The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-10-30

Few men there are who realty haNs
tried to use their minds have tried
"a analyze the situation-but hes'
been troubled as to what is right and
What Is wrong, and what is best for
America in the matter Of the League
Of Nations. Putting aside PARTISAN
ship, poison that too often creeps
IN where craftsmanship should pre-
vail. it yet is clear that our best
eauipt public men see the subject
from widely diverging viewpoints
with this true. il is not strange that
the common run Of mankind, whose
training and surroundings give them
infinitely less ground upon which to
base sound judgment, should be IN
s,uenced more by party allegiance or
marty prejudice than otherwise.
The writer is free to confess that,
II he is capable Of understanding
Alright. there are grave faults in the
uact ms submitted Among these and
perhaps first, there certainly Is reason
for hesitation in accepting any obi
CATION TO assume responsibility for
the conduct Of Turkey, or the protec-
ton OF far-off Armenia, and like OBJ
LEGATIONS which mean not only the
pouring out Of wealth--the taxing OF
our own peopIe--hut the sending OF
thousands OF our sons to foreign lands
to enforce our DEGREES. 1t was pub
licly announced a few days back, that
the United States would at once send
100, 900 men TO selieia to police that
country while plebicite teleetion)
was held, this to see that fair deal
was given the voters. The announc-
ment made stir, and now il is only
sorne two thousand Of our boys who
are going over to do police duty IN
that country. Whether you have
boy IN rnar force or not, now no YOU
like the idea? And, as one writer
says, picture for yourself some Euro
pean country sending an army to this
country to police an electionl
And this country is being asked to
send 100000 men to care for the sit
uation in Turkey and Armenia.
Then there is the clause which turns
over to Japanese control portion Of
China. together with some 10 millions
Of Chinese peoplea deal confessedly
made to secure Japan's signature to
the peace pact.
And England. in the League con-
fercnces, has votes to ! by the Unit
ed States! Ouchl And whyl
Some Of the most illuminating ar
ticies of recent date, while not pri-
marily dealing with the League Of
Nations, is one by George Pattullo in
the current issue of the Saturday
Exening Post. It treats chiefly Of the
attituae Of the people of Europe, and
pnrt;cularly Of France, toward the
United States at time of signing Of
the armistice and now--of the rapid
and radical change. The writer speaks
Of the awakening Of nope in the
breasts Of the European peoples by
President Wilson's idealistic declara~
tions, and how he was looked upon by
these people as . s'deliverer." ines
sinh." and with feeling Of idolatry !;
and Of how, at the opening Of the
peace conference ''never did an indi-
vidual in modern times occupy such a
commanding position"
Then the writer tells Of the shat
tering Of dreams, the serambling for
spoils, the shooting to shreds Of the
Fourteen Points. the summing up Of
all Of which is that "The apostle did
not have the strength to stand up for
his gospel and the fact that, UNDER
standing the psychology of Europe,
the only alternative would have been
for President Wilson to have quit the
conference and come home.
Then comes review of the propos-
ais end efforts on the part Of France