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mi OUTLINES LEAGUE PLAN Puts It Into Plain Language Free From Legal and Diplomatic i Verbiage, In Response to Re quest. MANY ARE CONFUSED BY PRESENT DEBATE Danger That People Will Lose Sight of Basic Principles Dur ing Discussion of Complicated Details and Technicalities. (Dy ex-Presldent William H. Taft.) Tho plnn for n LcnRiii' of Nn tlonii In bnxm on a few xlinplo principle, which tiro not lutril In iinilcr.Hniiil when llflcil out of tli iimrnMof li'clinlciil tllM'UH hIoii tinil freed from legal ami ill)otnalle iHiicuiiue, As llio one authority ht nlilo to iro M'tit tliUMi! itolutrt wltlioiit ri r tlwiii hlna, ex-l'ri'filtlent 'i'aft Iiiih lieen axlieil to put tlm league Men Into n few plain wonln for Hie lienellt of million of American who ileslro a Itot ter unilerHlaiiillut; of the plan hut fluil theniMelve eonfuieil hy the ilehato In the United Slates .Senate. In rexponfto to IIiIm tu quom ho lias written the follow InK article. Purposs of tho League. 'ilia chief purpose of tho l.t'iigim of Nullum Ik to keep the World III n mate of ponce. Another way of ex prewliiK It In to my that the leiiKtie In ilexluncd to prevent warn, We liavn Juki UnlMicd the prcnlewi, thleh 1 1 to nay the most horrible, of nil conftlctn hetwecn iimIIoiim, We have won n glnrlntm victory. Mill that victory will he wanted union thin witr him mmU tlm natloiiN ready to put dnIiIo their difference and co operate to end war forever. I I not enouuli. however, to pro vliJv) for Hie prevention of want and the nettunient of tllnputo after they have arlxen, Wo must foreiteo ciiimck of trouhle mid remove them hefore they have reached an acute Meite, Hence there iiiuiit hn prnvlNlon for fro. ipleut coiihiiIIiiIIoiin of iiieinherN of tin leaituo for eirliniiKo of Inforiiintlon, for iiKreeinent on roinmon pollcleH mid for II. o imiduiil forniallou of ruled of lute' .ulh ul law which at prom; tit are uuo'rtiiiii end Incomplete, . J he ivprcxenliitlveii of tho Krent flint iiiillniiN which won I ho war have met at I'urlH and, after lung cihiniiIIii tlou, time drawn tin iiKreeinent which they helleve will iicroniilhli thenti vwU. At the very li'iixt It will hot In innllnn creat cliiini;eH which will re null In uiilvumnl heuellt to all man kind. TIiIm nureeineiit In called Hie Covenant of the I-cnuuu of Nullotm and It In n part of the ieace trinity. There will ho no leaKiie worth talk tut; nhoul, however, unions tho Dulled HtateM In a nienilier. The ihx'lslou iin to whether the I'ulted Willi nliall Join reMiH with our Heimte. The Nwiii- torn, choNeu hy the people, will In tho end vole iin the people tie I re. I 'or thU reiiKou the people thcmiiclvcN will decide whether or not tho United KtnteN will Join tho tongue. In HiIn jtiedllon every cltlien Miould have u voice, lie or tdm can exprexN opinion either hy wrllliiK direct to Hcnatorti, hy letterH to the niwnimptr, hy peechen In IiIn IoiIko or local union or Ui convcrNutlou with frlendN. Method! of Maintaining Peace. HIiiho the prime object of the Ia'iiuuo of NatloiiN In to preNervo peace mid In rwH the henefttH of pNicw -let iin nco how the Iwiguo will operate to iiocoinpllhh (tint purpi,e. la the llmt ilace It will Mek to inuve the umln ciiiinoi of war. Hy the fnriiutiluii of an liileriiatleual court It will creatu a meaiiN fur the peaceful Ncttlement of dUputiM hetwceii na tions. Then It will Ncuk to compel the tuitions to make use of HiIn court. Thts Is iinthliiK more nor let than an uppllcatlon of tho rule and tuwlniiw Koverulm: prlvatu Imllvliliml In civil lied oouiiiiiiiiIIIcn to tlio relatleiiN he twtwu nullum, HiHMiidly, the I.enRiie will iicek to r move a great temptation to war hy tho ceuerul iiKreeinent to reduce the rlie of armies anil imlc. ThU will hull the rucu fur mllltiiry and uitvul uprfHMigy whlifh was largely rwpoii Ihle for the war JuM eudml. The niNimut of armament any iihiIoii muy maintain wl.l he Mrlvtly defimvl. Thin li will he ItnpoKsllile for one country to overwliwlui Iin uolslihur by uiiovHM'teU nt tuck. In the way that (eriiiHiiy ruahud UoIkIuiii