Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-28

] tho flturp npnCp of the world
/ thai the United states must curtail it's
/ i,danan5a,co mart with a norton 81 its
! sovereipnty. and abandon all the policies
! tt,h - -, CO .uccessfuI Cor ,nore
IT., hundred Years
"a, tbe came time there are certain
! ,,ost ructi,.a nronosi,ions which II wouId
bo yor think for. the Peace Confer
I ,nca tn consider
/ 81, a, Ia said that Won can preserye the
uonro. noc,rin. by extending n. which
/ .,n.o,. IN mo clearly to mean its de.
.,r,ct,on and tn lie a contradiction in
,.ru. then let m. mt three lines into
,h. draft for the league which will pre-
80. IN. Nonros Doctrlur beyopd ,nv
/ nossibii,ty of doubt or ousstion
81, 1. lii, done
ar, a. aI., b.v. ~ VT. s,ter ,h.
,..nn. comp,.t. exclusion from IN.
! i..rns,s iurisdIctinp of such ouestiops
a. NJ. ,nyo,ved In immiuration and the
.,rh, n, Zach country 20 saw who shan
.o,n. ,,,,bin its borders and become clti.
,.,s
! "Tbese and certain other questions
vital 10 national existence ought TO be
ovcnpt,d from, any control by the league
or i,s otticioIs nv, a very few words such
os con he found in tho arbitration
,roattes of ,ooT
"rb.r. should hs some dcfnjt. pro-
.,.,.r %. ,.,..f,l ,,i,hdrav,I frop, tb.
,,. 4, an, nntion dssires IN with
s..-
Lastly, let us have a definite state
ment In tn" constitution OF the league
as TO whether the league II 10 nave an
international force OF ITS own or is TO
have the power I" summon 'he "rmeo
forces OF the u'Hereht "emoers VI '"e
league.
Let IL be stated IN pain 'ansu"se
| "hethet 'he measures .i'e
mehuatiohs' OF 'ne suesee.,oS " s's
! executive couicIl are 70 pe "'ue ~ -,
the members oi the ieatue "'u W
cothpel therl 10 no "htt '"e- le"e
gates ana the eNeuC'iNe e'u'N''
mine 10 De necessary
oh tne ques'on vi u.e t a.,
we shou!u not proceed III VI. ua.N
'noee VINO s"pp"'. '"e H VI"
chne TO MAKE s"en S,'"p'e ' "'
tnese" u is imposs,oe 70 ~" A.. =, w. ~,
c'us'o" '""' '"e'
ih"'rec''"n a"u "e MI, n,
pnr"seS """' '"e' "' "''
urec'y' s..., =. a.,
Noln'ns co.4u oe o,,,. M 80" ,,,a,
preservation Oh lhe "or'e Ia,
inns io' every V. AZ, ~
eNeGu''Se cou'S'i sni oo9s;dar 81
70 t''e ieas - 80 ,,ar,, ,,ar,io,,s
pe uouo,,ut "ou,1 I ,."u oroiro disso,,,
I "'N
, s'o"s'
Better No League Than This
"UnIess some better constitution for q
|, league than this can be drawn, II seem,
: TO m. after such examination as I hay,
. been able to give. that the worlds peac,
2 would be much better, much more sureI,
= promoted, by allowing the United state,
TO go on under the Monroe Doctrine
e r.sponsIhl. for the peace Of this hemi
e sphere, without any danger of collision
!, with Europe ss TO ouestions among IN,
! various American states. and ~ a ,eaRu
i ia desired 81 nigh, he made nm nv mi
( European nations whose interests ar
g chiefly concerned, and with which IN
Jni,sd stat. could co.on.,.t. fuI,v a.
r az ANY time. whenever cooperation wa
d needed.
II suppose I shall make myself tn
u subject OF derision for quoting fror
the Farewell Address, but it states
9 momentous truth so admirably that
= cannot refrain from quoting il, for
- think it ought to be borne in mine
n Washington says:
r Europe has set of primary inter
# ests which to US have none or Yer
i remote relation Hence she must b
IT engaged IN frequent controversies tn
causes OF which are essentially foreig
n u our concerns Hence' therefore.
g nIust oe uhwise IN US TO lmpiicate ou'
o otes oy arihe'aI ties IN ire ordinar
n asi'uues OF her poiitics or the ord
l. "is eoIo'ilaliohs anu coiiisiohs of ne
'.I, , " e",n''les,
't ,ro I-ri,aS Stoo 'euIehperea that
er notiona 4. S Enters any league
the world at large, and not for it's ow
'e IN
r. must he ,;I,t, iasue' tneretore.
70 neaoa In Euro,a -, ", I'a'II'N
l., wars have originstad .na
- is alwavs dansar 80 - me-
where sar,ous coneio,. -, az NsI as
IN moment, '''' "''e ut al
"If We ,o,,, ,.
a. have in mind H. dena E' se,
al coneic,a snr,nstn vi Eulopes
ia 10 in,,oI,,s az, 81. e a., e up ~ euch way
re ton. as has Just happened in tho Va,
with Germany.
~ 'But such wars as.tba, ara ,.r,,
to nateIy, rare, SO rare thai an. h.. No.,
no before occurred. and when the tirna 90 y
nd We took our part. bu, In The n,ot, q,
share in any league must he aIro
re wholly for the beneft Of otbers
e. I'VE have the right tbereyora ., =
ch mand that there shall he notbin.
er any agreement for the main,snano.
the worlds peace which Is likely ~ nr
duoa new causss ~ d,s,ar y 70 pr W
ii, lure the United STATE aen az nnn 70 ..
t.oh "nere we may be forced TO ser