Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-09
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and England to induce Italy and
Japan to enter the war are to stand
good. President Wilson did not know
of these treaties, nor did China. The
American president made an effort to
sidestep the agreement with Italy
and apparently France and England
were willing to let him upset the
plan. But in the end Italy has her
own way and gets the coveted port
of Fiume. which even the treaty
made by Italy had promised to an
other people.
President Wilson was less dictator
ial with Japan than toward Italy,
China protested that territory taken
from Germany should not be given to
Japan, to serve as strangle hold.
There was some sort of promise
from Japan that in due time she will
evacuate a certain area. But China
has no faith in the promise, and con-
siders the arrangement unjust. CHINA
entered the war to help the allies, !
without knowing German occupied |
territory had been bargained away to
the japanese. In driving out the Ger
mans, Japan refused to let Chinese
forces assist. the purpose being to re-
tain all rights under the secret treaty.
While some new states have re-
suited, it is impossible to tell how
much the action of the president
caused them. The allies were already
quite willing to release Poland from
Germany and to break M Austria.
But in all instances where it came
to show down, each strong power
that demanded anything contrary to
the Wilson program, secured and will
hold the desired territory, with or
without the free approval of the
president France does not get all
the guarantees for Rhine border pro-
lection that General Foch wished for,
but the French delegation did not
demand by ultimatum more than was
given as protection. Italy and Japan
made ultimatums and won.
France might have been as insistent
had she not been conciliated by an
agreement from Great Britain and
from President Wilson, to join in de-
fence in case Germany should again
attack France. This agreement, of
course, was made subject to ratifica-
ton by the United States senate.
Such q triple alliance in itself con-
stitutes a sort of balance of power
a contract outside of the league of
nations, which France always favored,
and indicates that she did not believe
the more or less loose league suffi-
cient to prevent war and invasion, by
a powerful enemy
That the terms imposed upon Ger
many are deservedly stiff and en-
phatic, is a logical result of the suf-
fering of Europe
The allies from the first were de-
termined to make the punishment fit
the crime. When President Wilson
shout OF joy went up in Germany
But the suffering powers grimly
scorned the pacifist method, knowing
that in the end Germany must be
rendered impotent for decades, and
stonement must be made to her VIC
Tins.
To the best of the judgment of the
allies they have gone the limit with
Germany, taxing her to the extent of
ability TO meet demands.
So much has been kept under cover
at the conference that it is not def
nitely known whether the president
sought to make financial exactions
against Germany easier. He was OPP
posed, under the fourteen point dec
laratien, to territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
by any OF the allies, except for the re-
turn of stolen regions like Alsace-
Lorraine.
In addition. however Germany
loses all of her foreign colonial areas.
The French also get the mineral re-
gion of tho German Saar valley as
penalty, for long period and under
such conditions that Germany has
very little chance to ever secure resto-
ration.
While the conference has given
over TO Japan and Italy, regions which
the president said ought not to be
delivered he processes to believe that
the league will later be able to re-
adjust and secure the fulfillment of
promises Japan and others make on
the honor of diplomats who now are
in office.