Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07
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Dear Mir Editor
 In replying Co my recent letter.
 Mortlake speaks of the League of
 Nations as dead and buried SO deep
 that Il will never be resurrected.r l
 would commend Co his thoughtful con
 sideration the great saying. Nothing
 ls ever settled until t is settled right !" In the slavery days the politicians
 thought they had settled the snhiaet i by compromises but it was not set :. tied antil the Emancipation procla- ] nation was issued and the Fifteenth ! Amendment adopted The world has ] now advanced lo such a condition af l close connection ak the nations and mutual dependence that an 0rganiaa- ] ton like the League of Nations or something better Is an inevitable ne l eessity. Republican leaders who are trying to keep America aleef are fight ing against tlme and tlde and mani l fest destiny
 < recent editorial in The Patriot l referred Io tbe League of Nations at l Geneva as impotent because t did not l step in and settle the Ruhr trouble
 between France and Germany. But ] the League has no more power than ] the constituent nations are willing to give it. Ii needs more power and will have Co have it. but one of the great objections which our senators made to
 II was that f had too much power and
 they were nightly afraid that some of our independence would be taken
 away. But the world is rapidly nov
 ing to a time when there must be q
 recognized and eodified systefa of binding international law, and of course a world congress Co frame 1t with an executive branch Co carry t out. and world court to interpret l.
 l am not afraid of such a "super-gov- ernmeHt." but feel that 1t is highly desirable and would make the world much better.
 Connecticut might have objected in 11s0 to adopting the Federal Constitu- ton for fear of q super government, and preferred Co retain her own inde- pcndenee. Then it would have been necessary for her to maintain q stand ing army to prevent the eneroaeh- ments of the neighhoriug states and have a line of forts along the border and warships on the sound. There would have been loud advocates of preparedness" for a possible war with Massachusetts. It seems ta me that those who would keep America aloof from the great work of making q united and Wcll-geverned world are just as shortsighied
 Republican politicians say that the large majority fef their party in 1920 was a mandate of the American peo= Hie against having anything to do with the League af Nations. But it has been repeatedly shown that this is not 50. but that a multitude of those who voted the Republican ticket did 20 like Taft. with the idea that that was the quickest way to get into the League. with reservations to satisfy the fear fal ones All such may not have vot= d intclligentiy especially those who gated for the irreconcilahle senators. ! know for instance. some who in 1910 signed a petition to the '. S. Senate ta iain the League and then in lazu voted for Braudegee. pronounced and bitter foe of it Worse than that. l know those who had worked for wears for prohibition. and woman suf fF4ee. and favored entering the League. who voted for him. when he has steadily and bitterly opposed all three measures.
 This shows, alas. how many put party above principle. Why can We not have a man of the character and calibra and world outlook of Hamil- ton Holt for instance. nominated for I. $. Senator2 The answer k simply that the Republican state machine will moi allow it. Many of as would vote for him with solid satisfaction. But now Chairman Rorahack comes out n his recent address to the League or pnnt,hlican Women with the statcment