The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-09-26

amend the treaty for its own purpose
ard rci"v. Germany would have full
rrh' ask for concessions Ger.
many has agreed to make no claim In
regard TO enemy property seized IN
this country TO an amount OF sever
hundred million dollars Our recen'
zoe could ask for n reopening OF thi
'sSue and of the Lusitania claims.
could raise every question open be
'ore hostilities In regard 10 submarin
warfare and the treatment OF It's M
'ionals In this country All the prc
visions for our trade in German.
raised by the economic clauses OF the
treaty, many OF them vital to our in
dustries and our farms. as In dye
patents. dye supplies and fertilizers.
the working OF the Reparation Commis
sion. which superintends the trade OF
all with Germany. could all be brought
up by Berlin for readjustment by our
negotiators. acting for the nit-d
States alone and no longer associated
with other victorious powers or sup
ported by n victorious American army
/ on lDe btTIndn DO ltT.
Peace itself. the peace OF the world.
is delayed until ratification comes
And any amendment postpones peace
Germany and England alone OF the
prin cipal powers have ratified The
other principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as we
are today in the worlds affairs. The
ravages OF war op more than a score
OF fighting fronts are continued by any
needless delay. Let the senate give
the world peace by ratification with
out amendment
Even the amendment for which
most can be saiu. the provision in re-
gard to Shantung. will secure nothing
which cannot be gained II China.
backed by the powerful advocacy OF
the United States. addresses itself TO
the machinery for righting internation-
created by the league between na-
tions China. after eighty years OF
oppressive treaties and despoiled
rights. by which all the great powers
have profited directly or indidirectly
has for the FIRST time, In this covenant
and treaty. the means and method to
secure justice and the removal OF the
oppressive economic interference Of
stronger nations whose citizens are
within her gates. protected by a long
succession OF international agree
ments Moreover. II should be re-
membered that the clause regarding
Saantung was made upon the state
nent by Japan that she will return
the territory 10 China. and therefore.
upon that condition. compliance with
which promise the eague can require.
The peace OF the present and the
righteousness OF the future can he
hest secured hy the ratification OF the
covenant and ,rea'v without nr,~nd-
ment. Let the seu>'e take no action
that wiz give anv Marty 10 the treaty.
and especially Germany. ground for
maintaining that the ratification OF
the Tinted States Is not complete and
that changes requiring a resumption
Of conference and negotiations have
been made in II.
| Amonv fne siCners IN lnulana llli-
nois. Ohio and Ro-.pcky are:
Indiana.
Frank Dufy, Secretary United Broth
erhhood OF Carpenters and Joners.
william Dudley Foulke. Publicist
Jacob Fischer. Secretary Journeymen
BARRIERS International Union.
Elwood Haynes. Inventor.
John II. Holiday, Financier
Franklin McCray. State Senator.
Daniel j. Tobin, Treasurer American
Federation OF Labor.
Uric e. Wiley.
James A. Woodburn. Educator.
John r. Alpine. Vice President Amer
ican Federation OF Labor.
Edgar A. Bancroft, Lawyer.
Anita Mccormick Blaine. Philanthro
Louise De Koven Bowen. Social Work
er.
Jacob M. Dickinson. eI-Secretary OF
War
John V. Farweli. Merchant.
/ Anna A. Gordon. President National