The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-15

msy are willing TO give mn a MARI
Oh their independence. for the sake
" me hmitless advantages OF coon
eration, can not We
NOT even family life In possib,e
without mutual concession. compro.
mise and selfsacrifiee: how much
Tess Is world-life. the life of the HUI.
man Family,
IL. IL the United States heartily
enters the League, one OF the very
nrst results will be the decrease of
national ornaments.
| IL Is the huge armies and navfes
that Keep the world poor and cause
most OF its suffering. SAYS the Bank.
ers Trust company: War creates
the buik OF taxation. Outside of the
maintenance OF military establish.
ment. The other expenses of govern.
ment are relatively small. II way
could De found TO stop war. the PEG
pre- would be prepared 10 take up
enlarged plans for social betterment."
~. IL is the workingmen, the
poorer people who suffer most from
mnitarism and would be most benefit.
| tea by League of Nations. which
/ would relieve the world of its intol.
cradle burden of destruction. II is
they VINO night in the armies. suffer
oeath and wounds. II Is they who
eventually must pay the taxes OF war
by their labor.
No one profits by war except prof.
teers.
! 10. The kind of feelings tina,
prompt US 10 enter the League should
De looked at and compared with the
KIND OF feelings that oppose.
the League is ldealistic; its oppo
sition is Materialistic.
The League implies Optimism. a
Belief in Humanity, a Confidence In
the honor of other nations; its oppo-
sltion implies Distrust. Suspicion,
Hostility.
Inc League will promote Race I'm
derstanding; its opposite. Race Hates
The League is in line with every
Noble. Chivalrous, Manly sentiments
its opposition is Cap,ious. Sneering.
Ungenerous.
The League proposes that the ma
tons do business with each other as
Gentlemen; without League. we
must go on as rival thieves and rob
bers.
The League spells Cooperation, as
there must be eternal cutthroat Com.
petition.
16. Much has been made of the
bugaboo that If we join the League
American boys may have TO be sent
TO Armenia, China or Africa To fight
battles in which We have no concern
They may. IL is true.
But without the League four mil
RI a I'll
arms TO fight in Europe.
And without the Leaue similar
crisis is likely TO arise any day.
Would II not be better 10 have q
few Americans in an army to hell
police the world. than to have the
great body OF American MANHOOD
called on any minute TO help put ou
universal confagration.
IL. The whole dispute between
the political parties about ."reserva
tons" to the League and AS to which
foot we shall first put forward AS VI
enter and as to whether we shall &,
in undsE Democratic or Republican
leadership is the veriest political pill
fie. 1T stinks In the. nostrils Of ever.
intelligent patriot.
is. The League OF Nations mean
Progress. Courage, Humanity. Orpc
sition To IL means Reaction. Coward
ice and Provincialism.
, 10 This is the real battle OF Al
, mageddon IL is of much more yalu
TO THE future OF humanity that
League of Nations be successfully
launched than that Germany be d.
feated. Men who move heaven an
earth TO keep America out of TN
, League are far worse enemies 10 IN
race than the Kaiser ever was.
20. The League Is favored by IN
great majority of thinkers, by philoc
piers. -. men In universities an
, churches, by the American Feeders
/. ton Of Labor. by writers and by a
I who are concerned in public welfare
II is opposed by one class only--th
= partisan politicians and those inf
:, enced by them.
: 21 Every danger incurred by joiI
: ing the League, and of course ther
!, are daners. will be multiplied a hui
: dred fold by staying out
% Every Religion. except tn
| fierce heathenisms of national props
\ ganda. has dreamed of some sort {
universal peace To stop war, the mos
monstrous curse of mankind. Chri
tianity. Judaism. Buddhism, Confusiai
ism. Bahaism, all have had ia
dream. The League of Nations move
with the great spiritual current {
humanity.
% The fear that the League is
deep plot OF Great Britain To furihs
her own interests IN utterly sill
Would rot France, Italy and III
other nations who have Joined ha,
more reason 10 fear Great Britai
than we have
q. The League of Nations Is not
far of question. one of politics an
diplomacy that does not concern 20
and me.
II Is OF most vital individual In
portAnce TO every man. woman an
child in the United States.
Does il mean nothing TO you. mot
or. that your boy may be called OF
when he reaches manhood TO TAX
his post in the next world war
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