The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-11
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The report con,rnded that the In
,1nslria' world was in ferment,' ,h
financial world IN doubt and com
mcrce halted while delay on the treat!
had been caused "by the majority OF
committee known to be out OF bar
mony with the majority OF the Senat
and the majority of the people Thi
was declared to be government by OBJ
struction as we'll as by minority.
Business Handicapped.
! Export trade, the repor, said, hac
suffered because of delay in ratiii
cation; tha, private credit waited io'
peace, and that this government
which has been advancing 10 Euro
pean governments, has about reached
the end OF It's auth, ,rity given it by
congress. Private enterprise, II said
from now OH must keep up American
commerce with Europe Answering
the majority, the minority report
said exports to Germany since The
armiStice amounted 10 only ~ cents
worth Of American products for each
person in Germany, or two cents pei
person per month.
Referring to the action OF the ma
jority Of the committee, said the re-
port we unite in opposing and con-
demning the recommendations both as
10 tcX,ual amendments and as To pro
posed reservations. As iar as the
proposed tex,ual amendments are
concerned, we see no reason TO dis
cuss their character at length. III
our opinion they have no merit. bu,
whether they be good bad or indii.
feren,. their adoption by the senate
can have no possible effect except
10 defeat the participation Of the
United States in the treaty. None
OF them could by any possibility be
accepted By even the great nations
associated with the United States in
the war and none OF them could by
any possibility he dictated TO Ger
many To adopt any one of them,
therefore is equivalent 10 rejecting
the treaty,
Conference Powers Exhausted.
"The suggestion Of the majority re-
nor. that the peace conference is still
in session in Paris aud could con-
slider any textual amendments TO the
treaty made by the senate and that
German representatives could be
brought TO Paris for that purpose M
dicates total misconoeption OF the
situation
"The peace conference has acted
finally upon the treaty. Great Britain
has ratified il. France is about to do
so and with the action OF one other
power il will in all human probability
be in actual operation even before
Tire senate OF the United States
reaches decision, Moreover the
peace conference possesses no further
power TO bring German representa-
tives 70 Paris The power OF COM
pulsion has been exhausted. Ger
many was told where to sign and
when to sign and when TO ratiiy and
Germany has closed the chapter by
signing and by ratifying. Germany
cannot be compelled to do anything
more or different with regard to this
treaty by being confronted with an
amended treaty whether once a
month, day or week. There must be
a fnali,y 20 ul,lma,a in a treaty
Of compulSion. II an amended treaty
i, not signed by Germany, then it
IS in none OF its parts binding on
her,
Concessions Will Be Lost.
TO adopt an amendment or to re-
iect the treaty means that the United
States will sacrifice all oi the con-
ces,ions secured from Germany by a
dictated peace. While these conces-
sions are not so large as those which
other nations associated with us Sc
cured in rcparations, they arc never
,hcless OF tremendous Importance and
could only be secured under die
ta,cl peace.
Among the concessions which the
United States would sacrifice may
be included the folio. ing;
FIRST, Germanys acknowledge
ment OF responsibility for the war
and her promise TO make restitution
for damages resulting from it.
SECOND, Germany's promise 10
rs in the treaty that she will not i'm
pose higher or other customs duties
or charges on our good, than those
charged 10 the most isvored nations
and will no, prohibit or restrict, or
discriminate against, imports directly
or indirectly from our country.
No Shipping Determinations
THIRD, Germanys promise TO us
in the treaty that she will make no
discrimination in German ports on
shipping bearing our flag and that
our shipping IN German ports will he
given as favorable ,reatmen, as Ger
man ships receive.
FOURTH, that for six months
after the treaty goes into effect no
customs duty will he levied against
imports from the United States except
the lowest duties that were in force
for the first six months Of 1914.
FIFTH, Cermany's agreement with
~ that the United States shalt have
the privilege of revising such Of the
treaties with Germany as were in ex-
issenee prior to the war as we may
slode desire.
sixth, Cermany's promise to II,
10 restore The property OF our citizens
seised Ia Germany or to compensate
SEVENTH, Cermany', very i'm
portant ssreemsnt validating al acts
Of the United States and by the alien
property eastodian By which We seized