South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-12

Is n
If LLOYD George. CIemenceau and the others This
hurnbum about oHiciaI texts Of the treaty being in
the hands Of New York financial interests They
would wreck American standing AZ the peace con-
ference. even brave another war-to be fought by
other peoples sons-rather than have this war sue
cessfullv concluded under administration not Of
their partisan color Il is rule ruin with them
just as it was with William Hohenzollern when ne
invaded Belgium and set for that Christmas din
ner in Paris
And the object Of the senate majority. and desire
OF the German delegation in Paris, are one and the
same novvs-the former playing directly and with
due warning right into the latters hands. OF
course internally we are asked regard it all
patriotism and particularly no than partisan
ship hut he'll H. paved with such pretensions that
have served a different purpose Messrs Borah and
Lodge make logical leaders for such sham, since
both Of them in their repubHco- superegoism are
vel known 10 consistently despse the possibility Of
anything good coming of democracy.
That they should seek TO cover up their very ap-
parent or a. least efectual pro-Germanism by
pretensions of having moved 20 the defense OF the
allies insinuatng and almost charging that the
president or the state department or some mem
Der OF the American mission were directly respon-
sibIe for the leak" is only another demonstration
Of their dena goguery. Sen. Hitchcock very appro-
pristey the situation Monday ny callins
spade a spade" There be mstakng the
ture of the Implement in the light Of what has hap
pened quite with the senate's charges on
the very day that Sens. Lodge and Borah
staging their spasm over the alleged mysterious ap
pearance the ofhcia treaty texts. this press dis
patch out from Copenhagen:
The German government is circulating the
fun text Of the peace terms throughout the adj
joining neutral countries. The volumes. carry
ing the text in German English and French.
prominently displayed in scandinavian
book stores They were issued by the German
admiralty printing establishments The text
carried also in exact copy by phOtO-litho-
graphic process Of the original received by the
German delegates. The book entire makes a
volume OF 415 pages"
And the Chicago Tribune got copy But who
would expect that wouldn't pro- German as it was
up the very entrance of the United States
conflict and embarra ssing as il has been TO the
United States government, way favorable
Germany every since. This from New York
banker we'll informed in international affairs.
throws enough light the Lodge Borah-rribune
ebullitions for anyone who sane
Il don't want to be quoted or to be dragged
into this matter in any way. but you tell
your newspaper that while have not seen
copy o the treaty I have been informed on the
best authority that what purport 10 be true
copies are easily obtained n pamphlet form in
the shops Paris the streets Of
Berlin. They have undoubtedly been trans
mitted through official the German
capital and given 10 the public, probably
through government channels. by no
means improbable that Of these copies
whether spurious not has reached this coun-
try and il in possession of brokerage
house
Anything wonderful thenSs bout the presence in
the United States of copies of the German treaty
purporting to be official? Was there any necessity
OF the president the state department. or any mem
Der of the American mission giving out an official
copy? Sens Lodge and Borah have been very posi-
tive about their sources of information, and their
authenticity, but on no. those sources could not
be divused. II would be "betraying a confidence"
say the senators, but they have no com
FUNCTIONS against placing the president. and the
country, in the position. though falsely o
"betraying the confidence" OF the peace conference
There is but proper such super-par-
tisan scallawags, and that is traitor" Their
senatorial togas protect them they purify
their hearts. They partisan mad. that is all;
mad that Germany. the kaiser. yea, very
devil, is better than 10 have any good thing come
out OF Woodrow Wilson. whom they hate quite as
Germany hates the woodland in the same drec-
Tor. the Satan hates heaven. Germany never had
more effective ally in Austria-Hungary or Turkey.
-