El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24

ILLUSTRATING the kind Of League everybody can en-
dorse the InteTchurch World Movement Is an eAalPs
In theory AZ least all churches everywhere nave 0O1
interest Competition is keen even heToe al lssI Du
arises out Of the zeal with which each seeks 70 aooH
the one great end Of saving souls and beteTg human
dtious In theory st least this zeal is all unselsh au
i. n feorz no church seeks to benefit itself but only
humankind Therefore, though nay differ Wloey N
their beliefs as to theological creeds, there should o no
difficulty in cooperating to accomplish the common enc
lust as business men, Scent11c and proIessonai e anu
politicians combine for common purposes
In other words, men have learned, IN many human
affairs fix their minds the keneses rather than ne
differences they have learned to combine for united ef9It
toward common end though they may not give Up
their different beliefs The Intsrchurch World Movement
represents the united effort Of so different religious oe
nominations 10 introduce better system and more economy
into church and mission administration eliminating waste
and duplication while reaching more people more eTfecVe
Cooperation is TO be substituted for competition where pos
sbe and social service work at home and throughout tne
world Is to be given greater prominence.
There cannot be too much cooperation and promotion OF
common understanding among the peoples OF the WoIo
Every Kind League may be encouraged except one when
amounts to political alliance may threaten national
safety OF vital interests Let there be every conceivable
international organization for promoting social intercourse
study Of languages history, and art the development OF
science and invention and literature the better syseza
ton Of industry abor commerce. and trade, the study Of
political and sociological questions the promotion Of wora
travel for pleasure the protection OF WORKS Of " suoS
MONUMENTS places Of natural beauty copyrights and trade
marks the betterng Of international mall express and
freight service the consideration Of international currency,
exchange and finance generally, the spreading Of ideas OF
duty service to the race the utilizing Of unused ana
undsvsloped parts Of the earth the improvement Of trans
poraon; let there be international conferences OF law ana
political economy and international policy; let there be
international courts to which many matters could be re-
ferrsd-
But let Us decline to bind ourselves to do not to do
anything which may affect vital interests nation
We our purposes just, know strong as
have night be- and dc not need any other nation
group Of nations 70 dictate TO what IS the proper
course for Us to take IN any international difficulty
national enterprise We value their advice but must
not fear their power
In the French chamber Of deputies Just before the arms
toe premier Cemencsau made remark IN speech which
vei0usy reported in the Paris press One paper had
It. humanitaran but be French frst Another version
st is necessary to be humanitarian but let BE-
sensible cannot humanity BY injurng France
Aud still another paper reported the remark rather mort
at length thus: france has stood throrgh the centuries
for certain ideals Of political liberty that the world at last
accepts Nov let Us take that IN being humanitarian
do not cheat France Of what is her dueD Il nattsr
little which prsciss they all about the thing
and the sentiment may wei Be taken by Americans to hear
for the sake Of their nation. "One cannot hu
manity BY injuring the United States"
international contact and counsel good international
government and control bad far the United States
is concerned Let rs be world-uindeds but let Us b
Americans first.
The Versailles draft Of the League Of Nations undertook
to make permanent partition Of the earths surface, snt
10 guarantee all existing titles obviously attempt L
repeal fundamental biological law. Il laid stress th
rights OF small nations but had little nothing to say
about the duties Of nations The present distribution
the earhs surface fundamentally unjust yet the eagus
proposes guarantee its pemanenc England with q
percent Of the earth is perfectly wiling to accept uni