The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-24
FORUM WIDE APART
OVER LEAGUE ISSUE
p,,,opcnts and Opponcuts Debate
while Others Amend snd Some
Are skcpticL
DOCTOR ANDERSON LEADS
,..,,., ~ Nations ho Prevent Future
wars Is Plea Of Chrtstiani'y'
He says.

f,.,t,ors were as numerous in tho
,... h.lt at the Y NJ. &. A, sun
t,, ,ftcrnoon for the dLscWslon OF
49,. league % nations IA the variance
l.ruucrhtlc views In a Bryan cam
.. There were some who were
..i -omo who were against pos
',,,.u, and uncharge,tbl" Thie
,. s1frr who were douhuul ana
'r.,,...n and others who wanted to
,.. and amend. only on one
,g.r. dII all agree and that point
- mat "A stop should be put to
wur
~, u,ptist church. led the Discus
,,,, ullh the presentation OF n
Chri.'au argument why tho lehSu"
Of nations. as proposed al me fhrls
.nutrrrr., should he established.
"Thy league OF nntionssiS an "t-
,,rr uf splendid men and great na-
rnrs htId Doctor Anderson, THE
,str.n.- press OF the United States
}. for 70 league OF natdnnS Every
s~yumcrr mat is brought against
IN. league could have been brought
s,a.rs. our going into the war.
Must he Limitations.
Answrrlug the argument that the
league o' nations would abrtdge the
raf,oual rowers OF the United States.
Doctor Anderson said
"rnerc must he limitations 10 ma
ronal Snvoroignty II there Ia 10 DO
an enforcement OF peace, but this
Joes not m can that we Will lose our
,sh' 10 regulate our own affairs.
"Vo set out on the sea or interna-
rcual.sm when we forced Spain 10
nike A.. iron heel Off tho neck OF
Cuba. said the speaker.
"Ir We have another great war It
may wrar the end Of civilization for
,ney have now found Il way 10 drop
eOo.ion bombs from airphnes and
arrhNate whole cities" said the
speaker
THE owar has cost the United
states $4,000 900, 900. DO you know
how long i' would take 10000 men
working At s. Il day TO earn enough
money To pay of this debt? 1t would
lake them 2G.9S3 years. People cam
he satisfied II they must repeatedly
be burdcucd with such loads"
Al the conclusion OF the address
'vo minute discussions were invited
from the audience.
Then the Questions Came.
\ 4 Small declared that he was
'or ,eague OF nations that would
son war. but that he WAS not In
favor " letting GERMANY and TNIr
key tell us what To do. The United
States is a Christian nation" Rnid
Mr. Small "lf We go into a league
with non Christian nations will we
no, losd our grip on Christianity
asked Mr.. Small "lsn't the world
'nokinV to the United States because
NJ what We are now asked Mr.
Small, and wouldn't we have more
power II we continue to stand right
where we are?"
One speaker thought that the idea
~ a,lWguo OF nations was "a good
one. but as 80 many faults wew be
Ing found with the present draft he
hough the peace question should be
'.Nt settled and more time taken
FOR The perfection OF the league
whose business II would be TO look
after future waB
~ Another speaker thought that the
United States had nothing to gain
hy keeping company with nations OF
IoWer Intelligence and that we ought
10 Keep out of the alliance
Doctor Anderson closed the forum
with another plea for a spirit OF
christian charity In working out the
great problem which might bring an
end to war
On next Sunday afternoon the
forum Will have for It's principal
speaker Dr. Stanley l.. Krebs, OF
Philadelphia. whose subject will be.
The Mastery or Jesus" DR.. Krebs
u on" or III" most eminent physicol-
ogSts IN the country and comes to
Iu" tu deliver series OF
.s'lures on salesmanship at the
Tulsa high school.