Evening journal., 1919-08-22
SEPARATE cERuaN-aMrmcAN TREATY

THAT The United States may without breaking the
il heart Of the world enter into separate peace
treaty with Germany s suggested By recent dispatch
from London,
The dispatch announces that america appears likely
TO be left TO settle her peace accounts personally with
Germany that Statesmen pointed out the delay In the
United States Senate Is not Of great Importance as peace
VIII be In effect when three Of the Allies rauy the treaty
After that II will be merely personal affair between the
United states and Germany and calls attention to the
fact that England has ratified and s ready for business
that nothing but a summer vacation Is delaying the
French parliament while both the senate and The Cham
ber special commissions have recommended favorable
action and Italy and Japan expected to raIlfy by
September 10,
So II appears that the heart Of the world" is not
even throbblng unnnuraly at tho thought OF separate
action the part Of the United States despite the Presl-
dents version 10 the contrary And as far Rs this country
is concerned we will be much better or II some such
measure as the Fall resolution is passed and peace with
Germany Is declared. Then either revive our
treaties with Germany beginning with that Of i709. with
Prussia or draft document more comprehensive and
up-to-date.
With the exception OF the league covenant not one
phase Of the peace treaty Is Of direct concern to MS
The European diplomats effectively shunted Mr.. VII
son of on that covenant while they proceeded along trad
tlonal lines to formulate provisions in harmony with
their interests.
many threads OF the treaty to the covenant" that you
cannot dlssec the covenant from the treaty without
destroying the whole vital structure"
lie declared that "the structure OF will not be
vital without the League OF Nations"
Yet England has ratified and ready and two or three
other countries who directly concerned In the treaty
win follow suit.
And the treaty provides that "a FIRST process-yerbal
Of the deposit OF ratincaons will be drawn up as soon
as the treaty has been ratified by Germany on the one
hand and by three OF the Principal Allied and Associated
Powers on the other hand and from the date OF This
first process-yerba the treaty will into force be
tween the high contracting parties who have ratified IT,
A separate peace with Germany Will be more enectNe
than the Joint peace for 10 will serve notice ON Europe
and Asia in no uncertain terms that America will not be
come party to boundary disputes political intrlsues
and balances Of power which have been rife in Europe
since Alaro sacked Rome
II is doubtful If The present treaty, even If divorced
OF the league could command the necessary two-thrds
senate majority because 10 would make MS party to
some shady transactions.
Mr. Wilson insists that the United states was an
"assocalep in the against Germany, and not an
'ally"
Then as an associate" would be consistent IN
signing separate peace.
II would preserve for status as dsinteresed
party whose earnest Of good offices in the solution Of
future international problems could be offered with clean
hands.
separate peace many persons contend is the best
method OF preserving American traditions and ndepend-
Of action.
The League Of Nations can be reserved for future dis
cusson and decision at the polls