Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
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NOT A r t

1t isn't right that the League of
Nations should be made q football
for ofice-seeking politicians to kick
around,
The League of Nations is a reality.
No longer may it be called a human
dream. 1t is a living, moving force.
spreading all over the world. South
America, Africa, Australia, all are
practically unanimous in support of
the League Of Nations. Europe, ex-
cepting the former enemy countries
and Bolshevik Russia, are In the
League of Nations. So is all of Asia
excepting Siberia. now controlled by
The Reds, and the Turk. Canada,
TOO, Is marching with the world to
make future wars impossible and to
promote a brotherly feeling between
nations.
And with such a thing American
politicians would play!
Oh, yes; there r some politicians
who pretend to believe there is no
League of Nations. They would have
you think the League OF Nations to-
day exists but in vapory form. mere
ly upon paper. and not in fact. But
you cannot believe them il they ar
que in that fashion, for the average
American is no ostrich, hiding his
head in shallow sand. He is holding
his head high, and seeing what is
going on before his eyes. He sees
three-fourths of the world e~nleagued
10 prevent future wars. And he sees
his own country keeping pace with
those who cannot nov be permitted
into the League of Nations. the
rscent foes of world freedom, and
The Bolshevik crowd Of Petrograd.
Not only is 1t true that the League
of Nations now embraces countries
with a combined population of a bill
lion, two hundred million. but 1t Il
functioning. as a League of Nations
according to the program laid down
at Versailles.
The League Of Nations this day Is
working to end warfare. 1t is hand
ling difficult international problems
In the saar Valley, in Danzig. in for
mer Turkish dependencies, and else
where. The plan of the international
court which Elihu Root played such
an important part IN forming. has
just been made public by the council
OF the League of Nations. This
plan shows this great international
tribunal resting solely on the league
and functioning as a part of 1t. Sec
rotary of War Baker has shown that
the league has already been the
means of preventing one war. The
dispute between Sweden and Finlanc
over the possession OF some islands
in the Baltic was referred to the
league for settlement. Had there
been no league Sweden would doubt
less have taken forcible possession
OF the islands and Finland woult
have felt called upon to resist will
force which, of course. would hav'
meant war. The League OF Nations
furnished a means for peaceful set
Element. The league has alread!
done more, within the past year, Il
end the thing called secret diplo
macy" than was done in the twent!
centuries before.
We care not whether Cox or Hard
ing wins in the coming election, tn
United states cannot stay out Of thi
great civilizing force. Cox woulc
go into the league practically on tn
lines as laid down in the treaty o
Versailles. Harding. after declaring
the league is dead, finally admit
that IL it Is foun that II mas De
come SO interviewer with the peac
Of Europe that it cannot be ignored
favors accepting all that is goo
and necessary in it, too. He vii
find, as every Thoughtful man real
ICES, that nine-tenths of the leagu
covenant will be necessary.
NO longer. then. should the Lea
CUE of Nations be made the play
thing Of political parties. Vote 70
Harding or Cox, as you will, 20
cannot get away from the vital fore
that he League of Nations. has a.
sumed and is destined to u
world affairs-afairs in which tn
United States must take a leadir
part.
TIE PROSECUTORS WARNING