The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-31
NICKE|R}5HAN IN
De NAL IF ANY
MANDATE BY j 6.
DENIES DECLARATIONS
BY THE PRESIDENT
Who Asserted That He Car
ries Mandate from the
American People.
BY GEORGE VI. wIcKEzsHADI.

PARIS. Jan. Ih.-- nc peace S|ttiei
cncc has taken the first formal step to-
ward the creation Of league or ma
tions h., he adoption Of a resolution
declaring it to b. essential to IN" main-
tcnancc of the worlds settlement that
80 league of nations hc created To pr"-
mote international co-op"raiion. I" on
sure the iulfillmcnt Of accepted inter-
national obligations. and To pro'lde
safeguards against war."
This league is To "hc treated as an
integral part OF the general treaty OF
neacc. and should hG open TO every
civilized nation which can BE relied
upon to promote its objects.
Members of the league arc pcriodicn'-
" 10 meet in conferences. and to main
tain a permanent organization. with n
secretary to carry on the business or
tho eaguc in the intervals between con-
fcrcnccs.
Such are the simple outlines upon
which the committee, appointed LOT inc
purpose. is to work out the details OF
the constitution and functions or the
league.
Claims Mandate
In tho course OF the remarks WIN
which nc supported his motion 10 adopt
the resolution to create the league, Mr..
Wilson stated that the representatives,
of the United States regarded it rs thr
keystone OF the whole program ana nc
conveyed the impression that they were
acting under a mandate from IN"
American people to exert all their
power to bring about the adoption Of
this program.
One would seek in vain to discover
In any resolutions or either house Of
congress-. in any volume of resolutions
OF civic bodies. or in any Uniform trend
Of press expression evidence that Inc
American people is unanimous or even
that there is a majority Of sentiment
actually and affirnatirely supporting
the proposition to commit the United
States to an international alliance
which shall make it responsible with
other great powers, and some small
ones. for the preservation of the peace
Of the world. and require her to BACK up
that responsibility by sending Ameri-
can soldiers on OCCASION TO Europe.
Asia OF Africa
Mr.. Wilson further said that tho
United States would feel that It could
not take part in guaranteeing. those
European settlements unless that guar
antec involved the continuous sup"rin-
tendency Of the peaceful world by the
associated nations Of the world. TINS
implies undertaking n unit in that guar
anty with the associated nations.
Justice between great and small na-
tons" said Mr.. Balfour in speaking
about a league OF nations a few months
ago. is to be preserved not merely ny
Dlous sentiments. not by elaborate
treaties. but by some machinery whcei
VIII bo effective for carrying out the
objects wherefore it was created
involves Armed Force.
This machinery must involve the
maintenance and, when occasion requires
the use Of armed force. Soldiers anu
ships aid materials OF war must be
provided to enforce the determination Oh
league.
II the United States is to become To-
sponsible for the government OF Con-
stantinople or Syria or German East
Africa or any other place. she must
send with her governors or other OIL
cials warships with an adequate force
OF American soldiers to prevent any re-
ststance to the authority which she IL
to exercise
Let us not delude ourselves. but face
facts. As a result Of this war W. have
become responsible for the overthrow
Of the governments OF Germany. AUS
trta-Hungary. Turkey and Bulgaria ana
for the reorganization Of Europe ana OIL
larre parts OF Asia and Africa on
basis best qualified 10 prevent future
wars
R,,t from the right hank of tho Rhine
eastward to the Pacific "r"an. and from
tho Baltic to the Red Sea. conditions or
characterization and chaos prevail which
will not soon be resolved into settled
social order
muzt Fight Bolshevisu-
Partitions may be made OF paper gov
ernuents organized on The basis nf iho
natinnalitv prevailing n the territory
assisned to them. but vast populations
must be fed to save them from starva-
zion and the world from the acts Of men
nada desperate by hunger md despair.
Other methods. too. must be adopted TO
nrnrent tho spread throuChout Europe
~ tho social disease known as l:ol-
sherisn.
Tho peace conference at the very out
set Of its deliberations. has flin':hcd IN
dealing with that menace. 1t means /"
.stahlish a congress Of small nations.
ret il has not drawn up the rcHnlu;i"n L"
send much needed help to Poland. tn"
hes, bulwark against Eolshcvism.
The people Of America must rcaliz"
that hcnceforth they arc com1nttlcd /"
NOR, than merely an academic partclpn-
tion IN the affairs OF tho world. that
American khalei-clnd soldiers hereafter
may he found guarding the shores OF III"
T2osDhorus the hanks Of tho Danube or
,he slopes Of tho Atlas mountains. II ihr
United States shall discharge hNr "hil-
pa,ions a. a mandatory Of IN" league
That is. !f RolShcvism n7d tho iimtd!tE
of the five great powers in dealing with
I, at this time shall drive EuSs!nn into
tho arms Of Gcrrnany or suhr"rGH po-
land, tho league OF nations" within an
other decade may find !ts"lc nj wnr wit h
unl,rd Trutunic and Siar'c world. IL
n ncw titanic struggle.