Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-10-01

seek their political freedom as we had
( in 1876 and have the same right &c
developing sminence under the in
spiration Of nationality as we held
for ourselves.
''The other type is a society of free
nations or an association of free ma.
tions, or a league Of free nations, ami
mated by considerations of right and
justice, instead Of might and self-inter-
est, and not merely proclaimed an
agency in pursuit OF peace, but so or
/ gained and so participated in as to
make the actual attainment Of peace a
reasonable possibility. Such an assO-
citation / favor with all my heart, and
I would make no distinction as TO
whom credit is due.
This is proposing no new thing,
this country is already a member of
such a sOciety-The Hague Tribunal,
which, unlike the League Of Versailles,
is still functioning, and within few
weeks will resume its committee SEES
sions under the Craftsmanship Of an
American representative.
in that body we have the frame
work Of a really effective instrument
tally of enduring peace The fact that
the tribunal did not prevent the great
war is. of course. manifest, but the
cause of the failure is no less appar-
ent. Germany. already secretly deter
mined upon "A ruthless invasion, was
able to prevent the adoption Of meas
ures which might have proved effec-
tive The condition now is wholly
different. Not only Germany, but the
entire world has profited to the eX-
tent of an awful lesson the impress
sion of which cannot be erased from
the human mind for generations to
come. The horrors of war and the
eagerness for peace have become uni
versal What once seemed at The
Hague to be a mere academic discus
sion has become a positive outstanding
need of facing terrifying actualities.
This makes vastly easier the task Of
so strengthening The Hague Tribunal
as to render its just DEGREES either &C
ceptable or enforceable II is not I'M
common for the advocates of the
League of Versailles to contrast unfa-
vorably the Hague Tribunal upon the
ground that the tribunal lacks teeth.
VERY well. then, let's put teeth into
il. If in the failed League Of Yer
sailles, there be found machinery
which the tribunal can use properly
and advantageously, by all means let
it be appropriated I would even go
further. l would take and combine
all that is good and excise all that
is bad from both organizations This
statement is broad enough to include
the suggestion that if the league, which
has heretofore riveted our cOnsldera-
tons and apprehensiOns. has been so
entwined and interviewer into the
peace of Europe, that it's good must
be preserved in order to stabilize the
peace of that continent then 1t can be
amended or revised so that we may
still have a remnant Of world aspira-
ton in 1918 builded into the worlds
highest conception of helpful co-Opera-
ton in the ultimate realization.
Il believe humanity would welcome
the creation of an international asso-
citation for conference and a world
court whose verdicts upon justiciable
questions this country in common with
all nations would be both willing and
able to uphold. The decision of such
a court or the recommendations OF
such a conference could be accepted
without sacrificing on our party or
asking any other power to sacrifice
one iota of its nationality.
THE Democratic nominee has
spoken about America abandoning her
associates in war and deserving the al
lied nations in establishing the League
IF Versailles. I do not think it longer
To challenge that statement
n pass further opinion upon the I'M
ortunate league 1t has already been
lbandoned by Europe, which has gone
70 far as to accept it by formal agree
nent in treaty. On this subject we
re fully informed at first hand. Only
he other day the British Premier said
that the essential CO.
peration of America might involve
some change at any rate. in the form
f the covenant, and he adds, with
outspokeness, 1t is quite
ossible it might be a change for the
etter' Listen further, to the wise
nd farseeing former British ambassa-
or, who was not permitted to present
Is credentials to our executive.
LAS long, said viscount Grey hard
: a month ago, as long as the richest.
lost powerful, the greatest, both for
opulatiOn and territory, Of the civil
zed countries OF the world stands
inside the league, the league will be
1able to fulfill its destiny To put g.,
in quite plain terms, the Americans
ust be told that if they viii only
in the league they can practically
lme their own terms Undoubtedly
at is the fact. I ask, is there any
,od reason why we should not avail