Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-01

from the problem to get the right view of
it and It is possible that France is too close
to the problem to see it in the right per-
pective.
Howev this may be. we are compelled
to say that we view with gravest concern
this whole indemnity situation, tense as it
now is. 1t looks to another world conha-
grafton unless diplomacy takes the place of
the mailed fist. The summoning of Foch to
London by Premier BRAND either means
business or a bluff"
The Herald cries to heaven for some way out
Of this difficulty without another appeal to arms
1t bemoans the fact that there is no court will
Jurisdiction in international disputes. 1t wants
a better method for settling differences between
nations than fighting or bluffing. Listen to its
wall:
In a deadlock like this isn't there a bet
ter way than either OF these? Men through
out the ages have settled their differences
in one of three ways-by brute force or in
the courts or through arbitration. AS there
is no court that has jurisdiction in the case
of nations there remains only two ways Of
settling the differences between Germany
and France, following the scheme of men
force of arms and arbitration, and force of
arms should be unthinkable at this time.
IF arbitration has worked we'll in settling
differences between men why shouldn't It
work well in settling this dangerous indem-
nifty question between Germany and
France"
The League of Nations. which the Herald OPP
1ozas 81 Hfoorously Is an earnpst attpmnt to
answer that last question. Advocates O: the
League of Nations have repeatedly pointed to
the progress of civilization as the one big reason
why it was time for the nations to work to-
yether and settle their affairs amicably just as the
has learned TO do. Naturally, each
nation would have TO surrender some of It's
rights just as tie individual has had
to surrender some Of his former rights IN sub
hitting to laws ard cI:stoms of nations. But
would it not be well worth giving up something
in view os what We stood 10 gain? The indiv!d-
ual has sound it worth while, why not the
Had the United states gone inJ0 ne League
of Nations forthwith and had the league been
function with all the power and prestige of
country btIllllu IT, VIII y AL Sto ~
lieves another war-cloud would be lowering
over Europe today due to the German indemnity
question? Who believes there would be any dis
pute over the mandates throughout the world
the dispute between the United States
and Japan over zap?
All of these thing would have come before
the League of Nations in regular form and the
influence of the United States would have been
thrown toward a peaceful and satisfactory set
Element. We would stand at the head of the
great international force. playing our full part
in world affairs. as we must do anyway, only
we would have been in a position to make our
count before such a crisis as now con-
fronts the world was reached.
In concluding its remarkable editorial the
Herald. offers as a solution of the indemnity
question that America act as arbiter. The Her
aid says:
1T is the belief OF the New York Herald
that as arbiter America could reach a just
settlement of this difference that would car
ry to the last ounce the indemnity Germany
is capable of paying and that this indemnity
so determined by a disinterested third party
"a big and powerful nation-woul be
met by Germany without protest"
But if the Herald and all the others that held
opinions regarding the League of Ma
tons. had agreed to America taking her right
ful place in the league the machinery for
America to act as arbiter would have all been
set and no other way would have been thought
Of. AS it stands today, we are powerless and
the Herald views the situation with alarm.
The one means of preventing the present
aho14;. -foFn he boo, ~aiao+od b1y tho TTpitad
senate backed by such Wilson haters as
tn New York Herald. Now that the situation
is getting beyond control those who refused to
allow America to exert her influence at a time
and in a manner that such influence would
have counted most. are in a panic to know what
20 do.