Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-29
WHAT THE PRESS OF THE
NATION SAY
SENATOR 6ORAH ON THE
TREATY.,
(Times, New York;

II the treaty Is rejected, the United
States will be relieved at once of all
Obligations, legal or moral to take part
In European affairs, and we will as a
people be enabled to take up at once
and devote our entire time and atten-
ton to the solution of impending do
mestic problems. Whatever we should
see fit or think proper to do in the
way of friendly assistance advice or
support for other peoples anywhere,
We should be able to do of our own
volition and in our own way, relieved
entirely of the emharra ssment of car
rying forward the plans and schemes
of other nations.
For illustration, we are in Russia
now, not by reason of any interest or
desire of our own, but because certain
other powers have hlterior motives
with reference to Siberia. and we have
become entangled by understandings
express or implied, and hesitate to
draw out. Our men are being sacri-
feed for no interest of our own, but
because of an INTERVENING of ourselv-
es in European affairs. To draw out OF
Russia is to create discord in other
directions. Therefore we stay and
our soldiers are being sacrificed II
the treaty were rejected, all such
things could be cleaned up, our men
be at ease upon these questions.
If the treaty were rejected we would
be relieved of the responsibility In
such moral breakdowns rs the Shan
tung affair. We would not and could
not be charged with the shameless be-
trayal of an old friend and associate
in the war. We would not incur the
ill-will, possibly the settled enmity. OF
400, 100000 people. We would not for
felt our moral prestige and our ma
tional honor in the court of civiliza =
ton. Whether we could through friend
ly counsel or even insistence upon the
Hay policy effectuate justice for a
friendly people. we would at least not
be party to the crime--and moral
prestige is. after all. still the greatest
asset of a nation. How clean and
relieved and exhilarant the whole ma :
tional mind would feel upon tomorrow
morning if it were know that this
shameless crime against China had
been forever removed as charge
against our country!
If the treaty were rejected, we would
not be a party to the betrayal OF
Egypt-a people who fought side by
side with the Allies but who at the
close Of their voluntary service were
trapped and robbed of their birthright
We would have no part in the con-
claim for independence.
In full, we would be free of oppres-
sion and clean of injustice. We would
have honor and independence, moral
prestige and incalculable material
power. And these are things withou,
which the Republic cannot exist. We
would and could continue to be. as
we have long been. the most powerful
Influence for peace, for progress and
for Christian nationhood in the world,
But ii we enter this league and become
bound by this treaty, we are enmeshed
and entangled into all kinds of obli-
gations-secret treaties which have
been interviewer into the treaty-and
we are parties to all kinds of oppres-
sion and injustice and wrongs. We
become one of the four dictators which
are to rule one half of the inhabitants
of the globe by force.
If il said, What about peace? The
answer is that peace is here now.
Great Britain has been carrying on
trade to her highest point with Ger
many ever since 10 days after the ar
mistice. France has been trading with
Germany. The United States has been
and Is trading with Germany Peace
in all its practical features ana ap-
pearance 10 an established fact and has
been for weeks and weeks. The treaty
ratified by Great Britain. France ana
Italy fixes the status OF Germany.
Those countries interested in receiving
the reparation will proceed to collect
and enjoy 1t. Those Interested In the
work of the commissions will perform
the service of the commissions. The
United States, being In no wise IN