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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-27
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who Was Won Over?

" 49, W
Chicago Tribune
The league to enforce peace has
put tho following
The opposition to tho league OF
NATIONS has been reduced 10 a point
where tho success OF the proposal is
no longer seriously questioned pro.
ponants OF the measure declared to.
day. ono OF tho strongest members
OF the group OF senators who opposed
the original draft. Senator Cumui ms
OF Iowa. has been won over TO tho
support OF tho league"
This Is about Rs disinEcnuous and
deceptive n statement OF the case as
could be made The inference In
tended Is that tho darkened in
telllgence OF the opposition has been
enlightened and won over" 20 tho
league idea, or course, nothing of
tho sort has taken place. To be
gin with, the Opposition" except
for small minority, was not op-
position TO n league OF nations. but
opposition TO the particular cove
n9nt for n league OF nations which
Mr. Wilson adopted frpm It's British
craftsmen and put 10 the American
people with a virtual ultimatum
against amendment
The opposition 20 that covenant
has not been reduced or altered 1t
Is the covenant that has been al
tered To say that Senator Cummins
who made one OF the most effective
assaults upon tho original draft,
has been won over In "A plain falsi,
ticatiou II iS the Paris conference.
especially Mr.. Wilson, that has bsen
won over to the main objections OF
the opposition
II does not matter I'm the long run
which side was won over ~ long AS
We keep Americas flpgcrs out ot tho
machinery of continental impcrialist
politics But II does matter from the
viewpoint ~ Justice nnd immediate
political Judgment tnat what has
hupprucd shall not nc chsCurcd and
that credit shall go where Il Is duo.
II Is not Mr. WILSON. VINO w-Entcl the
Paris covenant adopted without
amendment or Mr TAFT and MIR
Lowell and others. who would have
had It accepted without amendment
rather than refuse. who forced It's
amendment I'm the interest OF
America and thus madc 70 possible
for us at lcas' To consider l,s udOp-
ton in tho amended form Il was
republican senators who Signed the
rcsnlu'Wu against adoption without
amendment facing the abuse OF
blind Nilaon pnrdsahs and or
pacitis,s throughout thu country
by replying 30 Mr Wilson'S
ultlmatum with an ultEnat,is,i OF
their own 1A,sn senators forced the
changes lu a." Tgrs covenant
winch have removed most OF the
dangerous features and hence
naturally I'm ,hc same degree. rc-
moved opposition. We ought not
to forge 'hc'r names. They are:
bAA. Delaware. Brandegce. Con-
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thorough. courageous. prtctlcal
statosmanship. The incoming con-
gress should Immediately attack
these problems There should be
frcest counsel, not for the purpose
OF giving members an opportunity to
get personal advertisement, but for
the purpose OF arriving at the wiseSt
solutions when agreement aS 10
any policy has been rcdChcd, let
there be party solidarity In iis sup
port This VIII further republican
Interests and the cuuntrys interests
far more than viii factional or per
sOnal activity
No member Of congress will at
tract presidential lightning ,by dis
play OF his ecccn trlCitic Nut the
member or tho outsider who Is big
enough. fair enough and wise
enough TO deal with these pressing
problems IN "A way that viii appeal
to the Judgment OF tho masses OF
republicans need not worry about
com mittee intrtgues or the division
OF 1912. The man who can show
himself OF presidential stature by
the manner in which he grapples
with the big new questions will be
a more desirable candidate than any
aspirant whose claims are based on
his ability to reconcile the factions
OF 1912" or TO carry any particular
state or states
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The Kaiser 10 the Bar.

] htNtH 'lkl journal
! In spit@ OF his temporary security
and the life OF luxury that has been
! provided for him. these must be
! rather anataus days for the former
! kaiser who is waiting In his Dutch
| retreat while the peace conference
i plays He loves no loves me not"
| In Paris At the, last accounts the
fingers df fate had stopped AT he
loves me not" and the council OF
four had decided that tribunal OF
justice should be established TO bring
the former kaiser. the crown prince,
HindenburR. Ludendorff ana Won
Tirpitz as well as many other Ger
man officers TO tho bar OF interna-
tional judgment. This action, II APP
pears, was taken over the protest
OF Secretary Lansing, American
member OF the commission on re-
sponsiblity for war.
