The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-23
THE TWO PARTS OF THE TREATY.


The treaty proper will go into effect by agreement or by
allies under the surveillance of reparation commission
which will be fully empowered to exact and collect from
the Germans as much they can pay.
Possibly Germany will ask for tme under one excuse
or another We hope the Paris conference will deny any
such request and proceed with the program. No wild
exhibition of Juror Teutonics should deter the allies for
moment Let the Hun cabinets and governments rise
and fall as often as they peaseit beside the question
The German people, supporters and wouldbe benencla
les of the murderous assault upon neighbong nations
at last brought bay and required to pass under
the woke of debt they have incurred Time presses Every
bour If delav means pryaon and death in allied coun'
tries Let the murderers begin the work of expation as
soon as possible.
The general terms of the treaty relating to the enemy
nations meet with the approval of the American people
There is no disposition to raise the fine points against the
allies If they are satisfied with the terms, Americans
are satisfied The average American, reading these
cannot understand why they could not have been
formulated and put into effect by March April allow
inc four or five months after the signing of the armstce
for inquiry and consultation
It is the league of nations that American APP
prehensions This part of the peace treaty is SO foreign
to the present situation unnecessary to the proper
punishment of the enemy so superfuous as means OF
holding the allies together and so repugnant to Amer
can traditions and the American system of government
that the American people will not be driven into accept
ing it without cautions and thorough study In the mean
time they desire the execution of the peace terms With
out delay
Farminded citizens give President Wilson credit for
perfect good faith and conscientious devotion to his con-
cenon of the true road to peace Therefore
thew do not accept the shallow statements of some sup
porter of the league who declare that the league is
mere advisory society," without powers and therefore un
able to impose it swl in the slightest degree upon the
United States if the people government should OBJECT
President Wilson would not ndorse such description OF
the league He is not endeavorng to create an inehectN
organization but an effective one He would be the last
person to assert that the United States would be free to
the advice or recommendations of the league coun-
ell or assembly.
Since the league is to be effective, and its advice and
recommendations to be binding upon this and all
other nations belonging to the league 1t necessarily o-
lows that the league and not the United States will con-
duct the foreign relations of this whenever
these relations give rise to menacng disputes The Amer
lean member of the league council therefore will be
charged with of the duties heretofore executed by
the President and with ohrs heretofore executed by Con-
gress He will be something more than an ambassador
for his vote will help to control the actions of other ma
tons and will also help to compel the United States in
certain cases to boycott other nations cut off all trade
and financial relations with them, suspend passenger and
mail communications and subject them to economic and
naval blockade.
1t is interesting to learn that Col Edward NJ House
to serve the first supreme international American
exercising powers supesedng those of the President OF
the United States He is of extraordinary ability
as has been abundanty proved at Paris His tact and
temper are such that friction between himself and the
President is unthinkabe. While he would receive in
structons from Washington and would give them respect
full heed he would also be strong and independent enough
to act in his proper capacity one of the nine rulers
of the world and would do his utmost to reconcile con-
hicting opinions developing in the council.
Occasions would arise in which COL House would be
required to act upon his initiative He might join HI
colleagues in requiring the United States to go to
without previously discussing the subject with the Pres
dent and Congress- Or perhaps he would feel justified in
ignoring any instructions from either in view of sudden
and dangerous developments in the council AS the coun
Gil to direct the welfare of all nations the wishes of the
United States alone would be necessarily subordinate to
the welfare of all. Col House would therefore decide
for the best even if his decision should be unpopular
at home, Unpopularty may be the lot of any delegate
however as he will be always in the position of compro-
mser of extreme demands for the sake of reaching
mon agreement.