The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-12
REPORT CHARGES
ATTEMPT TO KILL LEAGUE

Paris for that purpose, indicates a total
misconception Of the situation.
The peace conference has acted fin
ally upon the treaty. Great Britain
has ratified it, France is about to do
so, and with the action of one other
power it viii in all human probability
be in actual operation even before the
senate of the United States reaches a
decision. Moreover, the peace confer
ence possesses no further power to
bring German representatives to Par
is The power of compulsion has been
exhausted. Germany was told where
to sign and when to sign and when
to ratify, and Germany has closed the
chapter by signing and by raufying.
Germany cannot be compelled to do
anything more or different with regard
TO this treaty, whether once Il month,
day or week. There must be u fiuahty
to ultimate in a treaty Of compul-
sion. If an amended treaty is not sign
ed by Germany, then it is in none Of
its parts binding to her.
ITO adopt an amendment or to re
ject the treaty means that the United
States will sacrifice all Of the conccs
sions secured from Germany by a die
tated peace While these concessions
are not so large as those which other
nations associated with us secure in
reparations, they are nevertheless Of
tremendous Importance and could only
be secured under a dictated peace.
Concessions Would BE Sacrificed
among the concessions which the
United States would sacrifice may be
included the following:
First, Eermany's acknowledgment
of responsibility for the war and her
promise to make restitution for dam.
ages resulting from it.
Second, Germany's promise to us
in the treaty that she will not impose
higher or other customs, duties or
charges on our goods than those charg-
ed to the most favored nations and
will not prohibit or restrict, or discrim-
mate against, imports directly or IN
directly from our country.
Third Germanays promise to us in
the treaty that she will make no dis
elimination in German ports on ship
ping bearing our flag and that our
shipping in German ports viii be Civ
en- AS favorable treatment as German
ships receive.
Fourth that for six months after
the treaty goes into effect no customs
| duty will be levied against imports
from the United States except the low
est duties that were in force for the
first six months Of 1914.
Fifth, Germanys agreement with
us that the United States shall have
the privilege of revising such Of the
treaties with Germany as Were in eN-
istence prior TO the war as we may
alone desire.
sixth, Germanys promise to us to
restore the property of our citizens
seized in Germany, or to compensate
the owners.
seventh, Germany's very important
agreement validating all acts of the
United States and by the alien property
custodian by which we seized and pro
ceeded to liquidate $4,000 600 worth
of property in the United States be-
longing to German citizens.
Eighth, Germany's agreement that
the proceeds of the sale of these prop
critics may be used to compensate our
citizens in Germany if Germany fails
to do so, or to pay debts which Ger
many or Germans owe to American
citizens, or to pay American pre.war
claims against Germany for property
destroyed and lives taken similar to
the losses because of the destruction
of the Lustania.
ninth, Germany's agreement that
she will compensate her own citizens
for property, patents and other things
belonging to them in the United States
seized during the war by our govern.
ment.
Tenth, Germanys agreement that
no claim can be made against the Unit.
ed States in respect to the use or sale
during the war by our government or
| by persons acting for our government
of any rights in industrial, literary or
artistic property, including patents.
Eleventh, Germany's agreement that
the United States shall retain over 500,
600 tons of German shipping seized in
American ports, which much more than
compensates us for shipping lost during
the war.
Twelfth, we would lose our member
ship on the reparation commission
which will be the most powerful in
| ternational body ever created and
which will have enormous control over
the trade and commerce of Germany
with the rest of the world for years to
come. 1t not only supervises the use
of German economic resources and the
payment of reparations, but it can re
strict or expand Germanys imports and
distribute much of her desirable eX
ports, including dyes. In no way can
the United States assure itself against
discrimination in German imports and
financial policies unless we have a mem
Der upon this great reparation commits
sion.
Amendment Same as Rejection
"These are some, but by no means
| all, of the valuable concessions which
the United States would inevitably sac.
rifice by failing to ratify the treaty