Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-24
DEpLORES ANTI-BRITISH TALK.

Editor Every Evening: League branded
by Senator Ball" This headline is prorni-
nent this morning on the front page Of
the Morning News. The Republican
Senator PLAYS on aoti-British sentiment
70 gam votes for his party against the
League Of Nations
Possibly IL might be prudent for the
United States 70 remain out of the League
Of Nations, but hope better reasons will
be found than the fear Of England. The
League il organizing and gaining strength
and as time passes IL Is becoming evident
that while the United States would be
welcomed By other members Of the League
their disappointment will not be intensely
bitter if this country stays out. The
League is likely 10 do very well without
the United states, and IL IL for this country
to decide for itself what its own interests
and honor demand.
At the present time 81 nations have
united in the League and already great
results have been achieved. Perfect eff
cheney could not reasonably be expected
IN an organization so vast and 80 recently
assembled, especially when its early func-
tioning is impeded by the disturbed State
Of Europe Under its direction World
Labor Conference Of 20 nations has been
held and other important conferences are
being arranged. These viii have far
reaching effects. An international Court
Of Justice Is being created. Plans have
been drawn up for international dLsarma-
ment and health protection and man
dates have been established over l3,OD0,-
900 people Of the backward races Il -
governing one of the richest provinces and
one of the most vital ports OF Europe.
1t Is supervising the execution OF the
Peace Treaties and i labOring 70 tran
quilize the irritable nations Of the old
world after the strain of war and 10 con-
fine within limits the fires OF revolution
Without doubt many great things vail De
accomplished by the nations OF the League,
even should the United States elect I'd re-
main outside TO indulge its liberty OF
criticism.
1t seems TO me, however, unfortunate
that the anti-British feeling should be
aroused TO activity in this political cam
paign. In Great Britain and in Canada
[ found universally the utmost friendli-
ness to this country. pro-Germans and
their sympathizers in this country prob
ably hate the British, but why should
such personal feelings be a factor Ii do
mestic politics? Senator Ball provides the
answer when he says the constitution OF
the League paved the way for the
eventual domination of the League and
of the entire world by England. he
apparently appeals 10 voters 10 oppose
England by electing the Republican party
10 keep this country out of the League.
The Senator from Delaware is too COM
plimentary to English power be assumes
that 40 nations have become willing vic
Tins or have been hypnotized into IN
consciousness of the fate awaiting them.
They certainly have not betrayed fear
of England that seems 60 have seized the
Senator. He also assumes that Uncle
Sam introduced into the hons den would
be doomed TO subjugation by the mother
country, and says America St9tuS under
the Versailles pact would be worse than
that prevailing in l776, when the country
was under British rule. | wonder any
one actually believes that II Uncle Sam
cannot trust himself within the sphere OF
English influence in company with 40
other nations, he perhaps should not enter
the League of Nations until he grows up.
| do not share the Senators fears for the
safety of this country In such august
company. He seeks TO raise the bogy of
English supremacy by saying History
showed that England was not slow to use
ltCi blMtA WITH II hAS~ti4k NtAfA-NeANi0lS'A
He ought TO know that history shows no
such thing
The special cause Of his fesr for the
safety of this great Republic IN the League
is the six votes in the Assembly OF the
League held by members of the British
Empire. He attacked the clause in the
League giving England SIX votes and
America one That is not true. England
does not possess Sin votes. England is
not the United Kingdom and the United
Kingdom, OF which England IS part,
has one vote like the United States.
Canada has one vote like Haiti or Panama,
and why not? Canada has no representa-
tiyes in the British Parliament. Does
anyone IN America want to see Canada
disenfranehised in world politics after her
heroic sacrifices in the war? Has she not
won the right 10 be represented in
League of Nations as we'll as Haiti or
Panama or Guatemala? No delegate of
the British government can represent
Canada or South Africa or Australia or
New Zealand or India in the League of
Nations. Would Americans desire any
League of Nations TO be without repre-
sentatives of these great democracies and
India? They govern themselves and the
political thread that holds them to the
British throne is very slender, though the