American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

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thereby earned a right to indulge in
criticism, if anyone has. In the issue
of March s of Harvey's Weekly, he
takes the president to task in the fol-
lowing words:
1.-THE first thing Mr.. Wilson did
when he landed in Boston and the
last thing he did before leaving New
York was to utter a threat. In the in
terval, too, he was breathing menace
constantly against something or some
body. His fighting blood was up to the
end; as never since the sinking of
the. Lusitania, let us say. And his fare
well from New York was as frigid as
his welcome in Boston was official.
The Metropolitan Opera House was
packed, of course,-packed largely by
the committee with persons who were
expected to furnish enthusiasm
But there was nothing doing, The
great audience was friendly and many
tried earnestly to raise a shout, but
they simply could not do it. Whether
1t was something about Mr.. Wilson
himself in his ugly mood or dissatis-
faction with his ridiculous speech that
prevented acclaim was difficult to de-
termine,-both doubtless contributed
to the frost.
For it was a frost from Frostvlile.
After the cordial, though far from
hearty greeting, not one person In
twenty pretended to applaud at all.
There seemed" said the eyer-faith-
full but truth-telling World, "to be at
times almost an oppressive air OF re-
straint, and the hilarity and spontani-
ETY. that so Frequently mark such
gatherings was wholly lacking" Even
the Times had to admit that there
was no great ovation" The Herald had
it exactly when 1t said that the audi
ence obviously wanted to be shown,
and all It got was hot air.
Mr.. Wilson paid no attention what
ever to his League of Nations further
than to remark cynically that his pre-
cious scheme would be so interviewer
in the treaty that there could be no
peace without 1t.
when the treaty comes back" he
declared, gentlemen on this side
meaning the senate-"will find the
covenant not only in it, but so many
threads of the treaty tied to the COW
enant that you can not dissect the
covenant from the treaty without de-
stroying the whole vital structure"
That is to say, in true Wilsonvelian
fashion, he is going to have his own
way or the whole world can can go
to hell.
Even though he were in the right
as to the thing itself, a more cruel
ruthless and sinister position cannot
be imagined. Mr.. Wilson seemed to
realize that and took refuge, as usual,
behind his own fragrant misinterpre-
tation of the Thought" of the people,
1.-THE first thing" he announced
grimly, that l I'm going to tell the
people on the other side of the water
is that an overwhelming majority OF
the American people is in favor OF the
league. / know that that is true. ] have
had u~nmistakable limitations of il
from all parts of the country and the
voice rings true in every case"
"Now that is simply not so. 1t MAJ
or mag not be a act that the senti
ment of the country favors Mr.. VIII
sons un-American plan at this mo
ment, but no honest person woult
maintain for a second hat AN over
whelming majority of the people ar
for it. And the only really unmistak
able intimation he can by any posi-
bility have was that afforded by fort
senator's, with ten or more TO come
each of whom committed political 81
icide if he misinterpreted the wis
of his constituents.
How then could Mr.. Wilson "knO'
that this is true?" He could not, {
course. and he did not. He may s
tell the people on the other side
he likes, and he may deceive man
ignorant persons, but the accredite
representatives of the other power
however timid in the presence of II
schoolmaster, are not altogether foo
ish, and what they will, in fact a
ready do, know full well is that VIII
Mr.. Wilson says is, as we have alreac
remarked. simply not so.
1.-THE chief threat hurled at u
country by the President was to st,
"over there" until the whole busine
is finished to his satisfaction. TIL
is a very grave and a very braZ'
pledge to make. Nobody knows or CT
tell how long the conference wi
continue. Nobody can imagine VIII
may happen here. All we are sure
is that industrial progress has ceas
absolutely, that a period Of utter sta
nation a set in, that % millio
. will be out of work and that no rel
can come from the government
long as the president keeps congrs
out Of session for the sole purpose
enabling him to deceive his colleagu
in Paris as TO 1.-THE real attitude of I
American senate and of the Americ
people.
mo sane man can fail to recogn.
the peril of the situation. The qul
ton is what to do about IL. The CO
stitution naturally makes no speci
provision for an undreamed-of CT
!. tfngency such as has been forced W
: the country, but it surely never CT
templated a complete stoppage of Il
. islative work as a consequence OF