Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-31

characterization degrees polite ntmatOn
who happen think precisely ourselves think
about the promotion of peace and League of Nations
thrtyhree degrees from American patriotism and treach
cry inclusive and back again. has former President William
American patriot and statesman today calling him
traitor and petty politician and vice We consequent
y conclude no longer political or etiquette to
define statesman politician gone to seed.
Nothing in long time has 50 thoroughly brought out the
whole controversy and its muttudinous raca
tions: No party is immune We suspect individual is
partisanship under the copyright Of independent"
:. President Wilson started the movement on new and
Congress as badge of American patriotism Former Pres
aew an pa ea
er both democratic and republican, heartily joining in
Unless read the newspaper correspondence of all
parties in washington have adequate conception of the
ISOLATED Press the real happenings in Congress- while
the special correspondents throng the congressional cor
doris and White House portals and catch the real sentiment of
national lawmakers and others in private conversation.
The Washington correspondent of the democratic New
here reduced to vestpocket edition proportions
feet rather than ste the sea and e
pretatons occupied the minds party priests
bid for the republican nomination for president in 1920
he trying the Republican party Republicans held
he trying to himself Taft found himself buckng
the big chiefs who escorted him to disaster in 1912 His
peated declaration for the treaty without amendment
Out Of the confusion the great thought
born Mr. Taft with his prestige could reune the factions
And all he gets are laughs from the democrats and cpl
the from the republicans More annoyed than the senator's
OF either political faith hackers members the League
to Enforce Peace These of all political compilations and
Of Nations out of politics Mr. Taft by his structures
the President has dipped the whole thing the barrel
Mr. a ne % strategy
Supposedly this is being done with the expectation that
barter with the republicans for Compromise terms
Replying to questions Mr. Hitchcock said the President
that later he said the President might agree to some
ntepretatoy solution in order to get abundance
Mr Tafts letter when anayzed says things said
Senator Borah First that interpretations not
that have got to have votes agree with him the
second proposition and thank him for the admission of the
Senate The only effect will be among the people throughout
the country who will believe that Mr. Taft has aopped
ator Lodge is reflected by the Boston Transcript It says:
The premature publication of the Taft-Hays correspon
dence may embarrass Mr. Taft but the ecdaton
tanment aft orded by his letters anything enhanced by
the under which the has been
president able to read the handwriting the wall of the
letters to the chairman of the republican national committee
the of e d e of & % VII
son was formed to promote turns out to have been short
among men everywhere it has failed to do either anywhere
among the two distinguished implicated in the
alliance
AS for Interpretations it must be clear to the simplest
mind that you cannot interpret the shame Of shantung
or Americas vote into six To make these and other
changes that must be made the treaty be changed
interpreted And Mr. Taft is hardly the consult
corning changes, because he is opposed to them"
Interesting light on another phase Of the situation shed
by David Lawrence the Presidents Fdus Achates in his
Washington correspondence the New York Post He says
Former President Tafts effort to concilate the oppos
ton League of Nations by concession and compromise
caused dismay at the White House President Wilson Of
fered comment but seemed to create an
impression there of weakness his part readiness to
render his convictions the eigences, personal par
tisan and POLITICAL which he must be recognized in the
present situation.
Certainly the impression Capitol hill that defend
ers of the league giving ground yielding to the point
OF view of the opposition Many senator's still view the peace
treaty through the perspective piece of domestic
egsatonfnished when the various factions have agreed
either in committee in conference compromise But
from Mr. Wilson's standpoint that's where the trouble begins
"he former presidents letters however, evidence
another hingthat Mr. Wilson's efforts at personal
have not been very successful Practically
pubcans be brought into with the foryve
democrats who stand by the President in order to the treaty
ratified"
thus afforded intimate view of the political dis
cussion attending reaymakng well as the prospect that
Interpretations practically certain be
included the resolution Of ratification if the
treaty itself is not amended.