New-York tribune., 1919-03-05


outset determines what subject matter
they shall include is the President Of
the United States. Therefore, if, to
the President of the United States and
to those acting with him with similar
authority for other nations, it shall
seem that no effective treaty of peace
can be concluded except with league
of nations, in substance like that now
proposed, as a condition precedent to
the proper operation and effectiveness
of the treaty, it will be the duty of
the President and his fellow delegates
to the conference to insert such a
covenant in the treaty as indispensable
to the peace sought.
"lf in accordance with that sense
of duty, therefore, such covenant en-
bodying the substantial features of
the proposed one shall be Incorporated
in treaty of peace, signed by the rep
resentatives of the powers and brought
back by the President, and submitted
by him to the Senate, the question
which will address itself to the propo-
nents Of this Senate resolution will be
not whether they would prefer to con-
slider league of nations after the
treaty of peace, but whether they will
feel justified in defeating or postpon-
ing treaty because it Contains a con-
stitution of league Of nations deemed
by the President necessary to the
peace which all seek.
The question will then arise before
the Senate whether there will be
in that body a majority OF its members
for the question VIII be decided by
majority vote}, whether the treaty shall
be amended by striking out the CON
stitution of the league and returning
the treaty OF peace to a further dis
cusslon at Paris ard a longer delay
and a renewed conference. ] venture
to think that when the question pre-
sents itself in that way. when upon the
ajority Of the Senate will be thrust
the responsibility of postponing peace
IN order to separate the league Of ma
tons from the peace treaty. the ques-
tlon Will have a somewhat different
aspect for the Senators who, it is an
nounoed, are now willing to join in the
resolution.
1.-The covenant Of Paris, which is now
covenant only between the nations
IN war with Germany. including the
seven nations who actually won the
war, is essential to an effective treaty
OF peace to accomplish the purposes Of
the war. The purposes Of the war were
TO defeat mllitaVism, to make the world
safe for democracy, and to secure per-
manent peace.
We are to take away the possibility
that Germany shall ever again CON
ceve and carry toward pishment
her dream Of the control Of Russia, and
of Middle European and Asiatic en-
pire, reaching from Hamburg to the
Persian Gulf.
Must Crush Bolsehvism
Against the war. the chaos and the
explosive dangers OF Bolshevism
throuhgout all the countries of Europe,
league of nations must be established
to settle controversies peaccably, and
when settled to enforce the settlement.
II must stand as the living evidence of
the united power of Christian civiliza-
tlon to make this treaty a real treaty
of peace.
"Bolshcvism in the United States is
not an immediate danger. The spirit
OF the republic, its training in self
government for hundreds Of years, the
real equality Of opportunity that men
know htey enjoy under the aegis Of the
Constitution. will confine to sporadic
ebullltlons few spots OF this free
land. But If it spreads over and de-
stroys the existing governments in
France and England and Italy and
threatens them, and includes the whole
OF Europe IN Its poisonous and contag-
iouS lhfuence, we must not minimize
Its danger to our own civilization.
tlons should unite in league to main
tam these lndependent states and settle
the dltlcultes arising between them
and the Older states in the sphere OF
war: and IN resisting Bolshevism it is
sufflc!ent 10 say that the Withdrawal of
the united States from the league of
nations Will weaken it immeasurablv.
No Substitute Offered
No lr l,o 10,
a single constructive sugges tion to meet
the crisis that have thus summarily
1ouched upon The resolution Of the
Senate does not suggest or refer in
any way to machinery by which the
function of the league of nations is
steady.ng Europe and the maintaining
OF the peace agreed upon in the peace
treaty shall be secured. Well may
the president, therefore. decline to
comply with the suggestions of the pro-
posed resolution. We'll may he saw
when he returns with the treaty. of
winch the covenant shall be a most
important part and indispensable part,
III you would postpone peace, if YOU
would defeat it, you can refuse to rati-
~ me treaty Amend it by striking
out the covenant and you will leave
confusion worse confounded with the
ooJects OF the war unattained and sac
Ilnced and Europe and the world in
dangerous chaos
ObJectlon is made that the covenant.
OF the league is departure from the
tradlt1onal policy of the United States
foiloWlng the advice Of Washington in
avoiding entangling alliances with
european nations. The European war
IN which we were drawn demonstrates
tnat the policy is no longer possible
for the United States.
L. S. Attitude Changed
The objections of gentlemen in and
out of the Senate. made brilliant bv
quotations from statesmen of the past.
are without POINT because this war has
changed the face of the world. With
this change has come a radical change
III the necessary attitude Of the United
States toward the world and its re-
sponsibilitics and its dangers
"Objection is made that the covenant
destroys the Monroe Doctrine.
I'M some speeches in the Senate in
tlmatlons have been made which en-
large this doctrine beyond what can be
justified. Those who would seek to en-
force Monroe Doctrine which makes
the Western Hemisphere our own pre-
serve in which we may impose our SOW
erelgn Will on the will of other coun-
tries in their own interest, because.
indeed we have done that in the past,
should not be sustained
The idea that the conditions in
America and in Europe can be main
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