South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-15
YANKING THE TEETH FROM THE
GERMAN PEACE TREATY AS A BID
FOR THE GERMAN-AMERICAN
VOTE IN 1920 = STUDY THE
LEAGUE COVENANTS.

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Nations covenants from the German peace
~ treaty may have been presented in the senate
for anyone OF three reasons; one. because he and
his clique are opposed TO any League of Nations
and want the opportunity OF killing IT, so far as
the United States is concerned without jeopardziug
the treaty with Germany; two because ne and his
clique. placing party above country. would prefer
the German American vote IN 1920 a treaty en-
forcing power back OF the German treaty: and three
which includes the other two anything to beat
Wilson who has been a leading OF the
League at the conference.
with the motive back OF the resolution. anyone Of
these three or all OF them-and there can be no
others-the public place its estimate on
the brand OF demagoguery. akin treason that
turks in the senate majoritys head and heart. To
separate the League from the treaty is to take all
the teeth the treaty. the senate ma
jority to say favors "a League" but not this
League" only exhibits its partisan super egoisun
that they oppose II. not principle but from
super-hate Of the president and therefore of his
part in the organization.
The League is not a partisan question: that IS II
until the senate majority. and the party
leaders with which It stands. We have
mentioned before that prominent republicans as
well democrats favoring the pact and begin
ming today. publishing a series OF articles
The Covenanter Articles giving the interpreta-
tons that three Of them placed upon the docu-
They ex-Prest Taft ex-Atty. Gen. wicker
sham and A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard
university. Later may have articles from ex-Sen
Theodore f. Burton of Ohio. ex-Gov. Samuel w.
Call OF Massachusetts,. and so we might go on
quite indefinitely. These men are republicans ALL
republicans who Americans first. and are
competent to mark distinction between a principle
and peeve; between fact and within.
We encourage our readers. particularly our re-
publican readers. to follow these articles closely
They will start the front of the paper each
day; then running We encourage republi-
can in particular. from their parti-
leadership. that they need more par
ticuarly, see what the older and more sagelike
men Of their party think of the pact-but there are
also lot OF democrats who stand the posting.
II you have any ambition TO witness the faacious-
ness OF the arguments. only against any League,
but this particular League put up by the senate
opposition. follow these articles
They are a fulI complete and concrete answer
I every argument. alleged argument, that has
been advanced against the League the cove
nants-and those offered by Knox come under
their hammer along with the rest They stand not
only for a League OF Nations. this League
OF Nations. and stand for It as a treaty enforcing
power against the German American
votes In 1870 or German American votes in 1920.
They eliminate the hyphen stand only for
America. II this League organized under the
tentative covenants meet the requirements and are
not detrimental 20 America. why separate them
from the treaty. There b. other purpose in
Sen. Knox's resolution than TO either kill the League
altogether, o9Ito take the teeth OF the German
treaty Sen. Knoxs pretense like those OF his clique
that he favors League but not under existing
covenants FOR the reasons that he gives is shown
Be miserable demagog,ery since the reasons that
he gives do not exist
Distortions history. Misrepresentation OF the
OF the covenants the constitutional power of
the government to enter such a League as previous
ly upheld by the supreme court former treaties of
much the came caIiber only on a smaller scale it's
oHenstvensss 20 the Monroe doctrine and the world
application OF ito which the opponents OF the
League have referred with constantly growing
demagogio insincerity. to beguile the unsuspectng
pubnc.-sre discussed by these statesmen and edu-
Gators dispassionately. and the light OF truth
And their plea Is: let be sensible" Political
parties find enough to quarrel about taking
up internal affairs without dragging in such i'm
portant affairs OF the world. We may be democrats
may be republicans or socialists but we ought
sll 10 be Americans. and Americans first Sen Knox.
and number OF others in washington,-Lodge
Borah. Penrose, Watson. New and Hi. Johnson for
instaUce.-do not seem to have great use for that
doctrine. II Is party first with them and party al
ways even though II hamper the government Civ
ms aid and comfort the enemy" Taking the teeth
out OF the Germany peace treaty just to settle a
peeve with the president the League OF Ma
tons is fair specimen OF how far these partisans
would go. If necessary, to gain partisan end.
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