South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-16

who talk reservations and interpretations as an
other way OF killing from political pique.-and
thrice Infinitely. hey respect
than Sen. John Sharp Williams supposed support
but said be taiRing compromise. any other
democrat. weak spined and brainless to sub
nit one iota to the republican intrigue
If the treaty and the League pact must go back
10 conference, prolonging the international unrest
"a state OF war-strung peace.-they might just
well go. totally rejected. go with assihed in
corporations and reservations submitted by a bull
let-headed United States Sen. williams-if
correctly quoted proposing submission TO GER
tain reservations-franky comedies that the objee-
tons. on which the reservations are based, OBJ
Jeetions WITHOUT merit that in support Of them
the League covenant has been misquoted. misrepre-
sented and maltreated shamefully yet late press
reports say he proposes compromise with such
political brigands II wnat he says is quoted
saying is true you might as well advocate a
promise between the Son Of God and the Imps Of
Hell.
And what he is said to have said, with respect
to misquotation misrepresentation. etc. is
specimen of it pointed out by DR.. r. T. p
Kline addressing the chautauqua Wednesday night
giving specimen the writings OF Arthur Sears
Henning in the "rattIe-snakcd" Chicago Tribune
misquotlng the League pact to make it say what
ne wants ii 10 appear 10 say. and senator's con-
gresSmen, and peace delegates similarly II is pos
sible, if probable, that such misinterpre
tation msquotation, from some such unscrupu
ious correspondent, in opposition the League, is
responsible foc the story Of compromise leadership,
credited the from Mississippi. but be that
as il may the "if' still olds good II is regretable
indeed, throwing light much OF the anti
League propaganda going the rounds. including
mayhap these late reports of proposed democratic
submission to mild" compromises, that DIR. Kline
could not have been heard by everybody; by
times many people did hear him. His address
such a splendid confirmation of News Times
contentious then going several better. that; we'll
have heard him, would have created in many an
greater contempt for compromising senator's
-Ostensible supporters o. the League idea,-than
have dared to express
What is more, Dr. Kline is a republican Indeed
not all republicans are opposed to the League.
has been pointed out in this column repeatedly;
this, not that the League covenant is perfect but
that it is headed in the right direction, probably
the best that could be done. and carries within
self the machinery for IFS improvement. The world
demands peace. not another conference,-whne at
their best the reservations are only interpreative
insult the part of egotisticaI senate to
the rest of the world 10y attempting to set itself up
court of review. with decisions rendered in
advance of going to trial
If there has been sucn exhibition of the white
feather" reported lead by the senator from the
Yazoo. anticipate that by the next time he comes
% South Bend to indulge his CAB from the cam
pagn stump it will be perfectly easy for the re-
pubicans TO steal him. as attempted in 1915 and
keep him from filling the appointment-especiaIIy,
if the republicans still in command at the city
hall with the "bull-pen' at their disposal