The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-03-05

one class In the world a power 90
great that political governments would
be puppets In their hands. and yet 10
the light Of the happenings OF the last
five years labor could not be blamed
The world Is entitled to protection
against sush slaughter as we have Just
gone through. and IL the political gov
ernments fail to take the necessary
steps the plain people will.
World Now Closely Knit
InternatIonalism Is coming-in fact
1t is already here. Inventions nave
brought the people Of the world close
together. The wireless and the cable
give US the happenings Of remote parts
OF the world In few hours. Distance
has been destroyed. We are becom-
Ing neighbors In knowledge Of each
other, whether we live on the same
continent or not. Modern transporta-
ton Is shortening the time between
places. An air service IL in prospect
which promises to make London a.
near New York tomorrow as Chicago
Is today.
We already have a successful inter.
natiOnallsm In finance and credits. Big
business long ago obliterated national
lines. The commerce Of the world ID
already organized internationally.
The important question at this time
Is what form will the new information.
alism take2 win II be an information
allsm OF organized dollars2 II SO, the
world Is In serious danger of q finan-
cial autOcracy. VIII II be an inter-
natIOnalsm Of organized labor? II
this happens It means the dictatorship
of the proletariat Both are equally
undesirable. No part Of the people
should be permitted to enforce their
will upon the rest. One kind Of slav.
cry Is as bad as another. The great
majority Of the human race wants
freedom. not advantage. 1t is not am.
bilious to dictate---it will not be die.
tated to.
A League of Nations Is the solution.
1t is a union of the nations Of the
represent all the people Of the various
states such a combination is demo-
cratic. That II is necessary 10
plain. Rivalry for markets, COM
petition for trade, are bound TO
lead to war unless we have an agree
ment that these and other problems
will be submitted to arbitration. It
Is not necessary to submit questions
national honor. Few of such
questions ever directly provoke war;
It Is when nations fighting each other
for markets reach q point Of positive
that they begin calling
each other names. These insults |
wound honor. war results.
Peace Table Proves Worth.
A League of Nations is a continu.
ance of the peace table, and notwith- |
the wranglings of the pres
ent peace table there would have been |
war in Europe before this II 1t was
not sitting Ia Paris. Two cases serve |
10 illustrate. The coal fields of upper |
Galicia, to be determined by plebi- |
settle between Poland and Germany |
would have been cause Of war II |
the peace table was not In existence. |
Poland had troops on the border Ger
many had her soldiers at the frontier.
One thing, and one thing alone, pre-
vented war-it was the fear of the
)eace table. The same facts de
'crlbed the controversy between Po-
and and Czecho- SlOvakia: war has
'een avoided by the peace table sub
hitting the Teschen question tc a vote
If the people Of the territory.
No League Of Nations will have
much effect upon the future peace Of
europe which does not include the
United States. The nations of Europe
10 not trust each other. Every one
aspects the fact that the United
states does not seek territory In Eu-
ope. This gives our country the
place as the one disin.
crested power In the world. With
his moral force We can do much to
the peace Of the world.
The propaganda Of revolution COM
az out Of bolshevik Russia. urging the
'orkers to organize an International
Of the proletariat and
eize the world, Is not nearly as dam
erous to the peace Of the world as the
official heckling against the League
Nations.
Copyright. 1890 Western Newspaper Union,