Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
VENTS OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS CONT7NUZ


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tetiona covenant in the peace treaty
IA 1e3 were opposed to the plan.
IIvink on hospital cots, some minus a
f.<3sur or arm and others recovering from
| ~ nrolonred suffering of shell-shock,
Z, ~Srtnfv-six wounded soldiers in the
E phjIs delphia Hospital voted on the
8nastiori OF tho league of nations.
Flfty-four Of these veterans of battle
: were in favor of the league 'unedulVo-
calIv and without debate. Twenty-Five
Z opposed the league.
n was a curious fact that the same
argument was used by proponents anu
opponents of the PLAN
soldiers Want Peace
Both want peace.
rrhe men in favor OF the league SAID
in substance: 49,, , ,-,,,
v,orls We think that It will bring peace
~ fhe world. We don't want anybody
elss 10 have to go through what we
have been through"
Opponents of the league argued SoF'e-
= thing after this manner:
.erhe safest way to be assured Of
,,..cai ia TO stay aloof. No European
,,.+,on or combination of European ma
<l +sn,, will attack US. We are too strong.
mt tf we get mixed in European poll
& m. our soldiers will be continually
4 ssI,ad mon to fight the battles Of Euro
s ss,ean nations. And we don't want our
children to fight to satisfy tho whlms
g Of any European aristocrat.
There you have the cruX OF their argu,
nents. Some thought the league wouLa
work and some did not. ho'n "an.eu, !t,"
more than anything else, guarantee
~ lasting peace--a condition or afalrs
svnich would make 1t impossible for
the,r children to suffer as they have
suffered.
private ]. L. Dutton. of Company 1.
110th Infantry, who was wounded seven
times. and who still carries one metal
fragment in his chest was opposed 10
ffe league of nations. because he doubts
the sincerity of purpose of the English.
Says England Is Selfish
eve were brigaded with the English
for awhile" he said, land I learned
\ during that time that they were first.
last and always for the English. We
didn't get on we'll with them. They
we're SO superior in their manner. 'rheir
whole attitude--that the rest Of the
world was created to help England
/ was borne in on me until l can't help
4 but feel that they will try to use the
league of nations covenant, or any treaty
like It, for their personal gain
Private James DAYS. of Company c.
R s14th Infantry. whose leg was smashed
\ IN the Argonne drive. thought that Con-
gress and President Wilson ought to
''pull more together"
sThe idea of the league of nations
is all right he said. but it seems to
rre that this country Is going the WRONG
way about getting it. The President is
4 treating Congress like a lot of schooi
children and most of them are behaving
like school children. We ought to pre-
sent united front to the rest of the
X world"
Sergeant Howard L. Trout, retired,
who has seen thirty years service in
the United States army and served in
1 the Spanish-American, Philippine. Boxer,
Mexican and German wars, opposed the
league of nations because he does not
believe 1t is practicable.
Would Give It Trial
The league may bring peace. As
4 long as there is a chance we ought to
give 1t trial" is the opinion OF Prl-
vnte Joseph Miccel. of the 1OGth Infan-
try. who was wounded in the thigh at
st. Quentin.
I'VE have seen enough of war" he
~ said. Theres no harm in trying sorne-
thing that will help to bring peace"
This view was concurred in by Cor
poral e. T. johnson, OF the field ar
tillery, and Private Edward Raynor, of
tile camouflage section.
ut seems to me-" said Raynor. that
& we ought to get along lot better if
President Wilson was let alone. If We
z could get rid of some of those molly
I coddles in Congress who have been try
ing to hinder him we would have peace
i a lot faster than we're getting 1t now
And Private Matthew Carroll, of the
Fifty-frst Pioneer Infantry, who was
wounded at Toul, added his bit with the
remark:
I'VE want to have peace. And we
don't want peace plans spoiled by d
lot of men who do their fighting with
their Jaws"
Within forty years there will be
another war in Europe. in the opinion
Of Private John Mcqueen, OF Company
s. b, 10th Machine-Gun Battalion, who
il strongly opposed to the plan of a
s league Of nations.
Keep Out of Europe
Some such covenant as this" said
Mcqueen, will keep European peace for
6 short time at the best. If we are in
his world agreement we will be called
\ upon to fight in quarrels in which we
nave not particle or interest. don
want my children or any other Amer
fcan child forty years from now to 60
to war to satisfy the whim of some
European aristrocrat. This war is
ended. We ought to get our men out
Of Europe as soon as we can and keep
them over here"
# Private II. NJ. Smith, OF the Seventy
3 eighth Division, and Private c. FWeaver
OF Company A, Twenty-second Infantry
Regiment, favored the league of nations
& because they believed that England and
France are sick of war and look to us
8 TO help them preserve peace"
IT we show We are whole -heartedly
with them" said Private Smith, I'VE car
establish a league OF nations which nc
other nation will ever violate. I thinl
our greatest chance for peace is in es
tablishing the league OF nations"
Corporal Patrick Donohue, Of Com
pany @, 165th Infantry, took the oppo
s site view.
i don't want TO put our destiny in th'
hands Of bunch OF European powers,
he said. I'VE can get along along al