Evening journal., 1919-06-26
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1919.
THE LOGICAL sEOUENCE.

Ut the opinion the Republican Publicity Assoca-
tion, as voiced by ITS president, the Hon Jonathan
Bourne Jr that the Knox resolution declaring for sep
araon Of the league covenant from the peace treaty Is
the logical sequence of The second Declaration OF nde
pendeneen subscribed to by thirtynine Senators on
March last At that time The league Of nations was only
in tentative form everybody being Of the fact
that II would undoubtedly be changed in greater or lesser
degree before t part of The peace treaty. II
was even hoped that the President would realize his mis-
take and not cucumber the treaty with the league In
view Of the uncertainty The situation at that time the
resolutions in the Second Declaration were in the nature
Of advice TO President The second paragraph Of the
resolutions read:
"Tha it The sense Of the Senate that the negotiations
on the part Of the United states should Immediately be d
recled to the utmost expedition Of the urgent business Of
negotiating peace terms with Germany satisfactory to the
United states and the nations with whim the United
states is associated in tho against the German Gov
srnmen and that the proposal for league Of nations to
insure the permanent peace Of the world should be then
taken up FOR careful and serious consideration"
since the CATION Of that resolution the league
covenant has assumed definite FORM and has been linked
with the peace treaty by President Wilson in de-
aance Of tho advice Of the Senate Accepting the chal
enge Of the President and courageousy adhering to The
principle cnuncaed in the Second Declaration, Senator
Knox himself OF the sgners Of that now famous doc
amenl has drawn the issue unmstakable terms. There
no equyocation IN the language used. u is an un-
qualified announcement Mr. Wilson and TO the world
that il the league submitted TO the Senate part Of
he treaty It viii be promptly rejected Couched in dgn-
fed yet unmsakabe phrases the Knox resolution reads
in part, as follows:
'Resoyed by the Senate Of the United States, That 1t
viii regard as fully adequate for national needs and
rs completely responsive TO the duties and obligations
ye owe TO our cobelgcrents and 90 humanity. peace
treaty which shall the United States, and its
people the attainment Of those ends for which enter
ID the war and that 10 will look with dsfayor upon all
rcaty provisions going beyond these ends
This not advice the association declares u is
cear-cut statement Of what the Senate will do if
reaty is presented 10 it HAT goes beyond the ends for
mich entered the war. The preamble Of the resou-
Zion reces what those ends were. soemnly declared
BY Congress 10 was because The German Government had
committed repeated acts Of against the government
ind the people Of the United States" that became
oegercnt and pledged the resources Of the country ITO
bring the conflict 60 a successful termination" It is the
sense Of the senate given expression the Knox
luton that the treaty should be confined 10 those facts
and formal notice that insofar as the treaty un-
iertakes TO fasten upon the United states propositions
oially unrelated TO quarrel with Germany Il viii
,eceke the fate that Il deserves
II the resolution be brought TO a vote there Is
little doubt that it win be adopted 10y substantial ma
joriiy but even though be defeated the opposi
ion includes two-thirds of the Senate It will be victory
for the league opponents for il Will require bvo-thrds
vote to adopt the covenant.