The evening world., 1919-07-11
THE PRESIDENT TO THE SENATE.

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plane high enough embrace in their agenes The
purpose and promise Of the Peace Treaty which become the
ct Of Senatorial debate the Presidents speech
yesterday representa-
vas effort worth making It effort the need Of
vo has been increasingly apparent the attitude and uttenceS
q Senators from whom the country had the right expect something
f different The Senatorial have degraded
enOn With sOrdd paSanshp. They have narrowed with pu
Dice ignorance and false naonalsm Nothing could timely
well considered than the Presidents attempt bring back
lsveI that Americans need not be ashamed Of
The Presidents purpose explains the character Of his speech
explains his renewed nssence the part America played the
the unseshness Of American motives the high ancpaons
aroused foreign peoples through contact Americas fighters
Il explains his somewhat extended analysis Of conditions Europe
arising from the liberation Of formerly subject peoples the formation
sates and the dependence upon the protection
cf older and stronger pOwenA
Opponents Of the Treaty and League Of Nations Senate
have shown themselves ignorant Of the Europe as
y have shown themselves Indifferent larger principles
and aims prOessed BY the United States when
They need schooling
The confirmed sntwHsOnites w course CRY out that the
President reiteras his old generae haps his old theories of
duty to humanity.
What hope there reeraOn when comes To the Job
widening the outlook of Americans whose includes neither
past history future progress outside the of the United
States and who have forgotten they ever fully
the aOwd purpose with which this Nation on the late
Imperial German GOvernment1
-our participation in the established our position
the nations and nothing mistaken action
alter IT 1t accident a matter Of sudden
choice that longer policy
which has only interest and advantage
II II the champions Of
liberty and Of right We o Of duty in way
spirited utterly without thought spent of
blood effective worthy admiration Of
true everywhero wrought the o a
was heroic tat The whole world flesh
noble action great ideal asserted and vndcated
% be oft he
spiritual forces that must every
unworthy bondage It is thus that = a
spOnsbny have this
which We would all wish to Lift % yet higher levels
and schevsmsnL-
that theory the Nation may thank God theory which
s from the majority Of Americans response that completely
svwhe the SpeciOus ~practct Of those would belto
Asra and all it stands for rather than fOregO piece Of party
. strategy
OF the treaty in its final form the President says:
impossible accommodate tho interests of 30 at
abOdy Of natOnSntsrests which directly indirectly affected
nation In many minor oOmprO-
Tue treaty. . result Is exactly what We would
have written probably any national
delegations would have written But results
which the whole bear
Il 1t be found that the compromises which
accepted Inevitable nowhere any
principle Ths work of squares a whole
win the principles agreed peace
well as with the practical possibilities of
AtiOns which had To be faced and dealt with
That again appeals the sense and experience Of Ams
cans who have known well the necessity Of compromise their own
ars private and public and who have always too level
Aded refuse step forward because they achieving per-
section in one jump.
The League Of Nations described by the President as an
nsable numenaity for the maintenance of the new order
WHAT'S more it the nsrumentai Immediately available aud
at hand.
An overwhelming majority Of the people the States
smesy wish the Treaty ratified the League Of Nations on
guard and the United Saes-accptng its position epon
y in international ahas-free to turn tO the Immediate and
practical Consideration Of its own.
The President has begun by showing the Senate with admirable
1noa ana authority its duty to the country in meeting the great
ue before with Statesmanshp worthy American traditions
Senators may hate the who sets the standard But more
nd realize that they have much 10 .a n th al =