The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-09-20
LEAGUE FULFILS
AMER!CAM ideal
Herbert Hoover Says 0emocra.
cieS Replaced Autocracies
at Our Bidding.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION CHIEF.
Uroes Ratification on Ground That
Peace Treaty WIN Collapse
Without League Of
Nations.

Norbert Hoover Is SO deeply con.
ccrnp. over the opposition to tho
Iwl.. OF Nations In the United
S.u. n1t he has let himself he In.
tcv,..' ut length on the Ionpuc NJ.
wu,. Iu % talk with thc New York
Tr. "spuud,rt ln Paris. the
Food u'.trut,on chief usscrts thnt
h,H H.Di the League ldca to pre-.
sail NOa cannot abandon IL. We
Unr.J withdraw. he says, and lcnve
Euu.p .o chaos. "To abandon the
Lcaao covenant now means that the
ifcaf, 'scIf viii collapse"
NJ lloovcr's wide acquaintance
with conditions both here aud abroad.
his reputation ny nn administrator, a
man uf great affairs who deals with
facts not theories. make his state
mcnt one of the most important con.
iribut.ous to the recent League discus.
sIons
"Thvrc ARE one or two points In con.
ncct.,u With the present treaty." said
Mr. Hoover, that need careful consid.
em'.Uu hy the American public. We
need Goo digest the fact that We have
ior century aud half been adyo.
eating democracy not only NJ n
remedy f.r %" internal Ills OF all So
DDy i.. also as the only real safe
guard ..J.nst war We have believed
aud lru,lalmcd. In season aud out,
that world In which there was a
frcc expression and enforcement az
the Will of the INA Jority was the real
basis ~ government. was essential for
the advancement of civilization. and
that vv have proved its enormous hu.
man benefits IN our country.
American Ideas Have Prevailed.
"Wc went into the war TO destroy
tutocrucy rs n menace Ia our own aud
all other democracies. II we had not
come into the war every inch of Euro
pean su.i today would be under auto
cratic government. We have imposed
our viii un the world. out of this
victory has come the destruction ~
The four great au,ocracics la der.
many Russia, Turkey and Austria and
DE ...Ir uutocrucy IN Greece. New
temo,g..os have sprung into being In
Poland, Finland, Letyia, Llthuanla,
EsthoHu CLcchosloynkla. Greater
Serbia, Greece. siberia. aud even G.r.
many and Austria hay. established
democratic governments. Beyond
these o. host ~ small republics. such
~ Armenia. Georgia. AzcrbaiJan aud
oihers have sprung up. aud again ms
result of this great world movement
the constitutions of Spain. Rumanla.
and even England, have made final
asccn, 20 complete franchise aud dc.
mocpcy, although they still maintain
symbol of royalty.
I'VE have been the living spring for
ulls last century and half from which
Ties" IDEAS have sprung. aud We have
triumphed. The world today. except
for comparatively few reactionary
and comnunistic autocracies. Is dem.
ocratlc, aud We did II.
"A man who takes wife and
bless"s the world with several Infants
cannot 20 away aud leave them on
'f"fAf ANeh Ah'tR Nan ho t'Abt thasN
ri6gs
These infant democracles all have
political, social and economic prob.
lens involving their neighbors that
are fraught with the most Intense
hcilon. There are no natural bound
aries Ia Europe. Races are not com
pact they blend AZ every border, They
need railway communication and sea
outlets through their nclghbors' terri
tory.
"Mary ~ these states must for the
next few years struggle almost for
bare bones 10 maintain their very |
existence. Every one OF them II go- |
lhg a. 10 iis best; 10 protect It's own
Interests. even to the prejudice Of 10
le.ghh0rs.
ooysrnmenis Lack Experience.
SNe H. America should realize that