The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-09
THE SUBSTITUTE FOR NATIONS.

The only man in Europe who holds first place in thu
confidence of the American people far military mat
tiers are concerned is Marshal Foch He earned this
fdence by planning and executing the defeat of the
No diplomatic or political argument sway the Ameri
people into rejection of Marshal Fochs judgment il
military matters. When he declares that the treaty o
peace does not provide sufficient military protection TO
France his word goes farther in this country than that
any other man, foreign American.
Why is not France made safe in military sense? VIVA
influence deters the peace conference from performing tn
supreme duty for which it was assembled? Who is re
Isponsible for the failure?
The session of the peace conference Tuesday secret
1t held for the purpose of giving the minor nation
their first information regarding their destiny as de
ermned by the representatives of five great powers wit
in turn have been dominated by one man. This man
strange to say lacks the power to commit his government
to the hazardous experiment which he is endeavorng
maeralize and to which he has compelled European gov
ernments to subordinate yield their just interests ant
rights If the session had been public the world wou
resound with indignant protests of nations which hav
discovered that their rights sacrificed in the peac
treaty for the sake of creating questionable nterna
tona organism intended to control all nations Some o
these protests have become known spite of the aemp
to conceal them from the public, and it appears tina
France we'll smaller nations is deprived of the Sc
curity and guarantees which indispensable if is
be avoided
1t is proposed that league of nations shall be formed
which shall treat Germany outcast and then Franc
informed that the league will insure and protec
her against the fury and greed of the outlaw!
Among other protests that escaped complete suppers
sion is that of China The Chinese delegates filed bre
and digned protest against the deliberate act of tn
peace conference in robbng China of her territory
economic liberties Yet China expected to become
member of the league which results from such transac
tions
synopsis of the treaty to be made public today
that is all the information which the American people vii
be suffered receive for the time being. This synopsi
has been skfully prepared and will lay stress on tn
terms imposed upon Germany Therefore it is quite pos
sble that the American people will not fully appreciate
until later how deepseated is the resentment of the al
lied governments against the policy which has wrun
from them many concessions to Germany and HOY
settled is the conviction in Europe that the peace
being made is really the provocation of another
The allied nations, especially France, Great Britain
Italy are convinced that concessions to the enemy
equivalent to dininution of victory itself They wou
make concessions the enemy for the sake of Great
ng experimental league of nations except for the fac
that they compelled to do break with the
President of the United States Apparently these nation
nave adopted the plan of yielding to coercion little
possible, always maintaining correct relations with MI
Wilson, and bding their time until change in the Unite
States government will eliminate the obstacles which pre-
vent all the allies and the United States from imposing
an actual victorious peace upon the enemy
What responsibility has been assumed by the maj
who stands between civilization and its safety VIVA
audacity is displayed when borrows the author
ty of the United States without express permission
employs it in inducements and threats force upon tn
world untried plan which he hopes will prevent
once started that course all sorts of known and
'eaed extravagances have been the consequence. Muc
hat has the light is in sinister defiance of the spri
of the American government and continuous American
policy in this hemisphere and the other.
That which is concealed must come to light. The Amer
people wish to know all that has occurred They hav
given their consent to what has been done promised
and before they reward their enemies punish their friend
and accept individuals substitute for the present sys
tenn of independent nations they will ask for bill of par
ticulars.- Washington Post.
and remained sober Ten large seidels of any liquid
enough to make anybody take sober view of life if
"a depressed and gloomy one