The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
LANSING ASKS TRIAL
OF NATIONS LEAGUE
secretary of State Makes Appcai for
Adoption OF Covenant In Present
Form In Public Address.
DEMOCRACY IS A SURE CURE
rIa - Rndicnlism 10 Br Overcome
when NJ Nations Become Demo-
crnti,. IN Form OF Government.

ALBANY, y. y. oct. i7.--scc-
rotary OF state Robert Lansing
received the honorary degree OF
doctor ot laws az the annual con-
vocation Ut the University OF the
.,tc OF Ncw york here tonight
This degree has been conferred by
tnr hoard OF regents on % other
men. and cnlv four other men who
htrr received the honor are alive
They are Thomas a. Edison, EhEu
Root. jules Jusserani and Card!-
nal MERCER.
ALBANY. " Y. oct l7.--se-r"-
fary of state Lansing pleaded FOR
che adoption of the league OF nations
i'm .ls prcssn, form. ~ for no othtr
reason than that 20 reject Il would
la fo discourage future attempts 10
obtaIn unity - action among the ma
unps IN an effort TO avoid In ernJ-
ronal conflicts" iu an address IN
'he power OF democracy" before tJe
New YORK. university regents here to-
r.olr secretary Lansing express d
nr lcI.t tndt ~ every nation Wa3
n democracy iu really as IL this re-
l'lIh ff NiI l'NAN' "fNiA w t.'
5.r.rullshnI fact and not 20 d
,.ra.I which iEe world looks with
longing eyes. striving to dev. Sc mr'h-
ODDS b- which u may be attained.
"Tuul democracy be omos the
stand NJ roli' ot civ.lizt'lun other
,r,,r4 ID irsur, % the world a con-
timing state % International peace
rlr, be- ~ 70 J.. o. the secretary 81. J,
An recommend that the league ug
nations ne given "A TRIAL In lts present
fnrm. Admitting, FOR the sake OF
arrgmeni" he INSERTED, "ali IN 3
fnus and urderisahle features
which is bittcrcs, opponents have
rsleol AGAINST the covenant, ! am
r-c-a~cl tu saw that It opglt To -
,dop,el and tried. tor q rerrnse1 rs
TODAY ln International concert de-
yo.cl 20 peace.
secs SuCCcss.
,rh. United states. I am con
hvIor.B" he continued. will not be
IN, nation 10 check his movement
or to disrourHuc the civilized states
Of the earth from seeking by united
purpose and counsel 10 restrain the
use of force In the settleme.t OF dis
pIfes H. after fair trial, the
league fails to accomplish It's oh
jecis. then IL the time by amendment
10 make the covenant more efficient.
such action as that which was taken
hy the conference at Paris, when, Il
adop,eI the covenant makes for
peace. but does not Insure It's per
maneucy II is powerful agency.
but not an all powerful one. The
certainty Of unbyoken peace In this
world | believe. lies in the general
adoption NJ democracy as the SUI
prtmc political principles OF all ma
tiOns"
Calling attention 10 the new
problems which ConfrOn; the coun-
try, the secretary issued n warning
against the doctrines OF class I'M
peE!alism.
Democracy the Cure
To-day he said, The rights OF
particular classes over other classes
~ The population are being preached
iU Our s|rec's. and appeals 10 selfish
ness and envy and to ignorance uu-
der The cIi-r ~ Justice are being
e'n, broadcast throughout the land
Apostles Of unrest and even Of
revolution as well as others less
radical and more sincere. taking ad
vantage OF the Industrial and COM
nDrc.a' confusion resulting from
the war ure seeking converts 70
doctrines which aim % grant special
privileges 90 certain groups or ciu-
zc0s and 20 deprive others of those
private rights which are iuesparahle
tf'm 'hc American conception OF in
dN'du7i liberty
Democracy is In danger from
within rather than from without tho
body polNic" he declared Again
We Americans are called 10 the de-
tense Of an American principle
which Is being attacked not only by
l'Ndlous foes, but by frioHds who
f3il 10 gee tho wrong which they are
dQng We must meet thls new at
tack with tho same unyielding and
courageous spirit as that with which
o'r soldiers met tho Germans
on the soil ~ France"