Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-25

ooverp arrayed as- ast the United
States determined 20 have her rich
resources for their own profit and ex-
ploita.ion. Why not: She would
|. have PROVEN herself untrustworthy in
the testing time. and for all the oth-
er powers might know. be Matching
a plot as dastardly as Germany's in
1914: Europe would still be strus-
Cling under the burden Of debt and
Nigh. justify her course by ''neces-
sity knows no law" the old life at
home would become more irksome
than in years gone by: there are
already here enough Of any national
ity en- earth to start a little nation
within the nation: thus ingloriously
wouia America be divided and scat
tered abroad.
After the events Of the past Eve
years we are prepared for anything.
and no gree. imagination is needed
~ So iIS" y1SN S1Ib q \SaA&S!Oh ~
affairs as is here supposed might be
brought about through the short
sigh,edness and stubbo-nnes. Of
some few out of-6ate men wAn =. y
pen t. occupy high positions
United States.
In our heart OF hearts. however,
we trust in God and the good sense
o: the American people in general.
None Of Us. in sober contemplation.
believe that the war was a scheme
,of Europe to involve America None
OF US believe that England. France
and Italy in league with Asia,ic &C
completes are misleading the United
States into an agreement for its IN
doing or exploitation. None OF US
fear that the frs, radical outburs,
against any possible league OF ma
tons will stampede the United
States Senate. We have before US
unlimited discussion Of every phase
of the possibility OF enlargement Of
the Observation-Disclosures for the peace
full adjustment OF international Off
ferences.
Perhaps no plan that can lie hu-
manly devised will prevent war when
nations find their reasonable rights
vaded or their fields Of influence cui-
tivated by sinister secret pac.s. But
we all know. even Mr.. Bo-ah and Nj.
Poindexter, tina, the power Of any free
nation TO make war cannot be taken
. away from it. for that is the prerog-
ative Of peoples who make or urmoNe
the governments that make treaties.
But an agreement between nations 70
discuss their rights. wrongs and
grievances witt, oce another and 10
delay any war determinations for q
given term. promises to greatly lessen
! the chances Of war. And so far as 4
return to peace without a peace COM
pact between a large group Of powers
| is concerned. all the bugaboos IN
earthed IN the fears Of those rafting
! the bones OF Asiaric immigration and
! the Monroe Doctrine, are as possible
without Q league as with it-and
then some:
| No Internal polio: Of any nation IS
! touched by the proposed league. SC
far as We have been able to ana!yze
the covenant, other s.2.: a reasonable
reduction in arnlaDlen-s. What does
the no league po<,.'o:l re: :. ,.,e
way of ;e..ef I -, var = T:e:'1r-.
| ness that ,ec- ;:l,i sizes ever l....-s
Japa" aoe5 20 rs-.l u .eaCu. o.
ne .:on.. q. .aisc the issue &C -
! just restrictions" against her immi-
| grants. But supposing the last ditch
! between diplomatic effor, and declar-
alton Of war had been reached by
! America and Japan, the machinery OF
a league would interpose delays and
deliberations. and the pressure OF in
terna,ional friendship could be
! brought to bear upon both nations
! without disturbing that sacred hon
or stuff that war makers are ever
shaking to the breeze.
| II the present opponents Of a
+. league Of nations have anything
better to offer, what is it-,hat same
| old balance Of power" viii, its ever
creasins burdens Of prepared
ness" competition in h.dcou5 meth
DDS Of destruction and-what--a; the
last?
| Well. Why Not the Men: