The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-10

their aims and ambitions III ihc west
crn hamlSrhcrG. l refer To England and
Germany when they want cd To cIirrua, h
on Venezuelan territory. and h doc
Lrnc was put III force by Irrs:drn;
Cleveland and President Roosevelt
The constitution Of the LcagI" If M.
tions is a conElumcration of -;littrrir Z
gencraliti"s. and shows nothing If con-
sequence Tor the United States. and
President Wilson has said il would H"rp
peace III the world as far as JigI wars
arc concerned. | think that l'r,sltlrut
Wilson was elected in 1916 on the cry
that "he kept us out Of war" AMI am
suspicious Of that cry now whenever |
hear it,
There is too much tn b. said againS.
the league Of nations. could talk Ger
hours against ii and show its mullitu-
dlnous faults. AS ii stands. the con-
stitution is Il clumsy instrument and
will not hold water.
Some parts of IL arc actually mn.
llclouS; for instance. take the clause
OF obsolete treaties; if The United States
were in the 'lcagu" trouble would very
likely rise from Mexico. 1t would open
up all Of The old sores with nations,
with which W. have negotiated treaties.
The United States has over been tbs
Good Samaritan among nations and has
rendered SuCcor wherever needed. If
We had belonged Ia such league q few
years ago We would NOT hay" been al
lowed In send food TO Belgium: VIZ could
not hav" fed the Italians: We could rot
have relieved Syria in her suffering.
Go farther back. and il VIC were n sig
maiory to such n league. VIZ could NOT
have secured ihr freedom OF Cuba. Porto
Rico or tho Philippines.
Under his covenant the American
colonies would never have gained their
independence. which of course would
make unnecessary thc war of 1912. ard
that is the only concrete example that
! know of where war would have been
done away with.
Instead Of ending wars the league Of
nations would have us in every little
cmhroElio which might happen in the
Balkans: VIC would have to fight against
the colonies of Great Rritaim If they
ever presumed 10 fight Tor Independence:
our soldiers would be rushed To the ends
of the earth To help put down an inSur-
recliun among people who might hn
lighting for their rights. and probably
Independence. tn" sam" rs VIC did after
tnr signing nl me- l'HFLdfdIlon N1 lnuc-
pCndcnrc. We would be called upon 10
Stiflc liberty ut III" mandate Of nations
which VIZ has" nothing IN common.
The league Of nations is rcaCli0nary:
II says that the world must remain ~
it is now: there will be- no expansion;
there will h" no contraction. If u
colony or smaller country is under the
iron hand Of Il tyranniCal people tho
colony or, smaller country will hav" TO
stay where II is and not have thr priv
ilegr for lighting for independence and
establishing ideals If their own.
The United states has reached IN"
stage when it requires us ~ b. alert
more than ever and In Keep out of en-
IanG!inE alliances and work out our
own destiny without helping Ia keep tn"
m0narchirs or Europe on their feet. and
acting as a cat pulling the rhcstnuis
out Of thr fire for The monkey
MIR. Gaines was asked about prcsld"n-
tial timber for next year in the Rc2uh-
lican party. and said that there is.
plenty of it and mentioned Hughes.
Lodge. Harding and General Wood. VIII"
arc talked OF more than any others al
tho present time.