The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-10-28
KY OF THE LEAGUE OF Ma
TONS.

The Democratic party has issued
pamphlet called the "A B C of the
League. of Nations" The entering or
beginning of proposition is impor-
tant; but not so vital as the serious
consideration of what the end will be.
Therefore, we should give our time
and thought to the x Y z, or result
of this Foreign Covenant.
They say this Covenant twill pre-
vent war" How does it propose to do
1t? First, by mandates" or protec-
torates over small countries.
= At the Peace Conference the United
States was asked to be the "Big
Brother" for Armenia. Mr.. Wilson
appointed the Hartford Commission
to- investigate the number of Ameri-
can men and American dollars it
would take to police Armenia. That
Commission reported that it would
take from $4,000 to 100000 American
soldiers and $756, 100000 for the first
five years The United States Senate
thought that was too many men and
too much of the American peoples
money to protect" one small country,
so they refused to accept this "httle
Brother" Now hordes of Turks and
Bolsheviki are pouring into Armenia,
and a daily paper tells US if the U. S.
had accepted this mandate for Arme-
MIA 'the United States would now be
at war with Turkey" So much for the
big Brother" arguments. You can
draw your own conclusions.
Another way to prevent war they
say is by arbitration" or confer
ence of nations. A conference in which
England has six votes to our one.
They tell US that the final power rests
with the Council, and that England
has only one vote in that body; but
they don't say that any of England's
colonies or dominions are eligible to
occupy any one or all of the four posi-
tions in the Council that are appoint
ed by the Assembly. New Zealand
with half the population of Chicago,
+ has as much power in this league of
Justice as the entire United States. If
Mr.. Wilson's League of Nations had
existed in 1898 and Spain had been
member, we would have been COM
PEELED to protect her territorial in
tegrity" and Cuba today would have
been colony instead of a free and in
dependent republic. Should this arbi-
tration fail, then, according to Article
16, the members of the League shall
severally contribute to the armed
force to be used to protect the cove,
nants of the League"
Mr.. Wilson was asked, "Will il
(the League) prevent war;" to which
he replied, Nothing will prevent war
but it will give US chance to tall
about it." And while the six months
consideration by the Council and the
three ensuing months before actor
can be taken Cart. 12) the bandits o.
| Mexico or the Bolsheviki of Russia
can commit all the depredations the!
like. A fine chance Belgium would
have had, had she been compelled as
member of the League to wait Mint
months before defending her borders
Now if the League can prevent war
why doesn't it do so. Thirty min
countries, according to the A B c
are now in the League; but we know
Eeighteen countries in Europe and ASH
are in a state of war today.
1t can't even cure what it woul
prevent.
Taking an X Y z view of Mr.. Viii
sons League, we find it not only eco
nomically unsound, but politically dan
gerous.
Those countries with whom wewoul
"pool' owe us $12,000,O00 which wi
be hard to collect What assurance W
have under Article % that our domes
} tic affairs shall not be interfere
with?
1t is politically dangerous because
robs us of our independence of actor
| scraps the Monroe Doctrine, break
| the Constitution of the United State
! takes the free out of freedom for Ell
| glish, French or japanese colonie
sacrifices our nationalism and will NJ
t prevent war, because based on fore
: as provided in Article 16 of the Coz
S enant.
: COURSES IN MEAT AND FRUT