White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-08

largely to the establishment or a
world peace. In SO doing | speak
from no partisan standpoint, but rath-
err from the standpoint of the unbi-
ased citizen who wishes to cast out all
thoughts of a mere political nature
and consider only the ultimate good
which shall be accomplished not
alone for our country but for the peo-
pies of the world. In seeking the at
tainment of the ideal of universal
peace it should be of small concern
by whom the course Is marked out,
if that course may be pursued in ma
tional honor. 1t affords no ground
for hesitancy that the n who leads
may be of a political party of which
some of us are not members, Il that
10 him success will bring 4 reward
which others fam would win. If he
shall successfully pilot us into that
haven where our ship of state. with
those of all other nations, shall rest
secure from the devastation of the
storms of war, we should accord to
him that measure of credit to which
he is justly entitled. Partisan critics
may cry that the curse now being
followed marks a distinct deviation
from the former lines of ~professed
political faith: that 1t means an ALI
nee In violation of the asserted ira
ditional policy so recently favored;
that il will unswervingly and inevita-
bly, lead to the door of the League of
Nations. with a consequent plea for
admission. Concede that such n re-
suit shall follow: il will be " consum-
nation devoutly to Re wished" II
will mark a new era in the political
history of this nation when one pres
ident shall be found who has the
courage to abandon a course dictated
by political %exigency, and follow the
charted line of safety laid down by
his predecessor, an opponent polit-
ieally.
The time has come for this nation
to abandon its socalled policy of iso-
lation; we have our duties to per-
form in the worlds affairs and We
can no longer shirk our responsible
tiles. II we shall best serve as a
member of the League of Nations, we
should no longer hesitate to ask adj
mission. As one writer has remind
ed us.
There never would have been an
armament conference but for the
League of Nations. The spirit that
impelled the calling and directs the
work of the conference was aroused
by the League of Nations and ami
mates the League of Nations. The
prospective associations object OF
world peace is the object of the
league, and insofar as the assoeia-
tion might succeed in promoting IT
the association would be a helpmeet
to the league
To sum up the whole matter; Ma
val disarmament alone will not. can
not bring about cessation from war;
to achieve anything even approx
mating this result there must like
wise be military or land disarmament.
And even then the goal Will not be
reached until there shall be a def
mite and binding accord between all
nations, based upon principles OF
right and justice. Whether such a
coalition shall be termed a league
of nations. an association of nations
or an international court of justice Is
immaterial; in any event IL must
have for its basis an International
constitution. And IL the expressions
voiced ri the disarmament conference
are any criterion. we shall witness
the formation of such a union before
the conclusion OF the naval holiday.
And in that day we shall behold the
fulfilment of the prophecy of old
Then judgment shall dwell In the
wilderness, and righteousness remain
In the fruitful field.
And the work OF righteousness
shall be peace: and the effect OF
righteousness. quietness and assur
anee forever"