The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26

the league is made nowhere more mani
fest than In the preoaution taken In the
chancellorles OF the great Powers to sup
plement and augment its forces and In
the guaranty demanded by them inde-
pendent of the league. Does the attitude
Of England indicate faith In it's potency?
Lloyd George. Lord Cecil, Gen. SHUTS
may utter sounding phrases, but they
have first made sure what England
wanted. The material AFFAIRS of the
British Empire were very carefully pro-
vided for before they committed the Gov
eminent to the league. The FIRST thing
she did was to decline positively and
with finallty to even consider the ac-
ceptance of the second of the Presidents
fourteen points--that relating to the free
dom of the seas. No degree of altruism,
no concession to the plea for the uni
versal brotherhood OF man that carried
with It the slightest dlminution of Great
Britain's maritime supremacy was even
loft open to discussion.
There Is nowhere in the covenant the
slightest guaranty Of freedom OF naviga-
ton. Not only Is England left free TO
pursue her long established naval policy.
but she has with characteristic British
forehandedness set about the business OF
securing for herself the same relative
supremacy of the air that she has long
had OF the seas. after having first ao-
quired, by one means or another, pretty
much everything In the way of terri
tories there was left on earth OF which
she was not already possessed. And trust
her TO keep them, league or no league
Nothing that has once passed under her
domination has ever passed out again.
save and except this country of ours.
Then she further fortified herself by OBJ
tanning six votes in the assembly as
against any other nations one, and
finally gives to her associates assurances
Of her most disinterested and distin-
guished consideration.
Treaty with France Defined.
France got, il not what she wanted.
at least all she could before she would
listen to the talk of the league. She very
properly claimed Alsace- Lorraine and the
Sarre Basin. Her faith in its efficacy Is
fairly we'll evidenced by her demand for
a separate treaty. which binds us to come
to her defence in case OF an attack. This
treaty, upon her insistence, stipulates
that neither Great Britain nor the United
States is to be released from this obliga-
ton except by the unanimous consent of
the council Of the league, and since
France is a member of the council It
becomes In effect guaranty in per-
petuity.
Japan made sure of her generous
portion before yielding her objection.
Shantung was given her as the price Of
her participation-as immoral and un-
holy a bargain as ever was made, the
permanency of which this country
plously guarantees when It becomes a
party TO the covenant
ITALY gets added territory and In
vites an early interference by the league
through D'Annunzio's seizure of Fiume.
The most of this distribution of terri
tory was arranged for by treaties, the
existence of which was concealed from
the United States until the moment
came when she was asked to guarantee
them their perpetuity.
Never was there a more selfish or
more one sided ARRANGEMENT. 1t is this
seizure and distribution of spoils that
the United States is asked to confirm
without question or scruple. Does any
one honestly think that this will either
bring or preserve peace?
THE President Is also telling the
people that unless this treaty is ratified
without adopting any Of the amend
ments and reservations proposed by the
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the world will be swept by the tide OF
anarchy. It is intimated that the peo'
pie of Europe will rise and overthrow
their Governments and that this ruiz
will spread quickly to this country anc
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