South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-09
Other Editors Than Ours
THE DAMNATION OF DOMINATION.
louisville COuTier-J ouTnal.)


The reports are that the opponents OF the
Lea que of Nations United states senate are
much put it to formulate and unite upon some
definite plan of opposition.
president wilson's appeal for ratification of the
peace treaty, ehbody ing the provision for League
of Nations made simultaneously with the announce
ment of the signing of the treaty by Germany had
the instantaneous effect crystazing and solidfy
ing ,toriaI opposition. 1t enough to be told
by Woodrow Wilson that it his opinion that the
treaty should be rathed- That settled II with the
senate treaty experts. They already that this
fellow Wilson an favor of the treaty. With SUI
preme effrontery and brazen meddlesomeness he had
actually taken hand in framing the document
Naturally therefore. they agin' the thing. But
when he dared to carry his insolence so far as TO
issue address urging prompt ratification the limit
of endurance was reached The effect could only
be to weld the opposition by electricity
in the realization hat common ground or attack
must be found.
What that ground is to be is the question that is
causing the present perturbation among the senate
antrs perturbation Which persists despite the efforts
of the hastily summoned Roots and Hayses TO COM
pose it.
If these agitated gentry had the virtues of sim
cerity and courage The Courier Journal could sug
gest their problem which would be
entirely satisfactory
There is slogan which would nil their bill
fectly would a second hand slogan, but that
would be no objection. with the coming of Dry
July its original dscoverers have no longer any use
for it, And secondhand OF thirty second hand what
multum in parvo could so well represent the com
ground of the senatorial opposition 10 the trea
N as the simple words of the familiar legend
WILSON
THAT'S ALL?
But the virtues Of sincerity and being
lacking here. we mad this element Of states
manship at the Nations Capital fOundering around
with Nominations Of divers slogans.
OF unity stringing any Of them is that OF DONNA
ton"
Thus Reed rips and against the League the
sma shing dornick-
Niger Domination"
Then sherman screams and screeches--
Vatican Domination"
Whereupon Borah tsters and bghts-
Money Devil Domination"
And finally George Harvey. entitled TO the priv
eges of the floor of the senate chief of which just
Lacquer in reach, PUSHES TO the door and whispers
through the keyhole-
British Domination go
The consensus of the treaty bushwhackers seems
10 bee that the most dVaila BILE bushwhacking weap-
on with which whack the thing OF
a Domination As there is such diversity OF Opin-
ion as TO what manner OF Domination is and
an Of the DominatorS launched may be more or
less whackers. WHY combine the blanket
The Damnation OF Domination ."
Damnatlon-shau not believe our ears2-
which is TO consign beloved land 10 that limbo Of
The Holy Fair
a vast unbottorned. boundless pit
FILLED fou' Iowin' brunstane
Wha's ragin' flame an scorchin' heat
melt the hardest whunstane
The half asleep start Up WI fear
An think they roariu
When presently IL does appear.
Twa but some ncebor snorn'
this case. with apologies Burns.
neebor snOrin', but some Reed Sherman Bo-
rahin.