El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-15

the defence OF Franch at the Saar
rather than permit France 10 defend
herself at the Rhine. and in the case
OF Italy we confront a deadlock which
has existed for nearly half year.
We have Incurred bitter resentment
In Italy by refusing to recognize
Italian claims, and whatever good
viii We might have earned in Japan
by our surrender has already been
destroyed by the course OF the senate
in questioning that surrender. Having
refused 10 recognize the French right
TO occupy the Rhine barrier we shall
now earn permanent French distrust
and more unless we agree TO fulfill
Mr.. Wilson's promise to give American
armies in exchange for geographical
advantages If the Germans strike
again. Among the small peoples. the
Rumanians and the Greeks. and even
the Serbs and Poles. one holding US
responsible for the bestowal OF
SIovene lands upon italy and the other
indicting US for the Danzig COM
promise. are denouncing US
Germany. Too. 1t Hostile.
On the other hand. can 81 be said
that Germany feels more kindly 10 US
or is more willing except under duress
TO accept the decisions OF the treaty
Of Versailles Does he not. as a mat
ter Of fact. indict US as a nation. for
having failed TO fulfill his conception
OF the meaning OF the "a points, Does
he not hold us responsible for having
persuaded him to surrender and then.
when he had grounded his army,
allowed his enemies 10 deSpoil him
As TO Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria
dismembered. however, justly. the two
former reduced from the condition OF
really great states TO that OF pitlah-e
MUNICIPALITIES. is it conceivable that
they viii either regard the present
settlement as permanent or have
anything but hatred for the nation
which to all outward appearance. at
least. dominated the Paris conference
and accepted responsibility for its
decision2
In sum. Il seems to me that the
course Of American foreign policy in
Europe between the signing Of the
armistice and the present moment. has
resulted in the creation OF a resent
ment. rising to bitter dislike in many
cases. in all European nations. We
are today as unpopular among our
recent associates. with the possible ex-
ception OF Great Britain. and for
obvious reasons. as we have been and
remain among our recent enemies. our
solutions for the future reorganiza-
ton Of the world. accented only after
in the beginning. are now
being set aside both privately and
publicly A peace OF understa nding,
to procure which we went TO Eurone,
has not been had Grhe Germans. the
Austrians. the Bulgarians and the
AunEarians, are not reconciled TO the
peace terms. most OF all to those peace
terms which conform most closely TO
the = points. Rumanian TROOPS have
seized Hungarian cities and terri
tories. italian troons still remain in
Dalmatia and in Fiume. More and
moro Europe IS going back to the old
familiar method OF dealing with its
problems. and what Is most deplor-
able OF all that effort on the part Of
the United States to contribute TO
peace permanent and 20 abol-
ish hatred IS resulting in the con-
centration Of European dislike. To use
no stronger word, upon the United
States
Underlying all this situation.
not without its danger for the
future IL seems to me there must
he discovered n fundamental niis-
take. ala not find in the six
months I spent in Europe any gen