The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
American Voters Know All
About 1t
Lord Cecis Sophistry About the League of Nations
Too Thin.

| Lord Cecls Sophlstry ABOUT the League VI ro"ohS
Like most foreign statesmen Lord Robert Cecil assumes that
Americans little of Ewopes affairs
In respects Lord Robert Cecil may be right In respect
of the League of Nations he is wrong
The League Nations which he recommends to the
the League of Nations that Woodrow
Wilson from Paris defend before the same voters Tour
years ago. League of Nations that was discussed
thoroughly the United States Senate than any other
issue slavery days. League Of Nations that
debated before the whole American people
by their abest leaders in Presidential campaign OF I02 and
condemned and rejected by 100000 American voters at
the polls. .
new does he give the American voters for
versing in 1924 the decision rendered in 1920?
In Lord Cecs urances to this date the voters
It may be said that Roberts arguments have been
worthy and his sentimental appeals childish What do they
Europe is tortured with suspicious and fears entertained
by nation against nation European nations are relying on
than justice to settle their controversies
To make European nations less belicos they must be as
sured Of security.
To assure this security I'VE must arrange to have their
neighbors help in they attacked To bring
about arrangement there must be an International
authority to establish that International authority there
must be League Of Nations
Finally by inference and perpetuate that League
Of Nations enforcement Of peace Europe the United
that is all there to Cecil argument add to it
few denunciatons of old morta vague sketch
Of universal peace old the Christian and several
emotional appeals old universal suffrage has Lord
Roberts address to the American voters complete.
reflection American intelligence TO expect voters to
be caught and great in American politics to be decided
by such shallow preense such thin sophsy sweet words
pious hopes dreams and chimeras.
Is it such soft foundations that the future OF great
nation is to be red the majestic fabric of nations life to
reared? No. the structure Of nation that endures must
be founded the truth in every part and the truth in
this case is:
That the League of Nations sits in Geneva and Europe
determined fight that the League Of Nations the
child Of the Versailles treaty under which Europe destined
to fight that England and France the two great powers
in the League Of Nations the nstgators Of the worst
since the treaty Of Versailles signed that France
melting provoking in Central Europe today; that
European nations have 30000U0 under and
farther from universal than at any time since 1915
and that the nation which in makes common cause
with Europe the nations OF Europe at this time making
q compact with and a contract with death.
Every statesman In Europe knows It, Lord Robert Cecil
knows it. Every reader of American newspaper should
words and celestial professional Why try to hide the truth
behind gau veil of hopes and dreams and peasurabe as
piratons7
Il is exactly because the truth such
preme making entangle this United States in
the affairs of Europe by Of the League OF Nations or
special treaties by of international court or
an international labor office
And United should go in whether through
the league oherwsewha then? By gentlemen Of Lord
Roberts type we are told that influence would
still the storm the evil passions exngsh the con-
flagration.
If Americas moral influence exerted at its height
could not prevent the hardsps Of the treaty OF Versailles
how could that moral influence avail to restore the ruin
which that treaty has wrought?
No. the invitation extended to the American people by Lord
Robert Cecil of the things named by him III his
dsngenuous appeals to the American voters means
accepted American and warshps for in Europe
American and for in Europe and all the
slken sophres all the lofty sentiments ever
spoken do not conceal the fateful truth
Whatever their fangs in other respects the American
voters reached foreign affairs because
their knowledge they will heretofore stand fast against
European entangements to the bitter end and beyond it,
eve all the British statesmen earth to the contrary not
wthstanding.
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