The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-03-06

SPEAKING Of the league of nations
the London Spectator says: Three
very important results have been OBJ
tanned by the proposed covenant. The
first is that Great Britain and the
United States are thrown together by
the necessities Of their policy, and 1t
is impossible to see how they can ever
is the greatest result Of the peace
conference. The second fact is an
expansion Of the first. The members
Of the whole entente alliance, so far
from having become alienated during
/ the discussions Of the conference, have
been drawn much closer together. The
third fact is that the very delicate and
indeed perilous question Of the free
dom Of the seas has, by force Of cir
cumstances, disappeared altogether as
an issue AS President Wilson has
explained, that doctrine was asserted
in the interest Of neutrals in the fu
ture. There will be no neutrals. II
war breaks out again the world will
be divided into those who side with
one or the other Of the belligerents.
The last four years Of war have shown
pretty clearly that be status Of a
neutral during the war had become
almost entirely fictitious. 1t is just
as well that this fact should be recog-
nized. We think we are not exagger-
ating what must happen, for the coy
enant expressly provides for cutting
of countries altogether by means OF
boycott, and such boycott can leave
no place for neutrality on the part of
the states which are neighbors Of the |
boycotted nation In the United |
States there is bound to be much dis
cussion about the paradoxical aspect |
incidentally placed upon the Monroe
doctrine. Suppose that the Ameri-
can senate demands that the western
hemisphere, in accordance with the
Monroe doctrine, should be excluded
from the operations Of the league and
from all it's implications. Such an
for assuredly, if the au
thority of the league be accepted in
the western hemisphere, the Monroe
doctrine, in its literal sense, will cease
TO exist. We sincerely hope, however,
that the American people will decide
that there is room here for such ac-
commodation as will have the sub
stance Of the Monroe doctrine while
some little weakening of its
verbal stringency. The Monroe doc
trine has worked admirably, and in
our opinion, it would be a disaster TO
jettison what has proved an excellent
in ruling out a large part
IF the world from the disputes and
.hus preserve the general peace. AS
The treaty has to be ratified by two
birds majority in the American SEN
ite, and AS majorities in both houses
4 congress will be opposed to Presi-
lent Wilson, there is obviously room
'or good deal Of uncertainty. The .
Spectator admits the league is gseat
yet of faith. and points out that no
authority is set up with the duty OF
making the necessary interpretations.
L suggests that men may grow tired .
# peaceful ways only, probably to say
is better than this CHASTITY
moral anti-cyclone, in which there is
,ever an adventure for the adyentur-
,us, and all goes by timetable and ac-
.ording to PLAN" and the time may
ome that girls will dream again of
trong men who will carry them of
Is the Romans did the Sabines, and .
ielen may again look out of the cor ,
Ter of her eye, but, says the Spectator. ,
ii was indeed time that something :
vas done, and to make the attempt is !
n itself good, although we shall not !
10 so well as the optimist dreams we
hall, and not do nearly as badly as
he pessimist foretells. The troubles
4 the next generation will, thank
be settled by the next genera
ion and not by us. We must be con-
ent to feel that for the next 80 years {
10 one will want to fight or will, in c
eed, be induced to fight, and that c
Peace in our time, o Lordp is almost a
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