Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-08
NELL B. FIELDS COMMITTEE.


Editor Morning Journal:
l have read with much interest the
announcement of Hon. Neill B. Field
in the Journal a few days since that
he had become a member, for the
state Of New Mexico, of some organi-
cation of fifty persons for the purpose
of Saving the treaty." as he put it,
and his appeal to our people to help
him prevail upon Senators Fail and
Jones to accept such reservations as
one more than one-third of the sena-
tors should consider necessary for the
protection of our own country, and to
find some common ground" which
would enable them to do so.
Why does he have to bring any
pressure on Senator Fall in this par
ucular? Senator Fall is already sup
porting the reservations which not
one-third alone, but a clear majority
of the senators, approved by votes. 1t
Is Senator Jones' alone, who with
other democratic senator's declared
deadly war on all reservations, and
under the presidents commands
knitted the treaty rather than have
them aNpart thereof. And yet Mr.
Field announces in the same breath
that through the whole long drawn
out fight he has supported, and pre-
sumably he is still supporting Sena-
tor Jones position and opposed to
Senator Falls.
Ono Way Out of 1t.
There is only one way out of an
absurd contradictions there is a way
Mr.. Field may take if he chooses,
for justification, That way is to claim
that his proposition to bring influence
to bear on our two senators to accept
whatever reservations more than one
third of the senate in good faith
deems necessary in order to protect
our country, don't apply to the present
reservations adopted by more than
majority of the senators-including
eight democrats-on the theory that
they were not adopted in good faith
Indeed, he family outlines fears that
such reservations were the result only
of desire to humilitate President
Wilson. Very well! He may so fear,
but not even Senator Jones, or any
other dispassionate senator who has
in the long drawn out
discussions of such reservations and
the questions of the necessity or bene-
fit of the same, seriously contends
that the majority is inSincere in de-
the same, or has adopted the
same in order to humilitate the pres
ident. Such a suggestion is unworthy
of Mr.. Field, when he considers the
eminent character and learning of
such senators. both democrats and
republicans; and he will finally reject
it, If indeed he seriously entertains
it, as an unworthy and untrue suspi-
cion. as surely as he would the claim,
If made, that our own Declaration of
Independence and Constitution were
adopted only to humilitate and spite
King George III and his advisors.
Opposition Sincere.
Mr., Field will have to produce more
evidence, more than merely his sus-
piclons, or personal belief. to convince
the people of New Mexico that Sena-
tor Fall and the other senators who |
the majority in favor of such |
reservations, including such eight |
democrats, are not sincere in their
sta tements, publicly and privately |
made and backed up by what seems |
to be good common sense and reason, |
that they consider such reservations |
for our protection. The |
people of New Mexico will not enter |
tain any such presumption. but on the |
they will believe, unless Mr.. |
Field can conceivably demonstrate to 4
the contrary, that the senators so
holding are sincere and in discharge |
Of their duty, as God has given them |
to understand the same. under their |
respective oaths of office and their