The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26

strife, at least not In the near future,
and certainly not all that is desired is
to be gained by obtaining their sigma
lures TO a contract the provisions Of
which they would follow without a for
NAL pact. No league that can be
formed can carry with It any real guar
anty Of future world peace that does
not take into full account and have as
parties to II Germany and Russia, the
Ishmael and Samson OF the peoples of
the world. 30 long as either OF them Is
out, the world Is on the brink OF the
volcano, and there are unmistakable
signs not only of an alliance between
them, but possibly what will constitute
a virtual amalgamation, at least for
the purposes Of offence and defence.
'Mr. President, what was the world
position of the, United States in Au-
gust, 1e147 And what is 1t to-day? On
the first named date we were In peace
full accord with all the nations Of the
earth. with the single exception of our
neighbor on the south---Mexico; and It
Is profitless to discuss here the reasons
for our estrangement there. We had
the good will and respect of every other
nation on the face of the globe. To be
sure some of them may have been
amused at what they conceived to be
our eccentricities. and laughed q little at
us now and then; but they respected
Uncle Sam as a beneflcent and benevo-
lent old gentleman whose presence was
JOY and a delight. If he has to-day
single true friend remaining among
the major Powers no Senator can point
him out. One can but marvel at the
genius displayed by our representatives
in the Transformation Of friends into
enemies, or the degree of success they
have attained In that direction. even
though We deplore the result.
japan hates us because we questioned
the morality of the Shantung transac-
ton; China because she trusted us
as her friend and protector, and we have
UP to this hour failed to justify the
trust. Great Britain dislikes us because
she thinks we have interfered with the
Irish question, while the Irish know that
we but trifed with 1t for reasons
that concern our domestic politics. The
Greeks despise us because we have
| shown q purpose to give Thrace to her
| ancient enemy, Bulgaria. The French
our devoted friends for the greater part
Of our national life, distrust and dislike
us, as Is well known to every American
who has had occasion to sojourn on the
| soil OF France since the signing of the
| the American character has recently un-
| dergone a pronounced change to our dis
tinct disadvantage is but too we'll
known. Italy. which welcomed the Pres
ident In a spirit of alteration and whose
| peasants Frustrated themselves before
him along the roadsides where he passed
on his visit OF a few brief months ago,
| turns in frenzy upon us because of our
| interference with the question of the dis
position OF Fiume.
"Our most implicit and trustful friend
| among them all was Russia. To her
people the United States was an object
Of admiration and veneration. Her faith
In us was childlike but supreme. She
| thrust the prows of her ships and the
muzZles of her guns between us and
threat of danger when We were fear.ul
of external aggression in our darkest
hour. To-day there is none In Russia
| to do us reverence. We have sacrificed
her friendship along with the lives of
many of our own soldier youth by a
policy of pure meddlesomeness. without
aim or purpose, the only result of which,
so far as it's effect on Russia is con-
cerned, has been to turn every Russian
hand against us.
such is the partial result to date OF
| our first disregard of the advice and
caution of the fathers-of Washington,
| jefferson. Monroe, Madison, Hamilton.
Adams, Patrick Henry, and the others
! whose names will be forever illustrious
| as the founders Of the great republic.
THE insufficiency and inefficiency OF