El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
CAME TO MD OF
LITTLE NATIONS
Administration H a 8
Reached Policy
Trifle Late

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Washington, Feb. y.srhe adminis-
tration papers are making very much
Of the fact that within the last week
President Wilson has decided TO favor
the creation OF . Polish nation that
shall embrace practically all the terri
tory which was III the old kingdom OF
Poland. This lie a very eommendable
decision On the part Of the president
and the American delegation at Paris,
although they are q little late 10 reach.
ling 1t.
On November IS, 1918, within a few
days following the declaration of an
armistice, Senator Lodge Of Massachu.
sets. republican leader in the United
States senate and ranking member Of
the committee on foreign relations. in
troduced O resolution as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion OF
the senate an independent Polish state
should be erected which should in.
clude the territories inhabited BY in
d~isputably Polish populations, which
should be assured a free and secure
access to the sea, and whose political
and economic independence and terri
torial integrity should be guaranteed
BY international covenant"
This resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, where
1t remains without action al the demo-
cratic majority in control Of that com.
mittee have refused to go on record
on this subject.
Armenia Also Recognized.
The Polish question is not the only
one involving the little nations that
is demanding serious attention at the
Paris conference. It IS announced
that the Armenian question is coming
up for settlement, and also the dues
ton OF the disposition Of Syria and
also other Christian settlements Of
Asia Minor, and 1t should be noted
that, in this connection, Senator
Lodge, as leader OF the republicans,
on December 10, 1918, introduced q
resolution as follows:
RESOLVED, That in the opinion OF
the senate, Armenia f~including the six
vilayets OF Turkish Armenia and
Silicia), Russian Armenia and the
pofthern part Of the province Of Aver
haitian, Persian Armenia, should be In
dependent. and that 1t is the hope OF
the senate that the peace conference
viii make arrangements for helping
Armenia 70 establish an independent
republic.
III is also the opinion Oh the senate
that provision should be made for the
syrians and other Christian popula-
lions OF Asia Minor and that those
portions Of Asia Minor where the
Greeks are predominant should be
placed under the control Of the gov
eminent OF Greece"
Word also comes from Lithuanla
that the people Of that country are
engaged in a desperate struggle
against the Bolsheviki andqare asking
Tor assistance from the allied powers
I'd maintain their physical and poll
teal independence. The attitude fof
the administration and the American
peace delegation at Paris, headed by
the president, toward the Boisheylkb
ia and has been such as to make
probiematicAi what would be their at
titude toward the appeal of the
Lithuanians, but there is no mistakine
the attitude of the republican party,
as expressed in a resolution introduced
By Senator Lodge on December 40,
1918. which was referred to the com
mittee on foreign relations. The reso-
luton reads:
"Resoiyed, That in the opinion OF
the senate. Lithuania should be sepa
rated from Russia and given indie
pendence and that the same right
should be extended to the Let's and
10 Esthonia. All these people should
have liberty and Independence, as
their possessions on the Baltic coast
make their independence a condition
OF great importance for the future
freedom and peace Of the world"
These three resolutions are only
typical Of the attitude OF the repubii-
can party toward the rights Of smaller
nations in Europe and their definite
ness form a striking contrast toward
the mystifying and ~yacillatipg attf
tide OF the administrator upon these
subjects.
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