Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-27

stitute for the present League of Nations, which
he was inclined to oppose.
It will be remembered that during the cam
paign Elihu Root went abroad at the invita-
ton of the allied powers to help organize an in
ternational tribunal for the consideration of
world disputes. President Harding has referred
to such a court as the nucleus for his "asso-
citation Of nations" that he talks so much about.
Now the international court, which the great
leader of Republicanism, did so much to es-
tablish, is about to begin to function. This
country has been invited to mama judges for
the International court. But the invitation
comes through the League of Nations, of which
the new international court is a part. This
was to be expected, of course. but somehow or
other the irreconcilables' in the senate seemed
to think that a way would be devised for the
league to eliminate itself. They. apparently
forget that the league is a real. going concern
accepted in good faith by forty-two of the
leading nations OF the world, which includes all
there are worth mentioning excepting Germany
Russia, Turkey. Mexico, and the United States.
Mr.. Root tells his fellow Republicans that
the only way they can get the international
court is through the League of Nations re-
CARELESS of what they may think of the league
itself. 1t is an embarrassing moment for those
Republicans who refuse to have anything TO 90
with anything, good or bad, with winch wood
row Wilson has been connected. But now that
they have had offered to them through the
League of Nations that which they have been
pointing to as the one best means of handling
International problems they hesitate to reject 1t
because of the tremendous sentiment In this
country in favor Of some such means for avoid
ing wars in the future.
AS a matter of fact. the League of Nations Is
ooins TO become more and more embarrassing
70 tho administration as long as it refuses to go
into it in one form or another. The longer the
,aa II functions the more important 1t is going
to become and the more widely is its influence
to be felt. No one contends that the league
as it was originally planned was perfect. The
nations now in it are ready to amend ana aiter
It's provisions. The United States is invited to
stipulate on what conditions 1t VIII join the
,eapre so that civilization may stand as a unit In
this great forward movement.
The international court which Elhu ROOT
helped to organize promises to be one OF the
greatest forces ever created for reaching a
neaceful settlement of all disputes that arise be-
tween nations. The United States, as one OF
the greatest civilizing forces in the world can
not afford to remain out of it. The vast amount
of good that this nation can achieve by joining
with the other nations in a movement OF TINS
kind will more than offset any temporary dis
advantage that some imagine will be oeri'eo
nv this country in its participation.
America now has her chance to sraceluis
.oin the other nations in this great movement
toward a permanent world peace. The inter-
national court offers the opportunity VIII 'he
leaders at Washington be big enough 10 MAXI
the most of this opportunity or VIII they con-
,inue to pout and make faces claiming every
technical right that may be theirs IN the oNi-
sion of the worlds spoils, yet refusing 10 I'LL
A. finger toward sharing the buroens Which
every other nation is taking up as us part To-
ward the advancement of civilization ana 'ne
welfare Of mankind?