The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-29

the other members of the League and
VIII ind itself cut off from both busi.
ness and social communication with
the rest OF the world.
How II viii Prevent Wars
II Is not claimed that the League OF
Nations Will do away with war alto
gether. Every possible provision that
human intelligence can devise win be
made to settle International disputes
peaceably. But should all these meas
ures iaii and two nations go TO war.
this is what win happen:
II both parties to the dispute have
observed the rules Of the League. the
other nations will stand back and let
them fight II out. War under such
circumstances 10 diflicult to imagine.
however, because before the angry ma
tons Will be allowed to fight In &C
cordance with the rules OF the League,
% much time must elapse that In all
probability their anger win cool and
they will reach IN amicable under.
standing.
What We have to fear 10 that some
nation will 60 to war In defiance Of
the League. and every precaution has
been taken to suppress such q nation
by the immediate use OF the united
power OF the other nations. II inter.
national boycott failed to bring her
to terms she would have to face Q
combined International army and
navy. The founders OF the League be-
lieve that the mere possibility OF such
situation will prevent any nation
from violating It's agreement Does
anyone think that Germany would
have begun war five years ago II she
had known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
heri
Doing the Worries Work.
In addition to settling International
disputes peaceably the League of
Nations will provide means for doing
much of the worlds work more sys-
sematically and effectively than can
be done now when each nation 10
working only for itself. The people
you know best and like best are those
who work with you on the same Job.
II will be the same way with the
nations Of the future. The more they
work together. the sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other.
For example, the League viii estab-
| lish an international organization for
the lettering of labor conditions In
| different countries, for the protection
| OF women and children and the native
inhabitants OF civilized and semi civil
| lied countries. One OF Germany s
| greatest crimes hns been her barba.
rous treatment Of the helpless people
In some OF her colonies. One of the
chief tasks of the League Will be TO
look after peoples that are not strong
enough to protect themselves.
| The League will appoint commits.
sions 10 take charge Of various inter.
national undertakings SO that they
may be carried on, not for the beneii,
Of any one nation, but for the bcnefi,
OF the whole world. Provision will be
made for promotion OF fair and equal
trade conditions.
These are only few OF the benefits
the world will derive from the League
As time goes on we shall tnd more
and more tasks nj which the nations
can work In common and n greater
number Of opportunities 10 remove
causes which stir up jealoustcs M,
auimosities between races and peoples
Objections Answered.
or course we cannot hope TO MAKE
the great changes such as the Leagu'
OF Nations will bring about withou
opposition. Fortunately the wnr ha
taught us the great advantages %
international cooperation. IL VA
only by good team work that the FREE
liberty loving nations were able q
whip Germany.
The treaty which the United State
Senate Is debating obligates The men
bers OF the proposed League 10 pro
tect one another against attack fron
enemies outside their own boundatic
bent upon conquest. Although TIL
agreement (ArtIclc y of the Cove
pnnD IL vital to any Arrangement
which seeks TO prevent war, II Ia
been attacked on the ground that
would draw the United States int
wars In various parts Of the world an
force us 10 send our boys 10 fight !
quarrcls which did not concern us.
We should remember. however. tina
the main purpose OF Article y Is
brighten nations tempted 10 wars G
conquest from yielding 10 the teinpti
ton. by the certainty that they Will b
crushed II they begin such war b
universal boycott and a union 9
forces of the world against them.
n big war breaks out again, the Unite
States will be forced to take part
II .2hether we have O League {
Nations or not We tried hard enour
TO keep out of the war with German
but found we couldn't
A little war contrary 10 the IIeagu
rules could be handled by the powel
close of hand. Certainly II would nc
be necessary TO send American trooI
TO suppress an uprising In the Balkan