The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23

licvc II practicable. hut when tho
president came among them de-
manding only the acceptance OF an
idea and willing to leave to Europe
the creation OF tho concrete thing
England wrote the document and tho
other nations promptly agreed 10 IT,
The title, however. In plainly stamped
MADE In America"
Mark sullivan, one or tho asSo-
ciate editors of Cqllicrs, recently
went 10 the very heart OF the mat
tor In an article written from the
peace conference and published IN
his periodical ] do not have II be-
fore mo and refer 10 II from mem-
ory alone. Ho wrote:
80 far as President Wilson IL
raising tho hopes OF the people or
various European nntionalItios by his
speeches. and pleasing their eyes by
his magnificenca. IL is woodrow
Wilson that is paying and must pay
But In the things he In conceding
and pledgIng behind tho closed
doors OF the peace conference II is
the American people that must
pay
Once In. Always In.
I'VE can try the league and II
We do not Ike Il we can Withdraw
That Is the argument OF some,
ana President Wilson said to the
members OF the senate and house
foreign relations committees at the
dinner given them In the White
House shortly after hIa return from
Europe that he understood a nation
could withdraw from the confedera-
ton at any time.
But could it2
The preponderance OF opinion Is
TO the contrary, unless there should
be adopted aa amendment making
special provision therefor. You may
be sure that the gentlemen who had
To do with the tentative acceptance
OF the proposal believe quito to the
contrary. And in this divergence OF
Views turks very grave and real
peril, The United States IN not with
out experience concerning the issua
involved This nation Is composed
OF confederation or union OF states
held together by a. constitution Just
such an instrument MS this proposed
for nm international confederation.
And II required four years OF bloody
war In which millions OF treasure
and hundred OF thousands OF lives
were lost 10 determine whether or
not q slgnatnry 70 tho confederation
might withdraw under any circum-
stances
But II. AZ argued. "a member OF tha
league may withdraw pcaceably
whenever award against Il Is unsat.
lsfnctory, why the league at all2
Nor do the explanations and inter.
preuitlons OF the gentlemen who
are actually constructing the league
have more than "a sympathetic value.
President Wilson told his white
House callers what the understand.
Ing or 'purposc' OF this provision
or that provision was. Yet IL II not
what the gentlemen who are writ-
ing these provisions may think they
mean. but what thrir SUCCESSORS may
cuusfruc them to mean, In other
words. It is their constructive posi-
b,ll'tes that are important.
Governments Are Tnnsitory.
History VIII run In entirely new
channels II single government haV-
lng 90 10 with the writing OF tho
peace treaty long survives either the
acceptance or rejection OF that
treaty whether IT contains tho
league Of nations or not In every
state Of the first magnitude there 10
% formidable opposition to the exist.
nE government In every state this
opposition Is very likely to prevail
whenever the existing government
goes To ,ls people for a renewed
mandate
Then what
rrouion, Wilson. cv. President
Tat' ana other very distinguished
gentlemen assert very positively tina.
me league does not IN any sense do
violence 10 the Monroe doctrine:
that il tIOprg ag a Tulffrt ~ f,rf viva