Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-03-07
Why THE pisrRusr


win prevent future wars.
Why Is the plan nov under discus
nlon. as proposed BY President Wiiso
stirring up such violent dincusrionY
IL ~ not a party question for there ar
as many prominent Democrats a. Rep
ubilcans arrayed against the President
aud the Democratic press seems 10 b
more bitter against Il than the Kepub
llcan press Il can not be that this op
position - based upon the principles
Involved ia forming q world peace pacl
for AN sane citizens desire that object
From careful study ~ the discussion
Il would seem thu. the opposition ia
based upoa three things which al cea-
ter around the President
IN the 1915 campaign The President
insisted that bis reelection would keep
ua out OF war A majority Of the
American voters believed him. and be-
fore be had been two months ~ his
new term we we're inyoKed in The
greatest war N history
The President IT, now insistinF Just
a. vehemently that the adoption nf his
League OF Nations f,an VIII Keep us
out II war,
Admitting the nbtoiute sincerity x
10 ssidcnt IN boih instances afc
ne. We Justified IN auestioa'n It's
Jadglncnt7 The ircsidca ~ a
his critics TO question his lnclno,is
when he arrogates 10 himself the sup
RENE mentality and wisdom necessary,
for the occasion. He bases All his act-
ions on The egotiaical idea that his
wisdom and his judgement and his
Ideas are so superlntiNely superior TO,
an others that he dlsrcgards all advice
ard all legal restraints which onr fath-
ers tried 10 throw around the fresi /,
dcncy that. II possible just such men
A. Woodrow Wilson might not assume
supreme authority. The constitution
nakea Congress and the Presidency
coordinate branches OF the Govern
nent President Wilson has reduced
coagrca TO subordinate condition 10
soeh an extent that his most ardent
supporters speak OF II as body that
has eepsed TO function.
Acting on his theory Of his own per-
sonsi superiority the President has APP
pointed representatives TO tho Peace
Conference without the advice and
consent OF the Senate. lie has made
al the arrangements for carrying out
his ideas az THE Peace ConfercnceI
without taking into his confidence or
advice single other American cit
isen iesssiiy entitled 10 act as council
sor. lie has gone TO Europe TO person ,
ally innutnce the Peace Conferences !
and has AZ no tlrae taken tho American
people into his confidence. The air is
Oiled with loud decismaiious for and c
against the Le~Kue OF Nations but "a
living man knows even what the Pres s
dent means bS the phrase. On his re
Inrn he Invited number OF Senator's
10 dine with him 10 iistea 10 his CIT e
pisnatlo, o. tho League OF Nations
b's Ars selu that he informed thes :,
enators that they were az liberty tol
'ofamanicase 10 the press The discus b
'sons OF the evnsnx Since then the 1,
President has personally denounced
me SENATOR who had been present. 40 o.
! Aar Tor having given the prees state I,
meats which The President disciaiu,s, &c
'aving rhade A hundred paxes or
nore Of the Congressional Record arr a
HE'D with acrimonious debate among r
he senators who were present at the
residential dinner as 10 what wss or !. -
s.ls not said An outsider is Justified :.
. ASSUMING that the President talked ;,
D such vague snd incoherrent Ian. -
n&Et ar TO make II impossible 10 II
bore present 10 understand what be
sia of meant 70 szy Was this n q
ehernncf on his pari trom design or OF
eebssnte DID he mean 20 befaddis "
be situation and keep the American ~
fopie In the dsrt- OF 10 the LcSxuc Of ~
'stAeas laes -lln 20 ysgpe and IN de- -
ned as 10 be besond the rresidens's
command OF the Enxfishl ~
.nsuass 70 express Il clearly -
Ills methods OF proc rdure Justify =,
.ck OF confidence In his ability 10 =,
econDiirh what the world is ionsingi -,
,r A JUST AND LASTING PESAcE
iis methods open the subject 10 scri-
.onlous debate based upon question
BILE Information. Va
The position Of The President j. the m
.est tr3ing a al difficult ever faced by q
q American President The man who r.
10 meet all the responsibility Of
nerica 81 the Peaes Conference. gu
nAided b, ihe advice and consent OF
q seiio~ men. must possess a virtue
I'd wisdom 30 superiative as 70 be IN
credible 70 ordi1ary comprehension. da
OF Woodrow Wilson insists that re-
} Possesses iost Ina; brand OF virtue be
"a by 20 coinE invites hss critics to w
nsstaen HE MOTIVES OF setioe sA
Tho question OF piaeinr the treaty
skiss powss with The senate and ~,
'<Sszs1cy comhiaed szs thoroughly
scu<sed n the Constitutional Con
'zsson. Assasnsef Hamilton favored IA
q pian as II was adopted end a. IL -
IsxtS TO-DAY. In advocating the plan -.
co-fssponsibisisr Of the Senate and ~ /.
restdsacy hamilton forsa~ the pos 90,
biiisy Of Woodrow wilso1 la the pa
rs<;dency snd the dangers and temp ins
lions he would hare 10 face. and as ~ ~
a