Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-24

| once seemed at The Hague to be a
mere academic discussion, has become
a positive outstanding need of facing
| Certifying actaaities. This makes vast
| ~ easier the task of so strengthening
| The Hague Tribunal as to render its
| Just DEGREES either acceptable or en-
| forceable. 1t is not uncommon for the
| advocates of the League of Versailles
% contrast unfavorably The Hague Tri-
odnal upon the ground that the
tribunal lacks teeth Very well, lets
put teeth into it. If in the failed
League of Versailles there can be
found machinery which the tribunal
can use properly and advantageously.
by all means let it be appropriated. |
| would even go further. / would take
and combine all that is good and ex-
else all that is bad from both organ
zations This statement is broad
| enough to include the suggestion that
il the League, which has heretofore
riveted our considerations and appre-
tensions, has been SO entwined and
| interviewer into the peace of Europe
that its good must be preserved in or
der to stabilize the peace of that con-
| tincnt, then it can be amended or re-
vised so that we may still have rem
nant of world aspirations in 1918 build
ed into the worlds highest conception
| of helpfal cooperation in the ultimate
| realization.
| Il believe humanity would welcome
the creation OF an international asso-
citation for conference and world
| court whose verdicts upon justifiable
| 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 part or ask
ing any other power to sacrifice one
iota of its nationality.
| THE Democratic nominee has spok-
| en- about America abandoning her as
| sociates in war and deserving the allied
nations in establishing the League Of
| Versailles. do not think it longer
| necessary to challenge that statement
or pass further opinion upon the I'M
| fortunate league. 1t has already been
|
| SO far as to accept it by formal agree
| ment in treaty. On this subject, we
| are fully informed at first hand. Only
| the other day the British Premier said
unresentfully that the essential CO
| operation of America might involve
some change at any rate in the form
| of the covenant and he added, with
characteristic outspokenness, 1t is
quite possible it might be a change for
the better
Listen further to the wise and far
seeing former British Ambassador,
who was not permitted to present his
credentials TO our executive.
GAS long, said yiscount Gray,
hardly a month ago. as long as the
richest, most powerful, the greatest
both for population and territory, of
the civilized countries of the world
stands outside the League, the League
will be unable to fulfill it's destiny
To put it in quite plain terms, the
americans must be told that if they
will only join the League they can
practically name their own terms. I'm
doubtedly that is the fact | ask, is
there any good reason why we should
not available ourselves of this priyi-
lege? do not mean in any arrogant
or selfish way, but simply as a matter
Of fairness and right to our own peo-
pie. Surely il is becoming and dut
as well, to safeguard our own people
since it Is we who are the main con
tribltors, while asking nothing for our
selves except TO participate in con-
tr'bution TO the promotion of world
peace.
sFiscount Gray continues, The
Americans should be intrusted with
tie task of drafting a reconstruction
scheme Then he suggests further
that a committee OF the Sentative
must never forget the Senate's rights
and duties in regard to foreign affairs
beng reinforced By the members of
The House OF Representatives and also
by nominees OF the President, and SUI
preme coIrt--could draw up sugges-
Ions for the reconstruction of the
League, which would be consonant
with the feelings not of one, but of all
parties in America
FRANKLY | value that suggestion
very hisnly. because it is proffered OBJ
yiously in helpful and friendly sp rit
and reveals an important Old World
opinion oh the necessity of amendment.
revision or reconstruction. 1t compre.
bends substantially what | would pro.
pose to DO il elected President
don't mean precisely that 1t would
be clearly unwise to undertake specific
suggestions or 10 attempt to pass upon
sugges oa% now. What is in my mind
is the wisdom OF calling into real con.
ference the ableSt and most expert
enced minds of this country. from
whatever walks OF life they may be
derived. and without regard TO party
utilization, to formulate a definite
lracucfl plan along the lines already
indicated for the cons Iteration of the
controlling foreign powers.
The objection. strongly uttered in
some quarters, that this course would
involve the reconvening of the entire
convention, may be regarded as
very Slight one. The acceptance of
our proposals by the new principal