The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-05

to halting an aggressor nation. Also,
it is doubtful whether sanctions, with
four of the worlds greatest powers
outside the league, can be made effec-
tive, especially since only SO Of the
81 members which agreed to sanctions
have applied them in their entirety.
To remedy this situation, one school
of thought, notably typefied by the
League of Nations Union movement in
Great Britain, recommends an interna-
tional police force, under the admin
istration Of the league, to take the
1t is alleged that such an organization
could be vastly less in number than
the combined total of all the indi-
vidual national armed forces. Because
of the development of the airplane in
the last few years it could be highly
concentrated.
The movement has quite following,
despite the discouraging fact that for
the establishment Of such police
force, all nations would be required to
planes, battleships and other engines
of militaristic use to the international
authority. 1t has been suggested that
the scheme be given a trial over a
period of 25 years. If at the end of
that time it shall not have been judged
a success the international "cOppers"
will all be sent home, and each nation
will be given back it's military equip
ment, unless, of course they can all
be persuaded that they would all be
much better off if they dumped the
whole lot out in the Sargasso sea at
some place very deep
All of the soldiers in the interna-
tiOnal force would owe allegiance only
to the international authority. At first
they would be recruited from existing
armies and navies, but as the force
grew they would be recruited directly,
attracted by remuneration and dig
nified position greater than that of the
ordinary army. They would be divided
into two departments, administrative
and operative, just as armies and
navies of today are. The adminiStra-
ton would be under a group of officers
elected by the national bodies at first,
but later these officers would come
from the International authority itself
Establishing Bases.
1t has been pointed out that such
force would have territory of its
own for bases, but this, it is suggested,
could be worked out along the lines
that America pursued in creating the
District of Columbia. These bases
would have to be chosen for strategic
position, ability to accommodate equip
ment and proximity to sources of sup
ply.
AS to finance, it is pointed out that
an international police force would
cost less-perhaps ten times less-thah
the combined cost of all the armies of
contributing nations. To make the
force a success, sufficient number
would have to subscribe to it to make
its strength greater than that of any
non-subscribing nation or of any prob
able combination Of notwithstanding
nations.
Supposing that enough nations act
ually could be persuaded to turn over
their arms, there is still the danger of
concentrating under one control force
great enough to defeat any other
force on earth. In that case, what hap
pens If a group of officers of the force
are suddenly possessed of a not I'M
precedented delusion of world con-
quest?
There is another school which be-
lieves that the Capitalization of all the
worlds air force under an international
authority is all that would be neces-
sary to endow the league with a
power great enough to defend and en-
force its policies against all Corners.
At least the combination of all air
forces, both military and civil in Eu-
rope, would eliminate war on that con-
tinent, and would tend toward the i'm