The sun., 1919-03-30
LEAGUE OR CHAOS,
Hollis WARNING
Editor Says World Must
Choose Pact or Boil
shevism.
SEES OPPOSITION WANING
Thinks Covenant, Even IN
amended, Is Greatest Docu-
ment Since Declaration.

Tho world must choose between a
League OF Nations or Bolshevisn,, in
the opinion Of Hamilton Holt. editor OF
the Independent and a member Of the
League to Enforce Peace. who spoke
yesterday before the League for Politi-
cal Education in Carnegie Hall.
Mr.. Holt, who recently returned from
the Peace Conference, said that Just be-
fore he left Paris an eminent French
man of whom you have all heard" told
him that II the United States Senate
cid not ratify the treaty evolved by the
conference there would be a revolt in
Europe that would be akin to a vol
canic eruption. Z
II think the covenant without a singls
amendment Is the greatest document
since tho Declaration OF Independence
was first promulgated" Mr.. Holt de-
clared. AT the same time" he went
on, II believe amendments should be
made for the purpose of clarity. 1 can
point out fifty improvements that, to
my mind, will serve to clear its text
U. 3. Vital to League.
What has dumfounded me since my
return from abroad Is that a number
of great men in this country-especiall
in the Senate-are greatly exercised
over what we can get out of the League
OF Nations instead OF looking to what
the skeletons OF our own American boys
and their Announcements scattered about
the battle fronts. which / saw just be-
fore / left France. and then come home
and see the old men Of America asking
tho country to play safe. l am simply
amazed.
II did not meet a single man in
Europe who was not Of the opinion that
the league could not succeed without
the United States. met many who
said that without America there
would be a gradual sinking back to Sc
cret diplomacy and other old desp!sed
practices While our delegates at the
conference are working hard in the In
terests of the League Of Nations. black
clouds OF Bolshevisrn are lowering over
Europe. and when I say Europe l
mean Italy, France and England.
Our Popularity Waning.
There must be a determined. just
peace, and WOO betide the peace commits
sioners or Peace Conference that does
not give II.
1T may surprise you To know that we
are not as popular abroad as We were a
year ago. During my first visit to Eng
land 4 went to motion picture house
where pictures OF the allied generals
were thrown upon the screen and were
applauded. When the pictures of Sims,
Pershing and President wilson w,r,
shown the audience fairly shrlelxed with
delight. When / went TO this same pic
ture house last January, on my second
visit TO England, ! found a decided
change had come over the people. Our
men got the same perfunctory applause
given the other foreigners"
cambridge Colby. former member OF
the Federal Shipping Board, who was
also a speaker. said he did not believe
that the Monroe Doctrine would ever be
menaced by the League OF Nations and
that a new era was coming which would
do away with old. worn out systems.
"As TO the League OF Nations" de-
clared Mr.. Colby. mo proposition was
ever put before the American public
when the same degree OF unantnity was
so manifest. The opposition that was 10
marked at first is fast disappearing. We
hear a great deal of augmentation and
we have suffered for many weeks from
oratorical explosions and denunciations
| that almost consumed the critics who ut
tered them. This Is all going to break
with greater intensity when the revised
draft Is offered.
Mighty bad reasoning is responsible
for all these outbreaks. but calm. DELHI
crate, forceful and logical discussion is
going to open the way to a clear under
standing of the principles ret forth in
the League OF Nations"