The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-29
Should The United States
Join A League Of Nations?
By JOSIAH CIRCUIT

War has been necessary and may
continue to be. 1t has made men and
nations; but from now on it should
be used to make peace. The time
may come when war will not be
known; but that time has not yet
arrived.
The Revolutionary War made the
United States of America; and re-
sulting civilization unequaled in hui
mainly and charity. This civilization
we could not Keep at home. 1t has
gone on errands of mercy every
where relieving suffering and oppres-
sion We would not have confined it,
if we could.
This same war taught Great Bri-
tain better way Of dealing with her
colonies; and has taught many les
sons and given an example the world
! will never cease talking about.
The world war was necessary to
undo the Kaiser and put all nations
wise as to the imminence of greater
danger to all governments than mill
tarism. 1t would be infinitely better
to have autocratic Kaiserism at its
worst, than Bolshevism at its best.
The Bolshevik is abroad and like the
| fly is propagating his viciousness in
every quarter of the earth, which is
every where rapidly terminating. A
listening ear is readily given in all
places. Beware of the mischief of
this great danger while there is yet
time. From now on there should be
strong armies and strong navies to
safeguard against the secret dangers
threatening all organized government.
The surest protection any govern
ment has is its ability to protect; and
| the nation will be safest that has
/ the means of protection best in hand.
1t is worse than nonsense to talk gen
eral rehabilitation. Some time, per-
haps, but not yet.
Since a certain few governments
| have absolute control of all other
governments; and of all the mischief
making corners of earth, as never
before has been the case; and per-
haps never will be again; and can re-
gulate the affairs of all nations; and
can make the peace of the world for
centuries to come, those governments
should act most wisely, most harm
lessly and most fearlessly. They
should act and work together, re-
gardless of cost and sacrifice of what
ever kind OF character, until
the world is policed against
the insidiousness of Bolshev-
ism in all its parasitic forms.
4 ] am saying this because I hear
smart talk from Washington saying
all should hurry home, stay at home,
take care of America and let Europe
take care of Europe. This talk is
wrong. We should becomingly, as is
our duty, stay in Europe until the
war is over; and all its great conse-
quences settled and settled right.
We cannot stay at home if we
would. We are today, unlike the
days of Washington, all over the
world and the world is all over US
The fences are all down and the cat
: tie are running together. The pulse
beat of every part of the world is
felt in every other part; and staying
at home is like the hide and seek
game of the ostrich with its head in
: the sand.
II In entering the war we tacitiy a
: greed to share its dangers, hardships
and responsibilities; and having acted
: we'll our part in war, we should act
as good part in peace.
In establishing and maintaining
such peace as the world needs anC
ought to have, the United States is
desired and needed more than at any
other stage of the great deal Nc
one OF two or any number less thar
the whole of the dominant powers
should be allowed to do the peace
work. If anything, the United States
g can make better use of league
than any of the other powers anc
Y should have as much to say about
t reaty. This is precisely the threat
it.
Europe might be glad to have us
come home and leave them to domi
: neer and divide We should stay un
5 til al ! the ramifications of the con
: fict have been adjusted. Our arm,
and navy should be planned as though
: we are to be in the worlds future
/ The army and navy are the glor.
e and honor of the country. The hon
n ors of all other callings pale in TIL
:, presence of the squadrons of Ian,
e and sea. The people of all classe
n are as timid sheep without them.
o One says England will yield moth
e ing of her naval supremacy. LIE
a, England have her navy and so ma
n we have navy; and in due time ma
t. vies will take care of themselves.
: To sink the German navy or an
1t part of it would be unbecoming. Kee
every ysssel of II. add the navie