Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18

n reSssS 20 submarine warfare and IN
,--@.;Eieat VI Is nationals In this cour
try. Al the pro-.s.oz for CIR trad
n Germany raissd by the econon..
clauses o. the treaty. many Of sher
vital TO or industries ana ogr firms
a. in dye patents. 6yo supplies a-t
fertilizers. the working Ct the Repara
zion Commission. which sureriatsndi
The trade Of all with Germany, coiit
all be brought up by Berlin for read
jlstment by our negotia;ors. actin
for the Caited States alone and 4,
longer associated with other victor.o:
powers or supported by a Victories
American army On the German torSs.
Peace Itself. the peace OF the world
Ia delayed until ratification comes
and any amendment postpones pszes
Germany and England alone Of thu
principal powers have rat.hsd. Tn.
other principals necessarily await oe:
action. influential and powerful q va
are today In the worlds affairs. The
ravages Of war on more than a scor.
OF aChtins fronts are continued by It.
needless delay. Let the Senate wv.
the world peace by ratification without
amendment
Even the amendment for which meet
can be said. the provision In regard {,
Shantung. will secure nothing which
cannot be gained II China. backed by
the powerful advocacy OF the United
states. addresses itself TO the mschin.
cry Tor Fighting International wrong
and meeting Just claims created By
the league between nations. China
after eighty years OF oppressive trea
Ties and despoiled rights. by which alt
the great powers hsve proated direct.
iy or indirectly. has for the first time.
in his covenant and treaty. the means
and method to secure justice and TIC
removal OF the oppressive economic n.
reference OF stronger nations Whose
citizens are within her gates, protect
ed BY a long succession OF interna.
uonai agreements. Moreover. Il should
20 remembered that the clause regard.
ing Snantung was made upon the state.
ment by Japan that she will return
the territory to China and. therefore.
upon that condition. compliance with
which promise the league can require.
The peace OF the present and the
righteousness Of the failure can be beet
secured by the ratification Of the co:e.
nant and treaty without amendment
Let the Senate take no action that will
give any party to the treaty. and es3e
ciaily Germany. ground for maintain.
Ing that the ratification OF the Uni,ce
states Is not complete and tina,
Changes requiring a resumption o
conference and negotiations have hss.
made in It.
Among the s!gners In Maryian9
pennsylvania and West Virginia a,e
Maryland.
William =. Cochran, Phiianthropist
Henry ID. Harlan. Judge.
Emerson C. Harrington, Governor
Theodore Marburg. formerly Unite
States minister to belgium.
Edwin War3eid. Ex-Governor.
Daniel Willard. President Baltimore
and Ohio Railway.
Henry w. Williams. Lawyer.
Pennsyivania.
George Burahsm. Jr.. President Civil
Service reform Association.
r. II. Conwell, President Tempia IJrs.
versity.
Cyrus H. X. Curtis. Publisher.
Samuel Harden Church. President Of
Board Carnegie Institute.
A. b. Farquhar. President A. h. Farqu.
har Company.
Fels. Manufacturer.
William Finn. Financier.
Gilbert. Secretary-Treasures
Miners State Union.
Vance G. Mccormick. Chairman Was
Trade Board
f'haw Financier.
John A. voll. President Glass Bottle
Blowers Association.
Rhode island.
Richard b. Constock. President State
Bar Association.
Caroline II EZard. formerly President
Wellesley College.
West Virginia.
John J. Cornwell. Governor.