Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1919, Page 7

ey eer pT COT KA SIRET I | IT’S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN— LEAGUE MEANS (Continued from page 8.) nant, save those that deal purely with administrative routine, has in it the essentials for the creation of friction | like that situation, and are they like-| likely to lead to war between na-|ly to accept it with submissive ac-| | quiescence? Would we not feel a’ tions; in fact, some of them not only tend to war but make war automatic and compulsory. Article 1, in defining the method of withdrawal of a nation from the league, says that two years’ notice must be given of the intention to withdraw, and even then permission will not be granted unless the coun- cil by unanimous vote decides that that nation’s league obligations have been fulfilled. Under those cendi- tions the United States, once in, would be compelled to remain a men{ ‘ber, by international force of arms if necessary, if Japan or Greece or Spain chose to make us do so. The resentment of red-blooded Americans to coercion from such sources would inevitably lead to war. Articles 2 and 8 are purely admin- istrative. Article 4 states that each member of the league shall have one vote in the assembly. Here again is 2 fruit- ful source of irritation. Liberia, Cu- ba, and Panama owe their very ex- istence to the United States, which| set them up as independent nations and has acted as a potential guaran- tor of their integrity ever since. * Here the creator is controlled by its creations, which are given three times the voting strength of the power that made them. Other na- tions, that depend forthe mainten- ance of their independent sovereign- ty on the American Monroe Doctrine, are given equal voting power in the league assembly with the great peo- ple who protect them. dor, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Hon- duras are cases in point. Is United States likely to submit tamely + when, perchance, those little Centrul American republics raise a question inimical to the welfare of our coun- try, and proceed to outvote us five to one? Article 5 stipulates that “dec at any meeting of the assembly or of the council shall require the agree- ment of all the members of league represented at the meeting. Certain exceptions of minor impor- tance are made to that rule, but it holds good in the settlement of all) questions of great moment. The com- plications that are sure to arise frow tie application of this regulation are endless, each of them certain to produce international tension that will lead to war if its strict enforce- ment is insisted upon by the league members. Germany is soon to be a member, and as such could effectual- ly veto any policy that we might for- mulate toward Mexico. Inasmuch as the Germans were active in foment- ing an anti-American attitude in Mexico during the war, it is not dif- ficult to foresee her policy when she is in the league Our interference in Cuba to save that country fron) Spanish oppression could and would have been prevented had the league been in operation in 1898. One na- tion registering its objection to opr Cuban poliey would have necessitat- ed its cancellation, and the horrors of Spanish rule in the island would have continued . Im short every state in the league, big or little, has the power within itself to invalidate the actions of all the others combin- ed. The moment that arrogant au- thority, granted by the league cove- nant itself, is sought to be exercised war will follow unless this great re- public of the United tates and the people of the world are to be di. rected by a lot of unstable nations, large or small, in problems which they do not underst capable of solving. i Article 6 provides for the appoint ment of the first secretary general of the league and authorizes him to ap- point the secretaries and all other members of the league staff. “SOR ici lready been named, He official has already | pane ats is an lishman of note, eet Ria worthy and able gentle- man—but an Englishman. with all that the word implies. If there is one trait that distinguishes a Britsh citizen above ull others it 1s COMPU TIME 8 vale, . se! acre Estimates 0! Furnish Phone 442-W WAR, NOT PEAGE Haiti, Salva-| the! the) Comptometer Operators CASPER BUSINESS COLLEGE, ‘subordinated to service of the Em- |pire- Every incident in English his- |tery is a separate incentive to the | Brtish yr to think of his country first, isnt. avd all the time. The secretary uv 7eague, with his ab- solute power to u; *hordinates, | will see to it that the pe... =o? | composed entirely of Englishme.. | himself, are completely amenable wo his dictations. How will Americans | little resentful if every official in |our own senate and house of rep- |resentatives was an Englshman? Yet |in this super-government, clothed | with power to override almost an; \thing our own congress may do, the entire secretarial work, including te jeare of the archiv is under complete jurisdiction of England. Is that a ndency toward peace or | war? | Article 7 establishes the sect of the league at Geneva. That rieans that our destinies are to be deter- mined by a court sitting 3,000 miles distant from our own shores, only a cable connecting us with the pro- | ceedings, and even that means of | communication subject to such cen- ‘sorship restrictions as may be