Evening star., 1922-10-15
Decision on Dual Citizenship
Put Up to League Of Nations
BIZ THOMAS n. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President OF the
Uaited States.

BIZ THOMAS n. MARSHALL.
Former Vice President OF the
Uaited States.
THOsE Of us who felt it to
be the duty Of the United
States to enter the league
OF nations and were hope
full that the leagues pract ical
workings might promote the peace
OF the world are scrutinizing quite
carefully its conduct Of affairs.
Those who were opposed to the
league are. Of course. pointing
with pride to its seeming failure.
They are asking what earthly
value it Is when 1t suffers and per-
mtts the war between Turkey and
Greece to go on.
Virtual admission that article X
is not 10 be enforced may or may
not serve notice upon members of
the league that II they become
sufficiently heateds over ques-
tion submitted to the determine
tion of the league. they need not
obey the leagues judgment. and
that If their heat produces fame
they can go to war without fear
OF any dire results arising out of
the practical workings of the
league. Yet 1t seems to me that
Earl Balfour made a practical
answer the other day and gave a
very sound reason why President
Wilson insisted that article Y was
the heart of the league.
He admitted that the league had
not the police force with which to
enforce its decrees or to preserve
order In it's component parts. He
said the league was not a super
government, and. not being a su-
per-government. 1t had not the
power to compel compliance with
all the things 1t thought ought to
be done.
1t is something that the league
has survived to the rersent time.
Peru refuses to send representa-
tives unless and until the United
States becomes a member. Haiti
prophesizes that we will soon join.
Other evidences that the success
of the league depends upon the
future attitude OF the United States
are not lacking. Whether the
league is again to furnish a vexed
question of American politics .no
one may definitely say. If the
politicians are the gods of Amer
ica- then the league Is on the
knees of the gods. They will
throw 1t into the political arena
if they think they can win by that
act. or they will throttle it and
bury II by pale moonlight If they
become convinced that contest
over 1t might result in the defeat
OF candidate for constable in
Ind.
Some day. when the common
good of all becomes more i'm
portant than party supremacy or
office holding. this league. or one
like it In purpose. will be dis
passionately discussed in the Sem
ate of the United States from the
sole viewpoint of world peace
with partisan advantage elimi-
mated from consideration. Cntii
that time comes. I can think of the
league as nothing more than
moral force working in the affairs
OF nations.
The moral force is always the
great force in human affairs. II is
not to be gainsaid or howled
down. You cannot find SO tough
a lot in the pit Of any theater as
that it will applaud the villain and
hiss the hero. But International
morals depend upon the morals
OF the representatives. of the sew
eral nations. and the morals OF
those representatives in like man
ner rest upon the consciences Of.
the people who send them. How
great is tho desire, in the face Of
personal interest, for peace and
good will among the nations of