Evening journal., 1919-08-25

1--WE must not desert our allies. It
would break the heart or the world
II we should reject the covenant, or
amend 10 In any particular, or make
any reservations concerning II, or al
tach any interpretations TO the docu-
ment itself. It would be a stain on
the national honor If the Government
Of the United states should attempt
10 declare peace in any manner other
than that which has been prescribed
by Mr.. Wilson himself. In his self
assumed function as the sole repre-
sentative of the United states In the
business of conducting our foreign re-
lati0ns and determining our lnterna-
tlonal policies; and also as the SELF
proclaimed representative Of Euro
mean demands concerning our national
duty TO our associates IN the war
We have put the foregoing para
graph between quotation marks merely
I'm order that IT may not be regarded
even by the most obtuse reader, as
an expression Of the The suns opinion
on the subject. II does not report
at least literally and cOnsecuiiNely
the Presidents own utlerances; Dut
Il does define, partly in exact form OF
words and substantially In spirit
throughout, his present attitude win
regard 90 ratification and his final ap-
peal 10 his fellow cOuntrymen to yield
Americas interests and mortgage her
future independence because Europe
for which he pretends now 10 speak re-
dulres Of us that unparalleled sacrifice.
A stain upon the national honor II the
Canofa alottll act otherwise
With all due respect TO the onlce
held by the alleged spokesman OF Eu-
ropes claims upon our moral consid-
Grafton In the matter Of the League
OF Nations and its Wilson drawn cove
nant. The sun feels itself compelled
10 point out the fact that this IS hum
bug: a trick OF purely personal pro
motion which Mr.. Wilson has already
employed once TO the advantage OF his
plans for world reorganization, al
though on that earlier occasion in a
way exactly the reverse OF this
TO speak with entire plainness, Pres
jdent Wilson put his League and his
covenant through tho Conference AT
Paris land interWoye n 80 artfully with
the rest OF the treaty that he boosted
OF his workmanship and declared sep
araiion mpossiblel solely by repre-
senting himself 10 the European states
men and peoples as the spokesman OF
Americas desire and demands Tor the
League Of his covenant. lie traVersed
England and France and Italy, declaring
everywhere and on every OCCASION I'D
effect that he had come on the George
Washington with a definite manoale
from the great Republic he represented
and that il would break the heart OF
America n the League were not esiau-
IIshed We could mn several columns
Of this papcr If IL were necessary WIN
citations from his campaign speeches
abroad asserting in unqualified manner
the representative character oil ms ms
sion This single extract from ms
speech ln the Conference at its session
of January y viii be sufficient, Tor u
Is typical OF all his utterances during
that period Of promotion
you can imagine, gentlemen, / dare
cav the sentiments and the purpose
! With which representatives OF the
| limited states support this great prolecl
! for League OF Nations. We regard
| il as the keystone Of the whole pro
eramme which expressed our purposes
and ideals i'm this war and which tl'
associated nations accepted as the Dast
! ~ ihe settlement. II we return to tn'
! limited states without having madt
every effort in our power TO realllt
! this programme we should return u
| meet the meried scorn Of our tellOM
citizens. For they are a Dody Ila'
constitutes a great democracy, iheS
! eyncct their leaders 10 speak theu
Thoughts and no private purpose ol
iheir own. They expect their repre-
! seniaiives TO be their servants. we
have no choice but TO obey their man
| d,ic Rut IA is with The greatest en-
lhusiasm and pleasure that we accep
! that mandate: and because this Is tl'
! kcystone of the whole fabric we nave
! nledged our every purpose to 10, as W.
! have 40 every item Of the fabric. W.
| would not dare abate a single itehn o
ihe programme which constitutes oul
Instructions no,
"Our Instructions " Not one hlai
In a hundred thousand OF ihose y
| whom President Wilson thus conn
dontlv prescnied his alleged creueh
Hols and declared his mandate IRON
uhc American Government and nstl0l
annreciated the fact that his credentls,l
,ycrc non-eXistent, his mandate w
rroduci solely Of his own indlNldua
pnrnoses. his authority to demand Q
Inc Europeans a League OF Nalloh
and 10 trade American power ana pre-
nge in procuring European ASSEM- y