The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-12
THE PROCESS OF REACHING PEACE.

10 blockade
10 to the notice given by the allied council. Na'h'"
ion of the treaty by three of the allied powers eA
ected reasonably soon, whereupon the peace treaty WIN
egn to operate and all periods OF time mentlOheu -
he treaty will date from such ratification; put IN al
hr resnects the treaty will enter into effect tor eacn
,on,ar from the date of deposit of its ratification
The treaty provides "From the coming h'o ioi'e
e the present treaty the state of war VIII terminate
Official relations with Germany will be resumed A'0""
that moment" There is a dispute as to the nean'ie
If the phrase coming into force" Does inc uea'S
into force 50 far as the United States concerned
oon os three mowers have ratified the treaty! or'
while the war terminates in respect to European powers
which ratfy the treaty does the United S'a'eS
at war until it ratifes the treaty?
II Is generally assumed that when three allied powers
ratfy the treaty the will terminate Tor all
+h+ the blockade will be lifted for all alike but thaV
a,,on,o+ relations with Germany will not be resumed
with anv nation until the nation in question has ratleo
the treaty.
Annarantlv there must be twilight zone between &C.
ua peace and the peace of red tape IL actua peace
achieved elimination of the blockade resumpuoh y
+de and travel etc-there will be no further thoush'
~ M business world regarding the techncalltles OF ra'
fca+on But if the United States is not to resume tfaoe
with Germany at the same time and upon the SAINT
ditons as other nations there will be much
\ ton.
Undoubtedly the argument will be used that the oheo
so+es cannot afford to delay ratification Of the treaty
;+hor+ regard to its alleged imperfectons because o.
tho danger Of suffering in competition with other nation
which are about resume full relations WIN uet'"s
II is assumed that France, Great Britain and Italy
Ianan will Immediately ratify the treaty and mus puV
into operation as affecting themselves But II no'i's
able that there is some hesitation in both france an
ENGLAND Part of the treaty is meeting with some crl
ii ;o;sro A committee of the French chamber has bee
oood 70 consider this portion of the treaty, and it
anorted to be in favor of amendment when VIII Ct
ate general executive staff for the league Oh ha'o"
lis Monsieur Clemenceau is to be heard concerning
he reasons why the French plan for general stan was
les adopted In England there is tendency 10 maze e
Of the league, although Mr.. Lloyd George is expect
nc to put the treaty through.
ii. Thus there may be some delay before the treaty
90 w
the blockade the abolition of the censorship OF uer"
esq communications etc. There is every probability u
Il tho senate will have abundant time in which 10 stu
IL, .no +oo+, before committing itself on the question
VS. ratification.
,er- Of course. a flood of light will be thrown upon
but +,o+on bv President Wilson in his addresses he
pont out clauses which will clear up the uncertainty
gardng the time and process whereby the united o'a
the and Germany shall full relations 1t is Ca
for granted that he has not consented to an arrange
mi. which might give European nations an advantage
the United States during the time when the senate
life ohedience to the constitution celebrating over
sec fcaton The friendly powers would surely not atte
life TO take selfish advantage of situation created so
as bv the pecuiarty of the American government I'm
nal the people hear directly to the contrary from Pres'
Wilson himself they will assume that their CONNER
nus and financial interests placed on the same eVei
not those of other peoples in dealing with Germany VIII
light regard to the varying methods of rafyng the treaty
and The United States smashed peace for the sake OF
thing more important than peace. They want peace
IS il but they want the right kind, and they must exc
ed? their Judgment in determining whether the peace
Their proposed, with all the complications and commltn
have attached is the kind of peace that efpreservng
come compatible with American interest, independence
life honor If it u.s. no opposition possibly delay rat
ton of the treaty.-Washngton Post.
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dam Things may not be the best; they may not eve
with good, and yet we may like them because we are
the to them which isn't very good excuse for the
Il re istence And So if it takes outsider to wake
with wellaimed criticism can not afford