and would have creslieo I'ltinco hud not the other rieraoc rot.c ;.itllt none to her aid. The Idea tu tlu.c each country may Uxp an army wt navy large umuigh to en hlU : to fulfil ItH responsibilities an u member of th I.euKue, but 110 larger. The Uultftl HlufN. for usample, prob ably would be expected to keep a check on Mxtco and tho Mute of coti iliint turmoil In Unit country would be takou Into consideration In deciding bow large an urmy w'u Hhoulil nood. The third linportuut Mifoguurd wblch (ho 'twsms will Net up h u ty tern of pennlticN. This will make an outlaw ot any nation or group of 1111 tlima wblch gocN to war In violation tif the ruloa of the League. The out- DcafiK-s.i C:mot Do (lured ty UkI mi 'i.-Uv . h iliry annul rvch Ilia itLan.rU j.tIijh u' i. r Tli-'v iMily !i rt l Mn4 Out la b) cuinlllu'H bI i'ii.. i I'mlHii, l. tHUril ly H llll.t.l. ,1 (..liitlllolt ui III. wu MH wf till' l.uili'ttUkn TuU W'Iku tllU ttHM I liitlliiinl yu a rumUIInf nuiiit ur UiiKrf I lusting, uiil vlin It i entirely ctrJ, Urtlu.s. U Ihr mult. inJ unliia th Innit.uiimtiun cu b lak?n out nd 1I1U lube r-iturt.l tu lu nunu vundl lien, linrlnt will be iltitrrtt furevir; nine rwi out ot ten ere cutU by l"ltth, wblch It nolhluK but an IntUmed cundlilon f( th mucou eurUcee We will give One Hundred IKilUri (or ny ( of Dtalntte (cu.U by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall' Catarrh Cur. H.nd (or circular, tree. P. 3. CIIKNET CO , Toledo, Ohio. Mold by Prui elila. lie Tak Mali1 Vawlly i'IIU (or coBitlpatloa. lawed nation will he boycotted by nil tho other members of the League and wilt find Itself cut off from both busl- titan and social communication witu tho rest nf tlm world, How It Will Prevent Wars. It Is not claimed that tho Lcngue of Nations will do nwny with war alto gcther. Kvery poHslhle provision that human Intelligence can devise will be made to settle International disputes peaceably. Hut should nil these tueas ures fall nnd two notions go to war, this In what will hnppcn: If both parties to thu dispute have observed tho rules of the League, tho other nations will stand back and hi them fight It out. Wnr under sucl circumstances In dllllcult to Imngln however, because ficforo tho nngry nn Hons wilt he allowed to fight In ac cordance with the rules of the League so much time must elapse that In all probability lhlr anger will cool anil they will ten '-It nn amicable under standing. Whut we have to fear Is that some nation will go to war In deflnnce of the League, anil every precaution has been taken In suppress such a nation by thu Immedliiti) use of the united newer of the other nations. If Inter tmlloiinl boycott failed to bring lie to terms hIic would have to fuco combined International army and navy The founders of the League be lieve that the mure possibility of sucl a Hltiiallou will prevent any nation from violating Its agreement, ihtcn anyone think that Gormuny would have begun war five years ago If alio had known that nearly alt the other great powers would combine against her? Doing tho World's Work. In addition to settling International disputes pemeiibly thu Leiiguu of Nations will provide menus for doing much of tho worlds work more sys tematlcally and effectively than can he done now when euch nation Is working only for Itself. Thu people you know licit mid llko best are (host who work with you on thu samu Job It will bo the satiiii way with the niilloiiH of the future. Tho more they work together, the sooner they will come to understand and like end other. I "or example, the League will rstnb IIkIi an luleruatloutil organization for thu hollering of labor conditions In different countries, for thu protection of women mid children mid tho native liiliiihltmits of civil l.ed and seinl-clvll Ixcd countries. One of (lermiiny's greatest crimes has been her bur bit runs treatment of the helpless people In some of her colonies. One nf tho chief tanks of the League will be to look ufler peoples that are not strong enough lit protect themselves. Thu LiHigikt will appoint couimls hIoiis to take charge of various Inter