The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-18

is for some half dozen men to
shoulder the responsibility and re-
lieve US of the burden. at is not
question of devising the machin-
cry to carry out the thought of the
people, Mr.. Rihbany said. GLOW
manv are engaged in peace promo
ton? We want a statesman to do
it all, and don't know what we
want.
We are divided into various
groups with no real unity within
ourselves that addresses itself to
the soul. Each grou~ is trying to
see how much it can get out of the
other groups. We think we should
have internationaEsm when we
have not achieyed nationalism. We
are trying to educate groups voca-
tionally. We don't have the uni
versal mind. We encourage the
analytical at@the expense Of the
synthetical. Svnthetical philoso-
ply has been broken up.
"HoW are we encouraging world
peace? AS soon as The muzzle of
the cannon had cooled in the late
war tn esuspicions came back
which led US into the war. Sus-
picion arose between the japanese
and as and between the English
and US. What are we doing to
lessen or kill this suspicion? We
claim our friendship is loyal, but
we cannot weaken our armament
programme.
In the war This country did
nobly, helpingsto destroy a mon
, strouS Power intent on destroy
ing what wehold precious. If,
now, there Should be a mighty
wave of rublic interest in peace,
if assemblages of business men,
professional men, sane preachers
and others should advocate sending
delegations to England to study
them and urge them to come to
study Us and so come to under
stand each other, the heart and
soul of the people would be so
aflame with concord that there
would be no necessity for a League
Of Nations. If nations are friend
ly and without suspicion why
should there be need for a treaty,
military or even commercial?
Force is needed only because
nations do not trust each other.
We are not afame for peace Is
we were for war. How many
people in this country are laying
aside the question of personal gain
to discuss such subjects?
'We are the real peacemakers,
the statesmen are but the tools in
our hands and they reflect US like
chess players in the game of d.
plomacy".
MIR. Rihbany characterized the
League of Nations as but league
of whispering chancellories suspi-
eious of each other. His talk n
clpded description Of the scene
at Versailles when the covenant
was voted in, as seen by him from
a position so close to the confer
ence table that there could be no
difficulty in seeing the proceedings
as they actually were.
He said that we are expecting
a good many great things from
this administration. 1t is made
up of as strong men as the nation
can furnish but a great world
bankruptcy is on their hands and
it is unfair to expect miracles. The
people have set back and are
criticizing again. War problems
are easy but the problems Of peace
are staggering and people are try
ing to be emancinated from their
responsibility. The problem of all
the ages has been the indifference
of the people. If the nations mean
peace me people can accomplish It
quickly but the people do not
want it. The profteer is not
peaceful man, nor are others
peaceful who are striving to 20
forward at the expense of their
neighbors.
"Leaders", Mr.. Rihbanv observ-
ed, are borlg not physically bu.
spiritually and psychologically out