Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-05-01

nlDDLETOWN. DEL, MAY lst, 1922
aIEACUE'' BUBBLE BURSTS
THE truth about that pipe-dream de-
/ fusion of a League of Nations
that was to prove the age-sought pana-
cea for all international troubles; that
was to Danish all wars and bring about
earlier than the Lor1's prophet had de.
signed the blessed millennium day when
''swords should be beaten into plow-
shares and spears into pruning hooks;"
the truth, we say, about this silly
dream Of visionary who ''heard voices
in the air." is out at last, and it is the
''big chief" of the four big nations
promoting that visionary scheme, who
''lets the cat out Of the bag" Lloyd
George. Hear his startling admissions:
''SAN RENO, April 21.-What vir-
tually amounts to the deathknell of
the league of nations as now con-
stltuted, was sounded by Premier
Lloyd George this morning when.
after having hastily summoned the
French and the Italian premiers, he
delivered an impassioned speech
fhn
ganization of the league as time
losing machine likely to endanger
rather than help the peace of the
world.
The British premier's startling
pronouncement was provoked by
frances protest against the SUI
preme councils proposal to grant
Germany another three months de-
lay in evacuating the Ruhr region.
Premier Millerand had complained
that one Of the vital provisions of
the league calls for the immediate
disarmament of Germany. The
covenants clause on this point ap-
plies to all countries.
Premier Lloyd George launched
into his peroration, swaying his
hearers with extraordinary elo-
quence. He more than limited that
the league covenant was inserted
into the Versailles treaty only out
of Difference to President Wilson,
and that now that Mr.. Wilson is to
all intents and purposes out of
European politics, the time has
come to clear the decks Of imprac-
liabilities and openly declare the
league of nations an impossible
dream. NORTH american.
The ink on the sly pact, one Of whose
prime designs was Ito pull Uncle Sans
leg," was not yet dry before secret
agreements in flat violations Of its pro-
visions and intents, and between some
Of the leading signatories thereto, were
being made to secure for themselves
over the other nations
And their secret wire pulling and diplo-
matte intriguing is still going on, nota-
bly, upon the part Of England, whose
imperial fortunes have as usual been
enriched by, the war, for
she adds to her mighty globe-girdling
empire practically the whole huge con-
tinent of Africa, and grabs the greater |
part Of the captured German war and
marine tonnage.
Since John Law fooled all Europe
with his fake mississippi Scheme"
no such impossible dream as
his League of Nations" folly has
been so widely, so enthusiastically &C.
:epted and promoted by millions. and
hat, too, Of the most intelligent and
'olid citizens. This remarkable result |
8 chiefly due to the fact that after
'iewing and suffering for over four
'ears, more or less, from the unspeak.
'ble horrors of the World War, the
whole world 50 ardently wished its repe-
ition might be made impossible, that
hey accepted this plausible, but utterly
scheme Of the "League
# Nations
Thanks to the wisdom and firmness
+ the Senate, our country has not been
committed to the delusive folly, and
With the light thrown upon it by the
senate discussions, both by Republican
md Democratic members, there has
'een great revulsion of public opinion
q America, and a popular vote upon
hat perilous project would reject it by
J big majority.
The truth of this is shown by the
enormous primary vote received by
Senator johnson who fought bitterly
or the utter rejection in Congress of
he League treaty.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
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