South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-29
Other Editors Than Ours
TIE COMMITTEE VOTES TO INDEFINITELY
POSTPONE PEACE

To is fortunate that the packed committee for
eign relations the senate has thrown off the
mask of hypocrisy and emerged openly as enemies
of the League Of Nations determined to kill it at
any cost. BY a of nine to eight the committee
voted to strike the Shantung settlement and TO
substitute the word China for Japan which OF
course is not Interpretation a reservation
but an amendment that must necessarily be resub
mtted TO all the nations participating in the peace
conference That the sole purpose Of this action is
kill the League even though that means the in
definite postponement of peace is shown by the
gloating of the Hearst Washington cores
pendent who declares gleefully that England,
France and Italy, well Japan. would certain
" not accept the amendment. and that other ma
ticns would be just likely refuse accept IL
All which means in the last analysis that the
peace treaty TO the heap and the nations
must once more begin TO negotiate peace.
In other words to kill the League of Nations and
discredit the president they fooshy think. these
men willing TO endanger stability and order
throughout the world hold back restoration and re
construction and strike the most fatal blow at
business that could be conceived
The action 6f these gentlemen will be jOyfully
celebrated by I.enine and Trotzky-it is what they
want Their only hope is the continuance Of chaos.
That the senate Will ratfy tine action of the COM
rittee is not probable. That the committee would
have done otherwise improbable. Sen. Lodge
openly packed the committee with men opposed.
this League. but 10 any league-representa-
lives of the old bloody order.
But republican the committee voted with
me democrats-Sen MCCumber. after Lodge the
oldest member point of service. He not
placed upon the committee but was kept there and
was kept there reluctantly because his displacement
would have destroyed all hone of harmony in the
republican caucus
Thus the men who voted TO kill the League
simply the carefully selected TO use the dagger
Here is the list Henry Cabot Lodge. Philander
Knox William r Borah. Hi Johnson. Warren G.
Harding. Harry : New. Albert 3. FAN, GeOrge II.
Moses Frank b Brandegee.
II would be impossible find more bigoted par
tisans in the And II all come nearly vot
ing the sentiments OF their constituents Sen.
New their action means nothing OF importance.
The senate position 30 decide.
II il votes sustain the action of these nine men
il votes indefinitely postpone the peace and
throw the nations back into chaos at time when
business and civilization itself imperatively de-
mands the immediate restoration Of peace 10 the
end that the nations may Immediately turn to the
vitality important and pressing problem Of peace.
Time and again. however the action Of commit
tees when the margin was more than one vote has
been repudiated by the senate.
Meanwhile there is nothing too dirty Tor the
enemies of the League.
The other day the venerable blind chaplain Of
the house OF representative. Or COuden. prayed
for the League Of Nations
instantly rebuked and insulted BY Speak
er Guett. one Of The smallest men that ever oc-
cupcd the chair. His action this insta must
have made Joe Cannon blush.
When the chaplain SAYS that ne has held his po-
sition for "a years and had never before been
cused Of dragging politics into his prayers the ir
reverent and Notairean Brisbane of Hearsts papers
sreers and laughs Mr. Brisbane Is also disguised
because some republican congressman taking
the rebuke of the chaplain seriously.
OF course Or Couder did not drag politics into
his prayer BY rule Of reason or common sense
Is the Leaeue IF Nations naturally party question
The Lodccs News and GillettS think they make
a party question bat they are due for an awak-
enine
would follow Jesus Christ on the League Of
Nations" The rebuke OF the venerable blind chap
lain in line with this blasphemy. In both cases
hell appiauded, and angels must have wept