Catoctin clarion., 1919-08-28

other nations Will stand back and let
them fight il out. War under such
circumstances is difficult to imagine.
however, because before the angry ma
tions will be allowed to fight In ac-
cordnnce with the rules of the Lea rue,
so much time must elapse thar in all
probability tl.rir anger will cool and
they will reach AL amicable under.
standing.
What we have To fear Is that some
nation will go to war In defiance of
the League, and every precauti"n has
been taken to suppress such nation
by the immediate use Of the united
power of The other nations. If inter.
national boycott failed to bring her
10 terms sac would have to face a
combined Internal 'Onnl army and
navy TIE founders of the League be-
lirve that the mere possibility Of : ;ch
II situation will prevent any nation
from violating its agreement DJrs
anyone think that Germany would
have he.1ln war FIVE years agu If she
lad known thai nearly all the otter
great powers woulG combine against
her?
Ding the Worlds Work.
In addition To settling international
disputes pcace.lblA the League "f
Nations will prov Idle MEANS for dom.
much of the worId.s work more sys.
ieniltic;,lly and eficctiVrl! tian can
be done now wl.cn each nation Is
wGrk.n. only for :;srlf. I'll" people
yo;! know best ana Ike hest are lEnSe
who work with yon on Tie same job,
Ii will be The same way with he
natnns OF the fui"re. Tie more hey
work together, ll!e sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other.
For example. The League will estah.
sl an nlelna! !onal organization for
he bettern. of labor conditions in
different countries. for the protection
of Women ana children and the native
inhabitants of civilized and stm-cirii
wed countries. One OF Gprmanys
greatest crimes has been her barba-
rOus treatment of the helpless people
m some of her colonies. One of the
chief tasks of the League will be to
look after peoples that are moi strong
enough to protect themselves.
The League will appoint commits.
sions to take charge of various inter
national undertakings so tlnt they
may he carried on, not for the benefit
of any one nation, but for the benefit
of the whole world. Provision will be
made for promotion of fair and equal
'raGe conditions.
Thee are only a few Of the benefits
he world will derive from the League.
AS time goes on We shall find more
and ninre tasks at which the nations
,an .rk in common and u greater
nunnrr OF OppOrt dnities TO remove
causes which stir up jealousles and
lniiioSiiirs between races and peoples,
Objections Answered.
or course we cannot hope TO make
Ihe great changes such as the League
Of Nations will hrng about without
,ppoSilion. Fortunately the war has
ai.ght us the great advantages of
International cooperation. Ii wnS
rnly by good team work that the free
liberty loving nations were able TO
whip Germany.
The treaty Which the United States
.'rn;; = is dcbal ng .obligates the mem.
ter, of the proposed League To pro
tcy' one another against attack from
enemies outside their own boundaries
.,,l:l upon conquest. Although this
agreement (Article X of the Cove.
nanD is vital TO any arrangement
which seeks to event war. IL has
been attacked on the ground that il
would draw the United States into
t. wars in various parts of the world and
force us to send our boys TO fight in
quarrels which did not concern us.
We should remember however, that
the main purpose of Article \ Is to
frighten nations tempted to wars OF
conquest from yielding to the tempta,
ton, by the certainty that they will be
crushed II they begin such war by
universal boycott and union Of
forces of the world against them. If
Il big war breaks out again, the United
States will be forced to take part I'm
It whether we have League Of
Nations or not. We tried hard enough
to keep out OF the war with Germany
but found we couldn't
A little war contrary to the Len que
rules could be handled by the powers
close at hand. Certainly 1t would not
be necessary to send American troops
to suppress an uprising In the Balkans
when prompt acticn by the armies OF
Italy or some other nearby powerful
nation could suppress the fracas be-
fore American troops could even get
started.
Great Gain for Small Loss.
We had to make riany sacrifices to
win the last war ?nd we made them
willingly because We knew they We're
worth while. 1t will be the same In a
smaller degree with a League Of
Nations When men form business
partnership each one has to make
concessions to the views and opinions
of the other members of the firm.
When we enter the League of
Nations we may have to give up GER
tain privileges, bni the losses will be
small compared with the profits
The United State" will moi have to
sacrifice her independence Oh ri.at u
make her own decisions.
The council. the CHIEF governln.
body Of the League, cannot tax"