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The plan for a league o f Na­
tions Is based on a few simple
principle», which are not hard
to understand when lifted out
of the morass o f technical discus­
sion and freed from legal and
diplomatic language.
Aa the
one authority best able to pre­
sent these points without par­
tisan bias, ex President Taft
baa been asked to put the
league Idea into a few plain
words for the benefit of millions
of Americans who desire a bet­
ter understanding o f the plan
but find themaelves confused by
the debate In the United States
Senate. In response to this te-
quest he has written the follow­
ing article.
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E tc r meet a bass* risk?
No. not a basilisk; that Is some­
thing différant
A bassarlsk Is a
cacom 1st le.
But tha animal Is better known aa
tha “ civet cat”— though why so called
nobody knowa, Inasmuch as It la not
a civet and not a ca t
It la a strange little creature, re­
lated to the raccoon, with a very long
bushy tall ringed In black and white.
Sometlmea It la called a “ ring-tailed
cat" and sometimes a “ cat squirrel”—
the latter designation bestowed on ac­
count of Its squlrrel-Ilke habit of
climbing tree# and nesting In hollow
branches.
Like a cat It catches rats, mica
and small birds. It Is about 16 Inches
long, not counting the tall, which meas­
ures another 16 Inches. In color It
Is brownish gray. It Is a night prowl­
er. like a cat, and often makes Its
homo In outbulldlugs nnd deserted
ranch house«.
Thu civet cat ranges from Mexico
and Texas to California and ns far
north as southern Oregon. Occaslon-
aNy It Is kept In cnptlvlty, making an
attractive and Interesting pet.
British Soldiers Who Won High Dis­
tinction Hava a Right to Com­
plain of Ingratitude.
In his distinguishing black on the
forehead and yellow on the throat, the
Maryland yellow-throat is one of the
meat beautifully marked of any mem­
ber of his tribe and gives an appear­
ance of Spanish grandeur, says the
American Forestry association of
Washington. There Is no mistaking
the song of this bird, ead It Is rendered
In a variety of ways which make It
sound like any one of the following:
“ Whlch-ls-ltT whlch-ls-ltr or “ What-a-
plty, w n a t-a -p lty o r “ Whlch-way-elr!
whlch way-slr?" or “ I-beseeeh-you, I-
b e s e e o h -y o u o r “ Witchery, witchery,
witchery." The bird Is particularly
fond of thickets by the side of running
water.
Attention has been directed to tha
hard case of men who won distinction
In the great war, and seem to have
been forgotten, by two dramatic Inci­
dents. One Is the public statement by
Sir Dougins Haig that a demoblllxed
officer who won the V. C.. D. S. O.,
and M. C„ Is at present trudging the
streets of Ixindon In search of work.
The other Is the announcement that
I Mr. Arthur Rlohlngs has rejoined the
Cardiff police force as an ordinary
constable, notwithstanding the fact
that he has Just relinquished the army
A Foed Luxury.
rank of lieutenant colonel.
I.arge Jars of baked clay were used
The latter's record Is an astounding
by the ancient Romans as cagea for
| one.
He was promoted second lieu­
dormice.
tenant on the field, and his subsequent
Why dormice?
I promotions were astonishingly rapid.
To eat, of course. Dormice were
, Mentioned In dispatches three times,
! he wears six wound stripes, the Mons esteemed a great delicacy by epicures
Star, the Croix da Guerre (with In those days, and were kept In the
palms), the Military Cross, and Is also Jnrs while being fattened for the table.
If a theater party was In contempla­
a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Perhaps one may be pardoned for tion after dining—meaning a visit to
questioning whether there is not some­ the amphitheater or circus— the host.
thing wrong with an army adminis­ It may be supposed, had already
tration which allows a man with an bought the tickets. But they were not
active service record Mke that to dls- | of pasteboard, with coupons. They
i appear Into the decent obscurity of a were made of baked clay and stamped
I police constable's tunic. — Montreal j with letters or numbers referring to
1 the position of the seat.
Family Herald.
Purpose of the League.
The chief purpose o f the League of
Nations Is to keep the world In a
state o f peace. Another way of ex­
pressing it Is to say that the league
is designed to prevent wars.
We have just finished the greatest,
which is to say the most horrible, of
all conflicts between nations.
We
have wou a glorious victory, But that
victory will be wasted unless this war
has made the nations ready te
put aside their differences and co­
operate to end war forever.
It is not enough, however, to pro­
vide for the prevention o f wars and
the settlement of disputes after they
have arisen. We must foresee cause*
of trouble and remove them kefor*
they have reached an acute stage.
Hence there must be provision for fre­
quent consultations of members of tho
league for exchange of Information,
for agreement on common policies and
for the gradual formation o f rules of
International law which at present are
uncertain and Incomplete.
The representatives of the great
free nations which won the war have
met at Paris and, after long consulta­
tion, have drawn an agreement which
they believe will accomplish these
ends. At the very least it will set in
motion great changes which will re­
sult In universal benefit to all man­
kind. This agreement Is called the
Covenant of the League of Nations
and it is a part of the peace treaty.
There will be no league worth talk­
ing about, however, unless the United
States Is a member. The decision aa
to whether the United States shall
join rests with oar Senate. The Sena­
tor«. chosen by the people, will In tho
end rote as the people desire. For
this reason the people themselves will
decide whether or not the United
States will Join the league. In thla
question every citizen should have a
voice. He or she can express opinion
either by writing direct to Senators,
by letters to the newspapers, by
speeches in his lodge or local union or
in conversation with friends.
Methods of Maintaining Peace.
Since the prime object of tho
League of Nations Is to preserve peace
— and to reap the benefits of peace—
let us see how the league will operate
to accomplish that purpose.
In the first place it will seek te re­
move the main causes of war. By the
formation of an International court it
will create a means for the peaceful
settlement o f disputes between na­
tions. Then It will seek to compel the
nations to make use o f this court.
This Is nothing more nor less than an
application o f the rules and customs
governing private Individuals in civil­
ized communities to the relations be­
tween nations.
Secondly, the I-eague will seek to re­
move a great temptation to war by
the general agreement to reduce the
size o f armies and navies. This will
halt the race for military and naval
supremacy which was largely respon­
sible for the war Just ended. The
amount of armament any nation may
maintain will be strictly defined.
Thus it will be Impossible for one
country to overwhelm Its neighbor by
unexpected attack. In the way that
Germany crushed Belgium and wonld
have crushed France hnrl not the other
democratic nations gone to her aid. The
m »» u Is that each country may k*-p
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