The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-23
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ALREADY
EXISTS. DECLARES EXPIRES. TAFT

nations j. The FIRST subject To be coh-
sid, red By the CuuEr''SS. This seems u
h. II; variance with the views OF James
NJ. Beck and Senators Lodg" and knox.
Mr.. l:rck argues That ~ our ialhFFs
waited five years after winning ndcpen-
drncr before making Il constitution, the
nations ought 10 DC equally deliberate In
discussing and framing II constitution
for the world Most people Will agree
after reading the description By HamIi-
ton and Madison Of conditions existing
N the interval between our independence
and tho convention of 1871. that IL "nutd
have been much better il the convention
could have been called carlie!. Or
course il may be Said that the bad state
Of affairs during tn: interval was nercS-
sary To bring the people TO SEQ inc nee
cSSity for = stronger movement huI
surely MIR. Beck would not WISH Il rcc"'-
renee of tn" quarrcls OF nations anu ui'-
at her war to convince the peoples or NC
world of the necessity and advantage ol
world unity to suppress war and nalf-
tain Peace. It is now just after TINS
horrible war when its agoni"s. us SUI
frrinES. its losses, its inhuman charhS-
Ter al! are fresh in the minds or men
that they will b: willing 10 go lHthcr III
making the needed and proper conc's-
SionS involved in IL uSGidl anu iC''
league of nations Ih.lay will dull ihc'r
cnI.rnrss to adopt the mahin"ry eSScn-
tial to organized protection against war
But another fact which 1ir- Beck ana
Mr. Knox seem Ia ignore Is mat treaty
of ,,r.r. cannot BE- made at Paris. ny
which the pence of Europe can De Sc
cured and maintained without league
Of nations. These gentlemen ma! wei
be challenged to tell us what arrange
mrnts they would suggest 10 the hVe ma
tons engaged IN framing inns treaty lot
pcaco and making il work. unless IL Dc a
continuing league Of those tive nations
! To maintain II.
How can the objects and purposes oil
the "A points, especially those dlrcct"U
to rrarranging tho map OF Eastern anu
Central Europe and Asia Minor DC
achieved and carried to peaceful rcallZa-
ton except through league OF nations
embracing the. five great powers. No
one opposed TO the League OIL Nations mas
cssaycd an answer TO this very practical
question The Paris conference is con-
! fruntcd with it and must answer it. j.
| is answered suggcstivcly by making the
| League of Nations the first subject 1or
! discussion. Premier Clcmcnceau Sald:
The League of Nations Is here. II IS
| for YOU /" max" it live.
Senator Lodge in his speech. fully
rrrn,;nizcd the existence Of the league
! of great nations in the war and the nee
rssiiv for its cuntinuanCr. Indeed IL is
prchablc that if Senator Knox and MT.
lrrk were croSS-rXamIned their adnllS-
| SONS would show them To be not very
| fur removed from the View that some
| thing substantially equivalent 10
IrtEur I'll. great natl must b" GciInltc-
" formed hy this congress with agreed
Eunun means Of enforcing stipulated
! peace.
The Associated Press informs us that
a league of nations ia III the forming
but that the super sovereignty or An IN
| tcrnatlonal police force is 10 h" rr)ccl"u
as Tttrt Of it, This ncEatlon Is not very
helpful Except in TcnnNson's poetic
vision and in the plans of impractical
blcS. no such suggestion as Supcr-SoF-
! erignty has been advanced.
Th- proposed slrurtur" of the League"
common To the plans proposed "illciht'E
by the French and hmEl!sh COMMISSIONS
on rh" subject nmd by our own "fhcial
lea G1ir :" "lIi"rrr peace, embraces Z
lcnurt n council of Cancellation. an nd
IminiStraIivc branch 10 carry on inI"rnl-
itional trusts like Constantinoplc. and an
executive council. ii further includes
an agreement on the part "t I'll" great
nations to combine forces when an "X-
igcucy arises either To compel warning
nations 70 submit differences To tho
court OF conciliaIinE council nr To "a
: further and enforce Judgment and deal
with tho recommendations of tho Coun-
cll OF Cancellation as may hH Doomed
wise by the executive council Of The
league.
Most opponents rf tn" league id"n
have assumed thr So-Call"d lntcrnatl"n'
nj police To hc Il permanent body under
an international commander and subject
; To orders without invoking consent OF
tho nations contributing 10 the force
This is 81 great misC"ur"plion. 4 p0-
D.. trntiul international polio" fore" Will bC
created by M agreement of the great
nations TO furnish forces whom n"c"s'
sary 10 accomplish a legitimate purpose
of thc league. In most instances no ac'
tual force will need To b" raised. The
existence Of an agreement and conf
dclIrC that the mltiu will comply viii
ii, IS all that will J." needed. Nations
who have judgments AGAINST them in :
cour, Of the nations viii generally per
. form them II viii b. only whcr" def
lancrS Of such jud rm"ntS will lead Ia :
dangerous war that the League force
! need b. raised.
or courses during ne interval after
the conclusion Of pcarc. tn" possibility
l of differences and tn" danger Of Hol'
shcriSm MAJ require IL rcattrntion 81
come Of the war army strength Of th'
allies To 500 the treaty through tn IT'S
$ effective execution. But after normal
tunes com" again The strength OF tins
league 10 secure compliance with th'
I treaty obligations and justice will not
hc in it's scrricd columns hut In ITS
potential power unG"r tn" joint govern
{ mrnt
In tho convenient division of TN
world into zones in which the rcsn"c-
= tive great powers shall undertake. 'h'
res possibility of seeing IL II that r1cW'
h"rS Of The league conform t" IN" rules
laid down by the treaty. ii will b" IN
: necessary for any nation to send forces
. 10 Il distant quarter. Tho United States
= can properly take care OF the western
c hemisphere and need not maintain II
normal times I! military establishment