Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-08
ANTT-WTLSONISM
AND WISCONSIN
Sir Charles Halsion Writes Taiuabic
League Of Nations Pamphlet

In the brief compass OF half hun
dred pages, in the form OF a paper
bound pamphlet Sir Charles Walston
says number of significant and valu-
able things concerning a practical and
practicable league of nations. The
Next War - wisconsin and Anti-Wil-
sonlsm" was written last summer be-
fore the present proposed constitution
for the league of nations was more than
theory for durable peace in time OF
war, yet Sir Charles has anticipated ed
most of the arguments urged against the
league and its suggested covenants in
the United States Senate and by willful
or partisan Americans in and out OF
politics. He opens his pamphlet by an
open letter to his longtime friend Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt. In which he
takes occasion to regret some of the
things the late leader had said concern
ing a supernatural covenant and TO
point out various misconceptions, as he
believed them, in the mind of Mr.. Roose-
velt
Sir Charles arranges his matter under
the following heads: International War
Must Cease; the Transition Between
This War and the Establishment of
Supernational Justice; Objections and
Criticisms Concerning the League of Ma
tons: the Chauvinist and tho Roman
ticist: Objections Of the Jurists; Objec-
tions or Statesmen and Administrators
the Functions and Local Habltation OF
the supernatural Court. Most Ameri-
cans Will not go so far as Sir Charles
who urges q supernatural court backed
by authority and equipped with force to
execute its universal mandates. but they
Will agree with his ideals. Many are
not prepared to go TO the length pro.
posed in the following passage from the
epistle to Colonel Roosevelt:
The democratic states of the world
Will find themselves when they form
part of such league of nations Gas
sinks particularsm) or, still better.
when they subordinate themselves to
supernatural court backed by
power. Only through this can peace
and progress be secured for the world.
Doubtless the vast majority of
Americans would In a plebisclte sup
port his claim that the limitation
of the sovereignty Of each state by
the ultimate dominance of interna-
tional justice, made corporate and all
powerful. will confirm sovereignty for
each state There is one supreme
sovereign on this earth to whom all
sovereign states must bow justice.
And the Limitation of the sovereignty
OF each state to a supreme earthly
sovereign will but confirm the sover-
eighty and independence of each in
dividual state, as law confirms and
secures the liberty of the Individual
citizen. Loyalty and pa
triotism to such an idea, embodied
in tangible, durable and all-power-
full form will but assure. strengthen
and ennoble our patriotism to our own
country and state. Here, too, the
higher idea and passion secure and
strengthen the lower"
In another place Sir Charles says an
swerng Mr.. IIilaire BelloC:
If we can enforce the laws OF fair
play and chivalry upon the fighters OF
future wars we can equally enforce
upon them complete desistance from
war.
This is one of the most important
pamphlets of the war. and is full of
convincing quotations in favor of the
league of nations and in rebuttal of the
arguments of opponents.
THE NEXT WAR: WISCONSIN AND
ANT1-WGLSONISM. BY Sir Charles Walls
ton. With an Open Letter to His Friend
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. New YORK.
q. Z. Putnam's Sons. 81 cents.