The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-03
HITCHCOCK CALLS !.
j. S. COURSE UPON
TREATY SUICIDAL
CONTINUED From FIRST Page,

" uilllUutu FUN EuHN IuRV'F
latk This way evidently have no con-
ceptiun Of the enormous benefits which
the United States derives from this
treaty.
In Article 2S1 Germany is compelled
to accept full responsibility for the
damages caused by the war, Does any
one think II we undertook to negotiate
a separate treaty with Germany, Ger
many would make any such conces-
sions to the United States? Germany
might say she had never declared war
on the United States; that 1t was the
United States which forced war upon
her.
Take the matter OF German prop
erty in the United States, Under this
treaty all acts of the United States and
of the alien property custodian with
regard to that property are validated
unless Germany can snow actual fraud.
Is anyone insane enough to suppose
that Germany will voluntarily make
that concession to us II we lose the
hold upon her which this treaty gives?
Suppose Germany points to the treaties
of 1899 and 1928 under which we agreed
to respect the private property OF Ger
"a nationals in the United states.
AS to Preparations.
This treaty creates a commission
called the ~reparations commission I'm
~questionably it will be the most pow
erful international body ever created,
1t receives from Germany all repara-
tons paid and distributes them to the
various nations. Does anyone think
under the circumstances The United
States can afford not 10 have a repre-
sentative on the reparations commits
sion?
ITO my mind II would be suicide to
throw away the advantages and bene.
~. .-z,IlnA 10 thtn fpaaty II would
be disastrous commercially n imam
cially. Il,
Defeat of the treaty by means Of
proposed amendments to 1t Is the real
| program and hope of the majority q
the committee on foreign relations. y
is for this purpose that the treaty mao
| been locked up In cold storage Tor SO
many weeks. They have felt JUSTIFIED
in retaining that treaty in committee
| holding useless hearings n making
| killing amendments with the full know
| ledge that amendments would beat the
treaty just as effectively as a refusal
to ratlfy. .,
"a Few, a very few, have declared
thew would vote against the treaty be
| cause Of the league of nations, out II
| has remained for Senator Knox TO de-
clare boldly against our participation
In the peace settlement. To say that
he has amazed the country Is to put
l IL HlluIAs ut Ildb EioOhCt AAS NSSa
| try. He formerly favored taking the
| league Of nations out Of the treaty and
| ratifying the peace settlement with
Germany. Now he suddenly changes
front.
fessions of last year? Last octoner,
| when Germany sought terms for the
armistice, the senators now seeking to
| kin this treaty shouted for ~uncondit
| tional surrender. They demanded terms
of peace dictated to Germany. they
insisted that the United States SHOULD
to the last maintain the closest CO.
| operation with the allied governments
They said it would be a breach Of faitf
IL we failed to stand by Poland ano
other nations formed as a result OF the
war.
Nov what a change! The treaty has
been negotiated Germany has signed u
Germany has ratified II. Great Brltall
France, Italy and Japan will do so In
rapid succession. The treaty dictates
the terms to Germany just as these
senators demanded it should.
But now the same senators VIII
insisted on a dictated peace purpose
to abandon 1t and negotiate a peace
settlement on terms acceptable 70 Ger,
many. II is suggested that we deser'
our associates and negotiate a separate
treaty, 1t is proposed that we adop'
a policy of quit and scuttle., IL Is pro
posed that we repudiate our obligations
and like cravens leave them to be per,
formed by the nations lately ASSOCIATED
with US.
WAS there ever a more insane in
ternational policy proposed? In IN
mixture of poltroonery and folly. II u
difficult to see which p~redonhnates
The senator from Pennsylvania goel
the limit. He not only proposes tina
we desert our friends and n ou
obligations but he suggests that we re
lease Germany from all promises OF IN
4 IDENTITIES and PREPARATIONS. why no
90 further and propose that we com
pensate Germany? That. would pc !
still stronger appeal to German senti
ment.
"He says in so man words, slaughte
the treaty, desert our friends, abandol
our obligations and yield to Germany.
have full faith that when this treat
Is finally released from cold storage
will in the senate receive .differen
treatment. Here, unq~ustionably, ther'
is an overwhelming majority who de
sire to finish the work undertake
when we entered the war. Here VII
be found a safe majority Tor a peac
II have spoken Of the treaty as
whole. But the league OF nations fea
ture particularly has been perslstentl
and unreasonably attacked In TN
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