pre- scribed at the time. Our experi- ences during the war have shown how easy it is for all news from Across the water to be denied us when the officials so decree. The location of the headquarters of the |league at Geneva simply means that | the question of our participation in ; world wars, of tremendous taxation }on our people, of life or death to our soldiers, and of our commercial , relations with other nations of the | world, are tobe considered and de- termined behind closed doors, so far |as our keeping in touch with them is concerned. Is that state of affairs likely to promote peace and con- | tentment, or will it probably engen- | der irritation likely to firid expres- sion in armed resentment? Article 8 relates to disarmament, |@t provides that the council, “taking |account of the geographical situa- sion and circumstances of euch state,” shall plan the reductions in the armies and navies of the several nations. After those plans have been accept- ed they shall not be exceeded with- out the concurrence of the council. | flere is the situation proposed: Each nation submits a report of its mili- jtary and naval strength to the coun- | il of nine, and those gentlemen, put- fling their wisdom of the affairs of all nations ahead of the knowledge | possessed by the representatives of those nations themselves, proceed to cut down and pare away armies 2nd navies according to their owe con- ception of national needs. England, seeing at once the danger of such an arrangement, has made a reservation that, no matter whet is done, the ‘supremacy of her fleet shall not be endangered. The United States, on the other hand, would be completely at the mercy of the council, domi- nated as it will be by eight foreign votes to our one. Is that a situation into which you want to project your country, and are we going to accept with equanimity the judgment of that council when it orders us to dismantle our modern battleships, remove for- tifications from our coasts and the Penama Canal, and destroy our army erganization that has been built up at such fearful cost? Do you be- lieve in putting in the hands of for- ‘eigners the power to run riot ad ‘libitum with our national defenses? ; The last paragraph of article 8 ‘obligates the members of the league of “interchange full and frank infor- mation” of the “condition of such of their industries as are adaptable to {warlike purposes.” |dustries is not ‘‘adaptable to v like purposes?” In the last two yes practically every industry in this country has been working for the and and are not success of our armies, with more or! its pro- This pro- less direct application of duct to the actual fighting. | vision of the covenant means noth- ing mere or less than the publicati .of every trade secret that ent ‘into the success of American ‘dustry. Even patents may be con-| structed to come within the defini tion of “full and frank information.” Jndustrially this paragraph puts our manufacturers completely at the ‘mercy of foreign competitors who loyalty care to take advantage of the oppor-| TATIONS HDETS n Job Work INVENTORIE: ed by the Inc. Smith Offices Ter Which of our in-} a in- “THIS ROOM FOR MeEe-RETY — Im a VE TE NANT— |to king and country. Everything ts| the JUL. TAKE RY 6000 Tre LAST \ anptnay EWEN 1 LEFT, tunity it affords. Again, do you think such a course is wise, either from your standpoint as an American citizen or as a member of humanity in general? Article 8, purporting to turn swords into ploughshares, car- ries elmost in its every word the germ of future wars, and is nicely calculated to excite degp-seated ani- nosities sure to lead to international oodshed if the irritating cause is continued. Article 9 provides for the creation of a permanent commission to ad- vise the council on the execution of the military and naval questions in- volved in articles 1 and 3. It is not stated -whet authority shall arpoint the members of the commission, but probably the council will make the appointments and the national com- plexion of the commission will be akin to that of the council. The ac- tivity of such a body of experts will merely add a touch of refinement to the decisions of the council, and ac- centuate the world-wide resentment by which its decisions will be receiv- ed. Article 10 breathes war from the first word to the last. This is the provision that pledges member na- tions to preserve the “territorial in- tegrity and existing political inde- pendence” of every member of the league. Its acceptance by the Unit- ed States is certain to involve this country’ in foreign wars with states with which we have no quarrel and perhaps are on the most friendly terms. The sentiment of the article is the direct antithesis of peace. It proposes to extend to all the world every local disturbance, precisely as the dispute between Serbia and Aus- tria involved the nations of both hemispheres. It is preposterous to call the covenant a “league for peacé” when it contains such a man- datory summons to war. Article 10 alone is sufficient to damn the league covenant forever in the eyes of every- one who really wishes to see a step teken in the direction of future peace. Article 11 is nothing more or less than an automatic declaration of war for every member of the league. Its opening sentence reads as fol- lows: “Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the members of the