributions TO the recent League discus
slons
There are one or two points in con-
nectlon with the present treaty." said
Mr. Hoover, that need careful consd-
GRAFTON by the American public. We
need to digest the fact that we have
for century and half been advo-
eating democracy not only as a
remedy for the internal ills OF all so
ciety, but also as the only real safe
guard against war. We have believed
and proclaimed, In season and out
that world In which there was q
free expression and enforcement OF
the will of the majority was the rea
basis of government, was essential fol
the advancement of civilization. ant
that we have proved its enormous hu
man benefits In our country.
American Ideas Have Prevailed.
1--WE went into the war to destro,
autocracy as a menace TO our own ant
all other democracies II we had no
come into the war every inch OF Euro
pean soil today would be under auto
cratic government We have impose,
our will on the world. Out Of thi
, victory has come the destruction o
, many, Russia, Turkey and Austria an
the little autocracy In Greece. New
democracies have sprung into being Il
t Poland, Finland, Letvia. Lithuanls
Esthonia, CZechoslovakia, Create
Serbia, Greece, Siberia, and even Gel
: many and Austria have establishe
4 democratic governments. Beyon
!, these host of small republics, sue
= as Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan an
u others, have sprung up, and again a
e result of this great world movemer
the constitutions OF Spain, Rumanii
and even England, have made fins
s ascent to complete franchise and d,
mocracy, although they still maintai
symbol of royalty.
I'VE have been the living spring Il
this last century and half from whic
these ideas have sprung, and we ha,
triumphed. The world today, exceI
for a comparatively few reactionar
and communistic autocracies. Is den
ocratic, and we did 1t.
"A man who takes wife ar
blesses the world with several infan
cannot go away and leave them c
tlse claim that there was no legal ma
riage.
These infant democracies all ha,
political, social and economic pro
lens involving their neighbors TIT
are fraught with the most inten,
friction. There are no natural bOun
aries In Europe. Races are not col
pact; they blend at every border. TIL,
need railway communication and 3,
outlets through their neighbors' teri
tory.
MANY OF these states must for Il
next few years struggle almost 4
bare bones to maintain their Vel
existence. Every one OF them Is <
ing to do It's best; To protect its ov
interests, even TO the prejudice Of
neighbOrs.
Governments Lack Experience.
eve in America should realize tn
democracy, rs II stable form or COVER
ment as we know il, IL possible on
with highly educated populations M
large force of men who are capab
OF government Few OF the men WI
compose these governments have hi
any actual experience at govemlr
and their populations are wOefully
liteTate.