The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-29
DIR. RENVIE GIVES
ANABLE ADDRESS
Spoke To Large Audience On 'The
League of Nati0ns"-Commun
Sing Success.

held last night at the Memorial
Building, preceding the lecture given
by DR.. Joseph Rennie, met with the
approval of the large audience and
those present put much enthusiasm
into the singing. "Pack Up Your
Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And
Smile" was heartily sung. The music
was lead by Mr.. R. c. Lipscomb, who
just recently returned from camp
where he served in they" work.
The community sing will be held
each Friday night at the Memorial
Building and the people of the city
are urged to attend.
The Lecture.
An appreciate audience greeted DR..
Rennie, when he presented in a lucid
and impressive address the question,
"The League of Nations"
The speaker showed first the plan
of the League as to the proposed con-
stitution and the sanction of same
The constitution provides for Body
Of Delegates" formed by each men,
Der nation having from one to three
members, each nation having but one
vote, thus providing a sort of a par
Lament of the nations, to consider
matters OF international interest that
come within the purview of the Lea
que.
The constitution also provides for
an Executive Council" formed as
follows: the five nations, Great Brit
ain, France, United States, Italy, and
Japan shall have one representative
each, making five. The "Body of
Delegates" shall elect four others,
one from each nation, so honored;
thus making a body of nine. This is
practically the executive committee
of the Body of Delegates"
The constitution provides fos Gen
eral Secretary appointed by the Exc
cutive Committee and he to chose his
secretaries, subject to the approval
of the council These three are
charged with the great work Of the
League, to preserve peace, to pro-
mote cooperation, conserve justice,
through the ordinary channels of di-
plomacy, arbitration, conciliation with
the supreme sanctions of boycott and
event waging war but sufficient CO.
operation of nearby nations against
the q aggressive or recalcitiant
nation; subject of course to the con-
sent of each nation. The one great
condition of success being, the good
faith of the League of Nations.
The speaker answered many objec-
tions of this League as proposed.
Then he proceeded to demonstrate its
necessity. There is but one choice,
either reversion to the state before
the war or the League. To go back
to the state before the war, means
to reconstruct the old Alliances with
the balance Of power, each nation
arming to the limit, allowing injus-
tice and agressions on the weaker ma
tions, until at last the match is put
to the magazine and another world
conflagration ensues. Who can con-
template such a probability, yea GER
tainly without a shudder? Not to
provide reasonable method by which
the inevitable war may be averted.
will throw the world into chaos, and
orderly government will be rendered
we'll nigh impossible. It will mean
the loss of much, if not all, which has
been gained in this great war. Shall
the sacrifice of blood be made in
vain?
DR.. Rennie held the closest atten-
tion of his audience throughout the
evening. His address was instructive
and eloquent and was most favorably
received by those present.