New-York tribune., 1919-05-08

France, bulwark of civilization, is safe;
that the new nations born out Of the
wrecks of the predatory nations-Ger-
many, Austria-H Hungary and Russia
have been given good start; and that
other delicate problems confronting
the peace conference have been ami
cably solved. | am glad to see that
the conference has established the
sanctity of international contracts,
safeguarding the special position Japan
has secured through her patient and
1laborious progress of over half CEN
tury. China should never feel cha
grlned over the outcome of the confer
ence. 1t is only meet for her to learn
the good lesson of standing upon ones
own feet-to help oneself and not rely
upon the grace of others. And | need
hardly say that Japan is most solicit
Gus to be the most sincere and helpful
friend of China.
Poles Dissatisfied
w. o. Gorski, head of the Polish In
formation Bureau-As for Danzig. the
treaty is not very satisfactory to Po-
land, because Danzig, free city with
a municipal administration, means
German administration since the Ger
mans are IN majority in the city it.
self. AS far as the rest of the treaty
is concerned, if the Poles get Peschen,
which is in Silesia, that will compen-
safe it for the loss of Danzig, but the
treaty itself does not mention Peschen.
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter-"Of course, if this is the best
that could be done, it is we'll that it is
tnlshed The treaty bears indication
OF the success of the Presiden in pro-
tecting Germany from the demand of
Ip
ance with the purpose of the President,
as declared by him in his speech to
Congress on December 4, 1917, in which
he said, in part, NO annexations, no
contributions, no punitive indemni-
tles,' this crude formula expresses the
instructive judgment of plain men
everywhere
at would have been better for the
future peace of the world if instead of
opposing the demands of our allies we
mad favored strong frontier and the
just annexation which they demand"
War Made Remote
WILLIAM G. M'ADOO, former secre-
tary of the Treasury: "The league of
peace treaty, will, am sure, meet with
the approval of the great body of pub
llc OPINION in the United States. 1t
protects American rights without COM
promising American sovereignty.
1T will make war remote, f not i'm
possible, and relieve the peoples of the
world, already staggering under the
colossal burden of the cost of the last
war, from the added burdens of prep
aratlon for new wars"
HENRY d. HOTCHKISS. Justice of
the Supre-s.e Court have only read
the terms as set forth in the headlines
of the afternoon newspapers, but so
Tar as have read they satisfy nv in
most soul.
FRANCIS X. PENDLETON, Justice
of the Supreme Court-The treaty was
Just what we had a right to expect.
ne territory taken from Germany was
taken as protection for the Allies. It
was not for the purpose of dismember-
ing a people. Germany NAV hold ont
Tor a while, but | have no doubt she
VIII sign promptly enough.
Viereck Displeased
George Sylvester Viereck. former
editor of ''The Fatherland:" Judqing
from cursory study of peace condj
tlons, should say they are in fiat con
tradlctlon to Mr. Wilson's fourteen
points. In fact they turn our fourteen
pledges into fourteen SCRAPS of naner ,een
Meyer London, Socialist and former
Congressman: | have had no opport,l.
nlty to examine the terms of the pe\.e
but as general proposition it would
be foolish to assume that anything the
peace conference does is so perfect as
not to require amendment
Algernon Lee,Socialist Alderman:
can best comment on the treaty of
peace in the words of President Wilson
If peace shall come with healing in
its wings and come to stay, it must
first of all be peael between equals
There must be no victor and no van
quished in this war"