The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-17
news REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Prize Peace Plan, Submitted
to Referendum, IL Target
of League Opponents.
By EDWARD w. PicKARD

6y 6O"%HO W. VlSNShO
EDWARD W. BOK'S prize Of 500,
IL 600 for ''the best practical plan by
which the United States might coop
crate with other nations to prevent
war" has been awarded to Il com
petitor whose name Is not yet an
nOunced, and the plan is now being
submitted to the people in n nation
wide referendum" The reactions OF
Americans OF various schools of thought
are Interesting and sometimes amusing
Briefly summarized. the plan Is:
II. That the United States shall en-
ter the permanent court OF internn
tional Justice, under the conditions
stated by Secretary Hughes and Presi.
dent Harding in February. 1923.
-. That. without becoming mem.
Der Of the League OF Nations as at
present constituted. the United States
shall offer to extend Its present CO.
operation with the league and partici-
pate In the work OF the league as n
body Of mutual counsel under condi-
tons which:
"(a) Substitute moral force and pub
lie opinion for the military and eco
nomic force originally implied In ar
ticles 10 and 49,
"tb) Safeguard the Monroe doc
trlne;
"(c) Accept the fact that the United
States will assume no obligations un-
der the treaty OF Versailles except by
act Of congress;
"(D Propose that membership in
the league shall be opened to all ma
tions:
"(e) Provide for the continuing de-
vclopment OF international law
Advocates OF American membership
In the League OF Nations and mild
rsservationists,' though admitting
there was nothing novel In the scheme,
gave 1t their hearty approval. The
''lrrecOnCilablcs" md all those who be-
lieve the United States should stand
aloof from the tangled affairs OF Eu-
rope naturally denounced the plan as
merely IN argument for entering the
league They asserted that the jury Of
award was packed and that the whole
AFFAIR was conspiracy, The concern
exhibited by some OF the members Of
the senate WAS almost ridiculous. They
professed to believe that the contest
WINS improper propaganda designed to
influence their votes on the pending
question Of American membership in
the world court. and called loudly for
. congressional inquiry. The refcren-
DUN. which IL being conducted mainly
through those newspapers that are
willing 10 help. Is bound TO be some.
what limited.
CENATOR LODGE opened the
- weeks proceedings In the upper
house by delivering II carefully pre-
pared speech In defense Of the admin
istra,ion's policy OF refusing rccogni'
tion to the soviet government OF Rus
sin. He presented n great volume oi
evidence and documents to uphold the
assertion that the Moscow government
directly or indirectly. ls making efforts
TO cause disorder and disscnslon among
the American people. and gave what
tttlHtu ~ w i'hl I'i''A W NN' NNh''
mcnt that the Communist Information
ale and the soviet government are In
ey,rlcahly interviewer and controlled
by the same men.
Senator Borah. who has Introduce,
resolution FOR Russian recognition
said the proof submitted by MIR Lodg'
would not stand n test In uny court
md that even II It were true II woul'
he easier to deal with the alleged con
di,ions II diplomatic relations were re
stored.
Senator Brookhart Of Iowa, with tn
brashncss sometimes exhibited by thos
not yet experienced In large Affairs q
state. declared the reasons for nor
recognition given by the ndminlstrs
tion spokesmen VERY "thc most ridi,
uicus I eves heard from grown u
men"
NSURGENT Republicans In the sci
! ate on Wednesday won tho Ion
struggle 70 keep Senator CunmIns ct
VI the cha!rmsnstip Of the intcsstat