Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-11
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date 70 make choice VIVA, ecveresEn-
~ they would live under: ID certain
and Uniform method q aroirr2tSo-
could Dc secured for The settlement
Of ANTICIPATED ciMczlties Of anal de-
csEon with regard 20 many natter
deal. with e TIE treafy .tseE; ias
5oag-continuec supervisor q In.
task q repara.ioa which German.
vas 20 undertake 70 complete with :
re next generation might entirely
break down: the reconsioerat,oE
rargerec.s and reconstruction!
which re treaty prescribed bu.
which = vas recognized might 10
prove q lasting advantage or ca-
,z-sly fair = go 5ong enforced be ia.
przctacstle
Providing fer Labor
The promises governments we-s
making % one another about the
way in which labor vas 70 be oeah
with. by law not only but n tacs =.
well. would remain . mere aunad
thesis Il there vas 70 be Nc coLno1
tribunal Of opinion and judgment n
whica liberal Statesmen coclc resor'
tor the influence which alone Elsk'
secure their redemption
A league Of free nations had be.
oone practical necessity. Examine
he treaty Of peace and yoU ~-l
aad that everywhere through it'
manifold provisions SIS trainers have
<el- obliged 20 turn TO tie lssgDs Q.
nations as an indispensable iaE-rzi-
.ae.tai.t! fo- the maintenance ot the
oew order !. has been their pl-po-e
70 SCI Up II tie wo,ic-tae world a.
civilized men
That there should be . league -
nations 70 steady tie oounsess ana
maintain TIE peaceful objects Ct toe
world 20 make NOT treaties alone.
tu, the accepted principles Of inI-r-
national law as we'll TIE actual rue
Of conduct among the gove.nnenrs
# the world lad bee- one Of ,As
agreements accepted from TIE e-s-
as the basis ~ peace with the cen
1rai powe---
League Necessary
The Statement - H. 80 bs.uEe--
ent countries were sg-e=i sch
JeaFue m1SI be c-ez-e1 - Slst1.a
tta- settlements ,Lz- w=>= . ies e.
1ected But al frs --.az here vas
= feeling among soEs - them ,nat-
" hiie u must t~ z--1gte1- tIt -''-
10. q such iszSs7e was ''e-kaps
Z counsel q perfect = xh3ch .isc-
teal nea- long experienced n The
word Of affairs. raus. Az: 10 'e-E-
AID with man rjsRiv;as<-
1t was only as -he ciHcUi- U'rk
Of arranging n al but universal al
:lstmsnt 0. the world.s affairs ad-
vsnced from day 70 day from cae
stage Of conference 20 another fbat
u became evident 20 them that when
they were seeking would be little
tnan something w-nren upon paper,
20 be interpreted and applied by such
methods as tie chances OF politics
might make available If they did not
provide q meanse OF common counsel
which all were obliged TO accept.
authorities whose decisions
would be recognized as decision
which all must respect.
SkertieaI Won Over
And SO the most practical, the
most skepticai among them turned
more and more TO ths league as the
authority through which inte-na-
tional action was TO be secured, the
authority without which as ,ney had
come TO see. il would be difficult TO
give assured effect either to this
treaty or to any other international
understanding upon which they were
10 depend for the maintenance of
reace.
The fact that the covenant Of the
league was the first substantive part
OF the treaty 70 be worked out and
agreed upon. while all else was in so.
luton, helped to make the formation
Of the rest easier. The conference
was. after all not to be ephemeral.
Confidence Back Of League
The concert Of nations was to con-
tinue under definite covenant which
had been agreed upon and which all
were convinced was workable. They
could 90 forward with confidence to
make arrangements intended to, be
permanent The most practical of
the conferees were at least the most
ready to refer to the league of ma
tons the superintendency Of all in.
terests which did not admit of i'm
mediate determination, Of all admin
istrative problems which were to re-
Quire continuing over sight. What
had seemed a council Of perfection
had come to seem a plain counsel of
necessity.
The league Of nations was the prac-
teal craftsmanship hope of success
IN many OF the most difhcuit things
he was attempting.
And it had vindicated itself In the
sight Of every member Of the con-
ference as something much bigger.
much greater everyday than a mere
instrument for carrying out the pro-
visions of a particular treaty. 1t was
universally recognized that all the
peoples Of the world demanded of
the conference that il should create
such a continuing concert Of free
nauons as would make wars Of az.
erosion and spoilation such as this
'nat mas just ended forever impos-
sible.
Death Of Old sordsr
"A cry had gone out from every
nome IN every stricken land whose
sons and brothers and father. h.d
gone forth to the great sacrifice ia,
SUCH a sacrifice should never a1ain
De exacted. II was manifest why i,
mad been exacted. II had been er-
acted because one nation desired
domination and other natio,s Ia