Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04
AMERICAN MOTHERS.

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s1illions Of American mothers hsd
+o+send their sons to battle in Europe,
bccause there was no League OF Ma
tio44iis in ..l9l4 to- deter GERMANY ana
Austria from forcing WARMTH -SerV'a |
ala Russia. If 40 nations had oerh
nsscciat,M lin. nj league to boycott
,Sd if that were not enough. to use
fdrce against, nation that should
BTsak the wtof!d's peace, Germany.
asa Austria would have given atten-
tsass, to-, efforts at negotiation or az
hiration. The World War would not
saye occurred. ...... =.
sOur relations with Austria arr
Sight, and with servia are much
Sl1shter. but the outrage OF austria
81 Servia lighted fire that spread
asfoss the Atlantic and Americans
had to settle war that began IN tn"
balkans. There was nothing but
TIE mailed fist and the shining
sword to settle q quarrel between
rations, and If Austria wished to
arrowhead and disable Servia she felt
HAT, with Germany on her side. she
could affor to do it. because there
Vas no: League Of Nations to prevent
Var. !. .: =,
%AndSif we main;.outsidc Of the
>Eaague Anglican :nlothers. will haze
Sssend THEN. sons;to'war'in foreign
SSuntry again, Quarrels will occur
Introversies will arise which may
fihi;Gt Weld to argument; for the. League
IF Nations without the United States
,&fl be m,r:h less potent than :. it
syDuld be- with US Sooner. or later;
,fhere will DC resort to force by
Some nation because the League
without the United States did MT
adok formidable enough. and when
TIE trouble was started it would be
pretty apt to. reach US. as the World
War did. American mothers wi ]
again be- Required 'to- give up their
Sons to end war and bring peace
again to the world.
,saEvery .Amtattad Mother should
Fpte next .mqath y,fery the League Of
Nations. !, So far. jas. anything. human
Can do It, that wifi save her sun,
From ever hayinsg to. go abroad to
Eight for; the worlds. peace, Instead
r. impelslin$s hef So1f: trticlc X'is
sbe only safeguard for him. Ii we
spd the other, nations, 10 or more in
sgmber, will,givv taca other the as,
Mrance contained IN that article, no
Nation will Violate the peace. Tn
Ssds against it'ywould be too. great.
- would BE- extremstcs iimarobab.e
Sst .,thsre workt, 3s ai!v g5isRstbIFF::.
Hhe/ mere fact of the League would
Rsall probability deer even the most
truculent nation from breach Of the
peace. # it did not the commercial
boycott wor!d almost certainly max"
sbe rccacitrant nati"nf incapable Of
SAsrying on the war. asat if-'mor4
than that were needed, the, nation
dearest the disturber Of h& tpgacc 4
Would be called to suppress it. I'm
Rss the trouble were in the Western
hemisphere. the United States would
sat he one of the neighboring ma
lions. and. in any event. Congress
You'd decide whether 20 act on the
Nommendation of the Council of the
Etasue in which Council the United
Ssates would have one representa-
tiSc who could block any action adj
xSrsc TO our interests because the
Council has to BE- unanimous.
SThus every American mother will
seizure her own peace OF mind and the
xasety Of, her. son, and the assurance
that he will not BE- ca:icd OF to fight.
IN, securing q Democrstic. victory,
Which will nut the United States in
to, the League " CO. .s*'s.<