The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-08-28

lswed nation viii be hoycotted by all
the other members ~ the League aud
will find itself cut Off from both bust
ness ana social communication with
the rest OF the world
How it viii Prevent Wars.
It Is not claimed that the League Of
Nations viii do away with war alto
gether. Every possible provision that
hunian intelligence can devise will he
made 10 settle International disputes
peaoenhly. But should all these meas
ures fail and two nations 90 to war.
This is what viii happen:
3 II both parties TO the dispute have
observed the rules OF the League. the
other nations viii stand bnck and let
them fight It out War under such
circumstances is difficult 10 imagine,
however, because before the angry MT
lions will be allowed TO fight in ac-
cordnnce with the rules of the League,
so much time must eapse that In all
probability their anger will cool and
they will reach an amleable under
standing.
What we have TO fear is that some
nation will go TO war in defiance Of
the League, and every precautlon 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
10 terms she would have 10 face a
combined international army and
navy. The founders of the League be-
lleye that the mere possibility OF such
a 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
great powers would combine against
heri
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition to settling International
disputes peaceably the League Of
Nations will provide means for doing
much of tile worlds work more sys-
iemailcally and effectively than can
he done now when each nation is
working only for itself The people
you know best and Ike hest are those
who work with You on the same job.
1t VIII be the same way with the
nntions Of the future. The more they
work together, tile sooner they will
come 10 understand and like each
other
For example, the League Will estah
llsh an international organization for
the bettcrng of labor conditions In
J different countries, for the protection
of women and children and the native
Inhabitants of civilized and scmi-civil-
lied countries. One of Germany
greatest crimes has been her barba-
rous treatment OF the helpless people
in some of her colonies. One of the
chief tasks of the League Will be 10
look 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
may be carried oil, not for the benefit
OF any one nation. but for the benefit
of the whole world. Provision will be
made for promotion Of fair and equal
trade conditions.
These are only a few Of the benefits
! the world will derive from the League
As time goes on we shall iind more
! and more tasks Mt which the nations
can work In common and greater
number OF opportunities TO remove
causes which stir up jealouslcs ant
Objections Answered.
, or course we cannot hope to MAKE
: the great changes such as the League
/ of Nations will bring about withou
opposition Fortunately the war ha
a taught us the great advantages o
!. international cooperation. 1t wa
II only by good team work that the FREE
4 liberty loving nations were able Il
. whip Germany.
n The treaty which the United State
n Senate Is debating obllgaies the mem
beers of the proposed League to pro
y teet one another against attack fror
- enemies outside their own boundarie
bent upon conquest. Although thi
agreement article of the Cove
nanD is vital TO any arrangement
which seeks to prevent war, u hn
been attacked on the ground that
would draw the United States int
wars in various parts of the world nm
force us to send our boys 10 fight /
. uuarrels Which did not concern us.
!. We should remember however, tia
:, the main purpose Of Article \ is
" frighteD nations tempted TO wars 9
conquest from yielding to the Tempt
, ton, by the certainty that they will b
:, crushed " they begin such war b
universal boycott and a union {
forces of the world against them.
a big war breaks ont again. the Unite
States will be forced to take part