Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-05-29

fornl or adopt mirtarsm as its chief cornerstone IN the general
scheme Of government.
vorv largely to Woodrow Wilson, who, single-handed, aroused Euro
pean public sentiment. carrying the message even to Italy after nav
ing delivered a series of addresses III Great E1italh.
The miItariss everywhere were arrayed against an lnterna-
tonaI understanding. They wished to continue the old poley OF tAe
"balance of power Even so great and good a man as Georges
.Clemenceau had to be whipped into line for a league OF nations.
Ii America must arm itself to the teeth as the biggest navy IN
the world would imply, and as it must in the absence OF some'sor OF
arrangement whereby ornaments ma, be reduced to
the minimum consistent with domestic safety, q term for the use
of which President Wilson was roundly denounced by the militar-
lists then the great world was has been fought in vain
If the militant spirit Of the world has not been made subservent
ito civil government as a result Of the suspension OF hoslEtles, then
warfare should be resumed and continued nntl mlltarlsm shall nave
been deownedi in human blood, because such a course would involve
lte world in no greater measure of hardship now than will eventually
Hall to humanity i'll the event nations must base their safety upon
their preparation for war.
the affairs Of the world. as certain opponents or a league Of nations
advise, but we fancy that it will be as difficult to assume such a lofty
and selfish attitude as it would have been to have kept out of par
lhclpatlon ~ the Suppression OF the boxer movement IN ohHla, OF inc
lwar with Spain to protect Cuba, or to have refrained from sending
troops into Mexico or to have remained a mere passive observer of
events while Germany was throttling the world with it's submarine
lbarbarism.
a little more sanity and a little less partsanship at Washington
i little more patriotism and a htde less cant, is the need OF the
hour.
Just d little word about propaganda. Attention is called to a
small item appearing elsewhere under the caption Of Propaganda
reproduced from the Pierre Capital-Journal showing how the great
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press. There is a great deal Of that sort of thing going on. We know
Iof organizations maintained at Washington and elsewhere supported
-lbg certain interests that ar simplifying matter quite regularly to the
press under the guseo of special correspondence, news service, dis
eussions Of public questions. and 20 forth and SO on that are seeking
Eto mold public opinion through d Widespread use Of the press. Boil
the republican and the democratic parties maintain press bureaus
Of coursa-but thes are not the particular bureaus we have IN mind
rlOne bureau is especially deyotng ITS time and talent to creating
sentiment against all forms Of public ownership, deftly working
lin phrases and clauses and paragraphs here and there 50 cunnngs
a seereted as TO invite no suspicion
sIf The supporters Of the league Of nations would plan To- keel
still and encourages Reed, Sherman and Borah to- pour out 4 stead,
a streae1of their characteristic arguments IN opposition to the treaty
Ithey@ need have no fear oil its endorsement, declares the aberdeel
sI Daily News Our Aberdeen contemporary oserststes the situation. TIL
WorH encourage il wholly saperauouss This trio needs no eneour
Iagenaent. FOR bot air isstheir stock ntrade.
These senators who are elanoring forthe full text of the peac
eltreaty should reflect thatit still u.s. in the process Of nlaking.@ If i
81 true the peace treaties cannot become effective until ratified bs I'll
stfsenate, butt sisS also true that it's the senate business to spprov
reject The senate has rarely has any particular part II arafhn
sl4faafss lsI ahsonshas been confined il passing u10n thena WIS
presented