Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-04
ADVANCING THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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country. Having largely recovered from the shock of war and
the reaction that set in when the armistice was signed, and the
political feud between Woodrow Wilson who was then President,
and the "Battalion of Death headed by Senator Lodge having
subsidized, the American people are beginning to look at our for
sign relations more thoughtfuly. They now see that the United
States cannot maintain its isolated position; that any quarrel
hat develops in Europe is bound to include the United States
it is not checked at the outset. Being unable to find any other
means for checking the spread of such quarrels and settling inter-
national disputes, the people are looking with more or less favor
upon the League of Nations, which, as imperfect as it may be, is a
beginning that may lead to big things in the future.
While the sentiment for the League of Nations has been quiet
" growing, President Harding gave it fresh impetus in his mes
sage to congress just before adjournment, recommending that the
United States have a part in the International Court of Justice
which has been organized by the League of Nations. The subject
has been reopened wide and it is interesting to see that there is
a decided change in sentiment in many quarters. The West, par
ticularly, has come to see that the United States cannot do without
the European markets and if these markets are TO be kept open
there must be peace in the world; and peace in the world can be
assured in no better way than for all the nations to sit down
together and reason things out. In order TO accomplish this there
must be some sacrifice on the part of all nations, just as each
Individual must sacrifice certain personal liberties for the good
xag society in general. With the League of Nations already organ
lied and functoning what could be more reasonable than this or
ganization be recognized and strengthened to carry out this great
world movement
Monday night over 1000 people assembled in the Hotel Astor.
New York, to hear Lord Robert Cecil, the great British statesman,
tell of the achievements of the League of Nations and explain why,
10 his opinion, the United States should be a part of it. AT the
same time, United States Senator George Warton Pepper, of Penn.
sylvania, one of the stand-pat Republicans, was telling an audience
Of the Philadelphia Forum that 'some day there would be an asso-I
citation Of all the nations of the world, with a common basis Of
organization, in SO far as all face the same problems
President Harding is preparing to tour the country in be-
half of his plan that the United States participate in the Interna-
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hind him and it is apparent that the country at large is prepared
TO listen to what he has to say.
One has only to read Lord Robert Cecil's description of what
the next war would be like to realize that the greatest service to-
mankind that can be performed is to work to prevent any such
catastrophe. The League Of Nations may not succeed in doing it,
but it is the one medium now in existence that has that object in
view. The United States, the biggest, strongest and w%ealthiest
nation in The world, cannot afford to ignore it. If we had gone
into the league in the beginning Europe would not be in the con-
dihon she is in today. But it is not yet too late to accomplish
much good. The work that the League Of Nations is doing for
Austria is proof of what it can accomplish. With the United
States piaying a real mans part in this great movement permanent
peace would be nearer than at any time in the history Of the world.