El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

TIE first duty Of the United States senate when it
IN December, is to officially end the state Of
Austria Such action be taken in quick tine with the
house Of representatives. c0ncurg and the best legal
opinion H that such resolution would require no excel
tive approval Thus IN day congress could put an end
various Wartime laws and regulations establish gen
une status Of peace and put the country N position TO
better deal with the pressing problems before It.
Congress would not necessarily by ending the state Of
war eliminate the United States from the League CT Ma
tons With the old treaty dead the senate would Be IN
position to consider the league its merits. The peace
treaty and the league pact should have been inter
woven League opponents believed the pacs in
GUIDED document TO force acceptance BY the senate
Of the presidents plan for family Of nations. Whether
not this was te It IS fact that the president did not
play fair with The senate IN the treaty negotiations He
has himself to blame for his present prsdic1msnt.
Had Mr. Wilson Eot ignored the senate in the usgotia
tons, he would not have faced such bitter sntagons
his return he would 10 doubt have haa ldlTdua oppon-
ents contend with for small number Of senators
opposed 70 Leagus q Nations matter Of principle.
But he would not have had practically united party
The men the president took to Paris with him were
rubber stamps Not Of them dared express opinion.
They all Democrats and all Wilson Democrats The
president that the treaty should be Wilson treaty
and It It negotiated il secret and the treaty
ratfying body Of the United States not consulted
concerning its terms. He made It party measure.
We all see now Why IN 1918, when the country was
in the midst Of the var M Wilson pleaded for the cleo
ton o. Democratic congress That vas the hrst Of the
Wilson peace blunders He wanted a rubber stamp
gress but he mstook the temper Of the American people
They refused to make the war party war and swept
minstration for the first time in American history
But Republican senate did not Of necessity mean the
defest Of M Wilson's peace program Tie president
blundeTed again when he took with him to Paris Of
his personal following, for the most part without
peenoe IN dipi5aCy statesmenship Robert Lansing
vas Of course an exception but Mr. Lansing Mr.. VIII
sons secretary Of state and had to Be named By Ignoring
the Republican party and the senate the president dictated
the treaty Of peace with the League Of Nations pact IN
Guided But he counted without his host he believed the
senate would dare to defeat the treaty When he
found he longer dealing with rubber stamps he
brought 70 bear every pressure Of which be was capable
He sought personal interviews with opposition senator's
and he appealed to the country, but It too late
Today Woodrow Wilson is broken nan, broken IN
health and IN politics He is IN most uneuviahls situa-
ton after throwing the United States into the var AID
gaining the support Of the whole country he the
cause Of his country triumph the boodisst batteds
the void has known The world acknowledged It as
American victory and looked to the American president
formulate the terms Of peace Perhaps he was drunk
with power Perhaps the aduatou Of Europe turned his
head Certain is that he lost his sense Of responsibility
&c the chosen representatives, Of the American people
Nov be sees his dreams shattered After forcing
Europe to accept his views be has lived 70 his Owl
country reject them He dictated peace IN which he IS
to have 70 part His country is not member Of the
Iearue of Nations which he framed He is TO have No
voice II the world politics in which short half year ago
he was the undsputed leader. Re may deserve better
fate bat the that he alone is % blame for his
downfall.
How different would have been the result # M wilson
had taken with him to the peace conference William How
ard TAFT. first champion Of League Of Nations; Ehhn
Root, ACKNOWLEDGED expert IN diplomacy henry Caool
Lodge chairman Of the senate committee on foreign rea-
ti0ns he living then-IheodoIe Roosevelt me
Great Amecan Other nations sent the best they nao %
PARIS We sent one man and his personal followers
Politics may have played part IN the senates rslee-i