Middletown transcript., 1919-09-06
LEAGUE FULF|LS
AMERICAN IDEAL
neroert Hoover Says Democra.
cIes Replaced Autocracies
at Our Bidding.
FooD ADMINISTRATION CHIEF.
Urges Ratification on Ground That
see treaty Will Collapse
Without League Of
Nations.

Herbert Hoover is 50 deeplv con.
cefned over the opposition to tho
League OF Nations in the United
states that he has let himself be in
tefVlewed at length on the League sit
uatlon. In talk with the New York
lines correspondent in Paris, the
ROOD Administration Chief asserts that
having caused the League idea to pre-
vail America cannot abandon it. we
cannot withdraw, he says, and leave
Europe to chaos ITO abandon the
League COVENANT now means that the
treaty itself will collapse"
Mr.. Hoovers wide acquaintance
with conditions both here and abroad,
his reputation as an administrator,
man of great affairs who deals with
facts, not theories, make his state
ment one Of the most important con-
tributions to the recent League discus
sions
There are one or two points in con-
nectinn with the present treaty." said
Mr.. Hoover, that need careful cOnsid-
GRAFTON by the American public. We
need to digest the fact that we have
for century and a half been advo-
eating democracy not only as
remedy for the internal ills of all So
cjety. but also as the only real safe
guard against war. We have believed
and proclaimed, In season and out
that world in which there was
free expression and enforcement OF
-h4 will Of the majority was the real
basis Of government, was essential for
rhe advancement Of civilization, ana
that we have proved it's enormous hu-
man benefits In our country.
American Ideas Have Prevailed.
"Wo went into the war to destroy
autocracy as a menace to our own ana
al, other democracies. II we had not
come into the war every inch OF Euro
moan soil today would be under auto
ar.-ic government. We have imposed
u- will on the world. Out OF THIS
..;o+orv has come the destruction OF
40 four great autocracies in Ger
many Russia, Turkey and Austria aho
49, ,irrle autocracy in Greece. New
sar,ocracies have sprung into being 10
pnland Finland, Letvia, Lthuania
ro.honia Czechosloyakia, Greater
serbia Greece, Siberia, and even yer
many and Austris nave es'a Dnes
somocratic governments. |6eyon.
80. 49, host Of small republics suci
Armenia, Georgia, AzerbalJan ant
others, have sprung up anu asa,n a.
resnlt Of this great world movement
anrstitutions Of Spain, kumania
'ne avon England, have made a una
anu t 70 complete franchise ana oe
mocracy, although they SUI 'na4'A''
symbol Of royalty. ,,,,na snr,ne 70
-, century and half from whlc
tiiis "a ;dess have sprung, ana we nav
THESE noa The world today excel
trluiip"s an,naratively few reactionar
"a communistic autocrae'eS'
cratic an and we did 1t. r,te an
ocia''. ',on who takes VIE az
Aos the world with several lnlan !
ples not 90 away and leave .nI" ~
the claim that there was "
riage. $500 damocracies all hay
na, social and economic plo
political, Evolving their neighbors Uni
lens lem fraught with the most ' honn
are ,s+,nn' There are no nat .n no to 20,
aries Il, tner blend at every border ec, IN n
pact r r communication ana te =
nee e,ats through their nelsn0ofS '
tory. those states must TOT q
"M y few years struggle a ana,r W. !.
bare ,a bones Every one Of them ~ is g 9
exls,eDd do its best; to protee' ~ Of
ing ~ even to the pre'u''e' -
us's aaSernm.nt. Lack Experience sd,,.s !,
Gov n America should realize =