Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
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IN regard to submarine warfare and the
treatment of its nationals in this coul.
try. All the provision for our trade
in Germany raised by the economic
clauses Of the treaty, many Of them
vital to our industries and our farms.
as in dye patents, dye supplies and
fertilizers, the working of the Repara.
tion Commission, which superintenCs
the trade of all with Germany, could
all be brought up by Berlin for read.
justment by our negotiators, acting
for the United States alone and 20
longer associated with other victorious
powers or supported by victorict.
American army on the German border.
Peace itself, the peace Of the world
is delayed until ratification comes
And any amendment postpOnes p4ace,
Germany and England alone of the
principal powers have ratined. The
other principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as We
are today in the worlds "ffairs. TIE
ravages Of war on more than a score
OF fighting fronts are continued by any
needless delay. Let the Senate give
the world peace by ratification without
amendment.
Even the amendment for which mCst
can be said, the provision in regard 10
Shantung, will secure nothing which
cannot be gained il China, backed by
the powerful advocacy of the United
States, addresses itself to the mach!n-
cry for righting international wrongs
and meeting just claims created by
the league between nations. China.
after eighty years of oppressive trea
ties and despoiled rights by which al
the great powers have profited direct
ly or indirectly. has for the first time.
in his covenant and treaty, the means
and method to secure justice and the
removal of the oppressive economic IN
reference OF stronger nations W?os@
citizens are within her gates, protect
ed by a long succession OF intern3-
tional agreements. Moreover, 1t should
be remembered that the clause regard
ing Shantung was made upon the state
ment by Japan that she will return
the territory to China and therefore.
upon that condition, compliance with
which promise the league can require.
The peace OF the present ard TIE
righteousness Of the future can be best
secured by the ratification of the cove
nant and treaty without amendment.
Let the Senate take no action that Will
give any party to the treaty, and espe-
cially Germany. ground for maintain
ing that the ratification of the United
States is not complete and that
changes requiring a resumption OF
conference and negotiations have been
made in 1t.
Among the signers in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia are:
Maryland.
William F. Cochran, Phllanthropisr>
Henry d. Harlan. Judge
Emerson c. Harrington, Governor.
Theodore Marburg, formerly United
States minister to belgium.
Edwin Warfield, Ex-Governor.
Daniel Willard, President Baltimore
and ONO Halfway
Henry w. Williams, Lawyer.
Pennsylvania.
George Burnham, Jr., President Civil
Service Reform Association.
r. H. Conwell, President Temple Uni.
versity
Cyrus II. X. Curtis Publisher
Samuel Harden Church, President Of
Board Carnegie Institute.
A. B. Farquhar President A. B. FarQu.
har Company.
Samuel Fels, Manufacturer.
William Finn, Financier.
Richard Gilbert, Secretary-Treasuror
Miners State Union.
Vance C. Mccormick, Chairman Waf
Trade Board
Benjamin Thaw Financier.
John A. Voll, President Glass Bottle
Blowers Association.
Rhode Island.
Richard B. Constock, President STATE
Bar Association.
Caroline Hazard formerly President
Wellesley College.
West Virginia.
John ]. Cornwell. Governor.