The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-22
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AS \ PROPOSITION
 THAT ANY REASONABLE MAN CAN UNDERSTAND

 r~ HE MORE thoughully read the LOdge-LOwel de bae the remarkable does 1t seem for paucity Of ideas absence of human understanding for presence of conventional phrases maxms and ideas in which there Is no warmth of life.
 debate differ intelligent debate, con- between who interested in and really under stand the subject of which they speak?
 nearly every respect differs illustration will be gv- of this truth in quantity sufficient to establish reasonable conviction of the fact.
 League of Nations something that has been much talk of accomplished. There time when trolley railroad something much talked off, but little accomplish ed When trolley road experts debated the feasibility building trolley roads Bridgeport they consd- whether such had been built when they built they built and what happened after they were built They took examples of trolley roads.
 Did Lodge Dr. Lowell do anything of that kind any intelligent considerable way? They did not League Nations attempt to do in larger what has often been done
 Unions between peoples and nations have been common frequently successful the history the world These place between peoples speaking the same language and between peoples speaking different languages
 Great Britain Ireand Scotland and Wales constitute such a union.
 The German Empire such union.
 The Austrian Empire such union.
 The little Swiss nation is product of union of groups speaking three principle tongues.
 The United States is such a union.
 All of the unions above referred to- and there many more which might considered, have the whole the moment Germany and Austria bit bent this is consequence of the union hem but of the union among the Allies, who whipped them.
 The record shows that there is fair chance that combination of peoples will succeed where there di bloods old feuds differing languages and sepaave in terests.
 All of the unions or leagues that have been referred things common, but many most, things in
 The League of Nations is an agreement to but few things The signaories agree to make certain reasons but arbrate They certain other to make before three months after the decision designated tribunal The way is paved for certain other agreements which be made at the decision of the parties
 What then, measuring the League of Nations against the similar organizations of which knowledge availabe the probability that the League will succeed?
 Each reader of The Times may make his answer the object of this discussion but to show the intelligent method of approaching the problem
 trolley road experts up their lines in Bridgeport they would have considered another set of ons Having established that trolley roads could be built and operated they would inquire whether there good building in Bridgeport Whether there people who would the service whether the service would be helpful and
 Does the world a League of Nations? Are enough League, it practical? What evils be cured and what benefits received by the existence of the League?
 The number of women in America the League about wo-thrds of the whole number. This is by multitude of signs but especially by the direct poll of many thousands of persons
 The evils well known War called millions daily The lives of eight millions of directly sacrificed in bale and millions of others arc crippled Many these will lead painful lives until they perish premaurely.
 The indirect consequences the destruction many millions lives than the took Of this had evidence in the influenza epidemic which al ready least 5OOOOO lives, besides weakening the resistance of many who still live.
 Influenza it's staying, may be but scourges which the aftermath of has in store fol mankind.
 the destruction of property, bol property the individual is sheltered and that by whcf gains his daily bread The evil of great appropriations armamens is known to everybody Everybody also that this ev! will swell to nous proportions if is to continue.
 The armamens of the past infants compared wi the the future would have to maintain.
 evil of war benefit, if so proves is the rap the social and business and industrial system Another great and private property in stitution production will to exist.
 All property will be held in the control of the central thor with the single object in mind of it's employment fo the maximum of military effectiveness
 America in scarcely more than year; but tn necessary income tax which takes of million and made necessary whicl