New Britain herald., 1919-09-03
SUICIDAL FOR U. 5. NOT TO AGREE TO
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 called the reparations commission
 Unquestionably it would be the most
 powerful international body ever cre-
 ated. It receives from Germany all
 separations paid and distributes them
 to It he various nations. Does
 anyone think under the circumstances
 the United States can afford not tc
 have a representative on the repara-
 tions commission? To my mind it
 would be suicidal to throw away the
 advantages and benefits provided in
 this treaty It would be disastrous
 commercially and financially. Committee Would Kill Treaty.
 Defeat of the treaty by means of
 proposed amendments to it is the
 real program and hope of the ma-
 Jcrity of the committee on foreign re-
 lations. It is for this purpose that the treaty has been locked up in cold
 storage for so many weeks. They have felt justified in retaining the treaty in committee, holding useless hearings and making killing amendments with the full knowledge that amendments would beat the treaty just as effective Iy as a refusal to ratify.
 "A few, a very few, have declared they would vote against the treaty because of the league of nations but it has remained for Senator Knox to declare boldly against our participa- tipn in the peace settlement. To say that he has amazed the country is to put it mildly. He has shocked the country. He formerly favored taking the league of nations out of the treaty and ratifying the peace settlement with Germany. Now he suddenly changes front.
 Senator's Change Their Minds.
 rWhat has become of the high pro- fessions of last year? Last October, when Germany sought terms for the armistice, the senators now seeking to kill this treaty shouted for uncon- ditional surrender. They demanded terms of peace dictated to Germany. They insisted that the United States should to the last maintain the closest cooperation with the Allied govern rnAnts. They said it would be a breach of faith if we failed to stand by Poland and other nations formed as a result of the war.
 'Now what a change. The treaty has been negotiated, Germany has signed it. Germany has ratified it. Great Britain and Belgium have done the same. France, Italy and Japan will do so in rapid succession. The treaty dictates the terms to Germany just as these senators demanded it should.
 s."But now the same senators who insisted on a dictated peace propose to abandon it and negotiate a peace settlement on terms acceptable to Germany It is suggested that we desert our associates and negotiate <n trA ie wejadopt a policy of quiet and scuttle. It is proposed that we repudiate our obligations and like cravens leave them to be performed by the nations lately associated with us.
 Calls Knox Policy Insane. Was there ever more insane in ternational policy proposed? In the l mixture of poltroonery and folly it Is difficult to see which predominates. rrhA senator from Pennsylvania goes the limit. He not only proposes that l we desert our friends and abandon our obligations but he suggests that we release Germany from all prom ises of inuemnities and separations. Why not go further and propose that we compensate Germany? That would beYa still stronger appeal to German sentiment
 "He says in many words, slaughter the treaty, desert our friends, abandon our obligations and yield to Germany. I have full faith l that when this treaty is finally re- leased from cold storage it will in F the senate receive different treatment. Here unquestionably, there is an overwhelming majority who desire to finish the work undertaken when we enEered the war. Here will be found safe majority for peace settlement. Attacks Are Unreasonable. \ 'I have spoken of the treaty as whole But the league of nations feature particularly has been per ks sistently and unreasonably attacked in i this chamber. Those who conjure up these possible disadvantages seem to Ignore altogether the enormous ad- i vantages of organizing the world for T peace.
 They make mountains out of mole hills in reviewing difficulties of the ieAgue plan. They are suspicious that while it may benefit every other
 nation on earth, it is so devised as to bring disaster to the United States.
 They crawl on the ground with mi
 croscope searching for pitfalls and
 aEe unable to look forward to the hpromised land of peace and order and
 Justice to which the new governme ent
 leads"