The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-29
WILSON'S TOUR is
DOOMED TO FAIL
Fess Says Treaty Foes VIII
Win on Basis of Undiluted
Americanism.
u. s. RIGHTS IN BALANCE
Representative Holds Partisan
ship Has Been Injected by
Administration.
s,.cia, D..pa,cA to TEE SUE.


WASHINGTON, Sept Is. - PRESIDENT
Wilson by his Swing around the circle
has made the issue Of the peace treaty
Tight "altruistic internationa1ism" against
'aundiluted Americanism" ana Tor thst
reason his efforts are doomed 10 fail-
ure Representative Fess (Ohio)' cnair-
man of the Republican Congressional
Committee. declared in statement To-
night.
Referring to the Presidents statement
that his cause was greater than The
Government ITSELF" Mr.. Fess said: mo
marty ever did nor even can win con-
test before the American people on q
foreign issue.
'The Senate Republicans have ac-
cepted the Presidents challenge, not IN
the basis OF partisanlsm but American
ism," the Congressman said. his
statements are taken to indicate the
near unanimous approval among House
Republicans of the opposition In the
Senate to unreserved and unamended
ratification Of the treaty.
1.-THE country will accept the challenge
against an American policy for the COM
plete retention of genuine Americanisn,
built upon our sovereignty and indie
pendence. reserving to itself all rights
that belong to a sovereign nation, with
out possible dictation from foreign
countries whose interests are not ours, :
Mr.. Tess continued.
Wilson Forced Issue.
Upon this issue OF an altruistic In
ternationalism as against an undiluted
Americanism now forced by this Ad-
ministration upon the country by a
command to ratify the present league
without the crossing Of t. or the dot
ting of an H. made the more prominent
by the swing round the circle Republi-
cans, not as Republicans but as Amari-
can citizens. will neither hesitate in ac-
ceptance nor falter in defence Of our
national ideals.
I'VE demand first of all the security
and preservation of our nationality. both
In It's spirit and life, and reserve to our
when and how we will enter into the
quarrels of foreign nations among
themselves. Let the issue stand as now
made up by the President and his
friends. The second swing around the
circle the purpose Of which was 10
compel legislative branch to obey an
Executive decree. Is ended
president Johnson's effort to force
the House to accept his view on re-
construction did not succeed notwith-
standing the presence in the House of
members who were not satisfied with
the plans of his opponents.
''There never has been any substan-
tial belief that President Wilson could
compel the Senate to accept his view
on the League of Nations. The tour has
accentuated the Presidents estimate "
the importance of the league which he
demanded In his recent address to Con-
gress mt whatever cost Of Independent
action of the Government
Surrender OF Rights.
This statement. which MANY of thu
Presidents friends contended did no.
mean that we should surrender the in
dependence and sovereignty OF the
United States for the sake OF the league,
has had reinforcement by the Presi-
5ent's astonishing frankness at Des
Moines when he said, I stand for a
cause greater than the Senate. create.
than the Government Itself
Between Portland and San Francisco
he uttered what his admirers are pleased
TO call the Presidents new creed. Let
us. every one of u.s. bind ourselves IN a
solemn league and covenant of our own
that we will let no man stand in ouI
way of leadership and that in leading
we must lead. not along the paths OF ma.
tional advantage, but along the lines OF
human rights and the salvation of the
world
1.-THE swing around the circle ha.
demonstrated so far as language car
do so the superior Importance of the
League OF Nations over our indepen-
dence as a nation, as viewed by the
President and his demand for interna.
tionalism as against nationalism. The
issue henceforth which he has made
prominent. a surrender of 'Americanism
on behalf of a far cry from foreign
Countries, in whose atmosphere the
President has been submerged fol
months, must. be fought to n finish In
the open. where the American votel
may have a chance to register his owl
conviction upon so important an issue
THE Foreign Relations Committee OF
the Senate have accepted the challenge
have determined to maintain our indie
pendence and sovereignty and have
therefore, declined to accept the Presi
dents position that the league Is greater
than our Government
situation Unfortunate.
The Presidents statement In New
York that he would bring the leaEu,
back SO intertwined with the treaty tha'
they could not be separated and to re
ject the league would necessitate tn,
rejection of the treaty has been full
filled In the degree that 1t may be i'm
possible to separate them. This situa
ton is unfortunate for the nation.
The President has such confidence fl
the perfection of the league as writer
that he does not only demand the re
lection OF all the amendments and reser
vations proposed by the Senate ForeiR1
Relations Committee. designed to msin
tain an undiluted Americanism, but In
sists upon its acceptance just as It Il
written and tied up in the treaty.
From the very beginning of the con
troversy Republican leaders have en-
deavored to prevent the league beinI
made partisan issue, that every Ameri
can OF whatever party affiliation Nigh
be free from party bias for individual
action. In spite OF this the. Adminlstra
tion leaders close to the President hav,
assiduously pushed the measure In Con
gress and out of 1t for party advantage
as evidenced by the action Of the ma
tional committee In Chicago.
The attitude of these leaders, heade.
by President Wilson himself, will in
evitably make II an issue In spite of tn
Efforts Of citizens OF our country, IN
Guiding the Republican leaders Of tn
Senate. who stand for undiluted Ameri
canism and who demand the preserva
tion or American sovereignty. TIL
PRESIDENT and the Democratic leader
VINO are following him must accept tn
consequences OF contest on an issu
mado on the foreign made league nov