The Jasper news., 1919-09-25

Kor tJH Opuboht TO oAAnHeS III LnS urea
ty. Yet IL the United States should
amend the treaty for It's own purpose
and policy, Germany would have full
right to ask for concessions. Germany
has agreed 10 make no claim Ia re-
gard TO enemy property seized in this
country to an amount Of seven huu
dred million dollars. Our recent f6e
oouid ask for reopening Of this
issue and OF the Lusitania claims n
could raise every question open be.
fore hostilities in regard to submarine
warfare and the treatmept Of tts ne.
tionals In this country. All the pro.
visions for our trade in Germany
raised by the economic clauses Of the
treaty, many of them vital to our IN
dustries and our farms. as in dye
patents, dye supplies and fertilizers,
the working OF the Reparation Com.
mission, which superintends the trade
Of all with Germany, could all be
brought UP by Berlin for readjustment
by our negotiators, acting for the
United States alone and no -longes
associated with other victorious pow
Cio VI ouppOit0u ny flCtOIloub RilSE-
ican army on the German border.
Peace itself, the peace Of the world,
is delayed until ratification comes.
/ And any amendment postpones peace.
Germany and England alone of the
| principal powers have ratified. The
other principals necessarily await our
| action, influential and powerful as we
| tA1, 10, ffot~
rayages OF war on more than 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 most
can be said. the provision in regard to
Shantung, will SECURE nothing which
cannot be gained il China backed by
the powerful advocacy Of the United
States, addresses itself to the machin.
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 all
the great powers have proflted direct
ly or indirectly. has for the first time.
in this covenant and treaty. the means
and method to secure justice and the
removal OF the oppressive economic
interference of stronger nations whose
citizens are within her gates. protect
ed by n long succession Of interna
tional agreements. Moreover, It should
be remembered that the clause regard
ing Shantung was made upon the
statement by Japan that she will re
turn the territory to China and, there
fore, upon that condition, compliance
with which promise the league car
require.
: The peace of the present and tn,
Righteousness of the future can be bes
secured by the ratification Of the cove
/ Let the senate take no action that will
, give any party to the treaty. and ss
/ pecislly Germany, ground for main
tanning that the ratification OF tn,
, United States 10 not complete ant
, that changes requiring resumption
Of conference and negotiations hav'
been made In It,
NmouS thO bt6ueTa III hahpaSs hnth
souri,, Oklahoma, Nebraska and low
are:
Kansas.
c. @. Chandler, Banker.
, A. A. Hyde, Manufacturer.
} Ches: :er !. Long, ex-senator.
= Charles r. Scott, ex-ConEreSsman.
/ Frank Strong President Kansas Uni
4 Versity.
r william Allen White, Publicist.
, Missouri.
0 ]. IionberEer Davis, formerly Pres
D dent st. Louis Chamber of Com
nerce.
4 Frederick u. Gardner, Governor.
. Chrr'es NJ. Hay, Lawyer
Y VI lam T, Kemper. Banker.
: u y. Philip North Moore, President
= National Council CT Women.
8 Andrew Steel International Executiv
q Eoard, United Wine Workers.
( rarial s. Tuttle Eishop.
I Willard .. Nandiver. ox-Congressma:
Q re@.as J. Wade. Banker.
y Ro'la Wells, formerly Mayor of S
Louis.
9 Okiahema.
l. Edgar Fentop, Labor Leader.
r j. b. A. Robertson. Governor.
t Nebraska.
}. Narris Brown, ex-senator.
T. E. N. Dietz, Lumber Merchant.
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