Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-10
Exports Much Larger.


$1.016,51s.
Exports Much Larger.
ut is an interesting fact that the
| exports in June to Germany, before
the relaxation of the trading-with-the-
enemy act, were much larger than
| after that relaxation, brought about by
allowing licenses. was ordered, an in
dfcation of the undoubted truth that
our trade with foreign countries is not
arected by the treaty, but is gov
erned by the necessarily reduced pur-
chasing power of all countries in Eu-
rope engaged in the war. AS mat
ter of fact. therefore. we are trading
with Germany, and it is mere de-
| fusion to say that we cannot trade
with Germany until the ratification of
the treaty, because in order to do so
we require new treaty of a,nity and
commerce and the re-establishment of
our consular system in that country.
The United States, following the usual
custom, was represented in Germany
ny Spain both in the consular and in
the diplomatic service, after the out
] break of the war, and we can transact
all the business we may desire through
the good offices of Spanish consuls I'M
til new consular treaty with Germany
has been made.
| Before leaving this subject it may
| not De amiSS to remark that Mr..
| Lloyd-George has recently made two
| Important speeches expressing grave
approximations as to the social and po-
| i1tlcal unrest and the economic trou-
oles now prevalent in England. He
seems to have failed to point out.
however. that the ratification of the
covenant of the league of nations by
| Great Britain had relieved the situa-
| ton which he had described He was
apparently equally remiss in emitting
| 70 su SgeSt that prompt action by the
Senate of the United States in adopt
ing the covenant of the league of
price of beef
In reporting the treaty to the Sen
ate for action the committee propose
certain amendments to the text of the
treaty and certain reservations to be
attached to the resolution of ratifica-
ton and made a part of that reso-
luton when il is offered.
Nothing More Groundless. =.
'In regard to the amendments gen.
orally it should be stated at the out
set that nothing is more groundless
tnan the sedulously cultivated and
constantly expressed fear that. tex
tual amendments would require a
summoning of the peace conference,
and thereby cause great delay. There
VIII be no necessity Of summoning
| the peace conference, because it is in
session now in Paris. with delegates
fuily representing all the signatory
nations, as it has been for six months,
and 1T seems likely to be in session
Tor six months more. Textual amend
considered in Paris at once, and the
conference would be at least as use
fully employed in that consideration
as they now are in dividing and shar-
Minor, in handing the Greeks of
Thrace over to our enemy. Bulgaria,
and in trying to force upon the
United States the control of Armenia,
Anatolia and Constantinople through
| the medium of a large American
Army. Still more unimportant is the
| bugbear which has been put forward
| or the enormous difficulties which
Will be incurred in securing the ad-
| heslon OF Germany. No great amount
German representatives to Paris. The
| journey is within the power of mod
crate amount of human endurance
and 1T is also to be remembered that
| league and need not be consulted in
regard to the terms of the covenant.
| When Germany enters the league she
will take it as she finds it.
| Relates to League.
| The first amendment offered by the
committee relates to the league 1t is
\
| secure for the United States a vote
In the assembly of the league equal
to that of any other power Great
Britain now has under the name of
| the British empire one vote in the
council of the league She has four
additional votes in the assembly Of
the league for self-governing domin-
ions and colonies, which are most
properly members of the league and
sIgnatories to the treaty. She
also has the vote of India, which
is neither Safeguarding dominion
nor colony, but merely a part of the
empire and which apparently was
simply put in as a signatory and
member of the league by the peace
conference because GreatBritain de-
sired it. Great Britain also will con-
troll the votes of the kingdom of
Hejaz and of Persia. With these last
two. of course. we have nothing to
do. But If Great Britain has six votes
in the league assembly no reason
has occurred to the committee and no
argument had been made to show why
the United States should not have an
equal number. If other countries like
the present arrangement, that is not
our affair; but the committee failed
| to see why the United States should
have but one vote in the assembly of
the league when the British empire
| has six.
Amendments 80 to a, inclusive.
| transfer to China the German lease
| and rights, if they exist, in the
Chinese province Of shantung. which
| are given by the treaty to Japan
| The majority of the committee were
not willing to have their votes
recorded at any stage in the pro-
| ceedings in favor of the consumma-
| ton Of what they consider a great
| wrong. They cannot assent to taking
the property Of a faithful ally and
| handling it over to another ally in
| fulfillment Of a bargain made by
! is record which they are not willing
! to present to their fellow citizens
| or leave behind them for the contem-
plation of their children.
Shall Cover Aggregate.
Amendment No. is simply to
provide that where a member of the
and colonies which are also members
of the league. the exclusion of the
| disputants under the league rules
shall cover the aggregate vote of the
member Of the league and its self
governing dominions and parts of
| is involved in the controversy.
| 1.-THE remaining amendments, with
| a single exception, may be treated
| as one. for the purpose of all alike
| is to relieve the United States from
| having representatives on the COM
missions established by the league
which deal with questions in which
| the United States has and can have
no interest and in which the United
| States has evidently been inserted
by design. The exception is amend
ment No. As. which provides that the
United States shall have a member
Of the reparation commission, but
| that such commissioner Of the United