Evening star., 1923-03-11
BE THOMAS u. MARSHALL.
Former Vice President OF the
United states.


N 7 HO doubts that we would
AN bn better of If We had less
Y v Torment and more cement
In the building OF our ma
tional life? I have bocn watching
those who have been most strenuous
to avoid entaEgIing alliances with the
peoples of the old world. 1 hone 1 do
them no injustice when | say they are
as frea in their advice as to what
should be done in Europe az those
persons who think We should be over
there helping to do it. I never had
any desire that the United States per-
manently remain at Geneva. But
did desire that we go there and re-
main until the ferment OF the war had
disappeared and the cement Of good
will had settled. 1t is usually those
Christians having no interest in for
efgn missions who take the least in
terest in home missions.
To talk about the neutrality of the
American people is just Ia talk SO
long as we discuss the affairs of Eu-
rope we are not neutral. We may in
vest no money and furnish no ammu-
milton, but we are unconSciously TAX
ing Il hand. We have not yet reach
cd that high degree of idealism which
would enable US to say that we are
willing TO submit the vital honor of
the American people to the deter
mination OF some tribunal. None of
the great nations OF the world has
reached II. ] doubt the existence OF
an international mind. save in the
realm of banking. ] do not use this
term extensively; ! mean, for instance
the Kind OF a mind which believes
tfat the best American is one who
would be willing to lave his country
TeDuked when his country Is in the
wrong; who would accept even an un-
JUST decision against his country and
dblde under the ignOminity of il ra-
ther than TO shed his fellow country
men blood for cash in hand or there
after TO be paid. But we have no such
attitude Of mind. nor has Great Brit
am. france, Japan They are willing
TO settle the grievances of the smaller
nations of the world. but they are moi
ready 10 judge themselves Victory
sun perch"S upon the banners Of the
heavy battalions
y x *
Before we can hone 10 attain rnto
that idealistic state of mind which
IS imperfectly called international it
is necessary To cultivate Il national
mind q thing we do not now possess.
l thought the war would drain the
last drop OF blood out of the veins
OF the American people and fill them
with the ichor of the gods, pulsating
in thought and conduct to service,
sacrifice and peace. It did no such
thing The EngIishman has his preju-
dice for England, the Frenchman for
France. the Italian for Italy, the
German for Germany. and the view
one obtains about the things now
going on in Europe Will, nine times
out cf ten, enable him 10 fix the
ancestry OF the man who expresses
il. Yes. the league of nations is
doing good in restraining some of
the little fellows. but 1t will only
accomplish its perfect work when il
ceases to be an organization Of the
old governments, with their old
hopes. fears and ambitions. If il
could become u league of peoples in
stead of remaining league of the
men who are ruling the destinies Of
those peoples. how soon II would
meet with the approval of mankind.
If there were only some way to have
II representative of the soul of the
world rather than the budget or the