The sun., 1919-03-02

unwilling states by force, economic pres
sure or otherwise.
THE court should sit in the hemi-
Hphere OF the contending nations, and II
the dlsputants lived In opposite hemi-
sphere. then in the hemisphere Of the
defendant Power.
''The constitution should further pro-
vide that II II were necessary to enforce
decree against an American Power re-
fusing to follow the decree Of the court.
that such decree should be enforced by
the countries OF this hemisphere; that II
decree Of tho court must be enforced
against country of the Eastern Hem
isphere, then II should be by such means
and methods and by such forces and
Powers as the court and the Powers OF
that hemisphere should decide.
"A league framed on these broad lines
would carry with It a minimum Of loss
OF our sovereignty; II would relieve
us from participation in the broils OF
Europe; It would preserve the Monroe
Doctrine and save America from the re-
suits OF European aggression and In
trigue; It would reduce to the mini
mum the causes OF war: and would
make the waging thereof. otherwise than
In self-defence when attacked, q public
crime punishable by the combined forces
OF the world.
Would Postpone League Plan.
But. Mr.. President, these are not
the problems which now press urgently
upon us. As I have recently proposed
to the Senate. let US have an end Of all
this Let the discussion of a league of
nations be postponed for later consider
alton, not alone by the victorious bel
ligerents, but by all the nations II and
when at some future time n general con-
ference on this subject may be both
possible and useful Processing as we
DO to have all humanity for our con-
Germ, let us not in our league outlaw q
great part Of the civilized world. Let
US see to II that this league which IL to
usher in reign Of Righteousness upon
the earth shall comprise all peoples that
dwell upon II. including our regenerated,
democratized enemy.
Meanwhile our cobelligerents need
have no anxiety. for so surely as the sun
rises IL the Hun flood again threatened
to engulf the world we shall again be
found fighting for the right with the
same complete accord and cooperation as
In the past. all for the defence Of civil
ization.
And why should this be our course ?
Because: Mr.. President, q million and a
half Of our boys are marking time in
Europe, waiting patiently, anxiously,
their eyes turned across the water, for
the signing Of the treaty of peace that
shall allow them to return to the home
land. to the family hearths which need
them and which they need. How much
longer shall their return wait on aca-
demic discussion of unattainabie dreams ?
How much longer shall they for this
suner exposure and hardship and en-
dure disease7 How many more Of them
must die over there? While the Hun
thrust forth his cruel, bloodthirsty
iulk they gladly abode there and gave
their all. even to life itself. but now
that he covers, like a whipped cur In
his kennel, they feel that their work is
finished. They want to come home.
Remembering what they have given.
what they were willing to give and
what their dead comrades have given,
remembering the wan faced waiting
mothers, wives and children, remember
Ing the wrack. the WEAKNESS and the
hesrtache OF It all. we must md a way
to grant their scant but deep felt wish"