East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-27


knowrvuse ,nat niucnumen,s wouis
beat the treaty just as effectively as
refusal to ratify.
"A few, a very few, senators have
declared that they would vote against
the treaty because OF the League of
Nations, but 1t has remained for the
senator from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Knox,
TO declare boldly against our partici.
patton In the treaty settlement.
Knox Amaxes Country.
ITO say that he has amazed the
country is to put II mildly-he has
shocked the country.
Strangely enough after months of
time and a number of speeches in
which his attack on ahe treaty has
been on account of Article l, which
contains the League of Nations. he
now takes new position. He former
ly favored taking the League of Ma
tions out OF the treaty and ratifying
the peace settlement with Germany.
Now he suddenly changes front, de-
clares in favor of deserting the nations
associated with us in the war and
advocates an unconditional peace or a
negotiated peace with Germany.
WAS there ever more insane in
ternational policy proposed? In the
mixture of poltroonery and folly il is
difficult to see which predominates.
Senator Knox goes the limit He not |
only proposes that we desert our |
friends and abandon our obligations |
but he suggests that we release Ger |
many from all promises of indemnities |
and reparations.
why not go further and propose |
that we compensate Germany? That |
would be still stronger appeal to
German sentiment"
Senator Hitchcock said that he had
full faith that the treaty would receive
different treatment in the senate than
it has in the foreign relations commit
tee. I'm the senate" he said, there
are few men who favor deserting the
cause of civilization until the victory
IN the field has been rendered per-
nanent by a peace settlement with
ample guarantees. In the senate are
'ew senators who favor releasing Ger
many from all responsibility Of the
var, few senators willing to sacrifice
he material interests of the United
States which this treaty alone can
Drotect."
Of League Exaggerated.
In concluding, what was without
oubt one Of the ablest speeches that
as been made in the senate for ratif-
cation of the treaty amendment. Sem
tor Hitchcock said. II cannot close
'ithout a few words on the League
( Nations feature of the treaty, which
as been so persistently and unreason-
bly, attacked in this chamber. To
lost of these attacks / have listened.
hey have varied somewhat, but they
II have one characteristic in common
"a tremendous exaggeration of posi-
lie disadvantages to this country.
Those who conjure up these pos
bic disadvantages seem to ignore al
'gether the enormous advantages OF
-ganizing the world for peace. They
opear to have lost sight of the hor- :
RS, evils. and dangers of war while r
the contemplation of possible dis
lvantages under the League of Ma
ons. They make mountains out of
ole hills in reviewing difficulties in
Ie League plans They are suspicious
lat while it may benefit every other
ition on earth it is so devised as to
ing disaster to the United States.
iey crawl upon the ground with a
icroscope searching for pitfalls and
e unable to look forward to the ~
omised land of peace and order and y.
stice to which the new movement q.
lds." ha