Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-15
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ARE GETTING TOGETHER

1t is significant that those who were so bitterly opposed TO "e
League of Nations in the beginning are now changing their une Sohe-
what and are declaring that it is the present form Il Il PropoSeo
league that they object to. It is becoming more and more evident ina
The people want some means of preventing war in the future and De-
lac unable to offer anything else that will bring about this desired
condition, all are forced to accept some form of league whereby all
The nations will agree to cooperate.
An attcmpt has been made to make it appear that President VIII
son is committed to the exact form of a constitution o III league as
provided in the draft which he brought home with him when nc e.
TUNED from Paris a few weeks ago. Such IS o III case Aimo'
the first words the President said when, as chairman u n m"''
a. the Peace Conference that prepared the draft, he presented the pro-
posed constitution to the council as a whole were: - can conceive
that many of the decisions we shall make shall need subsequent alter
alton in some degree" When he landed the other day IN Boston, one
OF the opening sentences in his address was: 81 have come home to
report progress At the White House dinner when the President Land
the matter before the members of the Foreign Affairs Committees Oh
congress he is quoted by one of the guests as saying that he did not
expect the league project to go through without a change.
In fact, one of the main reasons for having the proposed league
of nations taken up first at the peace conference va IN order nat Inc
matter might be laid before the people of the world for discussion.
The whole trouble is, the hatred and jealousy oil the FfeSiden
is 50 great among Republican members of congress that they immedl-
atly jump on anything that he proposes whether 1t be good, bad or
Indifferent. They are simply "agin'' anything that the President Is
in favor OF. They seemed to be obsessed with the idea that the Presi-
dent came home with the intention of craming down the threats
OF the people IA document vitality affecting the future of the nation
whether they would or not.
There is nothing whatever in either the President attitude or
his speeches hat would indicate any such purpose. The President IS
insistant that Il league of all nations shall be formed with the main
obiet of preventing war in the future. He has succeeded in getting
the great statesmen of The world TO agree oil a tentative draft for a
constitution for such a league. Now that tentative constitution IS lald
before the people for consideration and suggestions. All constructive
criticism is welcome.
1t is becoming more and more evident that the Presidents most
bitter opponents see that "A league of nations is the one hope of the
world; will! but few exceptions all the national leaders of both Re
publican and Democratic parties now favor some sort Of IA league. The
one great object is to see that the rights of the United States are
adequately safeguarded.
- Ks President Wilson declared in his New York address just be-
fore sailing for Paris the second time, this matter is bigger than any
party, and leaders on both sides n coming to see it that way. 1t is