The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07

which the tribunal can use properly
and advantageOusly, by all means lee
II be appropriated. would even go
further. | would take and combine an
that Is good and excise all that 10
bad from both organizations. This
statement Is broad enough to include
the suggestion that II the league,
which has heretofore riveted our con.
siderations and apprehensions. has
been so entwined and interviewer into
the peace OF Europe, that Its gsed
must be preserved In order to stabilize
the peace OF that continent, then it
can be amended or revised 50 that
we may still have q remnant Of world
aspirations in 1913 builded into the
worlds highest conception Of helpful
cooperation in the ultimate realiza-
ton.
II believe humanity would wei
come the creation Of an international
association for conference and
world court whose verdicts upon justi-
cable questions. this country In COM
mon with all nations would be both
willing and able TO uphold. The de-
ctsion Of such a court or the recon-.
mendations Of such conference could
be accepted without sacrificing on
our parf~ or asking any other power
to sacrifice one iota Of it's nationality.
"The Democratic nominee has spo-
ken about America abandoning her as
sOciates In war and deserving the
allied nations In establishing the
'leaguesof Versailles. l do not think
it longer necessary to challenge that
statement or pass further opinion upon
the unfortunate league. Il has AZ
ready been abandoned by Europe,
which had gone SO far as to accept
It by formal agreement In treaty. On
this subject, we are fully informed at
arst hand. Only the other day the
British premier said unresentfuliy
that the essential. eco-operation OF
America might involve some change,
az any rate, in the form Of the cove.
nant,' and he added with characteris-
tic outspokenness, 1T is quite posi-
BILE 1t might be change for the better
"Lfsten. further, TO the wise and far
seeing. former British ambassador,
who was not permitted to present his
credentials TO our executive.
On Our Own Terms.
"'As long, said ViscOunt Grey, hard.
~ month ago. AS long as the richest,
most powerful, the greatest both for
population and territory. Of the civil
lied countries OF, the world stands out.
side the league. the league will be un-
able to fulfill its destiny. To put II In
quite plain terms, the Americans must
be told that II they will only join tho
league they can practically name their
own terms Undoubtedly that Ii" the
fact. I ask: Is there any good rea.
son why we should not avail ourselves
Of this privilege? do not mean In
any arrogant or selfish way. but sim
ply as matter OF fairness and right
to our own people. Surely II is be-
coming, and duty as we'll. to safe
guard our own people, since II is wa
who are the main contributors, while
asking nothing for ourselves except to
participate In contribution to the
promotion Of world peace
A Valued Suggestion.
"yiscount Grey continues: The
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the task Of drafting reconstruction
scheme Then be suggests further
that a .committee of the -serate-we
must never forget the senate's rights
and duties In regard to foreign a..
fairs being REINFORCED by the mem
bers~of the house Of representatives.
and also by nominees Of the President,
and Supreme Court-could draw Mp
for the reconstruction Of
thD Ios ono which Enuld no ron 1pnant