The sun., 1919-06-14

why feace Has Not Been C0uefH1en-
In Harrey's Weekly for this week
there is 4 cartoos portrsyiRg Prest-
dent wILsoS In civilian attire deco
rated upo1 the left sleeve Of his frock
coat with the honorable military chew
ron Of oversee service The title Of
the picture Is His Service Stripe"
Behind the specifically humorous in
tentson Of the exhibit there Is q les
son OF exceedingly serious import to
every citizen Of the United States
1t is exactly six months yesterday
since President WILSON arrived in
France on his self-appointed mission
For half a year now he has aban-
dcued the duties which he was elected
to perform, and which be svore to
perform when he took the oath Of
cffiee. and has devoted his energies
and the taxpayers money TO an at
tempt to delay peace until he could
merge American sovereignty In a new
tangled world government unknown
to our experience. our traditions, our
principles and our Constitution One
eighth OF the Presidents entire term
Of Office has now been spent In this
voluntary enterprise.
Every intelligent observer IN every
civilized country on the planets sur
face knows that since President VIZ
SOW reached Paris six mouths ago
the main purpose Of his efforts has
not been to effect q speedy peace
which would send our troops home
and reestablish normal conditions in
America but to make impossible any
peace that does not include the estab-
Mshment Of his self-conceived league
Of nations project Great Britain
knows Ii, japan knows IL. every little
tribal nation in his whole complex
and fluid system Of world reorganiza-
ton recognizes his relation 10 the
himself avowed 1t when on the occa-
sion OF his brief visit 10 the United
States during the last days Of Febru-
airy and the frsr days Of March. he
say impudentiy. notified the Congress
and the people Of his flied intention
When that treaty comes back" he
said in New York on March 4, gen
tiemen on this side win find the cove
nant not only in II but so many
threads Of the treaty tied 20 the cove
nant that you cannot dissect the cove
uanr from the treaty without destroy
Ing the whole vital structure. Tie
structure Of peace will not be vital
without the League of Nations. and
no man is going to bring back a
cadaver with him"
How sinEIy President WILSON has
devoted to this purpose his six mouths
Of opportunity in Paris while assum-
ing To speak for the American people
In the face Of an adverse popular
vote directly by him invoked every
body knows likewise. Whatever Sc
c1eey has attended some features of
the Presidents participation in the
Cenference. there is no secret about
this IL Is a matter Of common
knowledge to all Concerned The er-
tent to which Mr. WILSON has traded.
bartered- sacrificed other peoples In
.erests. sidestepped Points Of his own
formulation, stultifed himself broadly
sa proclaimed principles while work
ing for g treaty that cannot be sew
cred from his League Of Peace is As
apparent as anything In contemporary
history.
And 50 he and his League Of Ma
tons have kept Us cut Of peace for
SIX months.
The responsibility Is plain What
ever may now happen IN Germany
the probability remains that under
Marshal FocH's pressure Germany
would have signed peace months ago
IL Mr.. WILSON'S League Of Nations
had not tntsrveued Whatever may
harpeu In France. IN Great Britain
In italy. In the small nations which
he has assumed TO take under his
special management, in Europe, Asia.
Africa and the islands OF the oceans.
the fact remains that peace is not
yet on earth for the one reason that
President WILSON independently con-
eeivsd and eontrived Personal
schsme for the conclusion OF peaee
simultaneously with the erection Of
= League Of Nations and has persist.
splls ioF siE months used the name
sn' power and potential resources OF