Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26

/ mo COMPROMISE OR CONCESSION is the caption OF
an editorial in Harveys Weekly in its last issue, which
deals with Treaty future consideration Il is
reproduced these columns that those who desire to
approach the question in fair mind may get an under
standing the position of the Senators who have TO dea
with the future Of making with the countries which
have overturned the peace the world With the attitude
of the President towards by the United States Sen
ate and the position by those who opposing
him. as as those who have followed his instructions
Harveys Weekly has presented the real faces as to the
attitude Republican Party towards ratification OF
Treaty presented to the Senate for ratihca-
ton The editorial follows:
There was something srikngy reminiscent of the Pres
den defiant Put up up!@ the Senate the other
day; only it much courteousy phrased
Also worked both The Covenanters set out 10
rag" the majority with demands that they do some
thing" the Treaty They insisted that the thing was
not dead that it incumbent upon the Republi-
cans to some definite proposal for ultimate disposi-
ton OF it, their major premise was incorrect
and their minor premise still worse so that their
conclusion altogether groggy.
But Senator Knox calmly took them at their word. He
did something He offered a resolution to take up The
cadayer (the Presidents world nuse life into it, and
raty it, the simple proviso Of amputang its vermi-
form appendix; the thing had been exhaustyey
discussed from every possible point Of view and since
the Administration folk such "a hurry to have
something done right he proposed that an immediate
be taken upon
with a challenge put up shut up They shut
up Senator Underwood it is true. who plays Damon to
Senator Htchcocks Pyhas assened to the proposal But
Senator Hitchcock. who plays David TO Senator Under
woods Jonathan FASTENED to object and OF course his
objection was under the rules sufficient to prevent the
doing something" for which his colleagues had been
camoring.
Then still uphoding the we strive to please,
Senator proposed the question of decar-
ing the at end and peace restored leaving the
details future consideration That too, would have
been doing something" But again with passionate zeal
for action Hitchcock objected SO it seems that
all their professed dislike of reservations the Ad
themselves making reservations
their demands for action by the majority They want
action upon the Cadaver of Versailles they insist
upon the reservation that shall be the kind of action
which their chief demands, and nothing else
Meantime a suggestive light thrown upon the
matter by reports from Europe Cemenceau and
Lloyd George had been comforting together, and were
about notify the United States Government that they
were willing go the possible limit in accept
ing the Sena reservations amendments of the Treaty
to the adherence of the United States to
he general principle of peacemaking Clear-mnded men
have known all along that that precisely what the
European powers would do But what spectacle for
gods and it makes of diplomatic establishment!
Practically Mrssrs Clemenceau and Lloyd George must
say with Mr. Dooley see by the papers that your
Senate to make reservations to the Treaty
Well that's all right We're wling" How incomparably
more courteous to them, well more decently cred
table himself. it would have been for the President
o the Senate the Treaty ratified with reser
saons to report in that form to the other principal
gnatorie report back the Senate the result
But that would not have been in keeping with his open
openly arrived at" He began by telling Europe
that he had mandate America for the Covenant;
which he hadn't Next he told America that if it didn't
swallow the Covenant the worlds heart would be broken
which it wasn't finally he tried convince SEN
ate that if it the Treaty the
other Powers would refuse to accept il; which they
wouldn't There just these differences among the
hFeG cases: lie said that he had mandate when he
that he hadn't he said that the worlds heart would
broken when he didn't know that would and he said
hat the amended Treaty would be rejected without
much trying to find out whether i would be or not
Finally with a gratifying demonstration of running
FORM" the President made clear that matter
what might do say, he purposed persist
his staying of the treaty Senator Hitchcock might tell
he Southern Society ready accept
ions and Mr. Underwood might declare in the Senate +
his readiness accept final disposition of the matter
On such basis But who they that they should dis
pose of this high affair?
Straight the Real Throne of Administration
he word that the Supreme Power who reduced the Cow
cavader has thought whatever of galvanzng
into life again. He has compromise or concession
any kind his mind the majority OF the must
BRING life again the thing which he killed. and must
atfy it letter perfect or the the world shall
De broken again.
So be it, II Mr.. Wilson has in mind mo compromise
be very that the nation has to
offer him. He wrote letter to his lackeys in the Senate
ordering them his kill the treaty; whereupon
they killed IT, And he the efronery say that
the Republican leaders shall continue
the undivided responsibility the of the treaty.
So before said: Thou canst not say did it;
never shake thy CORY locks at me-"
But quite content 1t greatly simplifes the
natter The Senate has business to transact 1t
willing to rafy the treaty, with reasonable
IONS and the other great signatory ready
eager accept with those reservations But this
,ne dressed in little brief authority" again de-
,ares in his egotistc arrogance that shall be- So
et 1t Dead, by the Of Woodrow wisonl There
et It stay if he continues haughty obdurae But we are
tl betting dollars to doughnuts that he won't
McAdoodle and Baruch stin the job