Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-10-15

power of the Council i'm case OF
war is to recommend to member
nations what military and naval
force each should employ. All the
nonsense about the League having
power ITO send our boys TO fight the
battles of foreign nations" is moi
only false. but those who talk it
know full we'll that ii is Ease. For
the Council to recommend our us
ing force the vote must be unani-
nous; that is 1T must have the as
sent OF our reDrcScnlativ in he
Council Even then We are moi
bound by the recommendation un-
less Congress approves it and de
clares war, for all the provisions
are subject TO our Constitution. We
would not lie bound to take part in
any "forciSn war" but the Amcri-
can people would hardly want to
be "Slacker" in fighting if neceS-
sarN to keep the peace of the world.
Nor would we lose our nation
ality, or sovereignty. or our liberty
OF action. or become "internaiion-
allied" France and Great Britain
and Spain and Italy and Brazil and
switzerland and Japan and the 9TH
crS have not feared any of these
things for themselves. Why should
SIMPLE agreement to join in an cf-
fort to keep the peace be danger
GUS to the United States alone?
One of the great things about the
League is the agreement that small
nations shall be protected and treat
ed with Justice and not be the prey
Tor powerful national bandits as
heretofore. And there are other
agreements. such as that labor be
given a fair show in all the nations
and that the public health of the
world be as far as possible safe
guarded so that cpidemics are pre-
vented from travelling from one
country to another. and the like.
The organization of the League
consists OF all assembly of one rep
reSentatlve from each of The mem
bcr nations and Il Council of nine.
Under the terms OF the treaty five
nations are to have one representa-
live each permanently in the Coun-
cil--thc United States, France. Great
Britain, Italy and Japan. The other
four nations represented al pres
ent are Belgium, Brazil, Spain and
(Ireecc; but from time 10 time other
national Representatives may be
chosen to take the places of these
-FOUR by the Assembly. The Ques-
ton of majoritieS does moi figure
much, as on all important matters
The decision of both the Council
and the Assembly must be unani-
nous. All the nonsense about
Great Britain OutvotiDg other coun-
tries is mere buncombc. The League
will have a headquarters in Geneva
and a secretary and staff and The
League bodies will meet once a wear
at least.
We have attempted TO give some
OF the main points of the League,
buc we ask nobody to take our
word for il. Read the League cove
nant itself-it is comparatively short
and can be read carefully and un-
derStandingly in half an hour. We
wish every man, woman and child
in America would read it carefully
several times. If they would do
this. all the smoke screcne of mali
cious misrepresentation which has
been thrown around it by the per-
Sonal and partisan enemies of the
President would be diSSiDated, and
there wiuld be no danger that this
country, where the League was con-
ceivcd many years ago, would take
its place with Mexico. Turkey and
Germany outside of it. Even Ger
many will join as soon as it is al
lowed to enter. baltimore SIM.