Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-23
TREATY DELAY OF NO EFFECT,
Sherman Says Wlson's Plea is Do.


Macomb, H., Aug, eat has be-
come quite the accepted fashion In ad-
minlstratioa cihcles TO charge every
disorder or hardship 10 delay In ratiry-
Ing the laguc of nations and the treaty
OF peace" said Senator Lawrence shor-
man In an address here yesterday.
II never believed, In "A patent meai-
cine warranted TO cure every III flesh
is heir TO. When the president tells
us the ieaguc of nations will sweep the
war Ike lesioas Of ambitious nations
from the earth aud purge mankind OF
its evil pa sions, he ~ deceiving him
self" the senator continued
Europe is now returning TO the
paths Of peaceful enterprise, Her ma
tions have concluded IA binding peace
with Germany The delay incident 10
an examination OF the treaty by the
senate does not rctnrd by pound
sterling of exchange or n ton of mer-
chant shipping the resumption OF pro-
duction and commercial activity in
Europe or Asia.
"Germauy's ports are open now To
the allies. Great Rrita'n's ships now
enter every city where profitable trade
Is found. The treaty between the al
lies and the central powers Is an nc-
complished fact. Great Britain, France
italy and Japan are now at peace with
Germany and her associated nations.
Productive peace pursuits are now re-
viving and dependent on natural eco
nomic development, rot on the ratir-
cation of peace-.by the United States
senate.
"OnIy a few weeks ago we were
threatened with the loss Of German
trade unless we at once ratified the
peace treaty Only a vote in the SEN
ate was alleged to bar that peace. Tho
senate was unmored by an appeal TO
our pecuniary gain We will be equally
unmoved bv the charge now resortcd
to that our delay in rat!fying the tire ty
hoth caused and continues the hiSh
cost of living.
Not one but many things contrin-
utca TO that cost IT'S great founda-
tion was and is war on ggahuc
scale. That war is ended. II prach"-
ally ended Nov. IL. 1913 with the
armistice Since then the processes OF
recovery end rebuilding. always slower
than the dcstructlN" f"r"es OF WdF'
have begun their creative cour"e. Many
a, season, however. must come "nd 20
before natural forces aud &C, nofflc
laws work out their bcneftcicht resu'S
.'The mere delay or final refusal OF
the senate to r. tlfv II peace alrcadN
binding on all the principal belnSef-
ents of the old world will not affect the
recuperation of the war-stricken ma
>tions by SO much rs an hour nor '''
present cost OF living by 50 r,uch a3
a penny. That recovery is part of the
solution of the cost Of living. '
"Our June. 1919, exports were doub-
aIe those of 1918 More than doubling
ou- exports OF food products cap not
occur wftss6uts, sendins prices up at
home. When the old worlds Wheat
fields once more pour their grain into
the food supply OF .he nations, pics
will decline in our country. For 'he
same reason. when exports Of manu-
fa,illres and materials Tor manufac-
tura diminish more viii remain in ou'
markets TO-. domestic consumption anu
e. .ces will fall.
Our exports can not increase or
even continue their present volume.
Foreign nations can not pay for them.
must be settled with money. establish
ed credit, or merchandise. Europe does
not. have the goods She has reached
the limit OF safe credits She does not
have the money. Peace can not there
+ fore increase our exports.
with prices to the American peo-
pie as they now are, more Exports
mean higher prices to us The presi-
dents argument that delay In ratfty-
ing the peace treaty causes high prices
is a demonstrated error. If ratified II
opens Germany to further exports
which in turn, tend to increase prices
here.
, T am weary of rescue work for the
old world, who bred their own quarreiS
we at last had to help settle. Let us
face about and begin to care for our