The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13

anthropc activity of one kind or another In France
one cannot have detailed information to each one
Of them. There must be hundred such organizations,
and among them there may be exceptions Nevertne
less. speaking generally and admitting possibility
of exceptions. feel justified in Jumping
peatng-no drives II there individual Ameri.
cans who have money and personal knowledge of pur.
poses over here to which they feel like devotng their
money that Is clearly their privilege But the organ.
lied solicitation of from the American public.
large scale and for multitude purposes which
the givers cannot personally know about. longer
needs to go in the lavish spirit which has gone
Here again the thought is the same-back to
America There is good deal of talk about restoring
France with American money. So far France &C.
quires this money on a commercial basis we'll and
good. Let us have all the commercial relations with
France that fruitful TO both Trust France to do
well for herself in these commercial transactions The
chief economic resource that France has Just IS
the American soldier and the American army. Some
two million American soldiers have been spending
OF certainly SIS month In France Figure IL
out for yourself. II the profit TO France this
transaction less than SIS 100000 month then apear-
deceptive. In addition. the American Govern
ment is paying something s10O.O00.00O month
in France for rents and purchases of kind
other. Although the American Government has loaned
s2,OOO.OOO.OOo to France within a year. at the
present rate France viii nothing She will have
iquidated the debt by OF what she has sold
or rented to us or charged u.s. for service
other.
"And so with this whole European adventure Let
us liquidate it and get back to America Close the
account Ask for the bill and pay It. Smile as
you pay it-but get your receipt and go back home.
can't help but feel rather sckening msgiving as
sit here and America drawn farther and farther
At the worst you can't help foreseeing appalling
plications and at the best 1t illogical and
unnecessary.
Let Europe look after Europe's affairs Is there
any reason even on the basis of the most exalted ar
ism. why should take hand in that sort OF thne
Isn't England enlightened a nation we? And
France? Is there suspect countries
wouldn't do the hight thing laying these boun.
daries? And whether the things they would do
are the things that would up our ideas OF what
ought to be done is situation that we ought TO get
involved in?
"If President Wilson wants to set out on the great
est adventure in altruism the world has known
we'll and good That liz perfectly respectable foreign
policy And II he wants to tie that adventure the
donkeys TAIL and If the Democratic party is willing to
stand still until the knot is securely tied.
well and good Altruism is good party platform In
fact, it is more at home in platforms than in per
formances But the logical alternative to altrusm az
party platform is enlightened seltinteres national
interest.
I'm this connection final word The failure OF
President Wilson to appoint any United States senator
as peace delegate IN other capacity associated
with the Peace Conference; the complete ignoring
the Senate in matter in which the Senate by statute
anu oy respected custom, is at least coordinate with
the President. IT without Justification have made a
point Of discussing it with the Presidents most
ardent partisans. and I find who attempts 10
defend it, Under these circumstances the Senate
not invited in the senators should hesitate TO
butt in. They ought let the President play on
their fears for their dignity They should send com.
mittee to the conference.
80 far President Wilson is the agent of all
humanity, he is self-sppolnted He signs his own com
mission And he pays the bills. they go unpaid
But far he is the agent Of America we have to
the bills. And America needs just much watch
fulness command to restrain a guiieful
Europe from ping bills to generously on what
Europe regards the Fat Boy Western World "