South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-09
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LEAGUE or NATIONS

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has expended for all other purposes
since we became a nation
.. What familiar parallel can YOU
suggest?
A Participation in the League of
Nations is financially ia the nature
OF FIRE insurance. one makes an
easy annual payment in order 10
avoid sudden and heavy financial
strain.
.. Is the probable nature Of an
other world war such as TO justify
all efforts TO prevent it?
A. Yes. Owing To scientific methods
of warfare, never used or invented
before the great war. fighting has
grown dangerous To "a degree un-
known i'm previous wars. After April
s. 1918. when the Germans first
successfully used poison gas, men of
science i'm the employ of European
armies began mcthOdicaIly to study
the question of chemical killing. A
result the total known loss I'm the
great war was nearly 100000
soldiers dead, besides more than
5000 900 civilians dead OF epidemics.
starvation, accidents of war. or mas
sacre
.. What has been the losses i'm
previous wars?
A. In all the wars of the nine
teenth century. only 100000 sol
diers were killed.
Q. Are the methods OF scientific
warfare being developed?
A Yes. The invention of new lethal
methods, begun only in 1915. is prac-
tically sure TO continue. i'm spite Of
the peace.
Q. Does modern war AFFECT women
and nOn-COmbatants?
A. Yes The great war showed
that nations must henceforth mo-
Billie all their labor in order To in
sure the last pound of munitions.
Ia ;his work women are almost as
important as men; and 10 reduce
the labor power Of your enemy is a
steI toward victory. As "a result
women and other n-COmbatants
can no longer be spared from at
taCks by aircraft and longdistance
guns. owing TO our fortunate silua
ton, we ourselves may be exempt
for a long period from any war Of
this intensity. But Europe, without
some strong and new paci ng in
fueuce. may easily drift on toward
another general war. With the fur
Their Improvement in lethal methods
/ inevitable during the next decade,
such a war would mean virtual eX-
termination for several European
nations.
Q. But are there not other agencies
than the league? Dock not The
Hague peace conference exist To pre-
vent and ameliOratc wars?
a. Yes il exists, but that is all
The Hague has no machinery TO
prevent international friction from
developing into crisis. Neither has ii
the machinery 10 enforce it's deCi-
sion. whereas the league has the
economic boycott. The Hague cannot
compel nations 20 resort 10 arbitra
ton. IT, has no means OF working
10 remove causes OF war
Q. As a substitute for the League
OF Nations II has been proposed 90
put teeth into The Hague tribunal
What does that mean?
A III this means anything il Is a
proposal 20 back up the decisions of
the Hague court with force In that
as no provision OF the league cove
iuant even approaches. Such a plan
T would not be acceptable 10 the otner
nations OF the world, which granted
/ the League Of Nations an The au-
thority they cared 20 grant TO an
international body.
lCopyrisht. 1920.
Tomorrow Mr.. Irwin will answer
thC question: What eminent Amcri-
can leaders besides President Vii
son have favored a league for peace?