The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-28
Purpose OF the LEAGUE


The chief purpose of the League of
Nations Is to keep the world In
state of peace. Another way of ex.
pressing 1t is to say that the league
Is designed 10 prevent wars.
We have just finished the greatest,
which Is 10 say the most horrible, of
all conflicts between nations We
have won glorious victory. But that
victory will be wasted unless this war
has made the nations ready to
put aside their differences and co.
operate TO end war forever.
IL Is not enough, however, 10 pro.
vide for the prevention of wars and
the settlement of disputes after they
have arisen. We must foresee causes
OF trouble and remove them before
they have reached an acute stage
Hence there must be provision for FIRE.
quent consultations Of members OF the
league for exchange OF information,
for agreement on common policies and
for the gradual formation OF rules OF
International law which at present are
uncertain and incomplete.
The representatives OF the great
free nations which won the war have
met at Paris and, after long consulta.
tion, have drawn an agreement which
they believe will accomplish these
ends. At the very least II will set In
motion great changes which win re-
suit In universal benefit to all man.
kind. This agreement IL called the
Covenant OF the League OF Nations
and IL is part OF the peace treaty.
There Will be no league worth talk
Ing about, however, unless the United
States Is member. The decision as
join rests with our Senate. The Sena-
tors, chosen by the people, will In the
end vote as the people desire. For
this reason the people themselves will
decide whether or not the United
States will join the league. In this
question every citizen should have a
voice. He or she can express opinion
either by writing direct to Senators,
by letters to the newspapers, by
speeches In his lodge or local union or
IN conversation with friends.
Methods Of Maintaining Peace.
League of Nations is to preserve peace
and To reap the benefits of peace
let us see how the league will operate
tu accomplish that purpose.
In the first place II will seek 10 re
move the main causes of war. by the
formation of an international court II
will create a means for the peaceful
settlement Of disputes between ma
tons. Then 1t will seek to compel the
nations TO make use Of this court.
This Is nothing more nor less than AN
application of the rules aud customs
governing private individuals in civil.
lied communities to the relations be.
tween nations.
Secondly, the League will seek 90 re-.
move IA great temptation To war by
the general agreement 10 reduce the
size OF armies and navies. This will
halt the race for military and naval
supremacy which was largely respOn.
sible for the war just ended. The
amount OF armament any nation may
maintain will be strictly defined.
Thus It will be impossible for one
country to ovcrwhclm its neighbOr by
unexpected attack, in the way that
Germany crushed Belgium and would
have crushed France had not The other
democratic nations gone 10 her aid. The
idea II thar each country may keep
an army aud navy large enough 10 en-
able II 10 fulfil its responsibilities rs
member Of the League, but no larger.
The United States, for example, prob
ably would be expected IN keep n
check on Mexico and the state Of con,
slant turmoil in that country would be-
taken into consideration in deciding
how large an army we should need.
The third important safeguard
which the League win set'up is a sys-
TEN of penalties. This will make an
outlaw OF any nation or group Of ma
tons which goes Ia war In violation
Of the rules OF tEe League. The out.