Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-24
FRIDAY. OCT. Fl, 1919
The League of Nations Formed Without
the United States.

that the United States can do will alter the that
the league is already formed in accordance with the
treaty of drawn up in Paris by representatives Of
the allied powers and formally presented to Germany
Versailles, months ago.
want to point out to my readers as best can, the
peculiar situation which exists The league of
tons has been created the United States which
is given credit for its creation has not yet become
member thereof In fact if the remains obstep
erous it will not become member thereof for some
time, at least That which the world looked to the Uni
ted States to give it, has been brought about but the
United States aoo suspicious of the good thing
which it has given the world.
My readers will recall that after the armistice
signed almost year ago, convocation of represen
tatives of allies Paris lasting several
months There things to sette boundary lines to
establish countries be organized peace terms
framed for presentation to the defeated enemy nations
All these things we're important; all took time But
President Wilson, heading the United States peace dele
CATION while taking part in the deliberations on all
these things held unchangng course leading
and straight league of nations, which would hold
the power arbtrate every matter which might lead to
war, supplant with blockade, make per-
manent the victories by the blockade, make
nent the victories by the allies the battlefeds
and reduce the possibilities of future the vanish
ing minimum. President Wilson did not originate the
idea of league of natons he has claimed to have
originated it, Many deserve the credit. The late
General Smus of South Africa, took working plan for
league of nations to Paris. Others did the But
with them it outgrowth of the treaty of peace
of side issue, byproduct of the battlefield With
President Wilson it was the big vital issue
war; the thing which the accomplish else bat
tlefeld victories temporary things to be
fought and again. every little while President
Wilson championed the league of nations week after
week, after month. Europe looked upon him a
sort of notwithstanding savior, who would to it
that human blood never shed again crafty the
ambitions of and kings President Wilson his
fight the league of nations embodied in the peace
treaty
But the fight while won in Europe, was simply be-
n he
was champoning league of nations because he wanted
be president for third time, that it shrewd 20
ltcal moveas though any good man, any true Ameri-
would barter the blood OF millions OF his fellow men,
Judas of the twentieth century, for
the handful of silver and the few days of fame which
come to him who sits in the presidential chair The
country which had been united in became divided in
peace We lost sight of the main issue; took to
reling among ourselves like many bad boys We for
got that Americans, that it to that the
whole world looked for light and guidance; threw mud
at each other called each other bad Names took
to qubbing and quarreng losing all sight of the duty
and responsibility which were ours
And while we did this the nations which had set
ourselves to lead took the leadership away from and
gave the world the thing which we had made, the thing
for which should have the credit, the thing which
should be stamped made in America, in red white and
blue, for all time to come.
The armistice signed Nov. H. 1918. This week,
however. finds the with Germany officially ended By
its last article the peace treaty enters into force after
its ratification by Germany and three of the prn pal al
lied powers. Germany lost little time ratifying the
treaty The parliment of Great Britain the first
formally approve the treaty among the allied nations
The king signed it, Itay's ratification, by decree
signed by the king has taken place fortnight ago the
the treaty, by overwhelming vote AS write these
words the comes that the French will ol
low suit without delay and the president of France will
sign the treaty immediately Thus Great Britain, Italy
and nc 1T three great powers which pad tie great
ratified the treaty Of and it automatically into
and put into force establishes and the league Of
nations, which thus comes into actual existence
And here in the United States we continue to argue
quibble quarrel call other names, while
thing which attack-the league of nations-is al
ready established is in fact ready for it's first meeting
1t would be aughable, if it disgraceful
do not know when have seen any lawmaking body in
America fall short of its duty Nothing that the Uni
ted States do will affect the league nations;
is created and established 1t only remains be
whether we enter therein as pentent backsliders who
the light at last or remain outside the pale of
to make the world better for all time to comeWscon
sin Farmer.
For clear and straight presentation of facts
regarding any big issue affecting the general pub
lic the editorial expression OF political publi-
cations is to be preferred to the windy arguments
of politicians, and spapers whose past present
and future success has depended and does now
upon the success of the party which they support
and which when in power supports them. In the
league of nations Squabble it is nothing more
nor less than a desperate attempt of the Republi-
can party to retrieve its defeats of 1912 and 1916
From present indications it looks as though it
might succeed in 1920 without resort to the meth
ed described above, which every daily newspaper
reader knows has been in constant use for the
past eleven months, and which used by ordi-
nary citizen year ago would have landed him in
some federal prison, and in the case of u. S.
senator or congressman would have at least caused
talk of his expulsion from that body Truly, the
United States is great country and its not much
wonder that some Of our foreign population fail at
times to become fully assimlated with the some
what strange procedure of its native sons.