Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-02
LEAGUE ONLY WILL
keep PEACE
DR.. REINSCH ADDRESSES
CITIZENS THURSDAY
AT OPERA HOUSE

DR.. Paul S. Reinsch, Democratic
candidate for United States senator,
answered objections to the League OF
Nations and explained the covenant to
a capacity audience at the Grand OPP
era House last Thursday evening. FIRE.
auentIy the doctor was interrupted by
applause for his carefully weighed
statements.
Before taking up the League OF Ma
tions, Dr.. Reinsch emphasized the
fact that relations between labor and
capital, between employers and EN-
pioyees must rest upon "A equitable
basis, that corners must be elimin-
ated, that the Federal Trade commits
sion must have broad and extensive
powers and that its men must per
form the duties assigned to them or
be held strictly to account for the
non-enforcement of the law. With the
women now forming a part Of the
electorate. Or. Reinsch emphasized
his conviction that human beings
would receive more attention in leg
iSlation Matters OF education he de-
clared, and social welfare would re-
ceive their consideration and support.
I'm order to carry on 4 broad, cOmpre-
Nruaye, progressive policy internal
~ this nation, as we'll as all other
nations in the world. the candidate
asserted. must be at peace.
Maintain Peace
Various means have been suggest
ed by which the peace OF the world
could be maintained said DR..
Bcinsch "Some say tribunal might
be established, others advocate a uni
vereal army There are compdra-
lively few things which any nation
WuuId give over to mere court. Min
or matters might be taken up. but
major things will not unless powers
are on the most friendly terms. There
is now before Us an institution which
also attempts to do the same thing
and we should ask if it vii help in
that direction We must realize that
We cannot bring paradise about over
night. The essential idea Of this plan
is to take council until you have had
time to think. 1t is a statement OF
the old prOycrb. that of saying the
Lords prayer before hitting. 1t means
that all nations Will agree to meet
around d large table. so TO speak, so
that all matters affecting them may be
brought up. discussed and opinions
rendered. Now the League Of Ma
tiOns has it's office in Geneva 1t mas
many departments including public
health and labor. In addition there is
The political aspect of it. To take
care Of this phase there is council
composed Of Great Britain, France
Italy, Japan and the United States if
il becomes = member, and four other
small nations. Anything which tends
to preserve the peace of the world
may be taken up III this council Then
there is a large assembly in which
each member mas one representative
'EhiS council must act unanimously
There is also a court and one of our
own great lawyers. Elihu Root, work
ed out a plan on invitation. His
plan has yet to be adopted by the as
SCmbly. AS a member of the League
Of Nations we would be represented in
the council by an appUiEtee OF the
president with the consent of the sen
ate. The existence OF such an insti-
tuition acts as an invitation to all ma
tons for rational discussion. One OF
the provisions is that treaties be pub
liShed Germany. which nation has
already requested that She be admit
ted into the League Of Nations. has
Just responded to request and has
sent in ten treaties"
GivCS NationaiitieS Chance
That there has been much criti-
cism and disapproval Of article Ten
was another assertion made by Prof
EeinseIl. out of one hundred people
who loudly criticised the treaty there
are only ten who have read it." he en-
phuSiZed. The only moral obligation
which the United States will engage
itself to under Article 10. is to abstain
from aggressive wars itself. to respect
the territorial integrity of other ma
tIons, and. in case of aggressive ac-
tIon of any power. To have our rep
resentative participate in consulate
tions as To the proper means fol
meeting the contingency BY way ot
Illustration. the covenant puts no OBJ