Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-27

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great thar political governments would
be puppets in their hands and yet In
the light Of the happenings of the last
five years labor could not be blamed
The world is entitled to protection
against such slaughter as we have Just
gone through, and if the political gov
ernments fail to take tie necessary
steps the plain people will
World Now Closely Knit.
Internationalsm is coming-in fact
| il is already here. Inventions have
brought the people of the world close
/ together. The wireless and the cable
give us the happenings of remote parts
| Of the world in a few hours. Distance
| has been destroyed. We are becom-
| ing neighbors in knowledge of each
other. whether we live on the same
continent or not. Modern transporta-
ton is shortening the time between
places An air service is in prospect
which promises to make London as
near New York tomorrow as Chicago
is today.
We already have a successful inter
natiOnallsm In finance and credits. Big
business long ago obiiterated national
lines The commerce of the world is
already organized internationally.
The important question at this time
is what form will the new information
alism take? Will it be an internation-
allsm Of organized dollars? Ii so, the
world is in serious danger of finan-
cIal autocracy WIN it be an inter-
natiOnalism of organized labor? IL
this happens il means the dictatorship
OF the proletariat. Both are equally
undesirable No part Of the people
should be permitted TO enforce their
will upon the rest one kind of slav-
cry is as bad as another. The great
ma jority of the human race wants
freedom not advantage. II Is not am
bilious 10 dictate-it win not be die
tated to.
A League Of Nations is the solution.
II is union Of the nations Of the
world and as the nations Of the world
represent al the people of the various
states such a combination is demo
cratic That It is necessary Is
plain Rivalry for markets, com
petition for trade, are bound to
lead to war unless we have an agree
ment that these and other problems
will be submitted to arbitration. 1t
is not necessary 10 submit questions
involving national honor. Few of such
questions ever directly provoke war.
1t is when nations fighting each other
for markets reach a point of positive
disagreement that they begin calling
each other names, These insults
wound honor. war results.
Peace Table Proves Worth.
A League of Nations is a CoDtinu-
auce Of the peace table. and notwith-
standing The Wranglings Of the pres
en-: peace table there would have been
war ia Europe before this # It was
not sitting in Par's. TWO cases serve
to Illustrate. The coal fields of upper
settle between Poland and Germany
would have been a cause of war X
the peace table was not in existence.
Poland had troops on the border. Ger
many had her soldiers at the frontier
one thing. and one thing alone IRE
vented var--it was the fear of the
peace table. The same facts de
scrbcd the controversy between Po-
land and Czecho Slovbkla; war has
been avoided by the peace table sub
hitting The Teachen question to vote
of the people of the territory.
No League of Nations will have
much effect upon the tuure peace Of
Europe which does not include the
Cnhed States. The nations of Europe
DO not trust each other. Every one
respects the fact that the United
Sltes does not Seek territory in En-
rops. This gives our country The
commanding place as the one di>,n-
tereSicd power In the world With
This moral force we can do much TO
maintain the poace Of the world.
The propaganda Of revolution com
ing ont of holSheyik Russia. urging the
workers to organize an international
Dictatorship IF ~" proleta lat and
seize the world. IS not nea Iy rs dam
serous 10 the peace of the world as The
political heckliug against the League
Of Nations