Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-08-29
OPPOSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

OPPOSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
deem it the patriotic privi-
ltge and constitutional right OF
all citizens to scrutinize, analyze,
criticise and see if it be possible
to harmonic this momentous pro-
posal of League Of Nations
with the memorable or manda-
torv Ia VS. Of nature and our cou-
stitution.
If God A mighty cannot create
an immovable body and an ire
sistible force, can man create an
Eimmovable body with irresistible
force If so man would tram,
scend the Almighty and God
would face the impossible for
man to create super-sovereign-
ty and emblazon on it's seat
League Sovereignty which could
set down upon the sovereignty
of any of the nations creating it
| without surrendering said indi-
vidual nations sovereignty ? No
matter how classically you con-
/ jure words, phrases and so forth,
the fact remains each subscri bling
nation has assigned its sover-
eighty and set up a super-law-
giver.
Are we willing to bind our
selves IN advance to enter the
maelstrom of European and Ash
attic slaughter ?
Will our high officials subvert
the Federal Constitution which
WAS forged out of The fiery fur
mace OF the eighteenth century
and which guaranteed liberty
and individual opportunity for
pursuit Of happiness, etc.
Read the rise and fall of ma"
tons and the causes thereof and
Ii will be clearly seen that man
has reached his greatest accom-
pll>ilments and races attained
their highest state of civilization
under the inspiring tutelege of
individual nat1onalism, and which
are the foundation principles and
guiding star of representative
democracy for which our FORE
fathers fought and bled. Incl
dentally will state the fact that
hundred and twenty-five Boyers
served under Washing ton but
all nations launching into GEN.
tralization, alliances, combina-
tons and interndtionalism failed.
Why ? Because they ignored
| and defied the memorable laws of
nature which are mandatory.
Is there an anarchist or revo-
lutionary socialist who does not
believe in internationalism ?
Look abroad. Are we willing
for the American people to lose
their identity and become a part
of a great internationallsm ?
Did the fathers who created
our constitution aud framed this
government make a mistake and
has all wisdom come in later
days =? Washington said, BE
ware Of foreign entangling alli-
ances, be friendly with all but
thick with none." Jefferson said,
Eternal vigilence is the price of
liberty" concrete rational ma
tionalism. Would he have ell
tered into a league with Europe
and Asia ? Patrick Henry did
not say, give me a league with
crowned heads of foreign powers
or give me death, but instead,
Give me liberty or give me
death"
1t was this solicitude that |
woke the wise counsels of those |
WHO hewed with sturdy stroke
aud laid deep and strong the
great foundation stones of civil
liberty and self-government. No
doctrinaires or dreamers floating
i'll twilight of speculative phil
osophy, wrote Our charter and
forged our mighty instrument of /
freedom which brought forth and
developed one of the greatest
nations of all history and en-
blazoned On the cerulean canopy
a beacon light of inspiration to
all the world.
Are we of the number having
eyes, see not, ears, hear not,
brains, think not ?
Shall we help Europe to do
automatically what she failed
to do with the sword, control US
or Europeanixe us, by becoming I
a party to a league of nations S
promulgated
Such a league would have pre-
cluded our very existence as a
nation and will as surely sub
ordinate and weaken us as ex-