Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-11-21
THE GREATEST
CRIME COMMITTED
Against The Republic Since The Birth
Of The Nation, Says The Memphis
Commercial Appeal.

There is rejoicing in Germany to-
day that the peace treaty has been
killed by the enemies of the Amerl-
can Republic
Every enemy of law and order thro-
ughout the world is glad that the
treaty is rejected.
Every wretch who during the war
covered his pro- Germanism under
camouflage of applauding the flag
and standing erect when the Star
Spangled Banner was played is glad
in his heart.
Every anarchist, every 1. w. w.
and every false labor leader who IS
German first and American next is
glad at what has taken place The
profiteers rejoice, the crooked anu
milton makers and those who 'bbed
the government in thieving co racts
are glad.
The failure to ratify the try is
a bid for world chaos. Lloyd
George said that another world war
Z" would destroy the civilization of the
world. The anarchists and the l. w..
w. will be glad at this prospect, be-
cause they are enemies of this civil
ization. The profiteers and the un-
scrupulous money gamblers will be
glad because they will have length
ened season in which to loot and to
pillage.
u Wednesday was day of triumph
Ser Germany. England and France
|: alone are hardly strong enough TO
- bring peace and order in Europe.
They cannot protect the young ma
tions which are scarcely able to stand
on their feet.
Italy is boiling under wild I'M
perialism which is running neck ana
neck with Bolshevism towards de-
struction.
The German people are the most
disciplined in Europe. They have
sense of order above other Europeans.
They can now penetrate Poland and IN
filtrate their ideas throughout Rus
sia. In five years they will dominate
Russia and Poland, they will over
throw Bohemia and draw to themsel-
YES the Austrians and Huns. Profit
inp by the mistakes of the past, they
will successfully drive toward the
east: then, turning, will overwheln
the west. Either this in Middle Eu
rope or chaos
What Of ourselves?
For twelve months the Senate o.
the United States has been quarrellns
and arguing over consequences OF th'
war.
Before the echoes of the last gun
fire ceased the Senators were cfltlcls
ing and fault finding. Before tn
president went to Europe they had be
pun furious attaik of what too
place Yesterday After the preslden
returned there was another campalg
of malevolence.
In this whole year the senator
passed not one law of benefit to AN
erica. They ignored every domest
probiem. They did nothing toward
either taking over railroads OF tf
United States or returning them t
their owners. They adopted no leg
islation as to future military pr(
gramme They let the magntlcel
military machine, created by Amer
"a. rust. rot, and disintegrate, al
como pede they sought to create col
dition that is bid for war.
The rejection of the treaty Is NJ
t;ce to the world that, so far as
are concerned, the work of Killing al
destruction can be resumed.
During the war and afterwards pl
res mounted sky high. There was
,,onal conditions in the labor field an
vet. no immediate legislation was VI
dertaken these twelve months.
The United States today is IN
had a condition as to fuel as was Ge
many on Nov. 1O,191S, and yet q
Senate, night before last, scuttled a
ran, leaving all problems IN the a
nntil the December session.
People. wondered why it was Tn
both parties adjourned. They adjour
ed so as to get that mileage home al
hack and other perquisites that
with such adjournment.
It would have been better for t
country if the treaty had been reJe
cd three hours after it was subml
ed. but the Lodge Shields -Reed-Pe
rose combination fought for deis
confusion and indifference incident
that delay. They did not have
courage to do what they did when
attention Of the country was direct
smarely at them, but they delay
and shuffled, brought in false lssu
pursued course Of malicious dec
until they Thought they were safe
stabbing the treaty to death.
II were better if the United Sta
had never gone into the war.
many would have won and then tn
would have been an era OF aDsolutl
IA Europe and the Europeans pre-