New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-06
AMERICA JOINING
THE LEAGUE

Slowly but surely the United
States is becoming member OF
the League OF Nations, fact which
we do not deplore but rather well
come. However. great appeal has
been made to the anti-league voters
in two presidential elections past,
In beth cases the opinion being that
the promise Of no entangling alli-
ances had swayed the verdict Of
the polls to the victors. 1t is prob
ably true that the promises, when
made, were OF political variety,
they were not made to be kept as
they sounded at any rate. 1t all
depends upon what are considered
"entangling alliances" when the
question Of the keeping Of the
promises comes up.
This paper has always been of
the belief that there should be
some sort OF a working agreement
between the nations of the globe to
lessen the chances of warfare be-
tween nations. Call it a league, II
you will, call it a world court, call
1t anything, but the agreement
should be there. Just what the
terms of the agreement should be
cannot be determined by any one
individual or by a group of indi-
viduals in advance, the laws of the
organization are bound to work
themselves out in time, as any or
a. nlzation becomes more perfect
adually. There are individuals In
Il country that believe 1t would
j. possible to keep the United
rates in secluson, away from the
Iagt of the world, assuming none
e its obligations and mourning
none of its dangers. Unfortunately
they are misguided. We might be
able 10 avoid obligations, We could
not avoid the dangers, as we should
inevitably be again drawn into
world war when another comes. If
we wish to avert this danger, or
even try TO avert il, we must as
sumo obligations,
Just recently folks In this city
listened to man speaking in Lon
don. His voice was carried to their
ears over the waves of the air in
an infinitesimal period Of time.
Heavier than air and lighter than
air machines have crossed the At
lantic. The gossip OF London is the
gossip of New York, thanks TO the
newspapers. We, the world, have
become a smaller community. have
made each part easier of access
than was possible in even the New
England States 4 generation or so
ago. Though we cannot see it as
clearly, perhaps, our affairs are as
closely intermingled as were the
affairs Of New England fifty years
ago. And the United States cannot
much longer remain, or think it re-
mains, in the world and not Of it,
n part of its economic and social
structure and yet a nation set aside
from the tribulations and the sue
cessts of other nations.
President Coolidge has asked
that Congress appropriate $5o.oo0
for paying expenses Of a delegation
which will take part in I'll" discus
zion preliminary to disarma-
ment conference fostorcd by the
League Of Nations. II is safe 10 as
sumo that The grant of this com
parative'y small sum, as govern
mont expenses go. will ho granted.
We shall probably take part IN the
conference as we'll rs the prrlimi-
nary discussion. agreeing 10 the
terms which will bc decided upon
then. 1t is well that We should, dis
armament agreements, faithfully
adhered 10, should do much 90
ward vanishing distrust and islrus'
is often the basis OF war. We shall
II We take part probably have to
place ourselves uncr some sort o.
an obligation. If Il is only our
word 10 keep a smaller standing
army or navy In doing that wc
make an alliance and an entangling
one, it cannot he otherwise, and IL
doing that We become on" Of tbs
members Of a leagnc Of nations, ar
association Of nations or wor'a
court, as You please. Which. as W.
said before. is rs II should lie
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