The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-08-28

frrerHry. although khrl s'H MAINTAIN I,
q symbol ~ ROYALTY
I'VE have beer Ire living spring for
This last ccuunrs and haif fr"m which
these ideas have Npring, sud Ne have
The world today. except
Tor q comparatively few rractionary
and commuulstic autorrRcies, il dem
ocrnilc. and We did v,
"A man Who takes wife and
bl~sses the world with s.yernl infants
tnnna, "a ava, and leave them on
A.. ,laim tha, iher. Was no legal mar
risge
These infant demo,raciss oil have
poitical. soclal and economic prob
tems involving their neighhors That
are fraughl with The most intense
friction. There are no natural bound
aries In Europe Races are not com
nact they blend ~ every border They
need railway communication and sea
outlets through their neighhors terri
tory.
MANY Of these states must Tor the
next few years struggl. almost for
bnr. homes Ia maintain their very
existence. Every one ~ them Is 80
ing Ia do It's best 10 project lis own
interests. even Ia the prejudice OF 10
nrighbors
Governments Lack Experience.
1--WE IN America should realize that
democracy. MS stable form of govern
mcni MS We know it, Is possible only
with highly educated populations ana
n large force Of men who are rpabi'
of government Few OF HE men VINO
compose these governments have had
amy actual experience ~ governing
aud their populations are NoeiulIS "
lilerale
"rhey viii require generation OF
,rtual national life In peace to de
,elop free edlIcalion aud skill IA gov
ernment
Unless these countries have guid-
ing hand and referee In their qu0rrels,
court OF appeals for their wrongs,
This Europe viii 20 back to chaos
II there IL such an institution. rep
resentlng The public opinion OF The
world and able 10 exert liz authority,
they will grow into stability. We ran-
not turn back now.
There is another point which also
needs emphasis World treaties NTH
erto have always been based on the
theory OF balance of power. Strong
er races have been set M TO dominate
The weaker, partly with view to
maintaining stability and TO greater
degree with u view 10 maintaining DC
equations and positions for the re
dictionaries of the world.
"'rhe balance of power Is horn or
armies and navies, hrlslocracies,
aulocracies, and reactionares general
ly. who can find employment and
domination In these institutions, ana
treaties founded on this basis have
established stability after each great
war for n shorter or longer tine, but
never more than a generation.
"Amerlea came forward with new
idea. and we insisted upon ITS inlec-
ton into this peace conference. we
claimed that II WIS possible TO scr
M such piece Of machinery with
such authority lliat the balance OF
power could he abandoned as relic
of he middle ages We compelled ~
entire construction Of this treaty aud
every word aud line III II TO bend 10
his Idea.
"OmtSlde OF the League Of Nations
the treaty Itself has many deficiencies.
II represents compromises between
many men and between many selfish
interests ani desc very compromises
and deficiencies are multiplied by he
many new nations that have entered
anon IFS signature. and the Nery safety
~ the treaty Itself lies IN court OF
appeal for The remedy OF wrongs 10
lhe treaty.