New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

their sons 5000 miles from home to
keep the Turk, the Armenian, the Syr-
ian and the Arab in order and train
them for self government.
he civil service employees in Con-
stantinople will outnumber our en-
ployes IN Washington. 1t is safe to as
sumo that the annual cost Of this en-
terprise will exceed billion dollars
1t is all too absurd to contemplate
! When the American people reflect upon
such proposal they will reject it with
all the emphasis of unanimity
Senator owen, asserting that the
league would have the backing OF all
free governments, said:
The divine right to rule has gone tc
he'll; the doctrine that might makes
right s dead the doctrine of terrorism
is dead: the doctrine of liberty, iustice
and humanity is triumphant and Is
writing its Magma Charta TO last for ell
future time
Let the United States Senate honor
itself by lending its very best efforts
to perfectng this character. The peo-
pie Of Europe and the people OF the
world owe to America debt which can
never be paid, and America must not
depart from her high standards of hu-
man service. The time is at hard 10
establish the conditions which will YER
iIy the prophecy OF Il thousand years
Of peace.
"The time has come when there shall
be established upon the earth the great
principles of liberty, Of justice, Of 'r-
manity, and America should take the
leading part in that constructive work.
am one Of those who strongly advise
the President of the United States to
go TO Europe in order that the ideals
of America might be presented to the
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embarrassed because of their long and
painful experience with militarisn. |
knew that they could not help thinking
III terms OF strategic boundaries, in
terms of battalions, in terms of amt
ments, and | am rejoiced that our Pres
ldent was able to favorably influence
European operatlons SO that we now
have laid before us the preliminary
formation of Il plan which when per
tected will effect and maintain forever
the peace OF the world. Let America
take her place in the front rank in this
forever glorious enterprise"
First, we ought to agree. and all
other nations ought to agree, that
justiciable disputes-those issues which
can be determined by the application Of
recognized law to established facts
should be settled either by arbitration
or adjudication and we ought to
agree, and all other nations ought to
agree, without equvocation or reserve
that we will abide by and perform
the award or judgment.
Second. We ought to agree, and all
other nations ought to agree, that,
with respect to other international dis
putes, war shall not be made until
some permanent, regular, international
body shall have q fair opportunity to
discuss and examine them. Upon such
questions there should be no award, no
judgment, and the sanction should be
confined to moral influences which
time. thought and free discussion will
awaken.
Ostracism Urged as Penalty
"rhird, if any nation should refuse
TO submit a proper controversy to
judgment, or refuse to perform the
judgment when rendered., or refuse to
delay war, l am willing to agree that
ostracism shall be the penalty in
hcted.
FOURTH the compact should contain
a programme o. disarmament, and, af-
ter all, in disarmament lies the hope
of permanent peace. The constitution
proposed is most disappointing in this
regard, for a careful study gives US
little right to believe that there will
be disarmament among the strong
powers