Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-08-20

lawed nation viii be bOycOfted by all
the other members Of the League and
will find itself cut off from both bust
ness and social communication with
the rest of the world
How IT Will Prevent Wars.
II is not claimed that the League of
Nations will do away with war alto
geifer Every possible provision that
human intelligence can devise will he
made 10 settle International disputes
peaccahly. Rul should all these meas
ures fail and two nations go to war,
this is what will happen
II both parties to the dispute have
observed the rules of the League, the
other nations will stand back and let
them fight il out. War under such
circumstances is difficult to imagine,
however because before the angry ma
tions will he allowed TO fight in ac-
cordance with the rules of the League.
so much time must elapse that in all
probability their anger will cool and
they will reach an amicable under
standing.
nation will 60 to war in defiance OF
the League, and every precaution has
been taken to suppress such a nation
by the immediate use Of the united
power Of the other nations. If inter-
national boycott failed TO bring her
to terms she would have to face a
combined international army and
navy. The founders of the League be-
lieve that the mere possibility of such
situation will prevent any nation
from violating it's agreement. Does
anyone think that Germany would
have begun war five years ago If she
had known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
her?
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition to settling international
disputes peaceably the League Of
Nations will provide means for doing
much of the worlds work more sys-
tematically and effectively than can
be done now when each nation is
working only for itself. The people
you know best and like best are those
who work with you on the same job.
1t will be the same way with the
nations Of the future. The more they
work together, the sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other.
For example, the League will estab-
lish an international organization for
the lettering Of labor conditions in
different countries, for the protection
OF women and children and the native
inhabitants of civilized and semi civil
lied countries One of Germany's
greatest crimes has been her barba-
rous treatment of the helpless people
in some of her colonies. One Of the
chief tasks of the League will be to
look after peoples that are not strong
enough to protect themselves.
The League will appoint commits
siOns to take charge Of various inter
national undertakings so that they
may be carried on, not for the benefit
of any one nation, but for the benefit
of the whole world. Provision will be
made for promotion of fair and equal
| trade conditions
These are only few of the benefits
| the world will derive from the League
AS time goes on we shall find more
and more tasks at which the nations
| can work in common and greater
number of opportunities to remove
causes which stir up jealousies ant
| animosities between races and peoples
Objections Answered.
| OF course we cannot hope to make
the great changes such as the League
of Nations will bring about without
opposition Fortunately the war ha.
| taught MS the great advantages u
! international cooperation. Ii was
only by good team work that the FREE
liberty loving nations were able Il
whip Germany.
The treaty which the United State.
Senate is debating obligates the mem
beers of the proposed League to pro
tect one another against attack from
enemies outside their own boundaries
bent upon conquest Although fhi!
agreement tArticle Y of the Cove
nanD is vital TO any arrangement
which seeks to prevent war; il ha
been attacked on the ground that |
would draw the United States int,
wars in various parts of the world AM
force us 10 send our boys to hight il
quarrels which did not concern u.s.
We should remember, however, tina
the main purpose of Article Y IL I
frishten nations tempted to wars o
conquest from yielding to the tempta
ton. by the certainty that they will b
crushed If they begin such a war b.
a universal boycott and a union o
forces of the world against them /
big war breaks out again, the Unite
States will be foi ced To take part il
1t whether we have League u
Nations or not. We tried hard enoug
to keep out of the war with German
but found we couldn't
A little war contrary to the Leagn
rules could be handled by the power
close at hand. Certainly 1t would nc
be necessary to send American troop
TO suppress nm uprising in the Balkan
when prompt action by the armies q
Italy or some other nearby powerfr
nation could suppress the fracas h