The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-30
THE PROGRESS AT PARIS.

The peace conference in plenary session has adopted
the covenant of the league of nations without division and
without amendment Representatives of Belgium Brazil
Greece and Spain will be designated members of the
council to sit with the representatives of the United
States Great Britain France, Italy and Japan. Sir Eric
Drummond of Great Britain has been designated secretary
general of the league.
Japan having been denied her original plea for racial
equality and her later plea for equality of nations now
gives motto, that she will revert to her original position
Presumably this means that Japan will await an oppor
time to her demand for racial equality a.
result of discrimination against her nationals it may
be made direct issue without waiting for any provoca
on by appeal to the league council Under the terms
of the covenant is s fundamental right of member of
the league to bring the attention of the assembly the
council any question affecting the good understanding
between nations.
Thus the Japanese racial question is not disposed of at
ALL 1t remains possible even probable of
contingent upon the behavior of the Japanese and the
antiJapancse populations of Australia California, British
Columbia and elsewhere. The league of nations cannot
apparently grappe successfully with the question at
NAVoS VI
tons forming the league. What will happen when
these nations and Japan not quite closely allied
and when their interests in China clash with those of
Japan?
The covenant of the league adopted goes into
the peace treaty and Germany must subscribe to it with
out becoming member of the league. The difference
outstanding will be settled somehow if the program
ut hiatt md 1v;1l
home, bringing the treaty to the Senate
There will be peace in Europe The other governments
do not have Senatcs hold their treaty negoators to
account All nations will have ratified the treaty except
the United States For particular purposes it will not
matter whether the Senate ratees the treaty not But
there will not be state of peace until there end of
the state of and this end be reached only by ra
flying treaty of peace and procaiming such ratification
Hence in order to bring the boys home" and repeal
legislation, the Senate must act upon the treaty. The
for legal end of the war; added the pressure
for adoption of the league of nations, will operate pow
erfuy upon the Senate in the direction of prompt rat
ication without amendment
Making all allowance for these circumstances the fact
remains that the pathway of President Wilson's favorite
scheme of world peace beset with obstacles of most for
midable character The minority that can hold up
treaty i'll disposed toward the league of nations and
unless they be brought squarey around in contra
LECTION of their present position they will either force
through amendments hold up the treaty indefinitely
They will have strong support throughout the county
spite the yearnng for early peace.
1t is quite apparent that of the arguments in favor
Of ratification will like this 1.-THE United States is in
no danger whatever 1t withdraw from the league
he end of two years if the experiment is failure 1t is
only beginning, anyway. Take what you can get and
don't ask for perfection Once the league is under way
be amended to make it operate perfectly If
the United States should reject the league it will de-
noaze the peace of Europe and give the Germans an OPP
porunty to repudate what they have been compelled to
ccept. Don't open the door further trouble Ratify
the treaty and hurry the boys home"
If the world should be actually waiting upon the decs
on of the Senate at the time this argument made it will
be difficult for Senators to withstand the pressure
notwithstanding their intense objection involving the
United States in the entangements which would surely
result from the operation of the league The world how
'ver may not be paying much attention to the Senate at
that time There may be or more wars of sufficient
size and danger to distract attention from the peace
treaty
The league will be fully analysed in any event In the
meantime the work of the peace conference in bringing
William Hohenzolern and other malefactors to account
will be applauded by every lover of justice There
be peace without justice and no justice without trial
and execution of the aSsaSsns who have the blood of mil
lions upon their souls.-Washington Post
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