Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21

pie consciously and so many subcon.
sciously desire.
The scope of this address will not
permit of historical review of the
Peace movement. l will only say
this; that after breathing the breath
of life into the League of Nations
we abandoned it, presumably to die
Eleven nations had become members
of it. They looked to the United
States for leadership. That leader
ship has withdrawn, but the miracle
happened and without American lead
ership the League gathered unto it.
self the peoples of the world, until Sd
nations representing seven-eighths of
the globes popultion are now mem
bers Of the League fNations. All
Of Europe is now in the League ex-
cept Germany and Russia; all of
North and South America except the
United States, Mexico and Ecudor.
All Asia except Afghanistan, and all
Africa.
Aside from it's other activities,
what has the League Of Nations done
to prevent war? Finland and Swe-
den were drifting inevitably into war
over the Aaland Islands. They were
claimed by Sweden because their
population was chiefly Swedish and
by Finland because before the war
they had been a part of the Russian
duchy of Finland. The League of
Nations took over the controversy.
The award, chiefly in Finland's favor,
was accepted by both nations. The
League then called conference of
ten nations which provided for keep
ing the islands unfortified and neu-
trial under the auspices of the League,
so as to remove all chance Of their
again becoming the bone Of conten-
ton.
Next, Poland and Lithunia became
involver in boundary dispute. Ar
mics were on the march and war was
imminent, when the League took ov-
er the controversy, and without NOV
ing soldier or firing a shot the
League of Peace proved sufficient to
avert war.
Again, Germany and Poland were
contending over the partition of Up
per Silesia. Rich coal fields and i'm
portant cities and racial differences
were stirring the passions of war
when the League was applied to. For
the third time, without purse or
sword, soldier or ship, the Council of
the League of Nations brought about
a solution.
Later, there was another boundary
dispute between Jugo-Slavia and AL
bania. Albania was invaded, but the
League of Nations threatened world
wide boycott against Jugo Slavia un-
der article 16 of the Covenant. Jugo
Slav exchange fell. An international
loan to her was suspended, she was
brought to her senses and within 80
days her army was back within her
own boundaries and the dispute
settled.
And then came the Corfu crisis.
Corfu had been a possession of Venice
for about 400 years and for a long
time Italy has desired to repossess
this island because of it's strategic
position in the Adriatic Sea, and
when on August 9th last, the das-
tardly murder of Gen. Tellini and his
PARTY took place on Greek soil Italy
made the following demands upon
Greece:
1. Full and formal apology by
Greece.
2. Solemn funeral service for VIC
tins in Catholic Cathedral at Athens.
3. Italian flag, hoisted by Italian
squadron off Phalerum, to be saluted
by Greek battleships flying the Italian
flag, the salute not being returned till
departure of Italian squadron at sun
set the same day.
and S. Greece to carry out with
in five days very strict inquiry
with the assistance of the Italian
Military Attache."
6. All persons found guilty to be
sentenced to death, and Greece to pay
Italy within five days 50,OOO,OO0 (say
$50O,OOO) as penalty.
Z. Military honors to bodies of
victims on embarkation.
The Greek government expressed
itself as being unable to accept de-
mands numbers and 6, but stated
that unless some modification of
ltaly's demands could be agreed to it
would, in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Covenant of the League of
Nations, appeal to the League and
undertake to accept it's decisions. To
that reply Mussolini's rejoinder was
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