The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-06-28
THE LEAGUE Of NATIONS
DOES NOT MEAN PEACE
BoRAH GIVES WAR RECORD TO
PROVE ITS COMPLETE
FAILURE.

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President John II. Clarke Of the
league of nations bipartisan asso-
citation, who quit the United States
supreme court to work for American
entrance into the league. made a
speech to the Youngstown, Ohio, post
of the American legion on Memorial
day which he called a Plea TO Our
Young Soldiers to Organize the Coun-
try for Peace" and in il he said:
"Old statesmen fear change With
rare exceptions they have neither the
vision nor the courage to see and be-
lieye that the present and the future
can improve upon the past and, there
fore, unless the young men-the young
soldiers-of the country take this fate
ful matter in hand we shall inevitably
drift into another world war.
But what can we do?' ! think
hear you asking. II you go earnestly
about it 100000 or 100000 of young
men can compel an organization of
our country for peace such as has
never been seen in any nation in the
world"
Mr.. Clarke proposed the league of
nations or similar association of ma
tions as a possible medium for the
working out of peace.
AS to the league Of nations as an
instrument to bring about world
peace, the country has already had its
measure taken by Senator William e.
Borah, one of the most sincere and
Intelligent advocates of peace the ma
ton has He disclosed the record of
the league in his address at st. Louis
on May 10. when he said:
Record of Wars.
Every war of invasion every nva-
sion of territory since the league was
created has been by member of the
league.
Every move for disarmament has
been opposed by a member of the
league.
Every military alliance since the
treaty of Versailles has been initiated
and framed by a member of the lea
que
ut was "a league member which in
cited Greece to war and then desert
ed her in her humiliation and defeat.
at was a league member which
armed and financed Turkey and
brought her back into power The
army which butchered helpless and
defenselcss women and children in
that field of carnage in Asia Minor
was armed and equipped by a mem
her Of the league of nations.
"The Serb Croat- Slovene state be-
gan war on Albania. Albania appeal
ed to the league, the league evaded
the issue and the war continued be-
tween the two members of the league.
1.-THE italian facisti, under D'Annun-
zio. began war on and captured Fiume !
Italy was a member of the league and |
of the council at the time. Italy later
expelled D'Annunzio but kept Fiume
Greece was member of the lea
que when she invaded Asia Minor
Poland a member of the league, I
invaded and took wilma and began war /
on Lithuania. Poland. a member of
the league. used arms against eastern
Galicia
"Iithuania, a member of the league,
10y force Of arms took Memel from the
allied powers.
France. a member of the league
invaded the Ruhr. and her soldiers are
now whipping women and trampling
down children in Germany
"The pledges and covenants Of the
league have not restrained in the
slightest these desperate men who
thus play with the life and happiness
Of millions"
Three million or four million young
Americans looking for world peace are
not likely to seek it through an organ
zation with a record like this. Facts
20 further than words; an ounce of
experience is worth ton of theory.
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