South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-21
UST ALrTTLE SUGGESTION FOR PRES'T-
ELECT HARDING AND HIS NEW
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
SsUMING that perhaps Pres't-elect Hal

4 SSUNING that perhaps Pres t-elect harding
y is stu without constructive idea as TO
4 the form that his proposed new association
Of nations" Is to take. PERHAPS may venture
. suggestion It IS only a suggestion. All the fears
% the opponents Of the present League. seem TO
be centered about the Balkans-southeastern Eu-
rore-and in consequence. very naturally. the new
association Of nations" must center its efforts upon
that vicinity
We have heard much OF the needs or that
ny and from reports there is little that civilized
man wants that is not either wholly lacking or
marked by an insufficient supply. The head Of 4
committee OF relief in Serbia stresses particu
ar need and 81 IS from this that We take our tip
Tho form that the new association Of nations"
might well assume. according TO this would be 20
found soap factory. say in Geneva. just across
The lane the hall OF the League Of Nations
and provide soap to the southeastern region.
According to the report in question, lack OF this
commodity. 90 common in this country. has caused
epidemic OF skin diseases. The effects that some
times follow n liberal application OF soap together
with clean clothes are no less astonishing than the
appeal Give a Serbian Montenegrin bath
and a clean outfit OF clothing ard he will
times Quit banditting and go to work. From the
manner IN which the importance Of soap is stressed
IL appears that southeastern Europe suffers
greatly from dirt as for want Of something 10 eat.
For long the Balkans have had unenviable rePu-
tation but Il may have been due to an insufficient
supply OF soap. II a bath and clean clothing
az potent TO alter the character OF the people OF
that region 10 be indicated the means to
reduce them state Of peace and industry should
be obvious
While the war was in progress stories were
lated OF how attractive to Germans piece of
soap Prisoners were said to be able bride their
captors with a. Germany short OF fats and fats
are necessary 70 soap-making. Southeastern Europe
may never have been prodgal in the OF
before the but II the people have discovered
it's value in pacifying and energzing, there may be
hope for the future Hitherto soap may
oeen considered an essential TO the successful prose
cution OF war. We were told that food will win
the war" Perhaps IN the future It will be threat
Of the scarcity OF soap that will prevent war. but
if a liberal use of soap will turn the Balkans into
ways OF peace and industry the world could we'll
afford 20 somehow furnish II.
Another thing Among the complaints against
the present League Is the one that it would cost
this country something help finance IL. The Hard
ing soap factory substituted for the League might
by selling output TO the Serbs, MOntenegrins
etc, at a profit be able not only TO finance the
new association OF nations behind It, but could
perhaps declare dividends sufficient TO finance fu-
ture presidential campaigns, enable US to re-
move the tariff from toothpicks and put fiddle
strings the 1ree ISL Inc possibilities OF pIO-
ject are wen-nigh unlimited and Mr.. Harding is
10 be our president with an EYE to biz"
Get IT, A liberal application OF soap TO the Bal
kaus and you Danish skin diseases. turn banditry
industry. pacify and energize the people, have
a substitute for food in war. II there must be war
and meanwhile. by conformity to the laws Of
cconornics-have an association OF nations" that
Is not only self-sustaining, but which. efficiently
managed. may be able 70 finance the governments
OF its members. II ought 10 make hit with the
other powers; those that have been foolish as
10 90 into the League Prospectus in hand, some
wise promoter like Henry Cabot Lodge. Philander
C. Knox Ellhu Rotor Herbert Hoover,-ought
to find it easy to bury the League" beneath so
benefcent a project
or course we do not mean intrusive. We
merely suggest Il IN passing thinking perhaps It
may come IN handy when Pres't-elect Harding sits
down with those best minds 20 work out his new
association OF nations Plan.
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