The Washington times., 1919-11-19
Kill the Whole Treaty and After
That LET'S Be Americans Again

The President threatens smother the treaty to death
If the Senate ratifes it with the reservations
The majority of the Senate threatens kill the treaty
by adverse vote again submitted without the
vations
Evidently the immortal document is threatened with
Sudden mortality whichever way the cat jumps.
The simplest of this would be the passage
of resolution declaring the United States at
peace with the whole world Or the resolution might
that the state of proclaimed exist in April 1917
longer existed
Either would settle the matter definitely
Another method would take time but would be
more definite and comprehensive
That is for Senate to adopt Senator Knoxs plan of
separating the League of Nations from the treaty
proper and considering each its merits and demers
The League of Nations covenants dstasteful to
the majority OF the Senate that they would be promptly
killed if submitted to voe and the Senate
was foolish enough commit the country the obligations
of these covenants the people would put an end to them at
the polls next November.
The treaty itself has some merits some faults and
some abomnable clauses -.
1t has had consideration at all in the right sense of
the word and needs considerations lot of consideration
"a whole lot of careful consideration.
It is In many respects dangerous than the League
covenants, and parts of it would be disgrace to our
national name and stain upon national honor.
The very best thing for the country would be kill
whole treaty and make STRAIGHTFORWARD treaty be-
tween America and Germany uncomplicated with British
French Italian and japanese intrgues and Obligations
Why it was ever necessary to angle treaty affairs
with those Of the allied powers nobody but Mr. Wilson
mows-and he has far not degned make any explana
tion that really explains
We went to with Germany for our IN reasons and
upon our own hook
We never were of the Allies and our Government
always INSISTED upon that and the terms of the
treaty recognize that
The President stated very clearly our purposes and
objects in declaring upon Germany the Congress
repeated and ratified that statement Subsequently those
purposes and objects again repeated to and agreed tn
y Germany as the actual terms of the armistice and the
tasis Of the treaty of peace to be made
Had the President simply adhered those terms the
T 1y OF peace between the United States and GERMANY
could hve been negotiated and ratified ninety days and
we and the rest OF the world would have far along the
road to reconstruction.
Instead of that, have had whole year wasted in
diplomacy and intrigue and academic discussion
And each month of those twelve has seen Europe take
longer stride toward the abyss of bankruptcy and
ing political and social chaos
The historian of the future will set down the tvue
months eapsng between November H. 1918 and Novem
Der H. 1919 as the most remarkable period of stupidity
blunderng and criminal incompetence ever the world
saw.
A year ego Clemenceau George and Wilson were everv-
where hailed as great statesmen-amost as supermeu
To each came such opportunity for immortal sery
Ice to humanity other have had in thousand
years and the nescapab verdict of results that no one
OF them was capable Of rising to the height that oppor
tunity. 'fr
One hundred ago results of the intrieues and
cynical greed and unscrpulousness of Taeyrand Meter
ien ano OaSuereagn and the lmpractcabe idealsm of
Alexander were revots revolutions quarre and wars that
plagued Europe and Asia for two generations and disturbed
more than once the peace and tranquility of America
Now we have had the exact follies repeated the
trading of realities for shadows the same
Of league and concereverhng that marked the complete
failure OF craftsmanship at Vienna the world is already
embarked upon the series of revos revolutions
bankruptcies and wars that devastated Europe for fty
years after that deplorabe failure
Never was historical parallel exact or more COM
plete.
There was no Senate Parliament in 1877 with nover
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