The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29
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secured more or less territory which
they are anxious to preserve against
external aggression and In addition
have gained other decided advant-
ages.
Take for instance, the British en-
pire. In the first place II has six
votes in the assembly TO one for the
United States and through these may
even get working majority in the
council itself. AS to its territorial
gains 1 quote from the Tulsa Trib-
une. surely not a prejudiced author
ity on any question involving Eng
land.
In It's issue or June, 2l. this year
the following appeared:
Before the war England pos
sess9d four great territories in
four corners OF the world-Aus-
tralia, India, South and North
Africa and Canada.
Thanks to the war. almost the
entire continent OF Africa has be-
come British or Is under British
domination, while the near east
Turkey. Persia. Mesopotamia
Syria--is to all intents and pur-
poses British.
Quietly but surely England has
onCirclcd an entire ocean, organ
izing on three continents the most
gigantic assembly OF colonies, the
most imposing conglomeration OF
dependent nations, which the
world has ever seen.
The article goes on to enumeratC
tthe different countries in detail and
say that the territory represented
amounts TO 22,OO0,0O0 square miles
and that 'it is now possible for al
Englishman TO travel from Cap,
Town to Tasmania, by way of India
without once setting foot on othel
than British territory"
Britain Gains Much
Even at that Britain's nationality
Is not endangered because in anal
gamation Of nations some particular
idea or grOup is bound to prevail
and the British diplomats ant
statesmen have confidence enough
in themselves 10 believe that the vic
tory will be theirs Just as II was n
the pehCe conference in Paris, TheI
| again the United states is the onl,
| nation on earth which does no
| need guarantee Of its territorial in
tegrity as far as humanity Is con
| ccrncd.
Furthermore, all the other grea
| powers, except the United States
| have within their territorial integ
rity" and Jurisdiction subject peopl
| which they expect the league OF ma
| tions to help them TO hold and eX
! plot 20 And in every case the ma
tional aspiration Of these variou
! subject peoples are as effectuall
suppressed for all time, as 1t is pos
] sible for human ingenuity and fore
! to suppress human aspirations. Il
! this proposed Wholesale suppression
lies the germs OF possible wars a
numerous as there are human be
| ings in the countries effected.
Take the case Of ireland, Englan
Is now having the fight OF its III
/ in trying TO hold that country, whicl
| 1t hopes and expects to contro
league or no league. America in o
| America out.
| At this very moment no membe
OF the league may aid in any wa
the Irish republic, nor recognize it
government. And Britain, as far a
the other members Of the league ar
| concerned, may eXterminate IN
Irish people without a single protes
from the others who belong TO tn
league, As long as America is out
side there is a probability OF som
limit to the policy Of exterminatio
but with America in and Article y
in fun force and effect 1t would b
1.-The end OF not only the Irish re