As n substitute proceedings for
calling the former kaiser TO direct
and PERSONAL account. Mr.. lansing
IL reported to have favored merely
writing into some lasting document
Ike the peace treaty. "A clause de-
nouncing the kaiser and tho Ger
man military leaders for throwing
the world into war and thus indi-
roctly holding them responsible For
the millions Killed and MANNED" In
the view OF Mr.. Lansing there was
no precedent" for the punishment
OF the former kaiser Yet the kaiser
was the responsible head OF the Ger
man government and In his hands
and his alone rested the decision OF
war His own plea that he was
merely an instrument OF the state
Is discounted by the fact that he was
an unprotesting instrument and that
HIS were the orders that threw the
hosts OF inhuman destruction upon
defenseless Belgium, wiped out ex-
isting treaties and planned for "A
ruthless conquest OF the world,
There would have been no war had
he not ordered It and tho conse-
Quences OF that decree brand vii.
liam II. AS the greatest criminal of
all history.
what element OF punishment
would there be In following the plan
advocated by Mr. lansing The
writing into some lasting document
Il caluse denouncing the
kaiser and the German military
leaders for throwing the world into
war - would not touch the
moral susceptibillties OF these mon
sters OF iniduity In any event tho
indictment Of civilization will stand
against them for all time to come.
No doubt tho former kaiser would
chuckle with delight at such "A pro-
cedure and that form OF martyrdom
would be best calculated TO can
onlze him In the Teutonic mind for
ever The war will have been fought
in vain unless the uand OF justice
brings the criminal OF the world
into the court OF the world. and the
lessoh learned that there is no sane
tlty that hedges the head OF eide
want monarch or entities him TO
more immunity from personal re-
sponsibility than that rlghtfully be-
longing t. the most humble OF his
own agents.
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Selling the ShIDs

The shipping board has sold to pri-
vate parties is wooden ships, aggre-
eating $1,000 tons, at about $40 per
ton less than cost. This Is the first
ACTUAL transa ction in the much talked
about disposal OF the emergency fleet
and II is in line with the announce
ment by Chairman Hurley that In the
, post t-war sale OF the fleet built dur
ing wartime there would necessarily
be material writing off" In otheP
words Mr. Hurley comedies that more
was pdid for the ships than would he
warranted In ordinary times and IN
this initial transaction the United
states government takes loss OF
about sl.3i0,000 There nre now in
service 1l5 wooden ships OF the ship
ping board and several hundred more
are In process Of building, only PA
OF the grand total Of TO3 orders let
during the war having haen cancelled
since the armistice was signed II is
easy TO see that big loss will have
10 be taken by the people OF the
United states In disposition OF the
entire wooden fleet--not TO mcntion
losses which may have to be taken in
disposal OF the steel ships Further
more owing to the stringent rules and
regulations imposed by this country
on American merchantmen II NAV be
that American capital will be slow TO
buy up ocean going tonnage In large
quantities nj figure only $40 below
the wartime cost. Even the tl45-
per-ton rate indicated by this open-
ing sale may he deemed by practical
shipping men altogether too high a
figure for vessels which must comply
with the dractic requirements OF tho
Ia Toilette Furuseth seaman's law
II may turn out that the shipping
board will have 20 charge off, "to war
expense considerably more than 500
per ton
Viewing the matter from Mr.. Hnr
ley's standpoint, the United States
has an immense and tremendously
costly fleet OF merchantmen, built
and building. which might have
served In the war, had the shlns been
made ready earlier or had tho war
lasted longer. but which are Of no use
to the government in peace time.
Selling this fleet chcoplv may he re-
garded bv Mr Hurley somew hat as
the sale cheap OF federal plcric acid
plant which The United states started
building but did not get finished be
fore the wars end.
