The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

the campaign, with the decision well
known
distance Lends Entertainment
He made use of the homely prov
erb. Distance Lends Enchantment,"
calling attention to the fact that dur.
ing the century of the country's ex-
istence, when we had followed the adj
vice of Washington and jefferson and
kept aloof from entangling foreign al
lianees. all Of the nations of the world
had shown us respect and when we
had really spoken they had given
heed. He called particular attention
to Secretary of State 0lney's note to
England in the Venezuelan matter and
the positions of Hay and Knox in the
controversies between Germany. Jap
an and China
He then took up the difference in
the conditions after the war. and after
we had become very familiar with our
Allies. claiming that familiarity had
rbred contempt He said the first
thing President Wilson found. when
he sat down to the peace table. at
cost OF ten million dollars. was that
there had been a secret arrangement
between the other great powers--our
Allies-by which Japan was to have
Shantung. the heart of China. and
that while President Wilson protested
and insisted that it should not be. no
attention was paid to him and the
most diobalcal national disgrace in
the history of our country still stands
He quoted the passage from Ed
mond Burke taking the position that
mo men can act in concert success
fully to accomplish any purpose ex-
cept they are bound together by com
mon opinions. common affections and
common interests"
48 Nations with no Common Interests
He then called attention to the fact
that in this league there are already
IS nations, representing almost every
race and color with many religions.
including Buddhists. Commissions. Mo
hammadors. Greeks and many others,
, that have nothing whatever in com
;ion with either in thoughts. affec-
lions or interests with this country;
that before the war exactly the same
things were said for The Hague as
, are now being said for the league.
: and that it worked all right as long
as there was peace. bue IS sooH as one
: 1a..on wanted to 90 to war Il amount
Z ed 10 nothing
Nso that in spite OF the fact that
the present league has already been
functjoning for a year or more. there
! are % wars waging today, more ar
, less furiouly. and he asked: What
! could the United States do to stop
+, them If it were to join the league?'
He declared there was every reason
: Why we should not he in the league
: ard none why we should.
! Prof. I.ongstreet followed for the
affirmative, saying. in part:
My colleague has shown you tina.
: the first and overwhelming reason
why the United States should Join
, the League of Nations is that the
- league is the only presently feasible
, association of nations which has for
, its object the outlaviug Of war, and
j, shat il is absurd to suppose that the
United States. though with the com
: bined brains of Harding. a Reed aud
n Smoot can form another at this
time. He has shown you, in the sec
ond place. that This league is go
ing concern. doing things worth while
lin this troubled world. And, thirdly
he has shown you that the recent
Hight ON the league. due TO the devcl
opments at it. first congress at &c
neva. has removed forever the fool
isl objections OF uvcr-zcalous patriot,
and nationalist<
United States Needed in league
Tba ALTERNATIVES closes the argu
,s,tt with these two additional con
.sfd.ra,iore- Tb. fourth great r..,sol
ror i,lpju, Inc league. we ard need
I.d We arr needed i'm Inc Crca
r,,,.r al npace ana Reconstruction
i,st a.. ,rc ,sarr needed i'm thp da,l
davs Of 1919 aad tqlS. The American
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