Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
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would make no fine distinction as
to whom credit Is due.
'This is proposing no new thing.
This country is already a member or
such a society-The Hague tribunal.
which, unlike the league of Versailles,
is still functioning, and within few
weeks will resume its committee ses-
sions under the Craftsmanship of an
American representative.
''In that body we have the frame
work of a really effective instrumen-
tally of enduring peace. The fact
that the tribunal did not prevent the
great war is, of course, manifest, but
the cause of the failure is no less ap-
parent. Germany, already secretly de-
termined upon ruthless invasion, was
able to prevent the adoption of meas
ures which might have proved effec-
tual. The condition now is wholly diff
ferent. Not only Germany, but the
entire world has profited to the extent
of an awful object lession. the impress
sion of which cannot be erased from
the human mind for generations TO
come The horrors of war and the
eagerness for peace have become uni
versal What once seemed at The
Hague TO be mere academic discus
sion has become positive, outstand-
| ing need of facing terrifying actuali-
ties This makes vastly easier the task
of so strengthening The Hague tribu-
nal as to render its just DEGREES either
acceptable or enforceable. 1t is not
uncommon for the advocates of the
league OF Versailles to contrast I'M
favorably The Hague tribunal upon
the ground that the tribunal lacks
! teeth
Let's Install the Teeth.
"very well, then, let's put teeth In
| to It II, in the failed league Of Yer
sailles, there can be found machinery
which the tribunal can use properly
and advantageously, by all means let
II be appropriated. i would even go
| further. would take and combine all
that is good and excise all that is
bad from both organizations This
statement is broad enough to include
the suggestion that II the league,
which has heretofore riveted our con-
siderations and apprehensions, has
been so entwined and interviewer into
the peace OF Europe. that its good
must be preserved In order to stabilize
the peace OF that continent, then II
can be amended or revised SO that
we may still have a remnant OF world
| aspirations In 1913 buflded into the
worlds highest conceptions Of helpful
! cooperation in the ultimate realiza-
ton.
"I believe humanity would well
come the creation OF an international
association for conference and a
! world court whose verdicts upon justI-
| ciable questions, This country in COM
mon with all nations would be both
willing and able TO uphold. The de-
| cision of such q court or the recon-
/ mendations OF such conference could
! be accepted without sacrificing on
our part or asking any other power
! to sacrifice one iota of its nationality.
/ 1.-THE Democratic nominee has spo-
ken about America abandoning her as
sociates in war and deserving the
allied nations in establishing the
! league of Versailles. do not think
IL longer necessary TO challenge that
! statement or pass further opinion upon
the unfortunate league. Ii has al
ready been abandoned by Europe,
which had gone so far as TO accept
IL by formal agreement in treaty. On
this subject, we are fully informed al
II first nanQ. Only the other day the
British premier said unresentfuIly
that the essential cooperation OF
! America might involve some change,
at any rate, in the form OF the cove
nant,' and he added. with Characters
tic outspokenness, 1T is quite posi-
bic 1t might be a change for the better
Listen. further. TO the wise and far.
seeing, former British ambassador
who was not permitted to present bis
credentials to our executive.
On Our Own Terms.
"'As long said Viscount Grey. hard
ly month ago. as long as the richest
most powerful, the greatest, both fol-
population and territory, of the civil
lied countries of the world stands out
side the league, the league will be un
able to fulfill its destiny. To put II In
quite plain terms, the Americans mus
be told that If they will only join tn,
league they can practically name theil
own terms Undoubtedly that is tn,
fact. / ask: Is there any good rea
son why we should not avail ourselve.
of this privilege? / do not mean II
any arrogant or selfish way, but sim
ply as a matter of fairness and RICH
to our own people, Surely IT is be
coming, and duty as well, to safe
guard our own people, since ii is w.
who are the main contributors, Will,
asking nothing for ourselves except t.
participate in a contribution to tn,
promotion of world peace
A Valued Suggestion.
"Viscount Grey continues: 'Th,
Americans should be intrusted witt
the task of drafting a reconstruction
scheme Then he suggests furthe
that "a committee of the senate-w
must never forget the senate's right
and duties In regard to foreign af
fairs being REINFORCED by the mem
bers of the house OF representatives
and also by nominees of the President
and Supreme Court-could draw u,
suggestions for the reconstruction o
n