Evening star., 1919-11-23
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FfeSo
LONDON. November 21.-All the
weeklies discuss the Senate's decision
in a friendly way.
I'VE understand perfectly Americas
difficulties and the spirit in which the
Senate has been in action and how
public opinion has been working" says
the Spectator. while Americas voice
is still uncertain, let 1t not be forgot
ten that America is always inclined to
be like the man in the gospel who
said: I 60 not and went"
The newspaper recalls that the
States first said the war was not their
concern. when she did act" the
Spectator adds, at was with a self
abandonment and unselfshness and
generosity to which the history Of in
ternational relations affords no parallel.
without reservation, without thought
Of what she was to gain as a nation.
She played no huekster's part. With
q magnificence Of purpose vhica, II the
world at large does not completely
understand, It has always been unter-
she nobly refused to make Europe's
agony her opportunity. Even for
reasonable demands the idea Of making
terms for the salvation Of the world
never crossed the mind of her people.
They were too proud to bargain"
Should Have Invited Associates.
The Spectator recalls it's expressed
astonishment at the construction of the
American peace delegation and says It
invited former President Taft, Elihu
Root and Senator Lodge to go to Paris
to share the responsibility.
The newspaper adds that the res
ervation to article x does not kill the
league of nations. The real trou:
not not agree ~ to a limitation ~ Of arma. ma
ments. 1t is to be feared that many
small states will follow her example.
We can hardly survive unless we beat
our swords into plowsharez"
The weekly Nation says: Superb
Of the greatest Of the world states
in the greatest Of world ideas. Her
| liberals will miss the hoped-for
American mandate for Armenia and
Constantinople; her philanthropists
| may have to lament her formal with
lions Of starving and unemployed
workers.
"Mr. Wilson might have gone homo
| from Paris with q charter of q new
Europe and have bound America to
willing association in the work of
reparation. But on the road to
Utopia he fell among real politicians
own arrangeme ents, irrespective OF
the policy or sentiment OF the ally
| whose Intervention had made 1t pos
sible for them to come to any ar
rangement. Mr.. Wilson himself was
treated in Paris with gross discour-
tesy, while leaf by leaf the book of
promise of his earlier statesmanship
was torn away"
Remarks Of Saturday Review.
The Saturday Review says: I'VE are
convinced that the binding. far-reach.
ing and omnipresent obligations OF
the league of nations would have
| created friction between Great Brit
! ain and the United States After more
derstanding, the British and Amer
leans have come to respect one an
other and recognize each others
strength. Why not leave 1t at that?
Represents Peoples Attitude.
The New Statesman says: What f.
really serious, we think, is not the
Senate's behavior, but the fact that
the Senate apparently represents the
attitude Of the American people,"
BERLIN, Friday, November 81 (by
the Associated Press).--Ofhcial circlel
refrain from commenting on the ac-
ton of the United States Senate ir
adjourning without taking definite &C.
tion on the treaty of peace. Absence
of authentic news is also restraining
editorial writer's.
Financial and political circles are
confining their speculation with re.
spect to the Senate's ultimate. actor
to consideration Of the possible effects
Of ratification of the treaty in which
the United States has no participation
Opinions are divided. On one hand Il
Iis\ssumed that Independent action or