Viewing the matter from the
standpoint OF the public. by whom
theN Nreal cash loss Is borne Il Il
matter ~ great regret that the gov
crnment which writes Off millions OF
loss TO war expense" cannot at the
same time write of TO misguided
7ea". or to "discredltahle politics"
those maritime rules regulations and
the seaman's law which prevent pr
vate parties from operating ships III
they buy them from the shipping
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BETTER THAN MEDICINE

When tho press OF tho United
States gets behind movement with
anything approaching unanlmity II Is
bound 10 succeed. Editors, however
are prone to be conservative. They
like TO lead, but first they want TO
be assured that someone is going TO
follow. They dread above all things
10 get too far ahead OF the process.
sion and find themselves going on
alone. They prate about enterprise
and Initiative. but just watch and
see how cautiously the advancement
is made. The press OF America nut
over tho various Liberty loans and
other patriotic movements but 1t has
been very slow to take up the cause
Of national health. Many fearcd TO
ohandlo II because they could not
measure II as news, and they feared
the public would resent being tpId
how they should live for their own
betterment and their neiehboy,s
good. They did finally get into A
campaign for sanitation. sewerage.
swatting the fly. starving tho moo-
quito and insisting upon proper care
of paupers. invalids and incorrigi-
bles.
Experiment proved that the public
was willing to lay aside false mod
csty and face the naked truth in
consideration OF anything affecting
the public health; 30 far from being
rejected by readers, every man who
takes newspaper and every other
good citizen Is interested In prcscry-
ing the public health and in com
batting the evils that for centuries
have been permitted 20 wreak their
miehief upon the human race. That
is the reason why newspapers have
taken up the fight for the eraalca-
t9on OF veneral disease and are CO.
operating with federal agencies In
a nation wide campaign. urging m,
adoption of proper lsalslation scgre
cation OF the diseased and eompul.
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sory medical treatment Printers ink
i7 moro powerful TO blnish sexual
contamination than all the modi-
Cinos
our drafting experience was start
ling II convinced the president. his
cabinet and congress mat false mod -
rsly should no longer constitute a
shiold b'hiud which this sgrcNd
danger worDed unchecked, for lgnor-
nncc and secrecy were mainly re-
spuus.ble FOR iW immunity from gho
law Exposure was all that WIS
needed to bring reform, and when
the papers took courage and brayod
the protest OF prudo1 to expose thp
great cyil. It's Ultimate doom was
roa.ri.
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and ignore the fact that new issues
will mako the candidates. The most
unfortunate blunder OF tho republic
AN leaders could make would be to
seek to "harmoui2e' on the Issues
OF 1919. II Is "A tendency OF com
mitteeH to give too much heed TO
particular persons and to ignore the
people as a whole. II was this OBJ
session which prevented Chairman
wilcox properly handling the cam
paign OF 1915. II he had concen-
trated on the issues OF 1916 and
tried to reach the people instead OF
devoung SO much OF his time to try
ing 10 humnr individuals. the repub-
Leans would have swept the coun-
try. 1t would be still worse folly
to hark back 10 the issues OF 1912
In the coming campaign. We have
but 10 remember how widely men
or prominence who stood toge ther in
1912 have differed on recent ques-
tons to realize the political imprac-
ucability OF picking candidates on n
basis OF what happened eight years
ago,
These are times OF flux and no one
can accurately predict tho senti-
mental issues that Will be upper
most In tho popular mind n year
from now, But there Is one fact that
should be kept in view Whatever
other Issues there may be. the presl-
dent and congress 70 be chosen In
November, 1890 will be called upon
20 deal with stupendous business
problems. Paying Off he huge debt,
dealing Justly with me soldiers and
sailors and their dependents. estab-
fishing and maintaining proper re-
latious between employers and em-
Tloyes, working out our rail and
water transportation problems. pro-
noting our foreign trade dlscharg-
ing our new International duties and
lnsur!ng efficiency in the federal
administrative machinery, both old
and new, are duties which cannot
ne neglected. Never has there been
a greater demand for well-rounded.I
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Chicago Tribune.
The Italian -Jugo- Slav crisis offers
the American people timely OK
| am plo OF tho possibilities OF Euro
pean politics
The Jugo -;lav Serbs have been
! through six years OF almost con-
tinuous warfare. beginning with the
war upon Turkey In 1912 to the
| signing OF the armistice last No
Nember. The CrOnts and SOlyenes
have been in war since 1914 The
! Italians fought with tho Turks in
| Trlpoli In 1911 and have been
through three and hair years Of
the world war Yet today these
peoples, divided in two bitterly hos
tile camps. are gathering their forces
| n league. Perhaps Amcrians are
war weary II does not show. They
desire other things more than peace
They would rather 90 on fighting
than give up what each considers
essential TO their national safety and
prosperity. The terrors and sacri-
fices OF was which our pncifists and
continually preaching and which
these people nave experienced In
full measure have not brought
them 10 the point at which they are
willing TO compromise rather than
fight
Americans should ponder this sit
uation They have before them a
demonstration OF what keeping the
peace OF Europe is going 10 mean.
