The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-22
WITHOUT AMERICA.

THERE wisdom the tentative council put the
peace treaty early December regardless the fact that
America Great Britain Italy Japan and number OF
lesser ratified the including the league covenant Making
il effective for those nations and help settling the
of the world Commerce will expedited and d
arrangement, .mp by putting the of the treaty force Industry
will be revived and work solution OF the problems no" 'eNs
turbulent world.
powers and already record in favor OF the league
also afford nucleus sufficient make effective the machinery
extent 1t better that h souu
be league than that there should be league
Britain and France have interests common and all
h,v. m. common interest Of preserving the world peace preventing
military Germany either by reorganization at home or
domination disorganred To make the league institution
once probability of active American membership either
We stand too much oo from world affairs As time
become increasingly apparent hat our influence VIII oe greater
and saguded by membership the league regardless
responsibilities than by playing lone hand which must make the
objec, Of suspicion and resentment OF our former allies
without America hasn't the chance for that
would support America inherently and geographically
jeaous traditional haeds and conflicting interests
long peace Europe Thus should
harmony mediator of the petty chickering's
sver quarre which ntrud union which has
M purpose that will
further eonc, for The Of the league will later
a chance for America her its councils be
fore that time.
One opportunity for ratification weeks
such reserved and weakened ratification
Lodge and hi, follower, attempted The pact remains Tor
America has dropped behind but the
chance still catch with the worlds is privilege
and duty which should no, be neglected
Opponent. resale of Oklahoma property against which special
improvements form of the delinquent
moral well legal victory the federal court decision handed down
here Thursday That certainly it, contend the resale would
have effect repudated such paving debts No community Individual
has moral right rpudiate homes, debt Neither such course
policy Damaged credit and higher interest rates certain
offset the temporary Financial occasionally results from
Doubtful methods but the axiom that honesty the best policy sound
business principle as well as sound morals
German busne,. permitted the United States
ruling by the state department raising the bars In receiving them
the advantage, bound be considered In fact is the
sumption their coming would benefit America which them
that the glib salesman who hawking
German the buyer who seeks materials, have been
sinking passenger ships bombing hospitals byonng children little
while Made Germany will become popular trademark
in the markets Of the world
Cr, affairs with Mexico been frequent years
for the latest excitement War seemed inevitable
when Vera Cruz occupied Villas raid Columbus NJ ba,
for something than punitive, expedition which failed punish Al
though the William Jenkins American
arbitrary and handed proceeding will occasion iurore here until
troops have crossed the border.
John Shields OF Tennessee
republicans the ratification Of the without reservations has
heard from home Members Of the Memph. exchange
bis resignation Other opponent, of the that
m,represening their constituents,
The C. ha, launched campaign make tn. dry
an determnaon isn't change
tAsr minds
The American legion Kansas has Offered the services Of it, member
mining coal patriotic offer and if the strike continues much Longer
The national emergency will be greater than it in
With taxation up limit. become, apparent
there few bad matters which can't get much
no doubt that many will long that
There be national thrift week beginning January ~ but there
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