New Britain herald., 1919-01-27

AZ the League of Nations.
While man lives there will be lack of
harmony because it is the nature Of
man with his limited vision to become
discordant when he believes he has a
grievance. But war will be made un-
necessary. Other means will be pro-
vided for the esta blishmen of claims
The international judiciary will come
INTO being; it will he one of the great
est "sa fegua rds against war;, in the
words of the statement issued late
Saturday afternoon at Paris.
1t is seen that the delegates to the
Peace Conference are practical men.
They do not believe the millennium
has been reached. They are not pre-
pared to accept without question the
theory of the brotherhood of the hu-
man race. And so they say the
league "should be open to every civil
lied nation which can be relied on to
promote it's Objects. Although not
expressed it must be understood that
reciprocally the league shall not adj
nit as a member a nation that is not
civilized and that cannot be relied
upon The gate is closed to imperial
lists.
While races will rejoice that the
fundamentals of the league have been
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to give way to unchecked enthusiasm
The statement issued by the Peace
Conference is only general sketch
Of the object desired. The details
the constitution and aws-remain
to be written. But sufficient progress
has been made to justify large
measure of happiness in all zones and
the world can confidently sit back and
await the completion Of the structure
with the knowledge that the base of
the monument has been set on a firm
foundation.
With pardOnable national pride,
America can egard President Wilson
as the earth's greatest lawyer for
the rights of the people. Again and
again, during his Saturday speech, he
stressed the point that the assembly
does not represent governments but it
does represent people. He, above all
others, felt the great appeal of the
millions of men, women and children
and unborn generations-for a new
order which will make blood sacri-
fees unnecessary in the adjustment
Of future disputes and in the effecting
ence from the living and a silent
prayer from our martyred dead found
ready response in his heart. The peo-
ple-not governments, not ambitious
mona rchs. not the weight of wealth.
the people are to be served In spite
Of the malicious propaganda which
threatened not only his tomorrow but
also the tomorrow of mankind Wood
row Wilson stands today exalted
among the races. Though he may be
dethroned from his, high political
state, he will remain forever en-
shrined in the hearts of the hum BILE.
To ignore the labors of other good
men who have devoted tho best that
is in them to the establishment of a
league of nations would be unfair.
Chief among them is ex-Presdent
William Howard Taft. There have
been others, many of them silent
thinkers. but eX-President Taft has
been the crusader With him, Presi-
dent Wilson must share the glory-if
great men need glOry-and the bliss
for what has thus far been accom-
plished.
And what of the others, the men of
small minds, the greedy, the scoffer,
the envous, the autocratic, the uuih
bling reactionaries? The world will
reIegate them to their proper sphere.
AS much as President Wilson and ex
President Taft are exalted by public
opinion, so much are the mental and
moral pygmios rebuked and cast
down.
Won Bernstorff believes Germany