Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
CHAIRMAN |SAACS
ABLY DISCUSSES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Head of Delaware Democrats
Makes Clear Features OF the
Covenant.
STRONG ADDRESS
IN FOURTH WARD

A, a meeting Of women of the Fourth
ward. held last night, under democratic
auspices State Chairman Henry ~
Isaacs. the chief speaker, SAID the ratli'ca-
tion ~ IN. Peace Treaty and the covenant
hf the League of Nations was urged upon
humher III grounds Particularly upon
the question of the league, INC spcahet
urged the following points.
The league provides for reduction OF
hrmap,nts 10 TN, lowest point consistent
Nth national safety. and the enforcement
lv common action of international obllga-
liors
II provides for the submission of dis
mites hetvccn natiors to arbitration or TO
lpo,tiry bv the Courcil, the council being
lhe important body of the league.
z Ia the event Of the submission OF a
Hisput, to the council, the constitution OF
The league alloys period OF SIN months lot
the completion OF the investigation ana i"r
report thereon. In addition further per
sod of three months after the filing OF the
councils report must clapse before el'''I
ration may take up arms.
II tho report Of the council Is not
satisfactory 90 either of the dlsputing
.atiops. and after the lapse Of three
months. war Is rcsorted to- then, under the
of stItution of the league, al other ma
uors of the earth. members of the league
u lnlcclarean economic boycott against
the nations or the nation rCSortrg 10 war,
rather than accepting the report OF the
rouncll
3 n the economic boycott proves IN
effective m bringing an end 20 the armed
conflict undertaken by the rccalcltrant
nation. thcn the league may resort 70 the
international police force. an armed
body rcprcscntil z the natio's 81 the league
r,nainirg M pcacc. and the same Will bc
-, IA motion after that course has been
ictermincd upon and approved by the
various constitutional authorities exist
lre m the srveral nations and having the
power 10 determine qucstions Of peace ana
Nar which authority IN the nltcd states,
~, az course. the Congress
4 ~ a.ticle ten of the lcaguc covenant
an effort has h,cn made to put an end 20
hard grahhir & which N times past mas
s,,., S. fruitful a source of war. Artlclc
ion IS - follows
The high contracting parties
undertake. O. respect and prevcrVe as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
independence OF all states members
II the ieague. In case OF any such
aggression or IN case Of any threat or
tivc council shall advise upon the
means bv which this obligation shall
be fulfilled
All trcatic> among the nations are e
= publicly registered, y1th the secretary
general
rRrNE>TILN or WAR
There are other wholesome provisions
z the covenant. Mr. lsaacs SAID, but
the foregoing ar the chief agencies set up
for the prevention of war, and direct my
aftention 10 these alone because war pre-
vention l. the great purpose OF the league
Our Republican friends contend that
the league viii not prevent wars but make
VAR. and as they sometimes say It Is
'eaglle OF war. and ret a league tor peace
4 allenge any independent minded voter
reach any such conclusion as that the
regoing provisions Of the covenant tend
make war rather than peace. Surely no
. viii say that reduction OF armanents
tend 70 war: nor that submissions OF DIS
putes 10 arbitration or inquiry and lnves-
rlpation make for war; nor that the allow
nncf Of a possible period OF nine months
during which the passions OF dlsputlng
nations Will be gwen opportunity TO sub
side. nor the withdrawal through an
economic boycott OF the nations OF the
league remaining at peace from every type
of communication, business or otherwise,
with the recalctrant nation; nor that the
uublc registration of international trea-
ties viii have any other effect than TO re
move T. a great extent, II not altogether,
the possibility OF war.
The value of the economic boycott as
war preventive Is generally admitted.
Nations at war invariably have 70 borrow
money, buy ammunition, clothing and
food. and il has frequently been SAID that
II communication with Great Britain were
= of for three weeks her population
aid be reduced 10 the verge OF absolute
.unger Ii is readily seen, therefore, that
the economic boycott alone would
necessarily result IN bringing a great ma
non hike England TO her knees IN COM
paratively short time, and wha- would be
rue Ia the case of England Is much more
true Of a smaller nation possessed of less
resources Nor is it sufficient answer to
this contention that the boycott could
not be made effective There are now 81
aations Of the earth which have accepted
membership in the league 1t would be idle
10 say that the combined power Of 35 or
50 of these nations would not be sufficient
TO bring economic pressure, through an
economic boycott, upon one or two ma
tons inclined 10 be obstinate. And, OF
course. NJ the incipeInt war threatened IN a
quarter which was not represented in the
league, then the combined power of the
entire league would be available. 1t is, In
INV opinion, entirely probable that this
peaceful arm of the leagues power would
be sufficient alone 10 discount almost
wholly the possibility Of war IN the future. J"