Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27

over this thing with other countries by
insisting upon it, The Argentine and
Brazil both have resented, at different
times. our parental attitude toward them
and have voiced their own doctrines. so
II we insist on exactness In this regard
We are likely to run into an argument
which Is not at all one sided.
The Panama Canal has been left out
of league control purposely, as not being
an international waterway, 1t being en-
trely in one country
The right of a nation TO set Its own
immigration and emigration laws has not
been denied in the history OF information
al law. and there Is nothing in the
league covenant which would give that
right away. one nation attempted TO
bring this matter to an issue and IA Jed.
We can set our army and navy at any
figure we desire and no one can compel
us to change 1.-THE supreme council
OF the league can suggest the size we
should have In accordance with the pan
II has worked out for all nations-but
Congress can do as Il likes in regard TO
the recommendation. As we are to have
the right to maintain a force which we
deem large enough for our defense we
are to be the Judge of, what force we
need for our national defense and our
fOrtifications.
Some people seem to think that by
giving delegates to the dominions we are
giving England greater power than we
get ourselves. England could get total
of six representatives in this way: with
the insular and territorial possessions we
could get five, and 1t Is hardly likely
, that the representatives of Cuba and
Panama and Liberia would act against
our interests. so really we could have
eight
There Is a wild cry that we could not
deal with Mexico as we might wish II
we accepted the league. Are the lives of
American soldiers worth less than few
collars of some New Workers. gold? Have
we ever used brute force to gain ma
tional end? Heaven help us when we
do
! The critics of the league do not
/ measure up to its sponsors by long
way President Wilson was the head of
| the committee which brought in the
/ covenant so il can hardly be ella a a
British document as some try TO make
us believe Mr.. Lansing was for years
/ in the State Department. where his
/ brain helped to make many a great
name why not give him n little credit
now that he is Secretary of state HIM
self? Mr.. Taft has been recognized as a
y
| hand there is nothing about the rolitica
| career of Lodge. Borah ct al. but the
"luster that was Roosevelt AS fol
Hi" johnson, he is only a political &C
cident--born from the misgiVings of one
state over senseless fear; and for the
rest they are only the relics of an age
now past whatever their party atiilia
tions. they are only standpattcrs
The American people want wars
stopped whatever their party afiilia
tOns they believe in Woodrow Wilson
and if the league Of nations as spon
sored by him will tend to stop war the!
want the league.
When John Hay brought forth tht
open door policy. when Roosevelt stopped
the Russia Japan war, when we wen
to Algecras. we had become worlt
power. with world power responsibilities
and we cannot now escape what wal
then begun. It is better by far TO hav;
few jobs as mandatory than to hav'
a few wars such as this last one.
And even If the league covenant Il
open to some minor criticisms. so wer
the constitution and the worlds great
est state paper. the Declaration of In
dependence. 1t can he amended whe,
time shows the need.
ALFRED G. KELLOGG.
Philadelphia, March -.