Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
WE STAND WITH MEXICO

backward of fully civilized ma
tons. 1t has rejected the oppQr
tunjty to associate itself will
other Powers in the greatest ad
vance for better, safer and hap
pier conditions for mankind anC
for nations that has been made
in all history. All the Latin
American countries of South and
Central America have now be-
come members of the League Of
Nations. They have pledged
their support to the covenant OF
peace. Venezuela even has
joined the League. In the
whole New World only Mexico
and the United States stand
aloof, and for precisely the same
reason the violence and virul-
ence of their domestic politics.
King Haakon of Norway read
US a lesson yesterday when, in
reciting the declaration of the
Storthing announcing the deci-
sion of the Norwegian Govern
ment to enter the League, he
said that to the eyes of the Nor
wegians this association of the
nations represents the most con.
siderable effort made up to the
present to develop the rule Of
justice among nations, and that
the future of the League depends
essentially upon a development
based on the accession of all civil
lized nations, a general limita-
ton of ornaments and the obi
cation to settle peaceably all in
ternational disputes in order to
avoid war. F"
1t is the purpose and certain
effect of the League to prevent
quarrels, to settle disputes pea
ceably if they arise. Yet parti-
san leaders of blind partisans
are still on their knees turning
their streaming eyes to heaven
in thankfulness that we have
not committed ourselves to per-
petual ENHANCEMENT in the bick-
erings of other nations. Here is
Senator Calder who says the
inevitable h a S happened.
France has seen fit to send her
army into Germany to protect
herself from any possible at
tack. Her action brings home
to US clearly what our response
"bility would be under the Lea
que of Nations as submitted"
Thomas Carlyle had a short,
blunt way of expressing his
opinion of men who pirate in that
fashion. Let us avoid his un-
feeling severity and point out to
Senator Calder that, if he and
other Republican Senators of his
had broken away
from the leadership of Mr..
Lodge and ratified the treaty six
ago, there would have
been no occasion for France to
send her troops to occupy Ger
man cities.
The Republicans of the United
States Senate destroyed the al
lance, under their assaults the
League broke down. The enc
my countries were quick to see
and seize their advantage. The
Turks rebelled against the con-
1itions of peace; the massacres
Of Marash were a consequence
Of the action of the Senate.
There were threatenings of war
between the Jugoslavs and the
italians because of the absence
Of any effective means of apply
inp pressure for Cancellation,
reason and justice. The reac-
tionary military demonstration
If Kapp in Germany was a direct
of the failure of the
failure of the Allies, through the
oerverse misbehavior of the
United States, to consolidate
heir victories by a unanimous
ratification of the Treaty and adj
1esion to the League covenant.
Now a similar conspiracy of mill
AIRY reaction is reported from
Bavaria. Impenitence is the
prevailing temper in Germany, |
ne Germans nope TO pr0flt by
lisunion among the Powers that
)ut them down. France knows
he German spirit, France took
steps in time to avert the coming
If the old danger in a new form.
There would have been moth
ng like this in Germany or in
Turkey or anywhere if the
United States had been true to
he obligations imposed upon it
~ honor and by international
morals. In the great marshall
ng of the forces of civilization
or justice and security and
,eace we placed ourselves in the
,ery forefront of the legion.
Then we deserted our post, we
altogether, we stand /
mart. we do not even bring up