Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11

mandate for C0nstantinople and for
Armenia.
Senator Borah. rampant opponent Of
the league, broke out In q new place
last week. with charges that the propa.
ganda Of the league to enforce peace.
headed by ex-President Taft. IL
financed by Wall street, Mr.. Taft's Or
ganization glories In the tact that most
Of Its financial support comes from
men OF big business and broad vision.
1T may be-" said Senator Borah.
''that the occasion for the opposition
upon the part Of small men is not Q
limitation of vision; II may possibly
be that their investments are not the
same and their interests are not the
same.
ut may be that they are confininR
themselves to the interests OF their
own country and believe 10 the tradi-
tons and policies of their country. and
IL may possibly be that those who
take q wider view Of the matter are
those who have large investments In
other. countries. and who propose to
have more investments there. which I'm
vestments will be worth very little un-
less they are Underwater by tie Unit
ed States government"
1t is not easy to see why American
business men should be criticized be-
cause they wish to see peace perma-
nently established In Europe SO that
they can resume trade. commerce and
industry with the Europeans. An in
stance Of what they are getting ready
to do Is supplied by the news that
three great American construction con-
Germs have been awarded q contract
for the rebuilding Of the Nancy district
Of France ut an estimated figure Of
$25O.OOOOOO. which sum may be dou-
bled.
Dispatches from Weimar declared
that the national assembly would at
osce take up the peace treaty and that
majority for its ratification was as
'sured. The Germans had been noti-
ned that the blockade would be lifted
as soon as the pact were ratified. and
they expressed the hope that German
prisoners of war would be released at
the same time. A an earnest Of their
good intentions the Germans ceased all
warfare ON the Poles simultaneously
for some time and not without q pro-
saiIles. Released fiom danger In that
direction. the Poles turned all their
attention to the Gaiician-v 0ihynian
front. starting a counter-ofensive in
which they claimed to have broken
the Ukrainian resistance and regained
control of imp0rtant-towns and rail-
ways. There is no assurance. how
ever. that Germany will not again
break out on the east front. for accord
ing to correspondents she has, since
the armistice, reorganized an army of
about 100000 men and gathered
equipment for three times that num-
Der. including as many airplanes rs
she had when she surrendered. Of
course all this Is contrary to the
terms Germany accepted. and II the
stories are true the allies will have
to get busy again. The Germans can
be trusted In one respect. and one
only. They will evade the treaty II
It lie possible for them to do 50.
The French foreign Office gave out
the texts Of the. proposed agreements
If France with the United States and
Great Britain designed to protect
France against unprovolfed aggression
by Germany. The pacts differ IN that
Great Britain "consents TO con,e~sto
the rescue Of France, while the United
States will be bound ia come imme-
diately."
yario6s plans are being devised D.
the Germans to save the former kaiser
from trial and Punishment. including
the formation OF a national league
for the 'pretection 'of his freedom and
life." Won Befhmann-HolIweg. for
mer Imperial chancellor. formal,
asked the allied and associated pow.
ers to place him On trial instead o1
the former emperor. assuming respon
sibility for all the acts for which
william Is blamed. 3 The German gen
eral stan, which resigned. agreed. Z;
withdraw its res.gnations " the gov
eminent would promise not tn give az
the ex-kaiser for arraignnent bef0r.
court. william II In nc danger Of