Evening star., 1924-01-07

other nations TO achieve anu pre-
serve the peace OF the world" is
given below. including the authors
reasoning:
Five-sixths OF all nations, IN
cluding about four-fitths OF man
kind, have already created
world organization, the purpose OF
which is ito promote interna-
tional cooperation and to achieve
international peace and security
Those nations cannot and VIII
not. abandon this system. which has
now been actively operating Tor
three and a half years. n lead
ing members OF the United states
government ever had serious
hopes that another association OF
nations could be. formed. such
hopes were dispelled during the
Washington conference oy piAin
intimations from other powers
that there Is not room for more
than one organization like the
league OF nations.
The states outside the organ
ixed world are not OF such
character that the United States
could hopefully cooperate with
them for the purpose named.
League Only Way.
Therefore, the only possible
path to cooperation In which the
United States can take an increas-
ing share Is that which leads to-
ward some form Of asreemeat
with the world as row organized,
called the league OF nations.
BY sheer force of social inter-
national gravitation such cooper
alton becomes inevitable:
The United States government,
theoretically maintaining pol
Icy OF isolation. has actually gone
far, since March I. 1921. toward
"co-operation with other nations
TO achieve and preserve the peace
OF the world"
The most familiar part OF the
story is the work OF the Wash
ington conference, wherein Presi-
dent Harding's administration
made n beginning of naval dis
armament, opened to China
prospect "A rehabilitation and join
ed with Great Britain. Japan and
France to make the PACING ocean
worthy of its name.
Later came the recommenda-
tion that the United States should
adhere to the Permanent Court of
International Jus ice.
Not long after that action Presi-
dent Harding wrote to Bishop
Gailor:
Il do not believe any man can
confront the responsibility OF a
President OF the United states ard
yet adhere to the idea that IL is
possible for our country to main
tain an attitude of isolation and
aloofness In the world"
But since the proposed adhesion
to the Permanent Court would
bring this country into close con-
tact at one time and point with
the league Of nations. and since
such action Is strenuously opposed
for exactly that reason. IL is per-
tinent to inquire not only how
much cooperation with the league
and it's organs has been proposed
during the life OF the present ad-
ministration. but also how much
has been actually begun.
DELEGATES From T.. 8.
The United States government
has accredited It's representatives
to sit as members 'in an unof-
ficial and consulting capacity"
upon four of the most important
social welfare commissions Of the
league. viz: Health, opium, traffic
in women and children. and an
thrax Industrial hygiene).
Our government Is a full men,
Der Of the international hydro
graphic bureau. an organ of the
league. Our government was
represented by an unofficial OBJ
server" IN the Brussels conference
(1nance and economic commission)
in 1920. 1t sent Hon. Stephen G..
sent II at the meeting Of the
opium commission last May.
Our public health service has
taken part in the sociological con-
crosses Of the epidemics commits
sion and has helped In tho expert
mental work for the Standard
cation of serums.
Our government collaborates
with the league health .organiza-
Office Of the public health at
Paris. and with the agriculture
committee Of the league labor or
ganization through the Interna-
tional Institute of Agriculture at
Rome.
In February. 1923. Secretary
Hughes and President Harding
formally recommended that the
Senate approve our adhesion to
the Permanent Court under four
conditions or reservations, one of
which was that the United States
should offlciaIly participate in the
election of judges by the assembly
and council Of the league, sitting
az electoral colleges for that pur-
pose.
Joins Welfare Bodies.
: Cnofficial cooperation from the
United States with the work OF the
league includes membership in five
of the social welfare commissions
or committees of the league, In
ono on economic reconstruction,
and in one (Aaland Islands), which
ayerted q war. American women
serve AZ expert assessors upon the
opium and trafiic In women COM
missions.
Two. philanthropic agencies in
them pledged more than $400.-
600 to support either the work OF
tho epidemics commission or the
league inquiry into conditions oi
tho traffic In women and children
The United States being already
20 far committed to united
counsels with league agencies for
5 the common social welfare. all OF
which have some bearing upon
the preservation of world peace
the question before us may take
this form:
\ How can increasing cooper
alton between the United States
and the organized world for the
promotion of peace and security
be assured. in forms acceptable to
the people Of the United States and
hopefully practicable?
Way ODeA To. UniteA States.
Without any change in its pres.
ent policy. already described, ths
United States government could
first, show its willingness to CO.
operate similarly with the Other
humane and reconstructive agen'
cies OF the league. To four OF
these agencies that government
has already sent delegates with
advisory powers. It could al
properly accept Invitations to ac,
credit members with like powers
to each one Of the other welfare
commissions. It has already re.
ceived invitations from two OF tia
latter.
It 10. secondly, immediatel,
practicable to extend thes sams
: fz,nsfx OF. Eo-operation, whqAvei
asked to dc 1t. so as to iaSlnqs