The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-09-09

ganized and is now at work on the
beginnings Of a plan for universal
disarmament for submission to the
nations Of the world. Obviously, the
United States is not represented on
this commission.
4. A permanent Mandates Com
mission has been appointed, Gas pro-
vided for in Article XXI. Of the COW
enant), to supervise the administra-
ton of the territories and peoples
freed from German and Turkish rule.
The application Of this new principle
is vitality important to us, not only
from the standpoint Of freedom of
trade for American commerce, but
still more from the standpoint Of es-
tablishing a system of justice which
will prevent backward countries from
becoming the tinderbox of future
wars.
). The plans for a Permanent.
Court Of International Justice have
been completed and are ready for
submission TO the Assembly Of the
League at its meeting in November.
Mr.. Root served as a member of this
particular subdivision Of the Leagues
activity.
6. The Council will place before
the Assembly in November the pro-
posal for a joint committee to work
out the plans and principles Of eco
nomic blockade as the strongest guar
antee Of world peace and the greatest
restraint on a bandit nation that the
countries of the world have ever
agreed to put into effect. Unless the
United States is a member of the
League, il cannot join in forging this
powerful weapon.
Z. The Financial Conference called
by the League Of Nations for the last
of this month is the most important
international gathering since the Con-
ference of Versailles. The League
has brought together a mass of in
formation on world economic matters
such as has never been available be-
fore, covering such subjects as inter.
national finance, credits, currency, ex-
change, etc. At this conference,
which touches the interest and we'll
being of every nation of the world,
the United States will not be officially
represented.
8. Single-handed in Poland, with
funds provided by its members, the
League is fighting the typhus cpl
demic, doing its best to keep back
from the rest of the world the flood
of this fearful scourge. The estimat-
ed cost of this work is $4,000, 900.
The United States has no part in the
financing.
9. The League is undertaking the
task of repatriating the half-million
prisoners of war-Russians Germans,
Poles, Hungarians, Rumanians, ETC.,
who, due to lack of transit facilities,
are still retained in enemy countries.
1t is estimated that 100000 Of these
men will be returned to their homes
before Christmas.
10. The League has established an
international Health Office, bureau
TO fight the international exploitation
of opium and other drugs, and a d.
vision to suppress the international
trade in women and girls.
These points represent the main ac-
tivities of the League in the seven
months Of its existence. It is far
from wrecked" 1t is going ahead
most courageously, rapidly organic
ing its work, regardless of the United
States. We cannot destroy it, nor
can we substitute another league in
its place. Indeed, the latter conten-
ton is the sheerest absurdity. We
have only two choices-to stay out
side of a community of nations or
gained for cooperation and peace,
and thereby lose our whole place in
the world, TO say nothing Of our own
soul as a nation-or to come into the
League, with, reservations if we
think necessary, and put our Shout
der to the wheel in all those great
movements for which American for
eign policy has always stood"
Other articles explanatory Of the
League of Nations will follow from
time to time. I