The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-10-10


nations associated with the United
States in the war.
Does anyone believe" asked the
Senator, "that the other nations would
accept the Shantung amendment he
pointed out that Great Britain has al
ready ratified the treaty and Is under
pledge to Japan with reference 10
Shantung; that France is soon to ray
ify the treaty and is under the same
pledge to Japan.
docs anyone suppose that Japan
herself would submit to such humill-
alton before the eyes Of the world"
asked Hitchcock. ."rhe answer Is SLIM
ple." he asserted. We would find our
selves out in the cold. isolated from
the rest Of the world.
"What, then, will the United States
do? What will those American states
men propose who stand for this method
OF killing the treaty? Some OF them
will say that Congress can pass joint
resolution declaring a state OF peace
with Germany. Others say the United
States can negotiate separate and In
dependent treaty Of peace with Ger
many. Those who talk this way evil
IDENTIFY have no conception Of the eI,or-
NOUS benefits and advantages when
the United States derives from this
treaty which we wrung from Germany
at the lannon's mouth. Neither have
they any conception of the difficulties
Involved in negotiating a new treaty
with Germany TO establish the terms
of peace and settle the controversies
Of the war.
ITO my mind 1t would be suicidal
for the United States to- throw away
the advantages and benefits provided
in this treaty. 1t would be disastrous
commercially and financially. 1t would
put us at an enormous disadvantage
in our international relations not only
with Germany but with those nations
which we would thus, desert. They
would, remain bound together by tles
of mutual interest. They would enjoy
the benefits Of the treaty and would
not be slow to take every advantage Of
them. ~ They would resent our, deser-
ton. -
4 "Up to this point, I have discussed
the possible defeat OF the treaty W
means OF proposed amendments to It.
That is the real program and hope OF
the majority Of fine committee on for
eiRn relations. 1t is for that purpose
that the treaty has been locked up In
cold storage for 30 many weeks. The
enemies OF the League Of Nations IN
the Senate are not many compared to
Its friends. but they, control the CONF
mittee. They. have felt justified In re.
tanning the treaty in the committee.
holding useless hearings and making
killing amendments with the fuli
knowledge that amendments would
beat the treaty just as effectively as ~
refusal to ratify.
), "a few, a very few. Senators. have
declared that they would vote against
the treaty because Of the League Of
Nations, but it mas remained for the
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr.l Knox
to declare boldly against our particIpa.
,tion in the treaty settlement.
'''TO say that he has amazed the
country is to put it mildly-he has
shocked the country.
strangely enough, after months OF
time, and q number Of speeches IN
which his attack on the treaty has
been on account Of Article l, which
contains the League OF Nations, he
now takes a new position. He former.
" favored taking the League of MAJ
lions out Of the treaty and ratify!n3
the Peace Settlement with Germany.
Now he suddenly changes front, de-
clares in favor Of DESERVING the nas
lions associated with us In the war and
advocates an unconditional peace or
negotiated peace with Germany.
"Was there ever more insane in.
ternational policy prOpOsedf The mix
ture of poltoonery and folly 1t is diff
ficult to see which prefOminates. Seu-
ator Knox goes the limit. He not only
proposes that we desert our friends
and abandon our obligations, but he
suggests that we release Germany
from all promises of indemnities and
rcparatinns.
'Why not go further and propose
that we compensate Germany? That
would be a still stronger appeal to Ger
man sentiment"
Senator Hitchcock said that he had
full faith that the treaty would re-