The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-16
THE LIGHT of MADNESS

With the entire civilized world in state Of un-
rest, with the people of Europe looking to this
country for leadership in democracy, with civil
strife threatening still the United States senate re-
mains deadoeked, and the treaty of peace remains
unsigned
Every true democrat will applaud the stand
taken by President Wilson, who has refused to COM
promise, make concessions. but insists upon
throwing the responsibility of the fate of the treaty
on the shoulders of that stubborn band who have
placed party politics above obligations to their
country and humanity.
No one who has studied the question and kept in
touch with the sentiment which has crystalized in
Washington. fail to that the stubborn band
Of eighteen who made Intellectual the voice Of
featng President Wilson rather than to evolving
q treaty which will serve the purpose Of world
government
Not in all the history of this nation or of the
world has any band of so flagrantly broken
every pledge of faith with their country, order
TO meet party demands and to satisfy private rancor
With the great majority OF the members of the
senate voting in favor of the treaty, with the en-
tire civilized world waiting for the United States
to sign the document which hinges world adjust
ment; and with Germany putting the Of
war, in Mexico and in Berlin, the United States
fuses to place its signature to the only document
which can end war, and make possible the arbitra-
ton of International problems.
Had the handful of who have placed par
tisanship above national honor, and who have sue
ceeded, through their fight the president, hold
ing back this nation from program Of peace until
the entire world is once more on the brink Of war,
signed the treaty and made possible the league Of
nations, today the trouble in Mexico would have
been adjusted
AS it is. this handful of stubborn men are not
only largely responsible for the civil strife this
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which Germany is actively promoting
Had the treaty been signed six months ago. as it
would have been, had it not been for the small
bend OF republican malcontents, who have placed
their hate of and party above their sense
OF justice and their love of humankind the men
who died in France would not have died in vain.
TAKE up quarrel with the foe," is more than
line of popular poem. 1t is cry from the men
who died. voiced by enc who died with them that
freedom might live. Hundreds Nof thousands of the
mothers OF men, who gave their for liberty,
carry in their hearts today open wound which
only the mercy OF God may heal. Are we TO
call those mothers, those young wives on
those sisters and sweethearts, to give
men they love to make democracy SAFE" while a
few stand in the road and say to the spirit OF
freedom: You shall not pass?"
Is this what the of America and of England
and of France and Belgium died for, that, with the
world wanting peace, with road open to free
dom for all men. few stubborn leaders of broken
party may stop the march of the world and may
make Intellectual the sacrifice Of millions9
The trouble in Mexico is new thing and there is
way to stop it with honor. The newspapers OF any
country a reliable index of the sentiment Of
that country. and the newspapers of Mexico have
urged that. before the United States declares war
conference be called ct which representatives OF both
governments and of the people of both countries
meet together for purposes of arbitration.
Even in Mexico, with IFS German propogandsts
urging var with its country torn by factions and
With many Of its leaders hating American and
Americans is not wanted Are we then for the
sake of few muniton- makers, and to promote the
republican party. In failure to sign the treaty.
to play into the hal.as of the few men in Mexico