The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-10-12

1t Still Lives.

WlGQ one accepts DIS lteuS VI Iho
account the dozen or score times 1t
has been destroyed, eradicated, obllt-
Grated, the league of nations is
mighty thrifty as we'll as mighty
promising youngster on the stage of
world politics. George Washlngton's
name is not more closely associated
with American independence. Abra-
ham Lincoln's name is not more
strongly linked with negro emanclpa-
ton. than is Woodrow Wilson's name
ioined to the league of nations. But
that he spoke for civilization at the
congress of Paris convened to termi-
nate by treaty the World War, there
would have been no question of
league of nations to avert future
wars in the politics Of any nation un-
der the sun. But that Woodrow Will
son was there Ito stand till death
had made him MARBLE the archaic
statesmen of Europe, of whom Glenn
enceau was chief, would have made
peace after the pattern of the
balance of power" that has meant
nothing but truce since the victories
of the Black Prince at Crecy and at
Poitiers. And when world peace
shall have become the aim and the
fruit of all international diplomacy
the name of Woodrow Wilson will
cling around that blessed policy as
does the name of Thomas Jefferson in
reflection upon the American Declar-
alton of independence.
The league has been assassinated
in both hemispheres every change and
full of the moon since the treaty OF
Versailles was negotiated, but it man
ages to live the youngest and the
favorite child of human civilization,
the hope and the light Of the world.
More than so nations are members of
the league. Germany soon will enter.
Ireland will take her place in the
league as soon as Irishmen cease to
cut the throats Of Irishmen. Hun
gary is the youngest child OF the
league and that means peace in that
Balkan nest where wars have been
hatched since. Solymann the Magnifl-
cent was mighty man Of valor. Eng
land proposes to put the Dardanelles,
the Sea of Marmora and the Bospho-
rus in ward of the league, a consum-
nation that is bound to compose the
politics Of the Near East and restore
the ages agone power and opulence or
the Mesopotamia of Cyrus day and
hitch it to the train of present civili-
Zation.
The advance of civilization will be
achieved not because Of our glorious
union but in spite of it, over the pro-
test of it and in defiance of the poll
cies of it. Work done for God-lt
dieth not" else Lodgeism would have
annihiliated the league OF nations.
The Harding administration in its
foreign policy assumes that the
league of nations is dead beyond res
direction. Mr.. Hughes as secretary
of state, a champion of the league
and spokesman for the league IN
1920, has not been on speaking terms
with the league since he became Sec
retary of state the month of March,
1921. By the way, the church is pest
cred with a conscience and has pest
cred Mr.. Harding to dabble IN the
Near East problem "and secure the
immediate establishment of peace
in that unhappy land. That means
"entanglements' and Lodgeism has
for it's cornerstone the altruism that
better slaughter of the Chris
tians of Asia Minor by the 'Un-
speakable Turk" than that our glori-
Gus union should join with meaner
folk in Europe to curb the butchery
of human beings. According to
Lodgeism, our only mission in the
world is to grab all the money in the
world and live apart from all the rest
of the world, especially all that ele-
ment of it that is plunged in misery
and woe.
This is meant for Secretary Hughes.
He has in keeping the relations of the
G. O. P. with the Christian churches.
1t is readily recalled that in 1920 Mr..
Hughes interceded with the church
in behalf of the league of nations.
About 95 per cent. of the Christian
clergy declared for the league. Then
a paper signed by Charles E. Hughes,
William H. Taft, Elihu Root, Herbert
Hoover, George W. Wickersham,
President Lowell and rs other lead
ers of the Republican party was ad-