The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-12
NOT DEPENDING ON THE LEAGUE.

reported to have found favor in the eyes of President
Wilson and Mr.. Lloyd George their theory being that
Germany would thereby be bound to keep the Mr.
Wilson's attitude supports the statement that he is
WINGED that Germany relieved of autocratic gov
eminent and admitted member of the league of ma
TONS would not only to be danger, but would
rapidly become valuable contributor to the welfare of
the world.
France will have none of this. She will break with
President Wilson rather than consort with the people
that attempted to murder her. France has no faith in
the eory that the German people the innocent victims
of Hohenzoern marism and will prove their goodness
the hand of forgiveness extended France
feels that she knows the German nature through and
through She knows that if she should extend her hand
it would be bitten by the German dog.
Therefore there will be such revolving spectacle
as the murderer and his victim sitting at the table,
pretending be absorbed in the mutual delight of pur
flying the nations "dong their thinking for them and
preventing their stupid common peoples from managing
their own affairs If there is league of nations Ger
many will not be member.
Yet there is absolute logic in the German proposal.
world league of nations organized for the sole
of promoting universal peace by increasing respect
for treaties guaranteeing the integrity of nations and
oercing walke nations into a settlement Of their dis
putes without resort to arms-such league must in
cude Germany or it will not be world league and will
not promote peace.
1t is the vice of the so-caed eague of nations that
is not what it purpors to be- The peaceovng peoples
deceived by words Instead of universal league of
latons capable of promoting and commanding world
oeace the experiment concocted at Paris is league of
few nations brought together in peculiarly clumsy
manner and equipped with central controlling body of
ew men who will in secret and attempt to dominate
nations that outside the league For example, the
eague of nations will attempt to control Germany. Yet
Germany if rejected from membership, will naturally
10 everything possible to thwart the control of the
Geneva council. Since Germany is past master at Sc
,recy and deception and has proved that it act with
lightning swftness when predatory business, the
ult would be friction fraud and almost inevitable
The nations tied in the league could not act independ-
entity protect their interests, but would be
PEELED to wait the council at Geneva and while this
council reconciling the conflicting views of its mem
)ers the enemy would have everything his own way.
There is not and will not be world league of ma
IONS Frances refusal to associate with Germany settles
that proposition From the illogical and ineffect
We nature of the Paris arrangement will become
apparent and Americans will be and sharply
warned of the danger of entanglng the United States
in the project France has the hard truth forced upon
that all of the ideasm in the world will not her
from the british Huns; there must be something more
han specter league erected between France and Ger
many.
France does not rely upon the league, but takes phys
cal guarantees from Germany. England does not rely
upon the league but makes of retaining the
mand of the Italy does not rely upon the league,
out asks that her frontiers be made against Hun
perfdy
If France England and Italy take precautions which
aonclusvey prove their distrust of the league why
should Americans begin to dsmante their navy, demo-
oze their army and transfer control of their foreign
policy to the council at Geneva? What guarantee is
america obtaining to her in the league proves
failure? What great fleet will hold the for the
Stars and Stripes if the nine gentlemen at Geneva egh
If them foreigners should make mistakes involving the
United States in war? What steps is the United States
akng make her frontiers in the German
Wild boar should his tusks through the scrap of
paper called the league of nations?
Have Americans keen perception of actuaties as
Frenchmen, Englishmen and Italians? If So they will
make of the independence, freedom of action and
safety of the United States without depending upon the
eague of nations. And them being independent of
NJ uT;1a A.
americans will not be compelled to accept the socaled
league of nations if they do approve of t-Washing
ton Post
There is class of laborers who strike and
seldom complain They get up at o'clock in the morning
and get back bed until ten eleven o'clock at