The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-09-20

will be In session for six months mora
and It Is also asserted that the German
delegates could easily be brought bach
to Paris, and that, as Germany Ia not
a member of the league. she need nor
be consulted about changes In the cove.
nant. Blame for delay Is shifted from
the committee to the peace conference
itself, and the statement often made
by the advocates Of ~unreserved rati.
acation, that trade cannot be resumed
until such action Is taken, is char.
acterized a. q mere delusion." The
report sarcastically calls attention to
the fact that Premier Lloyd George In
recent important speeches failed to
DIN out that acceptance of the league
covenant by Great Britain had relieved
the social. political and economic trou-
bles of that country and had not sug.
gested that prompt action on the treaty
nv the American senate would immedi.
ately lower the price Of beef. As for
he fears that other nations may not
accept American amendments, the re-
port says: THAT Is one thing that GER
tainly will not harpen. The
other nations will take us on our own
terms. for without us their league Il
4 wreck and all their gains from q
victorious peace are imperiled."
Senator Hitchcock presented the re-
port of the minority Of the committee,
signed by the Democratic members
with the exception of Senator Shields
NJ Tennessee, who had declared him
self IN favor Of the Lodge reservations.
This report was no whit behind that Of
the majority In f~orcefulness Of Ian
ruare and argument. and declared that
refusal to ratify the treaty as II stands
would mean the sacrifice by the United
States of all concessions obtained from
Germany under q dictated peace. would
leave the Industrial world In ferment.
the financial world In doubt and com
merce halted. Concerning the pro-
posed amendments the report said:
.We see no reason to discuss their
character at length. In our opinion
they have no merit, but whether they
be good, bad or Indifferent their adop-
ton BY the senate can aave no pos
sible effect except to cefeat the par
ticipation of. the United States In the
treaty. None Of them could by any
possibility be accepted by even the
great nations associated with the
United States IN the war. and none OF
them could by any possibility be die
tated to Germany. To adopt any one
Of them. therefore, In equivalent to re-
jscting the treaty"
The report sets forth some OF the
concessions from Germany which, 1t
| says, America would sacrifice. Most OF
these are acceptances by Germany OF
| action already taken by the United
States and which the most ardent adj
vocate of the treaty would not suggest
| that the United States would recon
| slider even II Germany withheld its as
sent. The really important point
brought out In this connection was
that unless we are q party to the
treaty we will have no membership on
the r%eparations commission. which for
years to come will have enormous con-
troll over the trade and commerce OF
Germany with other nations.
President Wilson, moving steadily
toward the Pacific coast. Is striking
telling blows In behalf Of the treaty
and Is meeting with enthusiastic re-
ceptions everywhere. His admirers.
however. cannot fall to regret that he
Ia descending to rather undignified
abuse of those who oppose his poll
cies, and that he resorts to specious
argument In appealing to special In
terests, as when he told the farmers OF
North Dakota that II the treaty were
O ratified Europe would not buy their
wheat.
Mr.. Wilson's harsh words again@
his opponents called forth instant re-
Spouse from Senator Kenyon In the
senate and from Senators Borsh, John
son and Mccormick. who opened the
speaking tour Of the reservationists In
Chicago. The president had called the
senators who demand reservations IN
the treaty Contemplate cutters" and
Kenyon heatediy declared the most
contemplate cutters In the history OF
the world were those who assembled
with high ideals at the Paris confer
ence and permitted japan to take over
Shantung."
johnson also took this ~ his tex
and to the noisy delight Of a huge
Chicago audience undertook to show
that it was President Wilson who was
the gutter, In that he had gone across