Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-08
OBSERVING ARMlS1ICE DAY

ODOGA E1LVO Ia
Armistice Day will be celebrated next Tuesday, Novem-
Der ii.
What kind of a celebration are we going to have?
Hostilities ceased a year ago yet, technically, we are still
at war with Germany.
One year to complete a peace ought to be long enough.
True, there were intricate problems to be solved and all kinds
of complications that had to be faced, but, after all, it would
seem that a year ought to be time enough to have peace finally
established.
Delegates from the nations that were at war gathered in
Paris and spent over six months arranging the terms of peace.
These terms were finally accepted by Germany.
Subsequently the treaty was ratified by several of the al
lied nations opposing the Central Powers, including France,
Italy and Great Britain.
Delay is caused everywhere, however, by the petty par
tisan fight in the United States Senate where a little clique of
senators headed by the champion Wilson hater, Henry Cabot
Lodge, have seen fit to block ratification of the treaty by The
United States in order that they might spite President Wilson
But six months ought to be long enough to debate such
an important document as that involving the peace of the
world. Other nations hesitate because of the fear that the
treaty, by being rejected by the United States will be done
over again.
Senator Lodge and his fellow obstructionists do not dare
kill the treaty entirely. They have already kept the world in a
state OF. upheaval for six months while they talk and daily
fdding while Rome burns, as it were.
All that is needed to set the world a1ame again is to throw
conditions back as they were when the peace conference first
convened.
HostiHties are all ready to break out. Nothing but a sub
stantial world league can keep the peace another year.
For the United States to remain aloof from such a league
would be suicide. The eyes of all nations are upon us. The
eyes of all nations are upon us. The wealth of the world is cen
tered here. With other nations owing us billions of dollars
and struggling in their poverty to pay the debt, who can say
that the temptation to repudiate this debt would not be too
strong to be resisted should the rest Of the world be united with
the United States on the outside.
But the point today is, how much longer will the senate
hold up final action on this question of peace?
If the treaty is to be killed, why not kill it and prepare for
The dsfsge9
treaty-as they are-why not ratify it and settle down to car
rying out its provisions, working in harmony with the rest of
the civilized nations of the world toward the ideal we all hope
fora perpetual peace?
1t ought to be one thing or the other. The time has come
for a showdown.
Within three days Of being a year since hosllities ceased
we are still technically at war with Germany. That techni-
caity has already caused the coal strike threatening to tie up
every industry in the country.
End the war; establish q real peace; get down to business.
should be taken to impress upon the senate that the people are
thoroughly tired and disguised. Conditions cannot go on as
they are forever.
No better way of celebrating Armistice Day could be found
than to swamp the senate with letters and kilograms demand
ing action.
Action not talk on the treaty is the demand of today.
EDWARDS NOW