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and fearful peoples of the world that
they will be safe. Any man who
thinks that America will take part in
giving to the world any such rebuff
and disappointment as that does not
know America"
The League of Nations will take a
long step toward cutting of Ameri,
cas- isolation. We have been separ-
ated from the powers of the world
long enough. There was time when
this was to our advantage, that time
has passed. For the same reason that
an individual has no right to with
draw from society and lead the life
of hermit, no government should
be cut off from it's sister powers. The
individual grows warped and cyni-
cal. His mind becomes narrowed, his
interests bounded by the limit OF
what he sees day by day. It is the
same with a nation. If America is
still to uphold the torch of liberty
that was Washington's ideal, we must
be brought into closer touch with
Europe. If we are to be drawn into
social and commercial relations with
the Eastern nations, political rela'
tions between US must exist.
The League of Nations is to con-
sist of body of delegates from the
leading nations of the world, an elec.
tive council and a permanent secre.
tariat. The elective council shall
consist of representatives from the
United States, the British Empire
France, Italy, and Japan together
with representatives of four other
states, members of the League
Should dispute arise between mem
bers of the League that cannot be
settled amicably by ordinary diplo'
macy, they will in no case resort to
war without previously submitting
the question of the arbitration or in
quiry of the Executive Council. They
will wait three months after receiving
the decision before commencing hos.
tilities, and even then not against
any member of the League abiding
by the recommendation of the Exc
cutive Council.
If nation fails to abide by this
tuie, it will be considered as having
committed an act of war against the
other members of the League who
will take immediate action to cut it
off from all commercial relations
with themselves, and also to stop
trade between it and other nations,
whether members of the League OF
not. If dispute arises between
two countries outside the League,
the members of the League shall in
vite them to submit the question at
issue to the jurisdiction of the Exc
cutive Council. If one of these
countries refuses to accept the de-
cision of the Executive Council, the
members of the League shall take
the same action against it as against
any unruly member of the League
If both nations refuse to abide by
the decision, the Executive Council
may take such action and make such
recommendation as will prevent hos
tilities and result in an amicable set
tlement of the dispute.
The League of Nations will not
bring about the millinneum, but it
unquestionably marks forward STEP
in the advance of civilization. 1t will
reduce the chance of future wars to
minimum and thus pave the way
for a new era of peace, prosperity
and guaranteed liberties. If it had
been in existence in 1914, the world
would have been spared the bloodi,
est of all the wars of its history
And the League in undergoing the
criticism of the American people will
only be repeating the experience OF
our constitution, which when sub
mitted to the approval of the States,
was condemned by many statesmen
as impracticable, unworkable, and a
; dangerous encroachment upon the