The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-05

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ment as we know II. is possible only
with highly educated populations and
large force OF men who are capable
OF government Few Of the men who
compose these governments have had
=..sssl experience 81 governing
and their populations are woefully H.
literate.
'.They win require generation of
actual national life In peace TO de-
yelop free education and skill in gov
eminent
Unless these countries have o guild
Ing hand and referee In their quarrels,
court OF appeals for their wrongs,
this Europe win go back 70 chaos.
II there Ii such an institution, rep
resenting the public opinion Of the
world. and able 10 exert Its authority,
they viii grow into stability. We can
not turn back now.
There 10 another point which also
needs emphasis. World treaties hith-
erto have always been based on the
theory of balance of power. Strong
er races have been set up 10 dominate
the weaker. partly with view TO
maintaining stability and TO a greater
degree with view TO maintaining oc-
equations and positions for the re-
dictionaries of the world
--Ths balance of power IL born OF
armies land nayies, aristocracies,
autocracIes, and reactionaries general
ly, who can find employment and
domination In these Institutions and
treaties founded on this basis have
established stability after each great
, war for shorter or longer time, bui
never more than a generation.
America came forward with new
idea, and we insisted upon It's tnjee'
ton into this peace conference, We
claimed that 1t was possible to sci
| up such piece OF machinery witt
such authority that the balance oi
power could be abandoned as relic
OF tile middle ages. We compelled al
entire construction Of this treaty anC
every word and line In ii TO bend Il
this idea.
"Outslde of the League OF Nations
the treaty itself has many deficiencies
II represents compromises between
many men and between many selfisl
| interests, aud these very compromise
and deficiencies are multiplied by thu
many new nations that have entered
upon Its signature. and the very safet.
OF the treaty itself lies In court o
appeal for the remedy of wrongs IL
the treaty.
Benefits Of the League.
zone thing is certain. There is NJ
body OF human beings so wise that
treaty could be made that would no
develop injustice and prove to hay'
been wrong la some particulars. Al
the covenant stands today there is !
place at which redress can be foun,
and through which the goodwill o
the world can be enforced The yer.
machinery by which the treaty is Z
be executed, and scores OF points We
TO be solved, which have been referre'
TO the League OF Nations as methol
OF securing more mature Judgment Il
less heated atmosphere, justifies tn
creation of the League.
sTo abandon the covenant nov
means that the treaty itself viii col
lapse.
lit would take the exposure of bu
few documents at my hand TO prov
that had been the most reluctant o
Americans 70 become involved In TIL
situation In Europe. But having gon
In with cur eyes open and with ID
termination TO free ourselves and th
rest OF the world from the danger
that surrounded us, We cannot nor
pull back from the job. Ii Is no us
10 hold a great revival and then &
away leaving a church for continue
services half done.
Eve have succeeded In most e.
traor,iinaFy degree in imposing upo
| Europe the complete conviction tbs
We are absolutely disinterested Tn
consequence is that there 10 scareel
a man, woman or child who can res
In Europe that does not look TO I'll
United States as the ultimate sourS
from which they must receive assn
anees and guardianship in the liberti'
which they have now secured afts
SO many generations Of struggle.
This is not problem Of protector
. the big nations. for the few that r
niain can well look after ihemselve
What we have done Ia TO set up
score OF little democraciess and IL n
. American people could visualize the
handiwork they would INSIST with d
same determination that they did
l91T thar our government proceed"
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