Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-09
People in This Country Must
Give Full Measure of En-
thusiasm If Proposition Is
to Become Effective.
HERO OF MARINE STRONG
SUPPORTER OF WILSON
Says Covenant Brought to
], S, by President Should
Be Ratified That World May
Be Saved From War,
by Herbert Bayard Swopc.
(Stnff correspondent of the Albuqucr-
que journal and New York World.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish

Copyright, 1919, by the Press publish
ing Co.
(The New York WORLDLY
Especial by Navy Radio to the Worldly
Paris March S.-The following ex-
elusive interview with Marshal Joffre
on his conception of the real meaning
of the league of nations is sent with
the direct sanction of the French and
American governments,
The hero of the Marne in whose
record America finds inspiration and
for whom his own oountrymen hold
deep and abiding affection, broke his
rule against granting interviews to-
| day when he gave to me a personal
statement on the all-absorbing subject
of the league of nations.
Because the matter is fraught with
| deep significance to the whole world
and the time is propi'ious for new
and firm foundation for lasting peace,
| and because also errors of omission
| now may create greater errors of COM
| mission later, Frances great soldier
| gave to me permission TO publish his
| views, which take the form of plea
! for the enactment of the league as a
| measure to prevent war Marshal
| Ioffre In fully committed to thoughts
of peace, since he knows so much of
tpl', ana 80 wiishesgio make his. Pc.
\ sition known through the Albuquer-
!! que Journal and New York World.
/ The following Is his statement, pre-
! pared specially for the World:
By Marshal Joffrc.
All the nations expect security and
stability from the future peace The
/ league of nations may he able to give
them this assurance, on the condition
/ that severe measures will be possible
against any people who may be tempt
! cd to violate the terms of the treaty
Now that civilization has been
| saved, mankind must be amply pro-
tccted. This can best be done by
| bringing the league of nations into life
| and rendering ii strong.
1t is sometimes thought that the
| professional soldier thrives on war,
and that his sole ambition is to win
| glory for himself No supposition
| could he more unjust to him. The
true soldier recognizes that his real
] achievement is TO plan and work SO as
to make war final expedent. Men
! Of arms have learned in common with
/ men of medicine that their mission is
best accomplished by measures of pre-
! vention.
There has been no project so wisely
devised toward that end as the league
| Of nations, In the advocacy of which
| President Wilson has had so impor-
| tant a part For this principle to live
i America must give full measure of en-
thusiasm and viriity. Without Amer
lea as an essential factor the result
worth while. Let America be in full
accord with the league principle and
world progress will he such that war
will become extraordinarily difficult
and very rare, il not impossible.
Swords New Functions
AS now envisaged. the league will
not lie so constituted that the sword
will be definitely put aside. Rather.
the sword will be the symbol of JUS
tice, and it will leave the scabbard
only to inflict necessary punishment.
The sword will thus be the last resort
Of quarreling nations and not the
first, as heretofore. All disputes must
be judged on the merits of cause
and not be influenced by fears and
threats.
AS proposed, the compact contains
nothing incompatible with the safety.
the sovereignty or the honor of any
of the participating nations. There is
no suggestion of creating super
state in which the independence of
the nations shall be merged
But the league must provide broad
lines of joint protection through a sys
tenn of universal assurance so that no
orderly nations shall be harred into
war against their will, or without due
regard for legal processes, as defined
by an international agency The whole
seheme of the league will be to make
war hated and unpopular and peace
and good will popular. II Is a recog-
milton of duty to the weak and bull
wark against the abuses of might. 1t
will cast the mind of the world along
lines of harmony and iustice and will
block tendencies toward discord and
anarchy Let MS make the essay. Let
us seek the rule of reason in place OF
the reign of terror.
I feel | should draw the attention
of America to all that this project
means for France, the friend of Amer
lea in peace and her comrade in
arms, with whom her relations have
always teen noble and generous.
The league will relieve France of
the burden that has weighed upon her
for forty years. 1t will relieve her of
that prolonged apprehens' on of dan
ger which finally burst forth in most
terrible form and ravaeed her lands
and her people for more than four
years. Ii will enable her TO rear her
children far from the atmosphere Of
menace and violence.
It will leave her free to devote her
thoughts to construction instead of de-
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