Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-02
HARDING S PLAN
IS LIKE WILSON,
SENATOR BoRAH OF IDAHO SEES
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
LIKE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
latest Proposals Lack Definition And
Form is Argument SIT Forth
BY Senator From Far
Western State


heed to form nor yet defined. But
pm what one gathers here and thsre
Is the old league of nations with pos
ply some reservations under another
ime. 1t will be engaged in precisely
e same kind of work and doing the
bme things that were proposed by the
hague. 1t is not what you call 1t. but
fhat Ii is that counts.
Fundamentally and in the practical
Workings of the association of nations
u will not differ from the league of ma.
lions. l see no reason therefore why
the forty-three nations which have
3igned the league of nations Should
be asked to abandon ii and transfer
their names to an association OF ma
Hons. IL we want to 20 into this kind
bf u proposition there Is no reason why
we should not experiment with the one
they have.
! 1t lie claimed by the advocates OF the
league that the present league has
been of service to Europe. If so, there
is no reason for asking Europe to
6crap the old league and try q new
bne.
If we are going into Europe we ought
10 go In. If we are not, we ought not
b be handing her new league every
inety days. She will likely conclude
That after the next presidential eiec
,tion she would have another League.
4 see no difference whatever In joining
the present league and Joining a new
league by another name.
The United States operates under d
written constitution. Great Britain
has no written constitution. One OF
the arguments being put forth now In
favor OF the association of nations is
that Mr.. Wilson made mistake in giv-
ing his plan written constitution that
we should adopt the British idea ana
undertake to conduct the league or
any association without any written
constitution or written covent whatev-
er, In other words, that the new asso'
citation will consist of representatives
of different governments coming to-
gether with no limitation upon theii
Jurisdiction or power or authority OF
other than their own discretion. 4
conclave of diplomats sitting behind
closed doors with nothing to direct OF
limit their powers save their own VIII
and discretion would be rather In.
teresting proposition. I am inclined
to think that IL the American people
choose a league they will choose one
which has its powers defined. or a
least make an attempt to define them
rather than trust their destiny to tn,
unbridled discretion of few men.
Lloyd George suggested some time
ago. according to the press dispatches
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance be ex
tended to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ese alliance and that this alliance take
upon itself the duty of administering
China. Now, II Is said, that such nj
alliance would be wholly objection
able to the American people, but tina
under an association OF nations tn
same thing could be efrectuated an,
accomplished. 1t Is also being urge'
that while the people OF the Unite'
Stataes would not be willing to form
an alliance with France and Grea
Britain to guarantee the security o
France, the same thing could be &c
compllshed under an association OF ria
lions without any constitution.
II Is also urged that the information
al debt could be more successful
manipulated through the association
All of which things simply discIos
that the associations is another nam
for the league with some additions
and more extensive powers annexed.
1t does not appear as yet whethe
we are to have two leagues or on
league, and one association or whethe
i Is to be that the league organize
ny Mr. Wilson will he merged into tn
association organized by Presider
Harding. II will he very difficult To "a
rid Of the present league unless IN
Versailles treaty Is radically mOdifie'
but presume we will know more whe
the matter Is reduced 10 such col
crete form ms will enable us 20 grns
It or at least to try To do so.
Fire Does Much Damage
Huntsville, Aln-Fire early vridf
destroyed the Spring CITY Milling cor
pany, Swift & Cos plant, the w,
Smith mercantile establishment, M
damaged adjoining structures, caiisr