league or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole league.” Under this provision the United States, if a meraber, immediately becomes in- volved in every war of the future, no matter how remote from our own shores, regardless of opr relations with the parties to the dispute, or our desire to remain at peace. Our soldiers and sailors, to all intents and purposes, automatically become hire lings of the league, subject to orders to proceed to the scene of bloodshed and fight against the coun- try that the council may deem to be in the’ wrong. Do you want to send your boys off on such a mission? What becomes of ‘the “league-for- peace” cry in the light of this ar- ticle? Article 12 includes an agreement by member nations $0 submit to ar- bitration or to the couneil any dis- pute in which they may be involved, and net to resort to war until three months after the award by the arbi- trators or the report of the council. i Es 132 South Center Street reTiieer se rie Peer rw a ROWAN Che Casper Dail Cribune Truck Owners Attention WE BUILD ANY STYLE TRUCK BODY FOR ANY Schulte Hardware Co. BLACKSMITH SHOP Corner Second and David—Phone 368-J — By Jack Rabbit FURNISHED | GD -» ROOMS, [A = lA = i It is provided that in such cases the| cil shall formulate “plans for the es-| sorts arbitrators shal] submit their award) tablishment of a permanent court of “within a reasonable time’? and the! international just Inasmuch as council “within six months.” Suppose the council, the riat, and th the dispute had been submitted to the assembly are dominate England, “®& ‘ council, then a period of nine months it is not difficult to for the com of may elapse before a nation per-| ple t mitted to vindicate its rights by force nr of arms. Meanwhile it must stand idly by and witness perhaps the destruc tion of its civilization, the murder n of the court. While i atory for a nation its disputes to that particu the inference is plain that su ference is expect ha re- joes honor in to prompt 4 J Jrawn fOr INE Aspe see ned ae Mean = ehine © When you send the doctor’s prescription ur drug- gist to be ‘escrip- tion accuracy and drug pur- ecessitics. ity are vital Confidence in your drug-{ gist is doubly justified if he” serves you with Meyer Cer- tified Drugs of tested and proved purity. Fifteen thousand druggists extend Meyer cervice of safety —- accuracy and depend- ability. PAGE NINE of its nationals, and the overthrow of) not have the eler yn in recruited fre its government. This provision is it possessed by most of the other of the other Meyer Brothers DrugCo. | ened a prohibition against the estab- tions of t covenant, but it is easy proceed against the o: A e Se. ad lishment of peace. If you find your to see that disagreements and mis- 16 is war from ° Force z family menaced by a gang of thugs understandings, liable to lead to open , iineanioaerrcmay ereder you are prevented from raising a rupture, may arise from the judg (Continued on Page finger in protest until the matter has ments of such a court. been thoroughly thrashed out by a) Article 15 ial anction thatsur regularly constituted board of um- tends to rese so-called domestic pires. Is that a theory you wish to see applied to the United States, in its dealings with Mexico, for in- stance? Article 12 is an insurance of war rather than a step toward peace Article 13, like the provisions that precede it, contemplates war, but un- der different circumstances. After providing for the reference of dis- putes to arbitration and the award of the arbitrators, the Article reads, “In the event of any failure to carry out such an award, the council shall pro- pose at steps should be taken to give effect thereto.” The ominous meaning of that declaration is appar- ent. The nation that declines to abide by the decision of a council, stacked] eight to one against it, is to fell the full force of such “steps” as the council may pre: e. In other words, war will be waged against the dis- obedient nation until it is willing to jugate itself to the will of the gue, Here, again, we have war, not peace, with the United States in- evitably involved if it shall be a mem ber of the league. questions for determination by the nation co rned, free from interfer. ence by the league. This is the article under which England will reserve to herself the determination of the Irish problem. Insurrection and bloodshed may run rampant in Ireland for all that the League of Nations will do to prevent it. Likewise, revolution may disrupt every country on the face of the globe before the league step in with its courts of arbi- n, council, nd oth hinery for “peace” to bring abo tion of the carnage. The in y of the le: e' for peace is conclusively demonstr ed by this article. Members of the game national family may murder each other with impunity, but let one of them shoot somebody on the o! side of the border, and the leag awakes to the fact that there trouble brewing for humanit fusses about to find a remedy. Article 16 prescribes in conside able detail the methods that followed by the league in enforcing Article 14 stipulates'that the coun- its decrees. The moment @ nation re- will be Why We Recommend The GEARED+*TO-THE ROAD UNIFORM MILEAGE Tires oe lined if ‘Tom pene! if goer are as anxious to supply you with the best tres made as you are to get them. 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