South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-18
JUNE Is. 1919.
THE REVISED PARIS TREATY AND THE
KAISER'S AMERICAN "DENTISTS.'

Germany must accept the revised treaty OF faIlS
or the armisuce IS of and the war back on. She
has until next Monday i'm which 10 make up her
mind. There is 10 be no more pariey. From the
standpoint Of a lot Of us back-woodsmen who know
al about diplomacy. there should have been none
over the original draft of treaty. but of course. those
school boys IN Paris don't know as much about the
situation over there as We 30. Germany, however
has had an opportunity TO state her observations,
the allied delegates have considered them. and have
given her their answer. even conceding "A point or
two. but returning it as an ultimatum. The present
attitude is that unless accepted Gen. Foch will begin
bis march on Berlin.
That means war. and whether it comes TO that
depends quite as much as on any one thing on how
serious the Germans are taking their aTiss in the
United states senate. If Germany reaches the con-
cIusion from the recent antics Of the senate foreign
relations ommittee. and other INSTRUMENTATION
lists. as put forward by the Knox resolution. that the
treaty would Gail Of ratification by the American
ratification body. she may feel herself justified in
not signing IT, relying upon American dissension TO
prevent our taking any considerable part i'm a cam
paign Of enforcement But Germany has been fool
ed on the influence of her friends in this country be
fore. She may have sense enough TO say to herself,
as she might well have done before. that the people
Of the United States cannot all be judged By their
wind-jamming political leaders Had she had that
much sense three years ago we might never have
been drawn into the conflict.
There is little or no question but that the under
standing between the republican leaders in 1915.
with the German-American alliance, had consider
able to do with Germany's resuming her submarine
warfare, and otherwise ignoring American represen-
tations until she had forced us to take up arms.
Failing 10 elect a republican president and congress
that year. she stn hoped. that as compensation rem
dered by the kaiser's American machine. the re-
rubHcans supported by occasional democrats Of pro-
German inclinations-as Reed and Stone from
Missouri, a few others. both hcuses-would be able
10 prevent a declaration of war. Germany reliance
upon Observation-Disclosures criticism and railery in the
United States senate. as evidencing American weak
ness. during the first rs months of our entrance into
the war, is now proverbial That her friends i'm the
senate. from whom she drew her aid and com
fort" were talking through the knots on the ends
Of their necss. never dawned upon her until she
encountered something unusual at BalIou wood and
Arsonne forest II is therefore possible that Ger
many has by this time learned the lesson that
America is soinE forward and following the head of
the nation, not backward and following its tall
which is what the United states senate is fast he
coming.
It remains 90 be seen what influence the senate
has had upon Germany with IT'S advance criticism
and opposition 20 the peace treaty. for that is exact
" what IT is Eliminate tho League of Nations from
IT, extracting the teeth. as the Knox resolution has
proposed. and the round robins" have wanted. and
there might about as wei oe no treaty at an Ger
many is better represented in the United states sem
ate than Indiana is; nalf as well as Massachusetts
IS: half as well as Idaho. half as well as Nebraska.
half as wei as California, half as well as Ohio-and
in Pennsylvania. like indiana. and q number "
states. has an the representation there is on this
Issue. while the Americans have none The kaiser's
American dentist" has evolved into multipIes.
We anticipate. however that Germany will take
notice that ii she does not sign the treaty. America
will play her full part I'm the resumption of war that
is TO follow-and the treaty still has the League of
Nations M IT, The American army Of occupation
viii then hght and asht for that treaty and that
leaeue-our poor. decrepit. paresic United states
senators-Knox OF Pennsylvania. Lodge Of Mass
aehusetts. Borah Of Idaho. Johnson Of California.
and others az their school. Notwithstanding