The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
DR.. BUTLER OFFERS
LEAGUE PROPOSAL
Columbia President Would
Have Three "Administra-
tive Spheres"
THEME OF OTHER ORATORS
-
Henry Morgenthau Says West
Favors President Will
sons Stand.
THEME OF OTHER ORATORS

divide the world into three administrs
tive spheres and thus preserve the Mon
roo Doctrine principle ana At the sam.
time carry out the spirit of the plal
already drafted by the Peaoe Confer
once. These administrative areas h
says. would be;
First. Europe, Africa and the
parts Of Asia nearest to Africai
second. the American continents,
and. third. the Orient. including ia
pan, China and Slam. Australia
and New Zealand would be most
conveniently made parts of the FIRST
named area
'Given a common code of interna-
tional law md conduct. the free and
law abiding peoples in each one of
these areas would then be respon-
sible for the administration OF that
code within their own area Such
an arrangement would preserve the
Monroe Doctrine and would avoid
any constant participation by Amer
lea In the Affairs Of Europe, OF Asia
and of Africa
TN an extreme case such as oc-
CURED in 1914 when Germany in
vaded Belgium and assaulted the
public law and public order of the
world the forces of law and order
in the area in which the attack oc-
CURED might we'll need he assist-
ance of the similar forces in one or
both of the other two areas in Or
der to conquer and punish the Of
fender.
Should OTer Substitutes.
Now Is tho time to point out the
weaknesses OF the draft plan and
the dangers, II any. which Turk In II
for American happiness and Ameri-
can security. We should not, how
ever. content ourselves with point
ing out difficulties and dangers. but
assume responsibility for proposing
such improvements or substitutes as
will better accomplish the purpose
which the draft plan has In view.
or ons thing We may all be reason
ably certain. the public opinion of
the world will not be content to al
low the lessons Of this war to be
lost.
THE main points TO be guarded
are:
First. that the nations which
war shall continue permanently In
alliance to enforce the publicity and
sanctity Of international treaties
and TO promote and enforce the ju-
dicial settlement of international
differences. and
Second. that the nations be not
lured into that false International
Ism which is the enemy of patriot
Ism as well az OF love OF home and
country. and which could only be. as
II Is intended to be. the breeding
ground OF BolsheviHn. The issue in
our International policy, as in our
national policy, Is Americanism
against Bolshevism"
William Church Osborn and Or. Will
lam F. Slosum, member of the exec
utive committee, League TO Enforc,
peace. also spoke.
League of Nations Talks.
Henry Morgenthau and Abram / FL
kus. both former Ambassadors to Tur.
Rev addressed the Free Synagogue al
Carnegie Hall yesterday in a symposium
on the League OF Nations. Both are
ardent advocates of the plan. although
admitting some defects.
Mr.. Morgenthau said that the West
WHICH elected Wilson because he KEEP
us out Of war" will now decide this new
question for America. He described tn.
impression Mr.. Taft had made on tn,
"stalwart people OF the West. the bon,
and sinew OF the nation" who listened
with rapt attention" to Mr.. Taft,
words. He continued:
I'VE who saw these men reached
the conclusion that never before has
the body of American citizenship
been so bewildered by a proposition
as this one. nor has there ever be-
fore been such interest, or one that
shows such a readiness to respond to
reasonable explanation.
The West elected Wilson, and
now 1t will be the West that will
study the situation and decide II II
Is the best policy TO enter this
league, forgetting the old traditions
NJ America, and mix with the poll
tics OF Europe"
Ocean No Longer barrier.
Mr.. Morgenthau said that the Allan
tic. as the war has shown, is no longe,
barrier and that America has los
her isolation. He further said:
what has been done once, ms
marines over here. can be done
again. Germany's army Is still IN
tact. and with that army under Hin
denburg and the growing menace OF
Bolshevism there Is good reason to
fear that military autocracy will
again rule the world unless the DEM
ocratic forces OF the world are
backed by America. for only by a
combination of democracy can au-
tocracy be crushed"
Mr.. Elkus said:
Theories have been formulated
before TO prevent war. but none OF
them has been found qualified.
Probably as long as man lives and
has ambition there will be war, but
the chances OF conflict must be min
imized. No agreement is without its
flaws, but that is no reason why
men should not try n league that is
expected to act for peace"
Rabbi Samuel Schulman IN his ser
mon at Temple Bethel yeterday sal,
that the imperfections Of the constItu
ton OF the League OF Nations ought no
TO be held against the plan az a who'll
and made the statement that any DO
ltical party that appeals TO the peopl
40 reject the league will be defeated
He said:
mo one claims that the consti-
tuition of the league 10 a perfect
instrument. II will certainly be
modified. and II 1t operates success
fully 1t will profit by experience.
But the ideal is altogether too great,
the thing altogether too big In con-
sequence for the veal or woe of the
world to be approached in any spirit
OF partisan politics. believe tbs