The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-10
TWO PRINCIPLES AS
A BASIS FOR PEACE


and the Monroe Doctrine as a basil
for peace, the Republican publicit.
association, thru its president, Hon
Jonathan Bourne Jr., declares:
Since the death of Charlemagn'
in S14 Europe has been the COCKPIT
of the human race. In the course O
eleven centuries that continent ha:
experienced not a decade of unal
loyed peace. The unwise division O
Charlemagne empire in S34 by thu
treaty of Verdun, on the basis OF
natural frontiers, instead of racia
| boundaries, is held by historians tt
be chiefly responsible for the ages
i of combat and land grabbing which
j have written the history OF Europe
in the blood of millions.
I'm the careers OF Greece and
Rome says Horne, we saw exem-
! plified the results of two sharply OPP
| posing tendencies of the Aryan mind,
the one toward individualism and
separation, the other toward self
subordination and union. In the
time of Charlemagnes splendid
successes it appeared settled that the
second of these tendencies was to
guide the Teutonic Aryans, that the
Europe of the future was to be a
single empire, ever pushing out it's
borders as Rome had done, ever sub
DUNG it's weaker neighbors, until
the 'Teutonic peace should be sub
stituted for the shattered Rome
peace soldiers should be needed
only for the duties of police, and a
whole civilized world again obey the
rule of single man. Instead of
this, the race has since followed a
destiny of separation. Europe Is
divided into many countries, each of
them a vast camp bristling with
armies and arsenals. Civilization
has continued hag-ridden by war
even to our own day.
THE scheme of the big five at
Versailles was to substitute for the
rule of a single man the rule of
corporate entity to be known as the
league of nations into which the
United States was to be fastened
to serve as a reservoir for men,
of which war trust was to decree
the destinies of mankind. The ex-
perience of 100 years during which
the inherent individualism of the
Aryan mind had necessarily asserted
itself was utterly ignored. Racial
antipathies were flouted and self
determination was made farce. The
Caucasian and the Monaghan, the
Christian and the Turk, the Anglo
Saxon and the Hottentot were to be
fused in crucible and hardened in
a mold, to be fixated or fashioned
as the league saw fit. Individualism
was to be effaced, nationalism was !
to be Cancelled. Internationalism as
interpreted by the league was to be
the new order. Of course such an
insane scheme could not succeed, |
nor can it ever succeed, because as |
mankind interprets success it must |
always be achieved at the expense of |
some other individual Or state. Just
rs soon as the league got together
It's members began to jockey and
quarrel for position, and only by
,vading issues did the league ad-
ourn, bent but not broken.
Argentina had the good sense to
ret out of the diplomatic mess into
which she saw Europe being forced
" the age-old spirit of intrigue. We
lad the good sense never to get in.
;hile and other Latin American
Ountries have not been favorably
by the determination of
European diplomats to boss the
eague and the world. They found
European diplomacy unregenerate.
This leads to the query as to
7hether out Of two enunciations of
Principle some basis may not be
established by which the western
emisphere can do something tol
bate war. The first is the Monroe
doctrine. The second was suggested
y Senator Knox. IF situation
hould arise in which any power or
of powers should, d. =,
ectly or indirectly menace the free
ON and peace of Europe, the United
tates would regard such situation !
18th grave concern as a menace to it's
wn freedom and peace and would
onsult with other powers affected
18th view to concerted action for
ne removal of such menace Eu-
ope is not qualified to police the
orld, but the nations of North and {
outh America can take steps to in i
Ire peace in this hemisphere if they !
ill get together on two such princi- {
les as these. 1t Is worth consider I
lg."