Potosi journal., 1920-10-27


publication a synopsis of an address
On the League Of Nations / delivered
before the Wonen's Republican Club
of Potosi On October 2lst. As tha.
would occupy more space than could
be granted me, have thought it best
10 give ny reasons for opposing the
abandonment of our traditional for
eign policy as briefly as possible.
is:. 4 league presupposes har-
fnonious action among the nations
forming it, based upon an agreement
10 accomplish common purposes.
WREN the representatives OF the ma
yion's gathered around the council
board at Versailles. IL soon developed
that they were al cross purposes.
France wanted Alsaoe and Lorraine
returned TO her. 10 which no one out
$ .de Of the German Junler objected.
she wanted the loot that he'd been
carried into Germany returned &c her
md 10 be indernihed for her deyas-
iated territory. She wanted German!
SO Reduced and erfeebIed that she
could never again be menace to
France.
She wanted Poland reconstructed
SO as to be q butFer state between
Germany and Russia, SO that neither
could give the other military aszls-
tanc.. She also wanted q free hand IN
Northwestern Africa SAe wanted NJ
Russian government recognized that
would not Recognize thu large oeh'
asle France contracted by the Car S
government.
England wanted t5e German eolon-
les and the destruction Of the German
navy, hut shc did nc: wani Germany
10 bceome so cafeebled that she would
cease 10 be a good trad:ug PROPOSE
ton, urd in this she @as &. cross pur-
poses with f,arce. She did not care
particularly about fsolnr1, but would
Gladly come to terms with the pres
csst government of Russa il il would
vl.arantee :he northern border OF her
Indian posse ssions. She also wanted
10 hold ,ht Valley of the Tigris and
Euphrat&s Sc she row hoids the valley
Il the Nile.
lta,y demanded holdings or the
7or.kcrn and eastern shores Ct the
Adria,ic sufficiently large to MAKE
tha, sea an Italian lake, and Japan
wanted the Gerrnan possessions in
CANA and { hinose territory contain
ing a greater population than tha; OF
France. and the United States de-
mand,d Mr., Wilson's fourteen points
England. France, Italy and Japan
we're c;,ceded about all they demand
ed, but the fourteen points were lost
in the shuttle. England refused Ia de-
crease her navy. l;aly refused to give
| ~ her trans-adg .A;ic possessions
France would aha;e none Of her de-
| r.ands and Japan IS Sill in posses
SION of Shansune. Gu; ot this weltcl
emcrgcs the League of Nations
| walsh per2nitS the great nations o'
the Ola world to keep aaa; each has
! grabbed aid obiea,cs the Caitec
| States TO he'p them by force of arm:
10 hold the loot t.,ey have obtained. Il
Article ten means anything II mean.
just that.
The ,cry frs; demand made up:
us was that we should send cur i
Girrs 10 Armenia nary thousands Al
miles Gram oar shorts---;o protect II
inhabitants from the Tark. waicl
nglsnd had been backing and u acid
ing for century. ~til 10, as; m!
vote for She candidates for na;,eaa
Offices who favor the league Of Ma
items. lat ;he Old VI oEid settle its owl
affairs in its ewn way. -: the Unite
States loak af'e. tl3r concerns Of Ia
New World. II lsnc should com
when the world shall ae rieaaced a
1t MAS in 1914, ths United States vii
do its full daty. bat the crisis and ,h
.ime Of aetian. ss Well an It's chsrae
ter. mus, be left entIIeiy TO the peo
Die Of this country Il decide wi.hoa
nteIfeoa,e from any outside aa;io
or combination Of nations. The Leasa
If Nations wsii have lis separate cap
ial, its separate flag, separate s-rs
ard is separate treasury. l an not i
flavor of placing any flag above I'll
lAmcrieaa iiag on American soil.
| BURWELL FOX.