They may have an opinion as TO
whether the Italians are right or
the SlapS, or tn what degree each II
right and wrong. They may be will
Ing to sit In jury or be the
Judge OF the cause
But-are they willing to execute
the decree
All over America there Is a strong
sentiment for the American ideal
OF league pf nations. hut we con
celve OF 1t as a friendly cooperation
OF peoples who wish above all other
things 10 avoid war. OF peoples de-
termined 10 get along with each
other. 10 be good neiEhbors, to CO.
operate and compromise and arbl-
trate rathen than cut throats and
destroy cities.
SO far as we can Judge from the
existing conditions in Europe
league of nations will be no such
pleasant vestibule OF the millennium.
II viii, AT best, be n league of force
TO make war against war makers
Perhaps we are ready TO enter such
n league Perhaps Americans are
ready TO ~ back into the battle line
to force On Italian claim to Fiume
o. n Jugo Slay claim to the Dali
matian coast. TO make and defend
n Polish corridor to the Baltic, 10
defend a French claim to the Saar
valley, a British claim to German
East Africa. Japanese claim to
Coren, or n Corean claim to Corea.
II we are ready. well and good
II would he the greatest altruistic
adventure since the crusades. but II
would scatter American dead around
the world
Mr., Wilson has declared America
~ ready 10 go wherever Justice Ia
assailed by wrong Let us he sure
OF that before we enter upon any
compact which pledges us to that
unparalleled responsibility. Let us
not sign any compact while intoX-
icated with a phrase. Let us know
To what We are committing our
selves and what the cost will be.
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LOOKING AHEAD

| IL has been one OF tho remarkable
aspects OF political affairs at thI,
time that tho democrats are alto.
gether at sea as TO who may be nom.
mated for president next time. There
Is plenty OF time yet for many things
to happen, but 40 far as the signs OF
tho times show there is no demo.
cratic name big enough to get out
from under the eclipse OF WILSON,
personality prosuming that the
democrats will not break all tradi.
lion OF tho party asunder and take
up the cudgek for third term for
tho man in tho white house. there is
no guessing where they will turn
for a standard bearer.
There Is not the same paucity CON
fronting tho republicans There is
much doubt ~ to whom tho finger
OF fato will point when the critical
moment arrives. but there are many
leaders who would do credit 20 tho
honor and stand a good show OF
leading tho party to- that victory
which II is conceded is coming. The
World does not wiah 20 take a stand
In favor OF any particular man for
that selection, as tho time N too far
TO predict what events may trans
piro TO alter the current OF public
thought But II does note with
grateful satisfaction the progress
made in public estimation OF Gov.
Frank O. Lowden OF Illinois, and 1t
wuold be n pleasure to SEQ him So
euro tho prize,
Governor Lowdep has becn raiaod
from tho obsucily OF tho corn fur
row by most remarkable combina-
ton OF conditions and natural en-
dowments. Following his career ~
a farmer, school teacher and law
yer, he advanced IN political affairs.
but he was never a hungry polu-
clan. ny peculiar circumstances no
was held back until his seryicrs
were most needed by tho state and
N'NA hAH ~ AAi'NfAl NhN t'ilnltNR hUN
clean. Ho had bidcd his timo and
stcadfastly refused 20 affiliate with
or be heholdcn to machine poliu-
clans, lie ecrvcd his people Instead
OF tho machine and resisted all temp -
tations Ia either acknowledge A boss
or to become one himself While tho
people OF Illinois would doubtless
l.kc TO retain his services. vet should
the nation call Tor him they cannot
refuse to yield their favoritc for the
general good. II tho country wants
hts services and the party wants him
10 make the race. the dcwaud viii
haN" To bc put up to Governor Low
den In an ou'spukcu manner. for he
~ not a job hunter and ia not look
ing tor a place TO hois, his light
ming rod. They might do much worse
than to call on the Illinois man.
