El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-12
Some NeW Association of Peoples
Of World VIII Succeed Crun1bIing
League; Must Haze NeU Beginning
D FRANK H. sIMoNDs.

NEW YORK. June 12.-Rejectlon by
in the United States senate Of the
presidents proposal that Amer
! lea accept an Armenian mandate
closely approximates an observation
l Of the first anniversary OF the de-
/ Versailles TO the Germans and thus
[ Of the date when that document. with
/ its league OF nations circumstance
I saw the light Of day. Now, after a
year, what is to be said OF the pros
poets Of the Lacquer
To begin at the beginning Il must
[ be quite patent that the course Of the
I European nations N consentiug to
the formation OF a league OF nations
was dictated purely and simply By a
desire to find some way OF insuring
American participation in the world
affairs and more specifically IN the
maintenance OF the terms OF the
treaty which was to be made with
Germany, terms which in the very
nature OF things would be fulfilled
only during long years
League Seemed Best Promise.
The league Of nations, as president
Wilson advocated il, seemed the best
promise OF continued American par
ticipation IN world affairs; II was, in
fact little more than an ultimatum
which the president served upon the
world at Paris, in the shape OF
declaration that unless this condi-
ton were met, America would re-
tire.
The condition was met To be sure
there were an infinite number Of
reservations" to use the American
term Every European nation had
particular and personal interests
which it did not wish to submit to
the decision OF an international body.
Even the president himself. sought
certain reservations" for his own
country, OF which the exclusion Of
the Monroe doctrine from the field
Of international Interference was the
most conspicuous. Still a league OF
nations was created by the treaty
and IL might have been expected, as
IL was hoped by Europe, that this
concession would not merely meet
the presidents desires. but also at
tract the favor OF his country.
It must be clear. now. however,
that despite the fact that the presi-
dent accepted and continues TO ac-
cept the treaty Of Versailles, because
Of its league Of nations circumstances.
the treaty has continued to increase
its unpopularity in the United States
and with this unpopularity has de-
veloped an ever growing hostility to
all intermi1ture in European affairs.
Today this sentiment may be re-
garded as having reached its
maximum
First Anniversary Near.
Meantime IN Europe something Of
the same phenomenon is discoverable
We are almost a year from the date
OF the signing OF the treaty Of YER
sailles, but despite that fact the
league OF nations is not now per-
mitted TO function in any but the
most minor affairs. It may take over
the administration Of Danzig and the
Saar Basin. but It is powerless when
Poland decides TO meet bolshevist
Russia on the battlefield or France
counters a German invasion OF the
Ruhr by an occupation OF Frankfort.
One after another Of the familiar
international conferences has taken
place. notably at San Reno and at
Hythe and another will be held at
Spa soon, but these international con
1erences are not held under the
auspices Of the league OF nations;
they are merely meetings between
the heads Of the respective allied
governments. It IS not the league Of
nations which is directing iuterna-
tional relations, but the old associa-
ton OF nations, in the present cases
the spokesman OF an AnElo-French-
Italian alliance.