national undertakings no that they may ho carried on, not for thu heneilt of nuy 0110 nation, but for thu heuellt of tho whole world. Provision will bo made for promotion ot fair nnd equal trade conditions. TIicko am only it few of the bcnclltN the world will derive from the League. An time goes on we shall llnd more and morn tanks at which the nations can work In common mid a greater number of opportunities to remove Cannes which stir up Jealousies and animosities between races and peoples Objections Answered, Of course wo cannot hope to iiiako tint grout change such us the League of NatloiiN will bring about without opiMudtluu. Knrtuuatuly thu war lias taught iin thu great advantages of International co operation. It was only by good team work that thu free liberty loving imtlons were able to whip (icrmauy, The treaty which the United States Senate In debating obligates the mem bers of tho propoxed League to pro levt one another against attack from enemies outside their own boundaries bent upon crimpiest. Although this ugreement (Article X of the Cove mint) U vital to any arrangement which seeks to prevent war, It has been utturketl on the ground thut It would draw the United States Into wnrM III various purls of the world and force iin to send our boys to tight lu ipmrrels which did net concern us. We khoiild remember, howeter, that tho main purpose o( Article Is to frighten imlloiis tempted to wnrs of eoiiipiost from yielding to the tomptn Hon, by the certainty that they will be crukhtNl If they begin mich 11 war hy u universal boycott and a union of force of the world against them, If a big war breaks out again, the United SlMleN will bo forced to take part In It whether we have a League of Nations or not. We tried hard enough to keep out of the war with (lermuuy but found we couldn't. A little war contrary to the League rules could bo handled by the powers l'Idnp at hand. Certain!) It would not be nccotttitiry to send American troops to suppress an uprMug In the Halkaus when prompt action by tlm urinles of Italy or Home other nearby powerful nation could suppress Die fracas be fore American troop could even got started. Great Gain for Small L01. We bad tu make many aucrlllccit to win the hut war ami wo made them willingly because we knew they were worth while. It will be (lie same lu it smaller degree with n League of Nations. When men form u business partnership each one has to make concussions to the views and opinions of the other members ot the firm. When wo enter tho League of Nuilons we may have to give up cer tain privileges, but the lessen will be small comimrod with the profits. The United States will not hae to sucrttlce her lndcpcudcuc or right to uiuku her own decisions. REVIEW'S LEGAL BLANKS The following list of legal blanks arc kept for sale at this office and others will be udrietl as the demand arises; Warranty deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Realty and Chuttel Mort gages, Satisfaction of Mortgages, Contracts for Sale of Realty, Hills of Sale, Leases. COR RENT w4 at this arflftav The council, the chief riovernlng body of tho League, cannot tuke action without unanimous decision of Its members nnd slnco the United Htntes will have a representative In the Council our Interest will bo pro tected there. We hear It said that the League Is formed for tho benefit or Great Itrltaln or Japan or some other one nation. This Is not true. All the nntlons will gain hy It, not only the great nations such as the United States, Oreat Drllnln, Trance, Japan nnd Italy, but the little nations which In the past have been oppressed by their big neighbors. The International court will give tin opportunity for the settlement of old grievances which have long troubled the peoples of tho world. It has been snld that the League will Interfere with fhe Monroe Doc. trine, but the League Covenant ex pressly protects this Doctrine. In fact through the Covenant the .Monroe !') trine receives recognition throughout the world mid Its principles becotu forever established. WOMEN DEMAND WARS SHALL END Peace League Means Moro