The sun., 1919-06-24

wars In the future. The whole suffering
world In looking for some plan 90 pre-
serve peace. Permanent peace, as long
as human nature IL what 1t 10. We cannot
hope to get, but something We can do to
make war lesa probable and to refuse
to do anything at all would bring too Bit
ter a disappointment to too many peo-
Pile In the world to Justify the United
States Senate In permanently killing the
whole plan for league OF nations.
Let US go ahead then with the idea that
we shall adopt In the future some form
Of q league Of nations and then let US
formulate a league that VIII not betray
our country.
"At least the Knox resolution re-
ported favorably by a majority of the
Committee on Foreign Relations has
given notice to the Peace Conference
that the proposed covenant OF the
League Of Nations. which Is included In
the peace treaty. is not acceptable in Its
present form to the COMMITTEES on For
eign Relations, the committee to which
the treaty of peace must later be re-
ferred
Peoples Ideals Ignored.
I'VE are told that tho draft OF the
treaty that came over to this country
and was published In the Record has
been changed, but we have not the final
draft in our possession. The President
himself has said within few days that
the treaty Is still subject to amendment.
II may be that In view OF tho action OF
this great committee Of the Senate the
requisite change may have been made
in the treaty, but We have had no In
formation or suggestion that such Is the
case"
Tho trouble with President Wilson is
that his ideals anu policies are not the
ideals and policies of the American peo-
PIE. He has told US repeatedly that our
hght against the Central Powers was q
great crusade for democracy and hui
mainly and we have not challenged the
sta temont because II sounded we'll and
| because we thought that the statement
would do no harm. But II has done
harm. infinite harm. He has peFslstentiy
gone ahead with this idea In his mind
and the fruits Of this idea and its work.
ing out are the present covenant OF the
League OF Nations. to accept which he
is seeking to rorce the American people"
Senator Reed (Mo.) declared this af-
ternoon that I'VE will kill the league COW
enant before we are done with It." He
| added: THIS covenant Is violative of
| the fundamental principles Of our Con-
| stitution. I am not opposed to creating
| q league for internal ional settlement of
| International questions but ] Will never
| support one that takes from us our sCv-
ereign rights / do not think there Is
4 chance to pass the Knox resolution. It
has served It's very useful purpose just
as fully as II It had passed. 1t has been
! a notice TO the world and to Paris OF
tht attitude Of this country"
Opponents Of the entire league pro-
gramme were much more confident OF
their ground to-day than for several
days The fact the German acceptance
OF the peace terms was assured brought
conviction tnaS early capitalization of
a definite policy In the Senate Is much
more probable. Senator Moses voiced
| this feeling when he said:
"Within twsnty-four or forty-eisht
hours now a definite policy and pro-
gramme will have been adopted by the
opposition to the league. Article 10
is certain to be eliminated and Article I 5
is not much less Objectionable. It Is
necessary to decide what may be called
an irreducibie minimum OF reservations