The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-04
SENATOR HOWARD SUTHERLAND
MAKES ABLE ADDRESS ON LEAGUE Of
NATIONS At LOCAL CLUB LUNCHEON

tho Guturp. Thcsc DAT hack Ia II rcrlud
hcfor" tn" Christian t:rn. a"v"r"l hun
drod ycnrE before Christ. N"Hrly 100
ycnrs before Christ tho I,nmRnH huili n
"tcmpln OF concord To show Tint their
nation was aspiring To permanent
ponce. Rome nj that Time WAS under
tho heel OF the miKhii"at dcspntiRm "f
tho nRe. Later history tells us TINT Tibcr-
leu who had just conquered Germany. re-
stored the Temple OF Concord. out Of
tho spoils gained in Germany. In III"
I tenth century after the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the empire of thnrlcmaHnc The clergy
attempted Ia institute Il peace nf the
church. All forms Of warfare were FOR
hidden. Inter came the truce OF God.
prohibiting every act of warfare. with
new provisions nddct every year. Mchns
wero adopted Ia preserve pcncc md
spiritual prnHl ira were prescribed TO
guarantee tho peace OF the world. SIM
liar efforts were made nj later periods.
forming most interesting succession
Of efforts on the parI Of grcnt stnt"-
men to bring about such mn agreement
as would prevent the occurrence or war.
In later years two Important peace
c0nfcrencns wrrc held at Tho Hague.
Ono In 1899 nj (which twcnty-Rix great
powers were represented. tho other In
1907. attended by delegates from fnrty-
four powers. including every civilized
nation on tho face Of The earth. AT those
conferences Il court uT arbitration was
| crrnicd and compulsory arhIt ion he
tween The nations was agreed To In l?0 l.
'hrbllrni on without restriction was
ngrcod to. II wnE determined IN MI hIt-
ricultics tn apply The principle OF inter-
Rtlunal lnw.nnd IL VIVA decided md de-
clarcd to br the duty mud interests nt
The siKnHinry pnw"rr 4" "n-npcrntr IN
tho maintenance OF n general rrncr.
Hague AEroom ents nhattored.
Tf..Fi
find within seven yours al III" Iht"nl
! Hague conference the leading powers
riguni0ri ~ That agreement cn9ngnd IN
h lifn and death struggle on To" frlhh
ar France, belgium. Italy nnh ",h'" mn
iI"ns of Europe. Asia hnd Afrl"h.
1T has bonn stated Trnn hInturIrnl
Records that la 1000 YEARS. ~r hHtc nhiy
lIvnL nlEly yrhrr without wax WIN
all Of lhrrr facts confronting un Ia II
rnIlTnly TrnrDunhl" Ia ruppuHr Tint
thenn nn ti"nr have uudcrH"u" nurh n
traunf"Tmnii"r That l'"rmnn"ni p"""o ~
q p"anlhIlltyf
- nErro Thoroughly with tho ptnp"nl.
,I"u h"w"vor Tint u Ia ruunurnnnt lon
brvnuilY 4" D." wlnh"d mud IhnI every
ponnllIlo nfforI nhnuld 10 Innd" by III"
civilized nniibnH nf Iho wuTld 10 pro-
won't ia" Frequency ar wnrr ma " rnr-
Hlhl" Ia entirely nnd forever prevent
lliom.
Etnios. however. In whether W" ma u
nation are Ia lnar NOR" than We cnn
poHHlhly gnln. under ruCh i."aHu" "l
NntinuH an In prupus"d IN tho ConHtitu-
lion Of that league. which has been sub"
tied TO us fur consideration.
People in the Dark.
we arc compelled to rnnEidCr Tho
| constitution ns originally proposed he
Cause We have no definite information
In regard 10 any changes in It's form
or structure. As 10 progress In tho nc
goiiations and dclibrrnI IONS ON this sui
jcct we arc absolutely In The dark.
I'll seems certain TINT In" "uIIirihu-
tion as definitely given Ia nE must az
necessity be- amended. II ii Is Ia bc rnIi-
fled.
some Of our people hnr" been prone
10 CriticiEG certain rrnhiurS al m"
United Slutrh semi" Tar Ihrll a"Inll''
uppDslI Ion ia this runst iuiiun. II should
be- recalled by them TINT the ,nnsiIl tn
tlnn Of tho ilniIrd Sinl" h""r nnI r"ni
treat y making power alan" ln III" 'i.;t''''i
tive. Il specifically hIul"s In r"rli'n =,
a,lieia :. that
''Tir i'TsnIdouI nh"Il h"N. ia" p"w"r
/ by nud With IhU hhVI'' nrh '.'Iir"nI az
Vie srnuI" l., t"nhr ,,""iir~r t""VIi"h
IhnI i~".IbItdn "f ih' "'''"I"'" in""'"i
,tuIi'uT
duty 81 nrnrr rrunI", ~ n'tt 10" Il'
t.. n"""rI 80 ,"I'rI thcm In r,',i" - I"
UnTl
- harr h"n,d ably ,""u rr""l"im ~"
theory TINT "" uu Ibis Nil" II ihr wHrrr
urr not In prne"uri"u "f nufn"l"n' fn"'n