Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-10-09

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had known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
her?
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition To settling international
disputes peaceahly the League "t
Nations will provide means for doing
much of the worlds work more sys-
tematically and effectively than can
he done now VIXEN each nation Is
working only for itself. The people
Won know best and like best are those
who work with you on the same jon.
II will be The same way with the
nations Of the future. The more they
work together. the sooner they will
come TO understand and like each
other.
For example. the League will estah'
fish an international organization Tor
the lettering of labor conditions in
different countries. for the protection
of women and children and the native
inhabitants of civilized and Semi-ciNil-
lltAu countries. 'AAt VI w ''''' ~
greatest crimes has been her barha-
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 on. 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 find more
and more tasks at which the nations
can work in common and a greater
number of opportunities to remove
causes which stir up %jealousies and
animosities between races and peoples.
Objections Answered.
OF course we cannot hope to make
the great changes such as the League
of Nations will bring about without
opposition. Fortunately the war has
taught us the great advantages OF
| international cooperation. 1t was
| only by good team work that the free
liberty loving nations were able tc
whip Germany.
The treaty which the United States
Senate is debating Obligates the mem
bers of the proposed League 10 pro
tect one another against attack from
enemies outside their OWL b~oundarie:
bent upon conquest. Although Thu
agreement (Article Y Of the cove
nant) is vital to any arrangement
which seeks to prevent war, it has
been attacked on the ground that il
would draw the United States int
wars in various parts of the world AM
force us to send our boys to fight il
1uarrels which did not concern us.
We should remember, however, tina
The main purpose Of Article X Is tt
brighten nations tempted TO vars o
conquest from yielding to the telnpta
ton, by the certainty that they will 6'
crushed if they begin such a war b,
a universal boycott and a union o
forces of the world against them. !
a big war breaks out again, the Unite
States will be forced to take part ii
It whether We have a League o
Nations or not. We tried hard enoug'
70 keep out of the war with German
but found we couldn't.
A little war contrary to the Leagu
rules could be handled by the power
close at hand. Certainly it would no
be necessary to send American troop
to suppress an uprising in the Balkan
when prompt action by the armies q
Italy or some other nearby rowerft
nation could suppress the fracas be
fore American troops could even 81
started.
Great Gain for Small Loss.
We had to make many sacrifices t
win the last war and we made tl"l
willingly because we knew they wcT
worth while. 1t will be the same in
smaller degree with a League Z
Nations. When men form a bushes
partnership each one has to mai
concessions to the views and opinion
Of the other members Of the fir
When we enter the League
Nations we may have to give up re
tain privileges, but the losses will
small compared with the profits.
The United States will no have
sacrifice her independence or right
make her own decisions.
The council, the chief |pnynrnir