The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-27
Republicans Made It Impotent,
Grand Rapids Man Declares.
PRESENT WORLD. CRISIS
=. DUE TO UNITED STATES
America Has Made immortality
Factor In Foreign Relations.

Leaguef' As IT - a falr sample
Of the systematic scheme or plan
of the Republican party to mis-
lead the public and make the
League of Nations odious we will
give it some attention. 1t said:
where is the League Of Nations?
In a physical sense it is, at Geneva.
but in the sense of being worth a
continental in the present European
crisis, 1t is nowhere.
1T Is not easy to realize that Wood
row Wilson all but ruined his2health
for so inefficient a thing.
"1tisimpotentand gives no prom
Use Of accomplishing anything save
finding a place in the budget Of Ger
tain nations. Americans make errors
like unto other peoples, but they at
least did not make the stupendous
blunder Of joining the League Of
Nations
We will dissect and analyze this
propaganda. 1t contains eight asser-
tons: >
:. I. That there is q present Euro
pean crisis.
2. That this crisis is ominous,
forboding, portentous Of hanger.
3. That It ought to be adjusted,
removed.
4. That there is a League Of Ma
tons.
s. That this League should have
adjusted the trouble.
6. That the, League is impotent,
unable to remove the danger.
Z. That tho Republican party
prevented America joining the
League.
8. Tint We did well not to join it.
With the first assertions or posi-
tons We have no quarrel. We Will
consider the eighth, and discuss it
solely from. the standpoint, or view
point of, Americas selfish interests
safety, security, business, pecu-
MARY gain, material advantage. That
puts us in the field Of the avowed
foreign policy of the Republican
party, Islands, Oil, Dollars The
discussion will be on familiar ground.
y Whole Earth Involved.
This present European crisis COM
menced July 70, 1914. From the be-
ginning it involved tho whole earth.
1t still involves all nations, includ-
ing the United States. In 1917 It
dragged this country into a world
war.
1t dug the graves of 1000 Ameri-
can soldiers. .
wounded, manglcd and disabled
$4,000 other American soldiers.
. 1t sOwed the seeds OF disease and
death in the bodies Of hundreds of
thousands of other American SOL
(liers.
1t compelled us to loan over $tf,-
OOO, 100000 to European nations
which can never be repaid until the
crisis passes.
it compelled this nation to con.
tract a national public Indebtedness
OF $4,000, 600, 900 which we must
pay.
Costs More Than War.
1t compels us now to expend the
enormous sum of over ii, OOO, 200
per day for hospital service for the
wrecked and ruined lives OF those
who. but for it, would be self-sup'
porting American citizens.
1t caused US to suffer financial
loss in 1921 of over $24, OOO, O0O, 900.
g. greater sum than 1t cost us to
fight the war. p.
1t is causing this country to loose
millions Of dollars every day, right
now, because Of industrial cond1-
tfons in Europe, and throughout the
world.
It, compelled over five million able
bodied Americans to tramp the
streets and highways during 1921,
looking for work and finding 1t not
It promises TO continue these con-
dttions indefinitely into the future
America, Against War. ~ ss
At, the close Of the World war
Anne rica's selfish interests required
e. settlement that would accomplish
two things: one, that we should not
be dragged by foreign nations into
another war as we were into that
one; and, two, that the industries OF
the world. especially OF Europe
should be promptly re-established.
/ Europe owed US $11,000,OOO,0O0
md we needed the money. We could
get neither principal nor interest I'M
il Europe went to, work. America
s able to produce sufficient to have
: foreign trade represented by
Exports and imports of $15,000,0oo'-
100 annually. Because we can 90
produce our domestic, internal busi-
ness and prosperity requires this
foreign trade. ...s> z,,' s.t...1
= OF our total foreign trade over
tw6-thirds Is with Europe. When
Europe Is in a norma business con-
dition. Every MILL mine, factory
ana farm in America depends on
the prospesity OF Europe. ~.
r VIZ Wilson Saw Clearly. T..
! At the close Of the war there was
one man in America who saw, un-
derstood and appreciated the vital
interest we had In 2 proper settle.
tnent, Of the war. That man was
woodrow Wilson. He knew that
europe could not d. business with
"a to the amount OF two-thirds OF
,ur foreign trade unless Europe set
led down to busii ess. That # was
.-ital TO W that Europe should 1st.t
Tie down to business prom pity.
u He also knew that the only way,