The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-10-09

With Germany. These who talk this
Wy evidently have NO conception Of
rs enormous benefits and advantages
which the United States derives from
this treaty. vhioh We wruns from
Germany at the eAnnon's mouth.
Neither have they any conception Of
The di6icvlties involved IN nsgotiatiAS
. Asw treaty with Germany to sstAb-
Nh the terms OF peace and settle the
controversies Il the war.
TO my mind II could b suicidal fos
the United States DO throw away the
advantages and bsnsAts provided n
Dis treaty. II would be disastrous
commercially and financially. Il
wouid put as at an enormous disAd.
vantage In our international relations
not only with Germany but with those
nations which We would thus desert
They ~ould remain bound together By
ties Of mutual interest They would
ENJOY the bsnents Of the treaty and
would not b slow to take every I'd.
vantage Of them. They would resent
our desertion.
up TO this point, have discussed
the possible defeat Of the treaty BY
means Of proposed amendments to n.
That IL the real program and hope Of
the majority Of the committee on for
eisn relations. II In for that purpose
that the treaty has been locked mp N
cold storage for 20 many weeks The
enemies OF the league Of nations IN
the senate are not many compared to
its friends. but they control the com.
mittee. They have felt justified In 10
tanning the treaty In the committee.
holding useless hearings and making
killing amendments with the full
knowledge that amendments would
beat the treaty just as efiectually a.
. refusal TO rstify.
"A few. q very few. senator's have
declared that they would vote against
shs treaty because OF the league OF
nations. but II has remained for the
senator from Pennsylvania (Ar.
Knox) to declare boldly against ovf
participation IN the treaty settlement
ITO sAy that hs has amased the
country 10 to pu. II mildly-he has
shocked the country.
Strangely enough. after months Of
tams end q number Of speeches Ia
vhAsA his attention to the treaty has
Ssn - account Of Article /. vAisA
essAaans ~ league ot nAtioas, hs nsw
axes new position where ne former.
" favored taking the league oS m,
lions out Of the treaty and YatifyinR
The peace settlement with Germany.
Now he suddenly changes front. de-
clares in favor Of desertins the Nc
lions associated with Us in the war
and advocates the additional psacs es
. negotiated peace.
WAS there ever a more insane In.
sernationai policy proposedf In the
mixture Of poltroonry and folly II 10
difhoult to see which predominatss.
Senator Knox goes the limit He not
only proposes that we desert our
friends and abandon our obligations
but he suggests that we release Ger.
many from all provisions OF indemni.
ties and rsparstions,
why not 20 further and propose
that We compensate Germany That
would be a still stronger appeal 70
German sentiment"
Senator Hitchcock said that he had
full faith that the treaty would rs-
ceive different treatment In the seN,ts
that II has In the foreign relations
I'm the senate" he saSl.
there are few men who favor desert.
ing the cause OF civilization. The vio-
tory in the feld has been rendered
permanent by peace settlement with
ample guarantees. In the senate are
few senators who favor releasing Ger.
many from all responsibility for the
war. few senators willing 70 ssartass