The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-05-29
OMNIBUS EVENTS MAR WILSON'S
WORLD PEACE PICTURE.

Fortunately for the American peo-
pie, they are not wholly dependent
upon administration channels for in
formation regarding the situation in
Europe. The beauties Of universal
brotherhood as described by President
Wilson as soon to be reality under
the beneficent provisions Of the league
of nations covenant lose their roseate
ooloring when trained American cor
respondents tell of the disturbed con-
dition in Europe, the secrecy main
tanned regarding the peace confer
ence, the jealousies between European
nations, intrigues to accomplish sell
fish advantages, armies in the field to
fight over boundaries, bolshevism
rampant, and above all the spirit Of
religious fanaticism that permeates
the contending elements and threat
ems to burst into the flames of war.
An insight into the real condition in
Europe is given by Henry M. Hyde,
the special representative of the Chi
cago Tribune in Paris. He Is there to
describe conditions as they are, and
although seriously handicapped at
times in doing so through indirect
methods of censorship in which our
own people have hand, and although
advised by some of the higher up Am
orleans over there to keep silent, he Is
nevertheless giving the results of his
observations and in doing so is rem
dering great service to his country
Writing from London under date of
May "a, Mr.. Hyde's letter gives a por-
tentious outlook, one that should well
receive the serious thought of the
American people in the very hour in
which they are asked to join league
of nations that will draw them into
the maelstrom of anarchy, revolution
and war that threatens the countries
of Europe. An epitome of the deplor-
able condition is contained in the fol-
lowing paragraph from Mr.. Hyde's
letter:
We'll informed Americans view
with increasing anxiety and alarm
the international developments as
they affect the vital interests of
the United States. These fears
may be chiefly due to the policy
of mystery and silence which
surrounds the peace conference
in Paris, and out of which comes
a flood of disquieting and sensa-
tional rumors. Certainly every
where one finds an atmosphere of
intrigue and suspicion.
Tremendous forces are engag-
ed in desperate struggles all over
Europe, Imperialism and estab-
lished order are in a fight to the
death with the radicals and the
revolutionaries. The great world
religions-M ohammedanism, Ro-
man Catholicism and Judaism Il
especially-are active in the II
struggle-great financial and COM
mercial interests are pulling pow
erful strings. Great empires are
splitting up the world to suit
themselves and the United States d
may presently be left holding the '
bag"
What further proof is needed to
how the disastrous consequences .
hat would follow the entrance of the
United States into the league Of ma
ions? We would be pledged to use
ur military and naval forces to pre-
erve the boundaries of the nations,
ig and little, as they now stand or as
hey are finally fixed by the peace :,
erms, and by accepting manufactures -,
Yer certain countries we would be "a,
ompelled to maintain an army on h,
'reign soil in order to uphold the -
overnment and give protection to the w
eople who would in measure be- W
1me our wards. The strength of our ~,
rmy and navy would be guaged, not >,
our domestic requirements as de- a,
rmined by our own representatives T.,
congress, but by the council Of the ~,
ague of nations with an overwhelm- o,
g majority against us, and national 90
ithorlty over them would be sup 20
anted by international control. no
Whatever We may think of the pro- IN
'iety Of the recent declaration of al,
snator Borah regarding committing IN,
e republican party to the support of ,r
e revised league covenant, there is ~,
lie thing that is clearly evident and G.,
hich must be credited to his fearless
'claration. There is no more talk I