The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-11
rrEEEAGuE OF NATIONS

\. ,r,s diminishing discussion OF the
s.axue, of peace appearfns IN The lnteai'-
~encer yesterr4ay morning. coming if0'h
khe pen Of ex-Attorney General WICK
,.rsh.m. presented forefbfy the poso Dill
stes and the difficulties Of the eneiFs
plan
A LEAGUE Of nations without The back
,ne OF a great military force and wleh
,,.,t agreements Of binding character
>snsrtng the use of that military Ro1ce
al, do little to solve the problems OF
E,,rone. or to suppress the causes OF dis
nrder. France for Instance cannot COLI
INIT to such {. league. tho responsibility
for her protection from the constantly
4mpendtng peril on her east Italy can
NO. commit to such league. the re-
xoonsfbltty for Der defense ae ainse inc
Germans on her north: nor for that mat
aercan the newly Greeted STAKES OF Cen
SSra1 Hurcpe commit to such a league, the
-, r,,rr,z,oilty for their oEn protection
11ri-,zt The Teotcns on one sde-and inc
; Aorhes,of Russia on the other
. ~, m, ether hand, can the DATED
sstabes become part to a league WHICH
lin commit this country to the use OF
us rnf,taxy strength and to the sacr1-
nee Of rs manhood for the purpose q
Eof1ctnS Europe. Asia and Africa? Ger
k.+,sr Mr. Wilson has no constitutional
kocver to commit America to SUCH 1ro-
kuem and no congress OF the unt'e1
kEtatas% ~osId commit the country to sacn
: {. program for a longer term than ,ne
kxtstence Of that congress- In o'neH
Hacrds this country cHnnoe mako var
k,,,e.s the CAUSE Of The war has the
kesnction Of the American people and VIC
San never know whether that sanction
kv,11 be given until the occasion arises
/ There are other countries probably IN
Lvhich the Same situation exists to De
sVree. The democracy Of Great Britain
su4tch Is making; It's voice heard more
c,early each day, will be adverse to any
hef1stnsy adventures, not clearly direct
"a towards tho defense Of British ter
S4tpry and British interests We nus'
: h,+4 fnrret the lessons OF history. a
hnundred years ago when the NapoaeoI1'
axar closed, the monarchs OF Europe
with their ministers, met at Vienna ane
t.o,r,,,sed the. -Holy Alliance" In 80 fa1
{: las could at that time. with the iusuf
kacieut information at hand and with tn
Understanding which they had Of polite
10, conditions, they planned for perra
snent peace and thought they had create'
~ alliance which would insure peace
!, dt lasted less than the lifetime OF mos
of the men who took an active part II
FRAMING it. It was literally broken I
tpieces. when[the first test came N IN
iCrtrnean war, but long before that tn
I.-doty Alliance had become anullltS
THE congress OF Berlin following tn
sTurko-Russian war was another e'toF
lon the part OF the great powers to Great
peaceful conditions IN Eastern Europ'
and in that congress- they sowed tn
q .iseeds for the incessant troubles. broil:
i rehellions AMI civil warfare that har
{1sxe1 m the Balkan territories for tn
Il mast so years.
"a The concert Of the great powers Z
: 1.-The world for tn. purpose OF prcScrTIn
peace is 81 splendid thought and. III
idorbtedly. for ruany- years 10 com
Great Rrititin. tn. United States, Franc
i and italy viii act together on VII;