Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-27

European countries 20 mold into heroic
shafts the cannon captured in conflict
The old Romans doubtless made
the start IN holding the trophies ~
war az a means ~ keeping alive the
military ambitions o. tbc people. an
over Europe monuments can L. found
with the inscription that they were
buildcd from cannon taken In stated
wars. You go through the old Austrian
ptktce IN the SUBURBS ~ Vienna and
find endless lines u paintings. an
carrying the brilliant colors OF soldiers
uniforms the pomp and pageantry %
the march-eycryihing is war. wlr.
You find nothing dedicated 90 the
arts. 20 the development 81 agriculture
90 the cause u peace. TRUE enough.
these are ~ the DAYS gone by. bat 30
required the most awful slaughter oi
humanity the world had ever known
10 turn human Imagination into "a new
courSc
Switzerland has been singuiarly free
from war Her people are peace loving
and the progress which thoy have made
Ia this mountainous country has won
NMT NNffl AiIf NilnNNN NHI'NHf N.. NNt.
world. Any invasion ~ Switzerland
would have occas.oncd international
resentment Tho preachmcnt of rnoc
has gone On for generations 10 Was the
ideal location for Tho scat at tho
League u Nations
An American stated his surprise on
coming a. Geneva. H. had expected tn
80 In the institution ~ tho League a
sort Of international police department
where complaints wor. being filCd and
orders wcrc being given Tor the usc %
the biz stick.
lIc saw many nationals there
japanese. Braz.lians. Arrcntans. Cam
adams. Fiuns Australians Holland
.rs Bdg.ans French English and
others; and. upon inquiry nsc'ria.ncd
that they were either attached to Tho
league. or were visitors whose interest
IN the work had brought them to tho
seat II peace. 80 military uniform was
90 h. srcn anywhere.
World Peace - GrncVa's sole Aim
A. the international club during the
luncheon hours. intcieciuaH from
many countries including college
presidents and professor from Amrrr
"a. were discussing what holds thr
imagination an Gpnoya-a ptar" that
viii cncirclc the world-nut the affair
az "A day but an objective that viii
claim the sustained purpose OF civil.
Nation that must live but which ctuuot
live unless changed order b. persisted
in.
Geneva ~ busy place lts streets
are filled with visitor
As a result 81 the unusual interest
in the work ~ the league. there was
conducted during the summer q sort
81 chauauqua season. tn, program
from August 10 August l3 was most
Informative. World conditions IN all
their multfarious phases were dis
cususcd by competent authorities
capt. W. s. Sanders Tor instance.
talked On the origin and structure ~
Maulcy o. Hudson OF Harvard Dniycr.
sfy explained the Permanent Court
the international labor office. Dr.
~ International Justice. Mr.. $. Nixon
and Or. Royal Mccker gave lectures On
economic reconstruction. including the
work II the economics financial com
munlcatlous and The transit commits
slons. Prof Rappard ~ Switzerland
gave his Observations on the admins
trativc commissions and maudatcs
Health and humanitarian questions
formed the base Of r. talk bv Dr..
Iauehman 4 r Phclan from Ireland
gave hts observation un the possihlii.
ties ~ improving abor conditions
These subject matters supply an index
10 the form that an awakened interest
has assumed.
The league purchased huilding.
established iis offices and be- addressing
Itself 70 great mass ~ work which b.
disposed u without any hlIre ~
trumpcis Tho organization is very
Interesting
The section Tor administrative com.
missions Is directed by e. Norwegian
the economic and financial section by
Canadian. the LEGAL section ly "a
Ii0lAndcr. the political section by Cd
Frenchman. tn disarmament section
by an italian. the mandate section by a
Swias. the health section by Pole.
the transit section hy AN ltlIhg. Goo
information section bv Freedman
the social questions section lr an
English woman. the international
labor organization hy Frcl.huan. th'
library section by an American woman
Labor section II LEAGUE Kept busy
To- The international hLHr ufUcc
whse there are approXlu.t tfy1
hundred employee twwtys.uht nations
are represented. There was real activ
lty about the place even thourh DO vas
midsummer. Not far away. the Inter
national Court u Justice. created undei
the provisions n the Treaty " Yer
ssilies and organized under the offices
- the HAGUE had rendered iis lrsl
decision
We visi,sd the Carnegie palace %
peace. IT, architectural iins- are good
bot IT, exterior q brick g. sucullrl'
out of niace with the wonderful. utstH
creations ins.d. it, walls There
nothing in Europe more beautiful Sun
dry nations made contribution o. POI
equipment Italy for instance. gave BOZ
most exquisite mafiae.
A. one leaves ihe court room Of th
ersat International tribunal and waik
o. to- imposing stairway. h. finds iwI
figure in bronze. one symbolic 81 lfv
ihs ether u justice. both donated q
be United States u America Facinl
thc expansive lobby above. h. sees
firsf. ~ Christ bearing the cross m
speaking His message 81 peafe Oh cart
ana good vii 10 men. II waa this srirI
4hict stirred Carnegie into his conccI
tien - fho enterprise.
N y. early dsys. che United stat.
= Amsrlca save cooperation. foo
81 emotions runs through the mind q
an American as b. appreciates the con