The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-06
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Italy Deserves Patience.
How it Might Have Been
Avoided.

= there are still a goodly mum.
- her of them in the United
States aud IN the other associated
nations will doubtless strive 10
make capital Of the controversy
now going ON between this co,m.
try aud the Italian government
regarding the latters blockade of
hoodsiuffs intended for the Jugo.
Slavs aud the Czecho-Slovaks.
Let us hope that Washington
will not be- hasty in iis actions to-
ward Italy. While we do not agree
that Rome has the right 20 stop
movements Of relief supplies 90 the
Slays of Austria, yet before con.
demning Italy too strongly. we
should understand the Italian
point Of view
The Italians feel that the United
States is sympathizing too strongly
with peoples that up to a few
months ago were fighting ON the
Austrian side; for. though they.
may have been doing ~ against
their will. the fact remains. con
tend thc Italians, that Slavic sol
diers formed q considerable part
~ the army Of the llapshurgs
Now that the allies have won. the
Jugo Slays are anxious to win the
favor of the associated powers, is
the argument.
Italy. on the other hand. feels
that her claims should receive
sympathetic attention, because Of
th, invaluable services she has
rendered the allied cause.
While there il strong objection
90 letting Italy have northern Dal.
malta objection that is shared hy
the more liberal element, m Italy
herself notably the deputy ~,
,oluti get America should not go
90 the other extreme aud wantonly
aulagon,w m ally ct who's,
,tauurhu,,s BOO the hour uf need
there b. no doubt.
boundary questions must hc SET
He'd hy special commissions formed
for that purpose. Rival claims
must bee adjusted iu accordance
with the chronological situation ~
b. actually exists along the Adri.
attic littoral, or there will he an.
other war.
At the same time we bcspcak
American forbcarance in dealing
with Italy Boundaries can be- adj.
lusted more easily than broken
friendships can be mendcd.
great deal ~ this senatorial fuss
over the league uf nations plan might
O. have been avoided had President VIII
sou taken our elder statesmen into
hiH confidence before roinE to ihris
the first time.
Remembering that the senate l. the
ultimate trVaty-making power ~ the
country, the president might have
easily said 20 the leaders ~ both
INNANfH|
"gentlemen. am about To take
purt in the drafting of treaty with
the Germans, which ! think ought to
Include a constitution Tor a league Of
nations.
e go as your Spokesman. What
would you have me say
such procedure would have tended
a. remove a great cause nf friction
instead of trying to reconcile the Am
,rican people to his project after II
was proposed by the commission al
Ihris. he should have gone To the con.
terrurc with some idea of exactly how
far the American people are willinf
tu surrender their sovereignty
A. We have repeatedly said Ia thu
column we are In favor NJ league
OF nations. but not the Kind thul
President wilson is trying to insis
that the country accept We believe
that the opposition that has develop
,d 10 the constitution proposed hy th'
president shows that Il dislurhs bigger
minds than ours,