The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-04

lae.d nstion will ~ hoycotted hy 81
m. other mtinbers ~ the LeaEpe and
viii find itself cut or from both bust.
ness and social communication Win
the rest ~ the wortd
How n VIII Prevent Wars,
II is not claimed that lhe League OF
Nations via do away with war alto.
sether. Every possible provision that
human intelligence can devils" Viii be
made Ia settle International disputes
peaeeably Bni should all these meas.
ures fail aud Two nations 10 TO war
this Is what will happen
II both parties 70 the dispute have
observed the rules OF the League, the
other nations viii stand back aud let
Them fight II out War under such
circumstances is difficult io Imagine
however. because before the angry na.
tons viii he allowed 10 fight IN ne'
cordance with the rules of the League,
so much time must elapse that IN all
probability their anger viii cool ana
they will reach nm nm'eable under
standing.
What we have 20 fear Is that some
nation will go 10 war IN defiance OF
the League. and every precantion has
been taken 20 suppress such n nation
by the Immediate use OF the united
| power OF the other nations. II inter.
national boycott failed to bring her
10 terms she would have 10 face a
combined international army and
navy frbe founders of the League he
le,e 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 " she
lad known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
aeri
polno the Worlds Work.
In addition TO settling international
disputes peaceaby 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 is
working only for itself The people
Won know best and like best are those
who work with you on the same l0b.
II will be the same way with the
nations OF the future The more they
work together, tie sooner they VIII
come TO understand and like each
other.
For example, The League viii estaD-
lish an international organization for
the lettering of labor conditions ~
different countries, for the protection
OF women and children and the native
Inhabitants of civilized and semi-civil-
lied countries. One of Germanys
greatest crimes has been her barba-
rous treatme of the helpless people
In some of her colonies. One of the
chief tasks of the League will be TO
look after peoples that are not strong
enough TO protect themselves.
The League will appoint commits
sions TO take charge of various inter
national undertakings so that they
may be carried on, not for the benefit
of any one nation, but for the benefit
OF the whole world Provision will be
made for promotion of fair and equal
trade conditions. 80 ,..
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 nations
can work in common and a greater
number OF opportunities TO remove
causes which stir up jealousies and
animosities between races and peoples
Objections Answered.
OF course we cannot hope 10 make
the great changes such as the League
of Nations will bring about without
opposition Fortunately the war has
taught us the great advantages OF
international cooperation. II was
only by good team work that the free
liberty loving nations were able TO
whip Germany.
The treaty which the United States
Senate is debating obligates the mem
bers of the proposed League TO pro
tect one another against attack from
enemies outside their own boundaries
bent upon conquest Although this
agreement (Article Y Of the Cove
Dant) is vital to any arrangement
which seeks TO prevent war, 1t has
been attacked on the ground that II
would draw the United States INTO
wars in various parts Of the world and
force us to send our boys to fight IN
0uarrels which did not concern US
We should remember, however, that
the main purpose OF Article \ Is to
frighten nations tempted 10 wars OF
conquest from yielding to the tempta'
ton. by the certainty that they viii be
crushed II they begin such war by
universal boycott and union OF
forces OF the world against them. III
big war breaks out again. the United
States will be forced TO take part In
II whether we have League OF
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