The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-13

should give out q statement oonfessng the
leagues utter failure and admitting that It can
not 20 be expected 10 perform tho things It's de-
sisners hoped for.
Tho latest session OF the league was not
productive OF actual benefits or accomplish
monts AZ the average meeting ~ a village coun-
cn II might with propriety be compared to
quilting party Of tho olien time. when the
semblod ladies' discussed every subject Of interest
to their circle but arrived at no liked conclusion
or agreed upon no line OF action IN respect 20
any Of them.
Lord Robert Cecil Earl Halfour and NJ Hano-
tauH strong prolcagucrs three years ago and
until very recently protesting their belief in
tho morlbund assemblage. each we're forced to
confess that II was useless nffaIr-a sort Of
political al-lniernatonaI vermlform appendix
excepting ~ Il might Influence moral dlsarma-
mont"
''But It would have worked had the United
Btotcs gone In. ana u Will work when and II we
now 80 tn we hear the proleaguers Of tho last
campaign dcclalmiug
Ana they are right Lot that be instantly al.
mt,ed rad the United states gone in and rec
ognized clearly tho right Of tho majority mem
Uncle Sam faithfully ana VOL assumed the role
OF chore-boy Tor Europe, there is no question
but the league would have worked spIendldly.
Bccauso Uncle Sam would instantly have been
called on 10 either supply the men and the
money necessary 10 enforce every league deci-
sion, or nt least finance every such undertaking
on the part OF other nations. He would today
be up to HE neck in armed trouble on every one
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be financing those punitive forcea' supplied
FOR such work by other nations
TO bo sure the league would have worked.
It's working" would have been demonstrated by
the simple appearance OF Sam In the midst Of
Europe. For II was for that precise purpose
TINT It was set up in tho first instance.
And long before now, had Samuel entered,
there would be no war indebtedness to worry
tho nations OF the world. at least no indebted.
ness TO the United states; because the assembly
would have romitted all such coarse and mate
rial thlngs And Europe would no Doubt he far
better off. because II would have had the flnan-
ca resources OF this country with which to
capitalize itsclf and It's industries without fur
ther losses 10 Itself. In fact. before this time
had the United states gone In. Europe would
he fully recovered and acting n bigger damn
fool than over. while tho entire cost OF t,le late
war would have been transferred 10 the United
States and Uncle Sam would be even doing the
policing Of Europe at his own expense--or
rather the expense OF the taxpayers OF the
United states. The holders OF international Sc
curitles, from whom the democratic brethren
appear TO draw their views. would before now
have received their money which Europe would
have before now have secured from the tax
payers OF America.
And the American proponents of the league
are further right in declaring the league VIII
work whom md II we go in" But only because
of what America puts into II above stated.
The league Is proving the impossible dream It's
opponents always painted Let Lord Cecil and
Earl Balfour explain It on the ground that tho
people OF the world are not ready for It IL they
want to. That is only another way OF admitting
that II in the first instance n grand and
glorious and impractical intellectual mirage.