The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-23

Root and finally even Mr. Ttf hin
solf concurred in the contention lh.,
reservations were necessary
Therefore. since the r,pvhue.
party furnished 80 votes In favor A
tho ratification of tho c,ycn,s,
properly safegunrdei by reserv'
lions. and the democrats. win orIy
four exceptions, voted against H. Hs
failure OF the covenant tu mss ~.
clearly due 10 the adm mnls.ra,,or,
refusal to offer or accept any posy
Bile compromise"
The State Press.
Among Oklahoma editors thor. Z,
the usual divergence OF opinion Ths
Oklahoma city Times s.rra,, hons
rather than indulge IN rumrlIn,,
or sock 20 Fix responsibility. a ye-y
adroit attitude 90 assume /. s4y..
Attempted notification OF IA.
!oaguo OF nations has failed Tenn.
porarily at least, division among rr.
publican senators permitted .he
democrats to prevent rI,.reafioo
with reservations which wuud hly.
kept America from being an effect.
I've force IN the league Honua.rars
stIll maintained sufficient s..a-,y
10 defeat ratification wIthDU roser.
vations. but the fact that .hrre vas
no ratification permits the rra lrr,
TO submit the treaty again a. ne
opening OF the December session."
The venerable editor of .ar Nus-
kogeo Phoenix. who has bopu per.
haps the most ardent supporter u
the league and all things Wle9nan
IN the state. is frankly prrp,uYcl
He recognizes that something has
happened but Is frankly incapable u
accounting for H. He says.
The strangcst thing about me
long controversy over tho rYw Gs-
featcd peace treaty has n,rn no
practical apathy OF the people ot
this country. Here was aa issue
that would presumably stir them 10
the depths. All the gains OF the war
that It cost 80 much In blood and
money to fight were a. stake. Tna
further peace OF tho world WIS IN
the balance. Yet from the frs, TO
last while great crowds lltNored
20 hear President Wilson or some
other speaker on either side. ,hrre
was no spontaneous uprlsi"E no ir-
resiytihle outbreak OF public opin-
ion. Tho treaty debate has dragged
through five weary. intermiuahle
months, with less public srlt and
action outside OF congress han
would havo followed some com.
monplace local prposnL'
Tho Phoenix Is pecycd But Y
speaks without due regard Tor facts
1t has been claiming for months ,hu
the country was aiire Win yea, Tor
foreign cRtangiemonts II Is shocked
that the country stlll lives after thJ
sacred document Is dead. HIt 10
saying there was no public lHlorcs.
in the controversy it strains me
truth. There were many "spontan.
eous uprlsinss." Wherever the cause
OF America was presented In % clean,
consistent fashion the upiisluEa were
numerous and always apparent The
Phoenix simply guessed wrong IL
ties its little red wagon 10 u attuQ
instead OF hltchlng IN thorough
bred.
The comment from the McAlester
News-Capital Is interesting only as
an opinion, for 1t mlsSta,rs several
| facts.
with the action OF the senate A,e
| "Wednesday afternoon. America
stands today at the same p1a, It
stood six months ago. aud even fur
ther away from peace than D. sd
one year ago Immediately after iho
signing OF the armisucc.
For six months We have hol .ne
| disgusting spectacle OF men pr.-uI
to carry on the great WORK p. s.,-
| ernmcnt. engaged IN the cheapest
! kind Of disputes, CoHtcsluE F"y
movement Of constructive .,-sH-
| ton looking toward world p,s..
! The senate Of the United So. has
! long boastcd that It was nr ...t.
est law making body ln ,hr "Hrl
| but IL has CyCIlaaunglt damned