Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-07-11

to decide, they have had plain warn
ing that, in case the United States
becomes a member of the League of
Nations, it will be called on soon to
begin assuming international duties
and responsibilities. Dispatches from
Paris say President Wilson will pro-
pose to congress the acceptance Of a
mandate for Constantinople and for
Armenia.
Senator Borah, rampant opponent of
the league, broke out in a new place
last week, with charges that the propa-
ganda Of the league to enforce peace,
headed by ex-President Taft, is
financed by Wall street, Mr. Taft's or
ganization glories in the fact that most
of its financial support comes from
men of big business and broad vision
at may be-" said Senator Borah,
that the occasion for the opposition
upon the part Of small mep is not a
limitation of vision; it may possibly
be that their investments are not the
same and their interests are not the
same.
1T may be that they are conf1ning
themselves to the interests OF their
own country and believe in the tradi-
tions and policies of their country, and
it may possibly be that those who
take wider view of the matter are
those who have large investments in
nf1 +pia
have more investments there, which in
vestments will be worth very little un-
less they are UNDERWATER by the Unit
ed States government
| It is not easv to see why American
business men should be criticized be-
cause they wish to see peace perma-
| nently established in Europe so that
they can resume trade. commerce and
| industry with the Europeans. An in
stance of what they are getting ready
to do is supplied by the news that
three great American construction con
Germs have been awarded a contract
for the rebuilding of the Nancy district
of France at an estimated figure of
$250,0O0,000. which sum may be dou-
bled.
Dispatches from Weirnar declared
that the national assembly would at
once take up the peace treaty and that
a majority for its ratification was as
sured. The Germans had been noti-
| fed that the blockade would be lifted
| nc soon ,aS tha Daot yyopo 70 tifiod and
they expressed the hope that German
| prisoners of war would be released al
the same time. AS an earnest of their
good intentions the Germans ceased all
warfare on the Poles simultaneously
for some time and not without a pro-
direction, the Poles turned all their
attention to the Ga1ician- Volhynian
front, starting a counter-offensive in
which they claimed to have broken
the Ukrainian resistance and regained
control of important towns and rail
ways. There is no assurance, how
ever, that Germany will not again
break out on the east front, for accord
ing to correspondents she has, since
the armiStiee, reorganiZed an army OF
about 100000 men and gathered
equipment for three times that mum
Der, including as many airplanes az
she had when she surrendered. O1
course all this is contrary to the
terms Germany accepted, and if the
stories are true the allies will hav,
to get busy again. The Germans car
be trusted in one respect, and ONT
only. They will evade the treaty i
it is possible for them to do so.
The French foreign office gave ou
the texts of the proposed agreement
of France with the United States ant
Great Britain designed to protec
France against unprovoked aggression
by Germany. The pacts differ in tha
Great Britain consents to Gomez t
the rescue of France, while the Unite
States will be bound to come imme
! diately."
Various plans are being devised b
) the Germans to save the former kaise
r from trial and punishment, includin
t the formation of national leagu
for the protection of his freedom an
: life" Won Bethmann-Hollweg, fol
' mer imperial chancellor, formal
p asked the allied and associated pow
: ers to place him on trial instead {
e the former emperor, assuming respol
o sibility for all the acts for whic
/ William is blamed. The German ger
;, eral staff, which resigned, agreed
: withdraw its designations if the go
: ernment would promise not to give L
the ex-kaiser for arraignment befol
e a court William is in nc danger