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IN the course of "a lcng thy artlol,
concerning tho business Hltnution
Chairman Hurley of tho shipping
board digrosscs from his mIbject IA
make the following mort remarks:
ITO th1so who express thu slight.
est doubt mat American indnntry and
fInaur" viii Go able 10 rise 10 lts
greatest opportunity in foreign trade
channels, ! am content 10 point "a
the tremendous accomplishments BY
American industry and finance In
mo preparation OF this nation for
lis part IN tho world war. There
were dire prodictlonH that tho tost
would not ho met Tbcso were tho
grOans ~ those who had been in
footed with the germ OF atagratinn.
the proponents or the doctrine ~
the easier way"
Now, everyone who has memory
running bnck over the past four
years knows that there was never
any doubt M TO the ability and will
ingncss Of American Industry and
finance to make good In tho part
they would be called upon 80 play
In tho world war. There were no
dire predictions Ms fur as American
industry and finance were CON
corned, except from those who had
an interest In forwarding the cause
OF Americas enemies by dlacourag-
ing united effort Of the nation TO
meet tho crisis There was much
miSglving much well founded ap.
prchcnslon-as to whether American
bureaucracy. as eNompAtlud In the
most partisan administration In our
history. would rise to tho occasion
Thtrc woro doubts Rs 10 whether "A
body containing sucn timber az Baker
and Burleson. headed by a president
too proud to fight" would measure
up to the standard which the oc-
casion demanded
There we're groans It 10 true. but
not from those who were Infected
with the germs OF stagnatlon." Tho
secretary OF war, who excused delay
after war was declared by snyins
that the war is 5000 miles away"
furnished An illustration OF the kind
of men who were infected with tho
germs OF stAsnation. No wonder that
the country Eroaned at the con,om-
piauon OF fighting a war under such
leadership. 80 far as American bu-
rehucracy permitted. American in.
dustry and finance did It's duty
promptly and effectively. II will re-
spond now to the needs OF peace ~
Baker. Bnrleson and that crowd will
get their feet Off tho brakes and
give Yankee ingenuity. enterprise.
ability and courage a fair chanca
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Dcriuitc Policy Imperiled.

lfpuit
Mr.. lines. director general OF rail-
roads, may be right in his opinion
that the steel prices agreed to b,
the Industrial Board OF the Depart
ment OF Commerce are too high. al
though Chairman Peek says tha
the representative OF the Railwa,
Administration, who is a member O
the board and who participated IN
the deliberations. claimed that ONLY
the price Of steel rails was too high
Mr. Hines may also be within hi.
legal rights In declining 10 alithoriz,
the purchase OF any steel at tn,
hoard seprices but. as tho Globe
Democrat pointed out when the dis
agreeme ent was reported, ne assume,
a great responsibility In taking sucf
stand. Mr. Peek indicates some ol
the possible results General con.
sumers of steel would be comnelled
practically to subsidize the railway,
through the payment OF larger nrlces
all railroad business would be thrown
10 a monopoly Of large low-cost pro-
ducers or general reduction OF
waves would be REQUIRED.
This would block the policy OF the
government to bring gradual re-
duction in costs, 10 prevent stasna
tion and TO avoid labor disturbances
In fact II is about the only concrete
effort At rcadJQstment OF abnormal
war conditions While not satisfac
tory to any interest and omen to the
legal objection that Il conflicted with
tho sherman antitrust act, the agree
ment was n compromise which had
an excellent purpose and good re
suits were looked for. II private
consumers had taken the lead In op-
posing the new price schedule I;
would not have been quite so EN-
bnrraSsing 10 tho Industrial Roa I'd
But when another Representative OF
the government, given access TO all
the hoota OF the steel mills and urged
TO bring forward any fact that would
helm to determine fair prices lightly
declares his own opinion as to fair
prices and contcmptuously dlsre-
CARDS tho findings OF governmental
associates, It unsettles opinlon and
lmnairs tho Industrial policy 10 the
point Of destruction. When the
presidents appointees disagree so
widely on matter Of such vital
consequence 10 the country, what
hove Is there for the general public
The announcement that the matter
has been "put M 20 the president
means that he must 'rv 10 asce-tair
proper steel prices through another
uphold tho Industrial Hoard
or abandon all efforts at stablliza-
tion II prices during the transition
period.