Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-05-09
THE LEAGUE DAMAGED BY BAD
STAGE MANAGEMENT

Just a handful OF months ago. th'
lcaKue OF nations was the ideal and
the hope OF the American people.
They desired u as they desired few
other things In this world. In imagin :
alton. thoy behold the end OF interna
lionai war. the knitting together OF
mankind Ia a great brotherhood and
rwlft and Easy settlement OF differ
ences by means OF tribunal OF re-
rponsibhe governments all to come
about through thu promotion OF the
heaven inspired league.
A covenant WAS AT last drafted and
made public. The President hssstsned
home from Paris under advertisement
60 explain. defsnd and elaborate the
covenant In detail Landing In Boston
he made speech which was challenging
provocative. 20 opposition politics
Home In Warrington. be proceeded To
take a course OF extreme hostllity to-
ward folk who Questioned the effect
OF one OF the 20 articles here. who
asked the meaning Of the clause there
or defense there WAS the defens. OF
the disciple who Ia filled with faith
" mis- creed. But OF explanation. OF
elaboration. there virtually was none.
The country was 90 understand that
/, WAS best for IL 20 swallow the coven-
ant ana not to reason why.
what followed Men began TO won
der why II was that Articles VI. WIN
and TX seemed TO dispose OF the ques-
tioa OF arnamenta and yet the sub
jet WAS revived IN Article XVIII They
rad in Article \ that political indc-
pendcnce was guaranteed. but khat
IL Article XXI this appeared To be
nuilified. Article X might be taken
20 mean. for example. that Ireland
must under no circumstances make
further steps toward political Freedom
whereas Article NJ suggests that the
United states for Instance. might draw
attention 20 the advlvabllity OF salts
flying the Irish yeamings.
The covenant came In for a micro
ecopic examination. senators who had
drawn the lightning by criticizias the
covenant found American opinion
swinging around TO them. Paris. after
holding tight for awhile justified the
criticisms by revising the covenast.
The instrument now Is put forth
second time, made over IN several par
ticulars. II ia az last staunch sound,
waterproof u remains for the expert
20 say. But this Is certain the Am
rrican people are taking Il coldly.
They feel that since there were articles
In the original draft which was in
imieRi TO their interests there may
be similar articles In the second They |
dread another announcement that an Is |
fair with the league 0f nations only 10 !
discover tier that thev are cnchninot
inescapably 20 the sordid AID devious
politics OF Europe
The conclusion is inevitable that /
the whole league OF nations promotion 4
has been badly stage managed by th,
the President Tho original covenant
would not do yet We were toif that
Il would not o1ly do but We would
have 10 take "a as exactly Il WAS COM
pounded The idea that not owen sem
ate. under It's constitutional rights.
would be permitted to alter the cove
nant. collapsed when the Paris confer
encc itself 'ovcrhauled tho covenant
aloig lines indicted By the senate.
What might have been grand re-
climax turns out 90 be very
lear 10 an anti-climax.
The future OF the league Of nations
proposition rests upon Ciearhcaded ,
tatcsmanEhip. The thing win col
apsc utterly u there 81 another in ,
lance Of baking legislative discussion
mother appeal TO take the covenant
nrsad. INFESTED. upon fiith another
fort 10 capitalize the writings Of men \
a. way in Europe into partisan poll J,
cs in the United States Detroit To- !
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