The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-11
LORD ROBERT CECIL
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ooss Thcrc are certain difficulties. il
is true, in the way of Immediately al
hitting our late Cncm'cs. ana Germany
| in particular. Put "" must not allow
resentment 10 blind our eyes 10 cNpcol-
ency.
Admission to tho league IS. from one
roint Of view. privilege: from an oth-
or. It is an assumption of duty and
recognition of obligations. IN" peace
Of tho world can never be safe WhiIe
any powerful state or states remain on
the outside. So long MS that state oil
affairs continues il Will he threatened
with no danger Of being no moro than
an alliance.
While there is this It'll" reason 10
fear though good reason TO guard
against failure deliberately caused
by tho criminal act of n member state,
,hcrC IS a danger which is moro serious
because moro subtl" than this. l mean
tho danger lest N" league or nations
should perish Of neglect: lest the world
should forget tho lesson il has learned
with So many tcnrs. and lose the i'm
nulsc to international cooperation.
which has brought it thus far along the
road.
Much is done in tho constitution Of
the league TO guard against this danger.
The governments Signatory thereto hind
themselves To work actively together in
many important Shpercs: such are.
amongst others, conditions Of labor:
the white slave traffic. intcrnab Anal
transit questions: the prevention Of dis
ease.
Tho duties imposed upon il by the
treaty of peace will also serve in some
degree TO keep tho league before the
eyes Of tho world. and to lessen tho
danger that it may be murdered by
the selfish apathy Of tho governments
and by the forEctfulncss IF private
citizens.
The league If nations is not gov
eminent Of tho world. 1t does not
change our citizenship. bat it is tho
spread like wldf1ro over tho world in
these last few years that every citizen
owes q duty t. mankind not opposed 10.
but supplementary to the duty no owes
10 his own country.
II, now that the worst Of the danger
Is over. we lose this conviction md let
the league OF nations die, what is the
alternative?
Tho race of ornaments will begin
again. and Nthc old poison Of secrecy
and intrigue will begin TO work afrcsh.
We Hhnll ho S"nlkinG helpless and
hopolcsn on ZIP brink Of the precipice
even moro terrible than that which we
have 30 narrowly escaped. Ana. the de-
cisInnl must shy II agaIn--rcsts with
tho peoples and not with The govern
mrnts.
Only tho nrm resolve Of tho men and
women who do tho ordinary work OF
the world can breathe INTO the covenant
OF Par;s n living soul
This must mover happen again was
tho determination often unspokcn but
often. too. openly expressed oS the
men who fought md won tho war Their
consolation In facinR death WAS the be-
lief that in doing so they were bringing
broadcast an rnd Of II.
IF No cRn keep nllvo Tho spirit which
has won tn" war md created the league.
| bclrv" that war between the peoples
Will boom" forever unthInkable. and
their purpose will have been fulflled.
And, II not. thcro can DO no question
that, humanity speaking. tho next war
Will destroy European civilization.
That Ia tho choice before us: the
the league OF nations or chaos. Once
that In realiEod. can anyone ask: VIII
no league fnii2"
must think II Will succeed. Lot
each Of us SEQ That an far az in him
or her los, It's AuccoEu la assured.