South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-27

A merchant i'm a middle western
town recently said TO me that tbs
senators will soon discover some
thing serious is likely to happen t
business unless action is had on tbs
peace treaty. His statement recalls
the old negro woman who, wher
told OF the sudden death of her nus
band. exclaimed. My Gawd DerC
must "a been sumpin' serious d.
matter wild him"
There is something seriously the
matter with the whole world NJ
one knows it better than the Am
erican business man He knows
that the senate OF the United States
is playing with fire every day IT
delays the ratification of the peace
settlement
The business man knows that al
most all of Europe and Asia is in
"a state of upheaval. evolution and
revolution. He knows that right
here i'm America fire is being
famed by large. unassimilated
and n-Americanized foreign popu-
ldtiou.
Industrial Reconstruction Waits.
The business man knows that
capital. ever timid. hesitatcs 10 pour
its money into industrial reconstruc-
tion through fear of political dis
turbance or revolutionary changes
I'm industrial methods He knows
that credit and currency and living
costs are inflated and that the pub
Tic generally is restless and cl1mor-
ing for reduced prices for necessi-
ties and all manufactured goods. He
knows that operating costs and
wake levels are skyrocketing and
production decreasing.
The business man knows that the
country over merchants report an
orgy of consumers buying Injuries
both i'm rural and urban sections
with "a tendency 10 expand individ-
ual credit. He knows that the coun
try banks. though bulging with de-
posits are loaned almost TO the linn
10 OF their caracity
The business man knows that in
terndtimal problems do have far
reaching effect upon the prosperity
of this nation and the happiness OF
It's people. Ditto domestic prob
lems like the seemingly forgotten
transportation situation i'm which
even the babes i'm arms Of our land
have "a vital interest.
The business man knows there is
important work 90 be done by the
congreSs of the United States and
that the senate ought to facilitate
that work by ratifyinE the treaty
of peace now-aud without amend
mcut or destructive reservations
that would require renegotiation or
resuhWission 10 another conference
OF nations. thus holding IN abey-
aucc the settlements growing out OF
The war
While the senate Talks.
Knowing these things ought moi
the business man to tell the senate
what he knows i'm forcefUl and I'M
mlS.akable language And. 20 pur
loin Wattersouian phrase. in Am
erica every man who is not a p0-
Nceman or dude-the banker. the
minister. the lawyer the doctor, the
farmers a business man.
While the senate consume
precious time gas-attacking part:
OF the treaty which it knows il can
not rewr.te without the consent OF
other s.gnatory nations. Germany j,
modifying for war oh. no. not ir
military sense. for the treaty vii
force her To- beat her swords into
uloughshares cncc IL gets into ef
feet Already Germany is "consoli
dating her position" industriaily
speaking. and her horde OF CONNER
cial soldiers are invading Russia
and Scandmava and all the rest OF
Che world where she may be able e
obtain passports for them Thus
while our senate talks talks. talks
our chief enemy consolidates her in.
dustrial forces for team work 10 a.
tempt 10 commercially Germaniz'
The markets of the world Now
Great Britain, France Italy anC