Them Than It Can Mean to Men. DR. SHAW'S STIRRING PLEA, (Dy the Late Dr. Anna Howard 8haw, Seven million one hundred thousand men who had laid down their lives In the great war. Think of It I Seven million, onu hundred thousand young men had died on the Held of battle I What does that mean to the women or tbe woriil7 It moans that seven million one hundred thousand women walked day by day with their fact toward tin open grave that they mlgli give life to a son, It means that seven million one hundred thousand little children lay In Hie arms of mother whose love had inade them face even the terrors of death tint they might become thu mothers 0 men. It menus that year after year these women had put up their lives Into thu lives of their sons until they had rear etl them to he men. For what In (he hope Hint these sons of theirs cotih give to the world the things for wide! women ilremn, the things for whlcl women hope and pray and long. These were the things that the women had In their hearts when they gave birth lo their sons. Hut who can estimate the value n seven million one liiimlretl Ihoiisauil dead sons of the women of the world ? Who can estimate the price which the women have pntd for this war; what It has cost them, not only lu the death of their nous, becausu that Is a phase of our war to which we look. The Courage of Women. We hear our orators tell us of the courage of our men. How they went acrois the sea, Very few of them re member to tell iin of the courage of our women, who also went across the sea; of the women who tiled nursing Hie sick and wounded; the women who died In the hospitals, where the terrible bombs came mid drove them almost to mildness. They tell us nothing of Hie forty thousand Kugllsli women who went to work buck of thu trenches lu Franco. They tell us nothing of the thou sands upon thousands upon thousand of women who not only tolled mid worked and slaved lu order that thu war might he Niiccessful, but wu do nut hear of the thousands of women, not alone In Armenia, not alone lu Montenegro, not alone lu Serbia, hut lu Flu nilem, In Hiigluiu, In Ituiunula, In ItUNslu the rtiousands of women who Ho In graves today, murdered, so horribly murdered that men dare nut speak of It. And yet we women are asked what wu know about tliu League or Nit Hons; asked what we can understand about a League of Nations. Oh men I the horrible deaths; the horrible lives of thousands upon thousands of wo men today lu all these nations, who must live, mid who must look In tho faces of children unwclcomcd, untie aired-of little children-and know hut these are the result of war. And then ask women why they should bo Interested lu a league of pencoT Women 6uffer Most From War, If there Is any body of citizens In the world who ought to be Interested In a league to ultimately bring to thu world peace It Is the mothers of men, and thu women who suffered as only women can suffer In the war and In devastated countries. And we cull tiMin them, wu women of the world call upon the men who have been fighting alt these battles ot the years, the men who have led miles, and led urmlcs close to their deuths. Wu are now calling upon the men of the world to lu some way or an other find u passnge out of the sea ot oath, We are asking them to form league which will bring hope to thu women of the future, If women are to bear sous only that they may die, women may nut have hope 11 d aspirations for their children, If women may not dream the dreams that have lu them tho hope of thu highest civilizations, thu highest moral ml spiritual life of the people if wo men may not liave tbese tu their hearts us the mothers of men, then omen will cease to desire to be the mothcrt ot men. And why should they not I Why should they not For Sale Cheap A plot of ground lOOxGOO feet, Inch contains twelve 50x100 foot ots, just across the river from St, otitis, bounded by Wood and Mills streets. For quick sale S1000 takes lem. which is less than $100 per lot. Good terms given. Call at this office. NoU the en ycur paper. 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