Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-01

England and Japan is a monstrous and
L cowardlH act. AN attempt not alone
TO trucki TO the strong, but to trampc
upon and destroy the rights of the
weak. II would make us a PARTY TO
every act of tyranny that hereafter
was pcrpctrated throughout the world.
But history shows that even if it
were possible for the great Senate of
the United states to be false and re-
crcant To it's trust Il thing like this
could not be permanently done. 1t is
asking us Ia do the impossible All
history teaches. all experience shows
mat nothing il static in nature that it
Is impossible for one generation to so
impose it's will on the world as to pre-
nem. chahse in the boundaries OF
countries or in the fortunes of nations
League anI Holy Alliance.
y century ago n holy alliance" un-
dcr,ook to do the very thing that is
again being attempted today. but not
only is the holy alliance" referred To
noWadaNs by words of contempt and
contumely. but the very governments
which brought the treaty into existence
arc themselves but memories.
Inc old or little men who for tho
moment from time 10 time control the
dcstinics of manf ind may think them
selves able to stop the progress of
mankind and imposed their Wills upon
auNahcinC generations But history
SHOWS that even the few great out
standing figures In the history of the
centuries were not able thus to act for
the future. Ana the last half century.
M'n us seven great empires thrown
into the discard. shows how fate laughs
AT inc puny efforts of man 10 govern
inc future or control its deStini.S
The world is just entering upon a
great era OF growth and RECONSTRUCT
man. an older man and a very old man
IN whose hands Fate seemed for The
moment M. s1l, to have whimsically placed
abandon the high sounding battle cries
upon which the war was waEcd and
won, and to make another iii conceivnd
and badly executed balance OF power
unner the name of the league of
TO do this, Clemenceau has tried 70
turn the wheels. of time backward,
tried 10 go back to the Europe Of
h bSoIs.. MY ~ breaking down the great
per and outbrced the French and to
SCI up: all over the continent. a series
of buffer states that would prevent the
ieaNe her In the position OF being tho
dominant military power of the con-
England, running true to FORM. IS
entirely conten,ed for tire moment to
nave France resume her old place
among the nations, SO long as she NAV
see her economic rivals on the CONT
nent broken into bits and reduced TO
'"t pIis ,n, OF Impotence and poverty
tory instincts. seizcs in the name or
civiiization and justice, territories al
~ oltinehtal IN area, rich in
mineral ana other natural resources
10 ne added TO her already immense
empire; She cmerEes from the war
!ol Only the greatest empire in extent
that the world has ever known. with
Il monopoiistic control of articles
essen, VA to the comforts and con
her unquestioned control of tho seas
snc VIII strive for a practical monopoly
OF me commerce OF the world
England energies from Tho wor
Win but one economic or industria !
rFaI upon carth-thcsc United states
o. america. whose public opinion she
Iatters herSelf that she controls and
whose activities she at least has been
aanIc TO guide so far as to make us
vlous experience with hcr-(C'oDvriph,
1919, Otis r. Wood) - ~