The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-23

ITcss com mcnt on the re ccilon OF
thr pctro treaty with the h"naie
reservations is interesting and. so
FAR as the collection las gone. tar
more IN uErcoWeu, than one wOu.d
nave been Ted 20 believe by tho con-
Niating positions of editors while the
document was pending.
The reader would naturally eN-
pet TO find the foreign press a unit
ia condcmuiuE tho senate action,
especially the English section. since
thc-prcdOmlnHnce OF England In the
league was one Of the bones OF BIT
ter contention in the senate de
bate BIt not SO.
The Foreign Press.
Tho London. Morning POST. In It's
Saturday morning issue. expressed
the opinion ttnt the senate prob
ably acted wisely II said: "Ameri-
can statesmen probably acted wisely
IA not putting America, a country
mat has won her independence
through the travail ot war, under
he thumb OF an International com
mI'tco sitting in switzerland
Some II tho English papers ex-
press keen disappointment over tho
rr.,ctlun uf tho treaty, but hold out
'I''I I'' |NlsAN iAIF A.INA.' t"IiNAn " Ahi
eventually give i's adhesion to the
considerations. The Times. counsel
ing patience, says.
Like England. America Is SLOW
10 realize that she has lost her in
sIariy Circumstances will force
the United states to tread the same
path as this country"
Tho Daily News asserts that II
has learned the league OF nations
vii como into active existence with
In a week and that the first meeting
OF the member nations Will he held
ln Paris during the first week OF
December"
Tho league ~ nations would find
i's mora, authority ana it's powers
larncntably curtlllcd without the
United states" says the News
Tho London Graphic frankly de-
fcnds tho senate action, saying
"Ilofore we condemn America let ~
ark Ourselves whether we would
care 10 submit the risk OF war 20 n
council In which We had a minority
OF votes"
French editors are n triflc defiant.
The league or nations VIII exist
even without the United states" de-
clarcs Jacques Bainvil.e. one OF the
Acton Ftancaisc leaders, in contra
dic,ton 10 tho arguments used by the
president In urging its acceptance
on the American people "Only the
acceptance Of the United States can
bring this great blessing TO the
world" said the president
"Rut." continued Bainyille, "it Is
to he feared thut this will increase
the already heavy burden OF France
The question now is. who Is going
to police Europe? France alone can
not do It"
American Editors.
The St Louis Globe Dem Ocrat, one
Of the strongest pro league papers
in tho country. thinks the reSpons
blllty for the defeat OF the treaty
roA.s directly Gs the president. II
points out the various mistakes
made by him and In doing SO uulli-
flies many of the arguments Il has
Itself made during the days since
the league was brought home. 1t
says.
Tho defeat OF the treaty and the
sud len Adjournment of the senate ~
an amazing event u blow to the
country ana a blow to mankind. 1t
leaves us ship at sea without a
ruddcr and without "A chart II
leaves the rest OF tho world In
compelled To proceed yet
what action to lake.
we say the skirts OF neither
party are clean In this matter }ut
We feel profoundly that the chief
weight of responsibility must res
upon the president Of the United
states. The president under the con
siluuon is tho sole representative
~ the nation iu the conduct 81 FOR
olrn affairs In his hands is pla ed
The treaty making authority No one
but himself. personally or through
his appointed agents. can nego'ilte
4 treaty. Not until the treaty ~
made is n subject 70 the approval
NJ tho senate Hut 1t cannot ho rau-
fled without that approval, and II II !
treaty he has made ia Tor the Epoi
NJ The nations, aS every treaty should
be-. then IT must ur his continuing
iuty 20 use all proper means 10 op-
tain the sanction of the senate win
due regard tu The dignity and pre- /
-urativc of that body But Mr. VII
Som hA, from the beginning adop ed
a course that was bound to arouse
The antagonists Of the senate TO.
ward him personally and toward
irythng he might propose. Parucu-
.ltIy In his attitude toward the dom
nant party In tho senate he mas
.r,l ed au,tpathies too strong tn he
restrained II he had started on.
deliberately 10 make m" APPROVAL oI
'hr fryaty impossible he could hard
y have done moro than he did a.
though this was a treaty ut extra
ordinary character. involN ing the
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