The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
BY EDWARD NJ. ruERRY

NEW YORK. April 2i-wm the
United States Join the league OF ma.
tions2 What would we gain by Join.
ingT What Is the league OF nations?
These questions arc paramount as
Lord Robert Cecil. greatest British
exponent Of the mgch.dIscussed cove
nant- tours the country making a
series OF speeches that win close in
New York April ~.
Lord Robert says he is here. not "a
try 10 talk the United States into
Joining the league. but 10 tell the
American people what tho league has
accomplished and what Il hopes Ia
do 10 end warfare,
Protngonista aud antagonists Of
the league OF nations arc interested
IN what Lord Robert says. Nearly
everyone has question 90 ask
many OF them elementary questions
TO get Informative answers "a
such questions The STAR thru n. Y
A. Service. prepared "a list OF II
representative questions and sub
mittsd them TO Lord Robert. Here
ARE his answers, personally author
lied:
T. q. Hon manv nations arc nol,
me- "A crs Of The league Of nafioHsj
witch ones are not momborsf
A. There are now ss nations that
arc members Of tho league. The 8.
include Austria. Hungary and Bul
garla, who werc all opposed 70 IN,
allies during the great war, Ths
principal countries. recognized a'
members Of the community OF states
which have not yet Joined the leagu,
aro the United States OF America
Germany, Russia. Turkey and Mex
co. or these. Turkey has announced
her intention Of applying for mem
bership in tho league az soon as sh'
has made peace with Greece and ths
allies. Great Britain. France ans
italy have promised TO support her
2. O. 10 me league mechanism
roig efficient for trorld fnHctloEiHgl
a. The machinery OF the league
has been used successfully IN finding
solutions FOR a considerable number
OF problems OF general world impor
lance. ~ organs for joint conHuita
ton and cooperation. thh council
and tho assembly have been muci
moro successful than anyone has
hoped they could be Ia tho earl,
stages Of their development Th'
/ principal reason for this. IN my view
Is that tho whole OF tho proceeding
% tho assembly aud OF It's commit
tees arc held in public and that full
publicity IL given. IN various ways
TO tho work Of tho council
!, y. what notable cases has ~
lcaouc edI,ptedf
\. The principal cases of inter
national disputes 10 Tar dealt viii
/ by the league are as follows: Tit
/ dispute concerning the Alnnd island
/ between Sweden and Finland. IN
dispute between Poland and Lithu
Rnla concerning wilma: Tho DISPUTE
between Germany and Poland con
corning Upper silcsta: and tho dis
puio between Serbia and Aibanil
concerning their mutual frontier. II
/ all these cases. war was stopped o
prevented and IN three OF them I
final solution which received tho ful
consent OF tho parties was found.
| 4. q. Why. since she league ird
expected 10 end tears. hduc fhrr
been so many ,cars since tho adop
iIon Of tho corceantf
A. u II true that when the leagu
camo into being there we're still
number OF wars going on. All thcs
wars. In one way or another. wcr
combinations OF the great world war
No new war has broken ou, since tn
covenant came into force. There ar
no wars at present going on an
peace Is everywhere re-es,ablishcd
except between Turkey and Greece.
| .. q. WIN American soldiers b
called into outside quarrcls IN orde
20 enforce league dlsciplIncr
| A. No soldiers belonging to an
state member OF the league woui
ever be called TO take part IN an
quarrel except with that states con
ssnt
4 6. q. DO you mean literally IA
stated In pour speech before IN
Wom1ns Pro-LoaOuc Council q
Neio York. Apru 81 that the lea0H
docs NOT. and iclH not RELY on force
wa public opinion DC tho oHi
iecapon "icith fecthTr
a. mean that the league doe
not seek to arrive at the solution O
the problems with which It deals b
means OF force. and that It viii no
ondeavor TO enforce the acceptance
OF It's recommendations on any coun