White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-27

lions. n tue aaRa-
tient and impressionsele, in many
places. are eshoing this suggestion.
They are provoked that the President
should delay a peace that involves the
world. because Of his so-termed Ideal
Istie desirenfe establish a League 81
Nations as an integral part Of tic
freay. Most ~ those who repeat ana
use this argument. do not understand
the question involved and 10 nos
know the settlements that must be
made by the treaty Of peace. States
men do know. and they Know that
IL involves more than the surrender
of armament, the payment OF indem-
nity and the making az PREPARATION Tor
the wrongs that have been done. II
this we're all. IL might then be nnneo-
essary 10 incorporate in the body OF
the instrument. provisions for the
maintenance Of the covenants be
cause they would ipso facto. be FIX
ecnted. This however. il not all that
must be provided for in the treaty.
Let US, for instance, take the state
ment of Senator Lodge-the most
effective proponent of the policy Of
6eferring the establishment of a
League of Nations 10 some subsequent
period-wiih regard 10 some Of the
questions that mus b. determined
and the things that mast be done by
The very terms # The treaty Of peace.
IN his speech IN The United States
Senate on December 2lst. IN discuss
ing the essential terms Of peace. he
said
They include the restoration Of
Belgium. the return OF Alsace-Lor-
raine 10 France. Of the Italia Tired
enta 10 Italy. the establishment Of a
Jngo-Slsv State. and Of an indepen-
dent State formed BY the Czecho-S1o-
vass They include also the seeur-
ity Of Greece. the settlement Of A.
eania and Montenegro. the reSora-
ton Of Rcumania- the consolidation
Of al the Roamanlsn people under
one government. as well as the
naturalization Of the straits. the put
ting of COnstsntinople under interns-
iional ~Drotection. with Greece per
haps as the mandatory Of the POW ers
10 administer he affairs of the city,
the independence of Armenia. the re-
turn Of those portions OF Asia Minor
where Greeks are predominant 10
Greece. the protection of Syria and
Palestine from the Turks. 3 large,
powerful and Independent Polish
State the independence Of RasSla's
Baltic Province. The return of Danish
SleSvls 10 the Danes. and the neutral
izaIion of the kiel Canal. These
rhysieal guarantees which I have thus
far suggested al have one object. and
that Is 10 so hem Germany in that
she cannot attempt conquest IN Rus
sla or in the East and that the Slavic
populations. which she has nerclless-
~ used il her vars can never he SO
used by her again.
The enforcement Of such terms in
wolves the taking of territory from
n enemies and The delivering Of il
into The possession OF other nation
alities
Certainly this &C Of war must be
done while we are ST war Il cannot
be done after We have entered into
peace with out enemies. II Is OBJ
yions that governments must be i'm
mediately set up BY these naiionalitieS
TO protect their people who inhabii
such surrendered territory. Surely
i is the duty Of those who bring
these nationaiities into life to defend
them at lessi until they are able 10
walk alone, There is no difference
of opinion. I take il. in the United
States with regard 10 this policy.
Any other course would be a gross
violation Of the spirit of justice and
humanity that animates our people
and would not be tolerated. In this
behalf may | again quote from the
STAaaRh ~ Sa.n4A- 3D.. 49, -
red to- Re then said:
We must do our share 10 carry
out the peace as We have done our
shsre TO win the war, of which the
peace is al integral part. We mus
do L share in the occupation OF
German territory which will be held
as security for the indemnities TO be
paid by Germany. We can not escape
doing our part In aiding the peoples
TO whom we have helped 10 give free
dom and independence in establishing
themselves with ordered governments
for in no other way can we rect the
barriers which are essential 10 pre-
yent another outbreak OF Germany
dpon the world. We can not leave
the ~JugoSlays. the Czecho-Slovaks.
and the Poles. the Lithuanians. and
the other States which We hope TO
see formed and marching upon the
path OF progress and development.
unaided and alone"
How are We I defend them Are
We TO do il alone or in cooperation
with other governments? With
what governments r We to cooper
ate and under what terms, conditions
and limitations Are We 10 establish
these nations and independencies and
then, as stated in the Lodge resolu-
ton which was signed by the thirty
eve Republican Senators, give
careful and serious consideration" {
the means. manner and conditions OF
their defense while their ancient and
enraged enemies devour them9
We are forced 10 the inevitable
conclusion that there must be a
League of Nations provided for in
the treaty, or thereafter the immedi-
ate establishment OF an offensive and
defensive alliance between ali or some
Of the powers who are rot al war
With Germany.
France q Italy would justly de-