The Washington times., 1919-11-30

and again start the worldwide COM
; merce on the yivifying mission.
When Europe learns that the United
States is not unfriendly. but is show
ing the same intelligent anxiety to
take care of our own country that Eu-
rope is showing and showed in a re-
markable degree at the peace confer
ence, a rapid recovery will follow.
The United States will not be in
jured by the defeat OF the treaty and
league of nations. 1t will rath--r i'm
prove our standing.
We had become the pack-horse of
the Old World. 1t will now be under
stood that we will meet them on the
common level of the exchange of
benefits. 1t will do both countries
good. ,s.
A stalwart America nization is our
only defense. anyhow. If we wait to
be defended by Europe. it is a vain
hope
We must strengthen ourselves. turn
to our domestic affairs. be ready to
offer an intelligent exchange of ad-
vantages. and command the respect
of Europe by our Independence rather
than an abject surrender OF our ma
tional rights.
Whatever President Wilson promised
in the support of the league expenses
was a usurpation
He had no more authority to bind
the United States to pay public money
; for such purpose than a hod carrier
or a lawyer in WASHINGTON. .--,--
Presidents must learn the same
lesson that Charles the First learned
that appropriations and taxes come
from the representatives and the peo-
pie and not from executives and kings.
fa hn
controls the purse strings OF this re-
public. -
Have Followed EsglaAA.
/ We have follow ed England so much
of late that we might. as in some of
her reigns, live under a regency.
Practically now the American peo-
bple are living under the regency of
Tumulty and Baruch.
| Sir George Paish, of the British
i treasury, said that eight billions Of
dollars credit must be underwritten
! by the members OF the League of Ma
tions to save Europe from bankruptcy,
| This again, is based on the threat of
| Germany to go into voluntary bank.
ruptcy Unless she has credit and ma =
terials furnished her this will pre-
vent her payment of indemnity.
! 1t will carry down. it.is claimed
France. Austria and the smaller ma
tions.
| The appeals for credit and raw ma
Iterials are all directed toward the
United States. .-..
! The merest novice could see the end
for the American people-if the SEN
ate had not checked the scheme.
! Having the greatest wealth of any
iother country in the world, naturally
we would carry the largest share of
the eight billions of Europe's re-
/, ,habilitation fund. We must furnish
Europe raw material. 1t will be
manufactured. We must open our
ports to exports in the finished state
te=our markets.
Pat Hsase in Order.
II we give them our money and our
markets. what will become Of our
people?
/ am through with making the
world safe for democracy just that
way. The greatest service TO demo-
cracy is to put our own house in
order. which is more than this Ad
ministration is able to do.
There is a constant effort by Great
| Britain. who is the spokesman for
the other European nations, to bind
our resources and markets: to make
them subject to the wants OF Europe.
1t must be safe-gusrded. It failed
/ in the League of Nations, and IL is
now sought to accomplish the same
purpose through international loans
a nd the seiZufe of olr markets