Arizona republican., 1919-12-21
SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 2l. 1919
It has been we'll observed that we should treat futurity as an aged friend from whom we expect rich legacy. -Colton.
Let There Be Peace

Let There Be Peace
 From one nation to the other the people are beginning realize the national handicap of ncompeted peace, Citizens to whom national than partisan advantage, and fortunately they constitute the vast majority of people rapidly awakening to the fact that if efficiently meet the great internal in dustriaI problems which confront peace on a basis just to all nations, safeguards those principles which this nation founded be promptly concluded
 The men of big business who efficiently came to the nations aid in the trying days the and -visioned leaders of labor>who gave equally loyal recognize that further playing for partisan advantage the part of the president only weakens our standing before the world. influence morally and commer- cially defers industrial and leaves us indicted before world govefnmentally incompetent
 brsiness men irrespective of politics was shown few days ago by the adoption by the chamber of commerce of the state of New York of a resolution from which we quote:
 "The Chamber of Commerce of the state of New York; in common with the business of the whole nation believes that people con- fronted the world of morals and in the world of trade with crisis similar that which we faced on 9th of April, 1917.
 "The prosperity of Americas export trade is largely dependent upon the extension of credits to our abroad But Pendns condition of peace, and the establishment of known basis for She continuance of international trade no adequate sredt plans can possibly be established. The alarm of the whole world of business this protraeted delay is evidenced by the continued and wholly un- arecedented fall in the rates of exchanges fall all most detrimental for exporters as it is for he unfortunate peoples of Europe who unable 70 buy from the food and materials which they soreIy need
 ..It is not the duty of this body to place the responsibility for this condition Rather problem +b. cir in NxIi we nd and in the practical that ought to be taken 70 solve the problem.
 "Whstever the moral trade effect of that fact nay be, the treaty presented cannot command
 to its ratification, but the stua- ton thus created is intoIerabIe
 We want peace. We want it speedily; but we want an honorable Many parts of Europe are in desperate plight A peace in which we wrap our in the robes of isolation and self-nterest would e as dsInonorabIe further delay would have been n decision to enter the war on April b. 1917; Therefore, be it
 RESOLVED, That form of international covenant which seeks prevent is moral necessity;
 ~That the differences >Aerween tine president and should be composed without delay by such mutual concessions regarding reservations may necessary in the treaty to secure ratification"
 We have no patience with the arrogant and tact less position taken by the president in his dealings with the senate but also heartily disapprove of .he partisan efforts of certain republican senators whose desire discipline the president has ob- sctIred their the need of peace, and our moral obligations O support just workable League ,f Nations
 The Temps, the greatest of the French news pers recently took the position that from the stand aont of American reservations adopted ,v the sound in policy The League to Enforce Peace. understand. favors peace based ,u a reasonable compromise, the only peace possible.
 Senator Hitchcock, the representative of the president in senate, recently intimated that that if the adopted by the could 6e 1ropped the principles most of the reservations could agreed upon.
 With situation, certainly. the time has come 10 get more of Christmas spirit into the consid aa;ion of the treaty and give the world New Years gift of peace approved by the worlds most tssjeraI nation-America-