El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
PEOPLE SUFFER
IF NO TREATY
America Would Not Have
Free Hand to Make Sep
arate Peace With Foe.

ested in the sale Of cotton or olne5
commodities TO central europe D." 11-l
wake up TO a realization thaL oe1e- q
an American could sell GOODS IN ~
rome he would practically nave 20
get on the right side Of the repaIa-
tons commissioners Of other coln-
tries and 10 do all this bargaining
with Germany through them ana Dc
is unquesionably true lnal tAey
u-ould have products OF their own 70
safeguard and transactions Of their
own people 10 advance II Amef "a
were member OF the reparaLlola
committee as provided under t-e
treaty. her representative not only
would sit in all meetings ana nave
an equal voice. but his own decisions
would be subject to the jurisdiction
Of the connections OF the onltel
States. which. under the CONSTITUTION
has the right TO make laws governing
the commerce Of the nation
League Must Approve Treaty.
Eighth. 81 the Unite6 States re-
jscted the present treaty and en-
deavored TO negotiate separate
treaty with Germany IL would be nee
essary under the rules OF the leasue
Of nations, which viii soon be IN e.
fecr as between Germany and the
European powers, for any treaty made
BIZ Germany with the United states
10 be submitted 10 the council OF the
league Of nations for approval Thus
America would not have a free hand
In negotiating SEPARATE peace Win
Germany but would be obliged to get
the consent Of all But an associated
power could have voice IN the ne
gOtiatious and in the apportionmen
of war debts and other contracts
portunities Of the allied and assoc
ciated governments 10 collect money
from Germany II VIII not pc soon
forgotten the fight premier Clemen-
nHnH
Germany by coin instead OF credit
paper for the food sold 70 central Eu-
rope by Americans since the arms
tice and the successful fight when
Herbert Hoover waged to set GER
tain priority IN payment Tor American
farmers out OF GermanE's funds. The
league OF nations and the allied gov
eruments would have complete power
Of decision without being ohllsated1
to heed the protest Of the United
States II they so desired
Blow TO U. 5. Prestige.
Ninth. the blow TO the prestige Of
the United States government
throughout the world would be meal
culable II no treaty with Germany
were adopted. Not only would the
moral power OF the executive branch
Of the United States government be
weakened IN exchanging notes with
other powers on numerous questions,
but with the knowledge that congress-
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there would be disposition % deal
with individual members OF the con-
gress. a practice that has quietly
grown up Of late and which puts the
executive branch Of the government Z
az serious disadvantage in endeaVor-
ing 10 discharge II constitutional !
Functions Of conducting foreign I
affairs.
Whoever T. at fault for the
present state OF nffulrs-eifhcr
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his refusal TO take TO Paris men
IN whom the senate would have
confidence or the desire OF sen
ators TO punish the president for
errors-fhe fncf remains that
4 adopted when eonEress recon-
venes and the treaty ratified I'm
some form. the people Of the
when cnmEress suuuhhles with
the executive viii suffer again.
Only this time the effects may I
each into the financial and business ]
tissues OF the whole country and /
ouch not only economic factors. Ike /
wages. export trade and retrench-
nent OF Industries which had eT-
lected to benefit from foreiEn COM 4
nerce- but the value Of liberty bonds ]
Ind other securities which depend I
an rehabilitate herself and pay her
var debts as wen as the bills she i
VIII have contracted for American &
FOODS since the war ended--Copy-
light 1919. Fl Paso Herold-