Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-08-29

nweo nation will lie boycott,.d nv NIL
he other members of the League md
"iil find itself cut OFF from both bust
ness ANA social communication with
lie rest Of the world.
How It VIII Prevent Wars.
III is not cla.E.ctl that, the League of
Nations will do away with war alto
Gc'hcr. Every possible provision that
human intelligence can devise Will be
, made To settle international disputes
pe&ccnhly. But should al! these treas.
urrs fail and two nations so to war,
his is what will happen:
II both parties to the dispute lave
Observed the rules OF the League. the
ol!.cr nations will stand back ard !e,
them fight ii out. War under such
circumstances IS difficult to imagine.
however, because before the angry ma
i'nS will he allowed to fight in ac-
cG!unnct with the rules of the League.
50 Eiuch time must elapSe that la all
pr"hHh,i!ty their anger VIII cool and
:hcy Will reach an am!caEle under
| standing.
What we hnve to fenr is that some
nn:ion will go TO war in defiance OF
~" League. and every precaution has
been taken to suppress such a nation
by the immediate use OF the united
power Of the other nations. If inter
national boycott failed to bring her
to terms she would have to face a
combined International army and
navy. Tie founders Of the League he
leNe that the mere possibility OF such
situation will prevent any nation
from violating its agreement. Does
| anyone think that Germany would
have begun war five years ago II she
had known that nearly all the other
t.rcat powers would combine against
her?
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition to settling internationa,
disputes pcaceably the League of
Nations will provide means for doing
much of the worlds work more sys-
Dramatically and effectively than can
be done now when each nation is
working only for itself The people
you know hest and like best are those
who work with you on the same job.
II will be the same way with the
nations Of the future The more they
work together, the sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other.
For example, the League will estab-
l.sh an international organization for
Tho hpffnrinu nf Labor -,
different countries, for the protection
Of women and children and the native
inhabitants Of civilized and selni-c!viI-
lied countries. One Of Germary's
greatest crimes has been her barba-
rdts treatment of the helpless people
in some of her colonies. One OF the
chief tasks of the League will be TO
lock after peoples that are not strong
enough to protect themselves.
The League will appoint commits
sions TO take charge of various inter-
national undertakings so that they
nay be carried on, not fer the benefit
Of any one nation, but for the benefit
of the whole world. Provision will he
made for promotion of fair and equal
trade conditions.
These are only few Of the benefits
the world will derive from the League.
AS time goes on we shall find more
and more tasks at which the nations
can work in common and a greater
number of opportunities to remove
causes which stir up jealousies and
aninosities between races and peoples.
Objections Answered.
or course we cannot hope to make
the great changes such as the League
OF Nations will bring about without
opposition. Fortunately the war has
taught us the great advantages of
international cooperation. 1t was
only by good team work that the free
liberty loving nations were able to
whip Germany. ------
The treaty which the United States
Senate is debating obligates the mem
bers Of the proposed League TO pro-
tect one another against attack from
enemies outside their own boundaries
bent upon conquest. Although this
agreement article x of the Cove
DanD is vital to any arrangement
which seeks to prevent war, 1t has
been attacked on the ground that it
would draw the United States into
wars in various parts of the world and
force us to send our boys to fight in
quarrels which did not concern us.
We should remember, however, that
the main purpose of Article y is to
frighten nations tempted to wars of
conquest from yielding to the tempta-
ton, by the certainty that they will he
crushed IL they begin such war by
n universal boycott and union OF
forces of the world against them II
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