The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-12
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS


CDR. Frank Crane, in Current Opinion)
Thus would l sum up the points in re the
League of Nations, to date:
l. It is the most important issue in the
world.
1t is more important than any issue that has
ever occurred in the history Of mankind.
Compared with it, all economic and indus
trial questions are small, because, if We cannot
stop war, industry will always be subject to
periodic destruction.
Compared with it all subjects of dispute
between churches and creeds are insignificant,
for war is the triumph of materialism and
heathenism.
2. If you are going to oppose the League
of Nations to me, you must propose some other
aray to stop acar, or will not listen
5. 1t took the most fearful war Of history
to induce the nations to get together and con-
slider the League of Nations. Must we wait
for another?
A. have been lifelong Republican, and
my father was a Republican before me. Poll
ticians who are peeved because the League was
proposed by the opposite political party, or by
a President they do not like, should be willing
to swallow their pride and favor the League in
spite of objections.
ship above humanity, and are enemies to the
human race.
). 1t is vastly more needful that some sort
of League be formed, any sort, than that it be
formed perfectly
g. We must remember this is a neW step
for the nations we must expect mperfections
All beginnings are difficult. But it is of such
overwhelming Importance to mankind that we
ought to be very patient.
Z. America started the League 1t is our
League. 1t means the Americanization OF the
world. For Americanization means the prin-
cple Of Federation. 1t is the beginnings Of a
Government of the World, on the model Of the
Government Of the United States. Lord Birk-
enhead the other day said
The Americans created the League of Ma
tons 1t is their child. At the moment when
Americas power was the strongest, that trum-
pet note was heralded to a world broken and
stricken with the sacrifice of war-an unfor-
gettable message Of idealistic hope-and fol
it full responsibility must be borne by the
American nation"
There is no doubt that this is the belief Of
all Europe and Asia. Having begun this mag
nificent scheme, shall zee seattle it. just because
of partisan quarrels at home?
s. The League is noe Ia operation, 1t j:
not mere proposal. Thirty-four nations re
sponded to the appeal Of Americas President
Great Britain France, Italy, Japan and thirty
others now belong. The thing has gone toC
far we cannot stop it now.
9. If we do not join, lchat else can zee do
Can we stay out, and remain forever isolated
from the rest of the world?
10. We have to do business with other ma
tions some 'c0y. If they are all in League
shall we stay out, as q suspicious enemy, or al
arrogant, egotistic stranger?
H. Let US look to the company we keep
These nations that have formed the League ar
our Allies. A little while ago we were fightini
by their side for the salvation Of the world
French, British and Italian blood mingled witt
American blood to soak the plains Of Europe
Are We going TO stand by our pals, or 90 owe
to the other crowd?
For if not this League. we must line UP wit
the other. The other fellows are Germany
Austria. Russia, Turkey and Mexico. The
are not in the League.
Good Lord deliver US!
IL. We talk of the Monroe Doctrine. W
fear for our independence. We dread Super
state that shall boss US. We denounce tn
Leaguers as plotting to sacrifice our nationality
Can't we stop to think about the other ma
tons? Don't we realize that every one of then
Is more jealous Of its own national sovereynt
than we are Of ours? They have been traine
for centuries in national pride. And if the