The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-15
Rejection Would simplify.


Rejection Would simplify.
1t is complained that Administration
srokesmen headed by the President have
sought to make it appear that the coun-
try somehow will be left in an awful
scrape unless there 10 early ratification;
whereas opponents of the treaty say its
rejection would in fact greatly simplify
rather than complicate the position of
the United States
If Secretary of State Lansing ever
intends to say anything about the testi-
| mony Of William c. Bullitt before the
Foreign Relations Committee, which re-
vealed the sordid bargaining away of
principles to procure the League Of
Nations which the President is now as
surfing the country is the only guarantee
of peace. his opportunity has passed.
This is the view of Senators of tine COM
mittee of both political faiths If there
| was any suggestion that MIR. Bullitt ex-
eeeded the bounds of exact truth in his
| testimony to the committeeman 1t was
presented In such a way that exactly
! the opposite impression was given 20
every Senator PRESENT. Is regaf ded
| now as too late for Mr.. Lansing to at
| tempt a REPUTATION. 1t would carry little
weight now.
What Bullitt had to say was COM
municated to Mr. Lansing at his gum
| mer home at Henderson Harbor. This
! testimony directly affected the trerner,1-
| ously important work of his official
1 chief in Paris. II what Mr.. Bullitt had
/ to say was untrue in any detail it is
| regarded here that ii was Mr.. Lansing S
J duty to state Immediately that IL wa
untrue. He failed to do this and de-
NAL now would have little effect. Mem
bers of the committee agree that this
| silence must be construed as an admis-
sion Of the truth OF all of Mr.. Bulhtes
damaging evidence.
Propriety open to Question.
While there was some intimation OF
the character of the testimony Mr.. Bull
lit would present. there was some doubt
of the propriety OF his revelations. One
Republican Senator, it is known, advised
Mr.. Rullitt against the course he con-
templated. However, he chose to make
the revelations Mr.. Bullitt's views are
known to some Senator's and they dc
not sympathize with them in the least
They are known to be at least trimmed
with red" His bitterness about the re-
lection of his plan OF treating with the
Lenine regime in Russia Is accounted fol-
on that score. However. Mr.. Bullitt was
selected with several other young mer
of similar views during the war for i'm
portant and confidential posts. II Il
known that q great many members OF
the Administration feel that Mr.. Bullitt
pursued a course of doubtful ethics II
revealing the details of what supposedly
were confidential actions and converse
lions with MI Lansing and others Ii
Paris
| Al L. .-,,n CO, a. or. ara Dof dialnFf.A.
over the return of the President In ad
dressing the people OF the Pacific coas
to the worn, ragged and refuted argu
nent that his league means eterna
peace, anything else insuring plunginl
the world again into the bloody mir
of another atanic conflict. The cam
paign OF education of the people to tn
zeal meaning of the league provision
: by the Senators who are speaking
throughout the country and In the Senat
is bearing fruit rapidly, judging from tn
/ yeritable bales of encouraging mail com
: ing to Senators here. Mr.. Lansing
statement to Mr.. Bullltt that the Amer
: lean people never would support tn
; league scheme IL they knew what
meant TO them has done tremendous goo
: in this educational campaign. Senator
; believe.
: They feel that the situation has beei
somewhat parallel to the free silve
campaign in 1896. For months until
) campaign ofs education which defeate'
? the Bryan scheme was undertaken
: nothing was heard but the glorihcatioi
! of free silver and rosy tinted picture
/ OF the plenty 1t would insure the peopl
of the nation. Now instead OF plenty
, the magic word peace" is being mis-
used to try to obtain the league as MI
Wilson wants 1t to be. The outcome
according to anti-league Senators, vii
! rsa rallaJ 1896