El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23
Chaos Europe and Another World Turns Down
the Document and the United States Makes Separate Peace but Rhca
ton Demands Great Sacrifice the Part Of America.

I political tangie an economic proposal
: recently made that VIII be clear 20
; everybody.
Let an Ike allied powers pool
their synr debts. and each nation
I Pay a share uronortionlte 10 It's
wealth and sacrifices IN the war.
I This suggestion, emanating from
I London and Paris Is formula Tor
! burden several times the one we now
Z bear. and porDortionately tightening
( the crushing imp0st upon the backs
Of the French, British and Italian tax
Question Is Economic.
The thought underlying the prop
osition is not that America so loves
Z her allies that she would ike 70 make
I them a handsome present Rather
[ il is that Europe Is on the verge Of
Z bankruptcy, Uncle sam is Europe,s
! creditor, and rather than let his
debtors 20 into liquidation the rich
uncle may consider II worth his while
to pull the Europeans through by
the sake Of philanthropy, but 70 en-
sure that. when Uncle sam looks
about the world for customers in
1929. there viii exist customers able
Now this financial formula is
fundamentally the same in its con-
ception and implications as the
political formula involved in the
peace treaty.
The peace treaty says in effect.
a.The European nations being
unable because of financial weak
ness and historical encmities TO
guarantee peace among them
selves. TIE United states agrees
to Intervene with the others
when necessary to enforce peace
or attack an aeressor; and the
United States VIII not he The
judge when suci an emergency
has arisen, hut viii obey mandate
for the council Of the league OF
ations.n
There is nothing unselfsh. moth
ing noble or magnificent in our say
ing this-if We do say IL There, too.
I think the president befogs the point
with rhetoria- II America allows
herself TO be made umpire in Euro
pean disputes, agrees to fight az
gressors and give up her historic and
agreeable isolation, IT VIII not be FOR
idealistic motives.
Wall Street Wants solvent Europe.
II viii be for the same reason that
American financiers might be Wiling,
in some form or another. to shoulder
terests are for world peace, just as
Wall streets interest is in a solvent
Europe. Wall street extends along
and easy credits. so Europe VIII not
]
The peace treaty We agree TO enter
. Eu-ope's wars on the size OF the Of
Tending party, in order TO prevent
wars or stifle them ut their incep-
ton our power and our disinter-
estedness, we were assured in Paris,
may be able TO keep the peace; other
wise lhe newly BalkamiZed Europe is
in for cycle OF wars that VIII de-
populate the continent.
Americans who are not interested
when told that the continent may be
depopulated by new wars SHOULD con-
slider further that, III the continent
is depepulated. American trade in
generation or so may be all dressed
I'D and have no place to 20. The
economic straugulati0n Of our own
country would not take place while
any Of US were llVing- but IL would
be none the less the inevitable were
Europe and Asia TO go 70 pieces.
Treaty Binds Is TO Fight.
I purpusely refrain from going into
details OF the treaty here There is
plenty OF that being done in wash
ington and elsewhere The point
made here is that the treaty does, in
the eyes OF our associates. bind us 10
fight ia wars not OF our choosing.
and does restrict our liberty %
action not all the deft phraslng Of
the president can conceal the fact.
And the treaty does so bind Us. not
because Of a British plot hut he
cause our delegation in Paris be-
lieved without the promise Of armed
American cooperation the peace Of
the world could not be kept, and saw
that under conditions OF modern war
fare peace is necessary II civilization
Is TO survive; not all the Orat0ry in
the senate can conceal these all inn
portant motives that Jed the presi-
dent 70 ask the American people 20
make this great sacrifice
Thus II my analysis is correct the
senate opposition refuses TO admit
or consider the vital and genuine mo-
tiVes that led the president 20 assent
hand the president gears TO be frank
enough TO admit to the people what
a sacrifice Of national sovereignty IS
involved in ratification
The Consequences Of Refusal.
Suppose that the average Ameri-
ean, debating, without having his
mind muddled by politicians the
issue Of whether he is willing in
order TO preserve world peace 20 have
his army and navy placed under the I
orders OF world council, has about
decided the question in the negative. I
he is very sorry, but he isn't sure /
whether the league viii work and |
thinks this country ought 10 be left !
crisis as il arises. and he cannot /
the idea OF his country being ]
under a moral obligation" 10 send I
its boys to fight in the Ukraine OF 4
Finland when it doesn't want 70 send |
them.
Our imaginary citizen thus
finds himself opposed TO the
treaty rs II stands. He farors
amendments or reservations. He
now ought TO consider further
the consequences Of our refusal
TO rutify the treaty upon the
other nations in the world. These
consequences may not be 80 ter
rible a. the president depicts
INF NJ nd i'll
fgnored by the senate opposition.
Again. without political bias. let /
NE point out what they win be or /
may be-
OF the three courses open to the /
government II the senate alters the /
treaty, to break with the allies and |
make or simply declare peace with /
Germany appears the simplest But /
for the president to do this would 4
be 10 admit that his trips 10 Paris, |
an our negotiations lasting foI /
months. were useless and futile. IL |
would almost be 10 admit that We /
made a mistake in fighting Germany !
AZ all. IL we are unable 10 associate ]
ourselves with the peace made by our 4
allies. And IL would Undoubtedly /
bring about extreme confusion among |
the siEnatorF powers, such as could /
not but rebound to the profit OF 1
whatever Germans or bolshevlsts /
might be seeking TO upset the terms. /
Confusion Inevitable
This confusion would be inevitable, |
the treaty are dependent on each
other. If America backs out for /
example, England may say that she 4
accepted a mandate over the Pacific I
Islands IN order 10 get armed support 4
Of the United states for the league. /
but since America retires she now /
perfers direct annexation. Fr1nce /
would be sure 10 clamor that she I