The Keota news., 1919-10-03


to whether the United States shall
join rests with our Senate. The sena.
tors. chosen BY the people. will In the
end vote ~ the people desire. For
Ills reason the people themselves will
decide whether or not the United
States will Join tho league. In this
question every citizen should have q
voice. He or she can express opinion
either BY writing direct to Senators,
BY letters to the newspapers. By
speeches In his lodge or local unioa q
In conversation with friends.
Mstheds ef Maintaining Psaea.
Since the prime object Of The
League Of Nations 10 to preserve peace
and to reap the benefits OF peace
let % sec how the league will opsrats
to accomplish that purpose.
In the 0rst place II will seek to ~
move the main causes Of war. BY the
formation Of an international court Il
will create . means for the peaceful
settlement Of disputes between M.
tions. Then II will seek to compel the
nations TO make use Of this court
This 10 nothing more nor Ices than an
application Of the rules and customs
governing private individuals In civil.
lied communities to the relations b.
tween nations.
Secondly. the League will seek 10 ~.
move Q great temptation to war b.
the general agreement to reduce The
size Of armies and navies. This will
halt the race for military and naval
supremacy which was largely rsspon.
s!bls for the war just ended. The
amount Of armament any nation may
maintain will BE- strictly defined.
Thus Il viii Be impossible for oos
country to overwheim IL nsighbor By
unexpected attack. In the way that
Germany crushed Belgium and would
have crushed France had not the other
democratic nations goes to hsr aid. The
idea u that each country may keep
an army and navy large enough to "a.
able Il to fulfIl its responsibilities -
q member Of the League. but no larger.
The United States. for example. prob
ably would Be expected to keep
check on Mexico and the state OF co.,
slant turmoil In that country would b
taken into consideration 10 deciding
how large an army ws should need.
The third important safsguase
which the League will ct up Il Q ~
TEN Of penalties. This Will make %
ou,lsw OF any nation or group Of na'
tions which goes to war In vso'atioo
II the ruiss Of the League The OUT
lawed nation will b boyeottsd by oil
the other members Of the League and
viii find itself cut off from both buss.
ness and social communicatioo with
the rest Of the world.
How lt viii Prevent Ware
Il Il not claimed that the League OF
Nations will do away with war a!to'
gc,l,cr. Every possible provision thas
human intelligence can devise Will %
made to settle international disputes
peaceabjy. But should oil these meas
ures fail and two nations 60 to war;
this IL what viii happen:
II both parties to the dispute nave
obssrved the rules Of the League. the
other nations will stand back ana let
them fight Il out. War under sucn
circumstances 10 dimcult to imagine
however, because before the angry ma
tions Vim b allowed to aSht IN &C
eordsncs WITH the rules Of the League:
10 much time must elapss that In O.!
probability their anger will cool ana
they will reach an anieao's onoss'
standing.
what we have TO fear u that some
,.,,on vi,i 10 to war in defiance OK