South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-12

should be immediate continuous end businesslike
so that the matter may disposed OF in the shortest
period consistent with comprehensive treatment and
clear judgment.
Many important things in the political and business
life Of the nation necessarily hang hre until peace
is definitely made with Germany. until the League
Of Nations is accepted rejected and until Il -
known exactly what the international relations and
responsibilities OF the United states are to be here
after.
Many senators are said to be OF the opinion that
the treaty can be disposed Of in two months That
is generally considered long enough presidential
campaign 1t ought be long enough his piece
of national business which Is less important than
ordinary cemPaisn of that kind. If it can be
finished by the hrst of September. all the better.
The country can then prepare 90 ahead. full
speed with the program of domestic development
which has been long delay ed.
But will the country be accorded chat importast
and desirable privilege? Immediately after the peace
treaty is formally presented the senate that body
will approve Of motion to send it to the foreign
relations committee This committee is packed
strongly against the president. Sentiment which
arises there to defeat any of the purposes OF the
president will get majority support, and the hrst
will be to separate the covenant from the
treaty proper
Needing the advice OF those opposed the League
covenant Sen. Lodge and his followers would take
The treaty by section approve of the sections
which they favor and demand amendments in these
sections which opposed Then the treaty proper
would be reported with resolution stacing e is
upon those terms that the declares war to
be at end.
Then could just inform the supporters Of
this League that would go on debating the
League covenant for time and with the treaty
approved without the covenant, the supporters
of the League could do anything they wished
while talked
is the in which Of the radical opponents
of the League discussed the future possibilities
Suppose that this situation would come to pass?
The treaty proper then would have TO go back to
the other members Of the peace conference for ap.
proval If they were not approved the status
would continue Indefinitely, there would be no re-
a settled condition of peace, and tne world
still would be in turmoil If the senate approves
Of demands being made by senator's op
posed the president-opposed to the president
more than the League,-there : tie probability thai
at least two OF the powerful nations in the confer
will never agree 10 the senate demands
There S one happy thought in this situation The
opponents Of the president and the League who
have been trying TO play halfway being a League
and yet not for d League, Will have to take
definite stand If they support the motion to separ-
the covenant from the treaty and through such
action, the covenant be held up indefinitely
in the senate, they would have take the respon-
sibility for their action and what their action
brought
y dozen senators with the peace treaty proper
OF the way. could continue debate the League
covenant for months without permitting a vote.
Guided by a shrewd leader they could discuss tho
covenant for indefinite period. In fact there is
the possibility they could prevent it from coming
before the senate for such long period, that they
would kill simply by permitting it to die of OLD
age.
VIII such course be pursued? 1t is doubtful.
after the various states heard from, including
Indiana, despite Sons. New Watson and their
chronic wilson hating attitudes. There are repub-
licans America. lots of them. who will add their
voice that of most democrats, insisting that
the senate dilly-dally with the treaty but acs
thereon favorably without divisions this not
alone for international comfy but for American
business reasons-le climate business in particular
And the senate will hear. 1t will make a louo noise
the majority will-that il may have to talk about
in next campaign if desirable that time.
but it will hear, and enough will vote aye to put
the treaty and the the international
law books