The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-12
A DREAM OF PEACE
Get Peace First and Then the League
of Nations.

of Nations.
Editor of The Banner:-What are
Dreams? From whence do they come?
What suggestion causes them?
Psychologists do not give satisfac'
tory answer; the theory Of the sub
conscious mind absorbing impress.
ions from the active brain and elueid.
ating them may or may not be true;
the explanations of the students OF
the occult, leave it as mysterious as
they found it.
This actual dream is given without
comment The dreamer was trans
ported to the peace convention III
Paris. He saw plainly that assemb-
LACE of the brainy men of the world.
Premier Clemenceau. the young old
man. the lion of France, with unset
FISH devotion to his Country, indomit
able will and positive opinions arose
to speak, and received the admiration,
reverence and attention from every
delegate. This Is the speech the
/ dreamer heard
"A League of Nations that will Sc
cure permanent peace TO all the
world is Contamination devoutly
to be wished" but the paramount is
sue Is TO secure a present peace and
re.establish our governments on a
peace basis. We talk Of future peace
but there is no present peace. our
settlement with Germany and the
other nations hats, armies are in the
field, lighting between nations IS still
In progress. chaos reigns in Russia,
mob of cut.throats are sowing more
, terror and more tyranny than any alb
solute monarch ever displayed; new
| republics are TO be formed, boundar-
les adjudicated and assistance given
J them TO establish law and order.
The people in all nations are wait
ing patiently for the result of our de
} liberations, in order TO restore ruined
( homes, 10 resume business and trade
. vocations and to pursue under the
{ protection OF stable governments the
! arts OF peace. This is the gigantic
' task set befors us and we can 70
G perform the work too quickly Ont
OF the able Secretaries OF State o
q the United States, John Hay, sait
Y. that diplomacy was simply honesty
d knowing what you wanted, statini
3 explicitly what you wanted and the
S. seeing that it was obtained" Let u
e pursue that same honest policy, eacl
h. Nation stating what they require
then this conference can be trnste
le to adjust all claims justly. Let II
wi settle first the peace question OF thi
n war. and state our demands withou
1compromise or equiyocation: the
ltfwe can discuss the great problem {
10 the future peace OF the world. Til
I'd 1.-Two treaties should be separated 5
of as not to endangor the confrmatio
of the Peace Treaty
be Whatever Cons,itutioll VIC adol
i'd for the League OF Nations it will r
N. quird fbrer 20 carry ont the Cour
u decree nor hbaa$ wa9eser enforc,
in. without shtA authorized means
in force. frSm5the arrest tef a crimin
,e. bytil lpaiilealpi to an 4fplH IN arm
as defending Nations honor. Aga
az the sovereignty OF nation must
nd wajntined The right 10 adju
.es ;als jhternal affairs must not be d
ew tgTbeh. There are some question
&c arising between nations. that no 8,
ir. peyneeting government would be wi
,ur ing to arbitrate You have Mr. Pre-
oil. dept, turning to President Wilso
ry in Your Country what IS known as t
on Monroe Doctrine ,.-.e.
nc. 1t is not international law. It
to not even a law of your own Count
but It is sentiment that your peoI
ioy will fight for as valiantly MS tn
ch. have fought for France. Would y
,ur De willing to arbitrate this questio
What is true OF the Monroe Doctri
- is true of the immigration questi,
| do not believe your Country won
= allow any outside tribunal dictate
s you who you should ADM, TO yC
q shores. Let MS hasten the settlems
e of the war, then We will be able
Z form a League OF Nations that v
bring peace to all the world"
a President Wilson arose to spe
~ but the dreamer worke up.
- 4s BFB. Hudson