The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07

| ness. or as implying tacit suspicion and
| jealousy Of other peoples.
ITO assert, as some have asserted
needlessly, that those Of US who honest
ly believe that America can best
serve all mankind as America, free
and untrammeled, rather than as one
in . pitiable minority among many
states In merged world government,
lack consciousness Of the rightful de-
mands IF luna pity, Is to utter a gross
and objectionable libel To attribute
meanness TO those Of us who, In the
performance of our public duty, re-
fused tc participate In what we SIM
"erely regarded as a betrayal of our
own country In the interest Of others,
IS to discredit the Intelligence and
discrimination o. the great mass OF
American people who directly, by
their votes, put Us IN our positions Of
trust. For myself, yield TO no man
IN willingness, aye. In eagerness, to
render the greatest conceivable assist
4nce 10 the stricken peoples Of Eu-
rope include al of them and
speak with a genuinely sympathetic
heart, whether IL IS TO mention de-
vastated France, or sorely-tried Italy.
or nObly-struggling Poland, or dis
tracted and misguided Russia, or gal
iant little Belgium, or pitiably deceived
Austria, or the ruthless invader, Ger
many, which came to the supreme
tragedy through d leadership which
brought disaster 20 her misguided peo-
pie
att was with that feeling Of SYM
pathy and desire to serve, that most
Reluctantly and with grave misgivings,
as J. announced at the time, l with
reservations designed to preserve our
essential liberty of action. The rec
ord is made, and under the same con-
ditions. confronted by the same alter
native. I should vote now as l voted
then.
Conditions Have Changed.
'Buf the. conditions have changed
Experience has brought enlighten.
ment We know now that the league
constituted at Versailles is utterly i'm
potent as a preventive of wars. 1t 10
so obviously impotent that 1t has not
even been tried The original league,
mistakenly conceived and unreason-
ably insisted upon. has undoubtedly
passed beyond the possibility of res
'oratiou. The maturer Judgment Of
the world will be that II deserved TO
pass for the very simple reason that.
contrary to all Of the tendencies 'devel.
oped by the civilizing processes OF the
world. If rested upon the power Of
might, not Of right.
1.-THE assertion Is made frequently
that through the surrender Of our ma.
fionality we might have saved the life
Of the cOvenant-that Is TO say, that,
although. twenty-eighf nations could
not mase>it function. one added TO the
glowing success. provided. always, that
the one were America
"This pays to America the tribute
OF exceptional influence. but I suggest
dat il the world is dependent upon our
action 70 bring about the supreme real
iZation, then we ought TO have the say
3bout our own freedom in participant
ny therein But let US consider what
3 meant by this reliance upon Arnert-
n. What can II signify IL not that
! is 10 the. United States. and to the
nited States alone. that the other
.."enty- eight nations look for the bone
d siuew. the money, the munitions
n The men. to sustain the entire or.
sizaiion. not as an agenc, of peace.
L as an armed force2
"A Telling Admission.
"A few days ago a delegation Of an