The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-07
LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE.

LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE.
Several important factors are contributing to the pes
mism that now fills the newspapers concerning the pro-
ceedings at Paris When these factors are anayzed IN
stead of being merely grouped nsoube problems we
think it will appear that the pesmisc reports are exag
gerated Il
First let it be remembered that the purveyors of
do not and cannot ascertain and report all facts They
have of public facts and from them they are
drawing deductions which lean heavily toward pessmsm
The facts not disclose which probably important
any disclosed facts in possession of the four men
who arc pecng together the arrangement that i9 hoped
to bring pence now and hereafter.
1t is safe to draw conclusions from partial knowledge
of facts? No dares to do this in his private AFFAIRS
The udcious man will not do considering the peace
proceedings.
Among the factors that are contributing to the prevail
ing pessmism these
Secrecy at Paris
The Hungarian developments.
The fact now almost universally recognized, that the
creation of an effective league of nations is impossible
The dread that the allied powers will recognize the Lee
nine government.
Concerning secrecy it is seen that President Will
son spoke loosely when he discussed the propositions OF
secret diplomacy" and "opencovenants openly arrived
lat" What he has in mind everybody knows and ap-
proves that is the abolition of the system of transferring
the control of peoples from dynasty to another with
out any regard for the wishes of the people themselves
But Mr. Wilson did not make clear the fact that secrecy
is necessary to honest men as it is to knaves When
knaves about In order to achieve peace that vii
secure government based consent of the governed,
necessary that there shall be secrecy during the discus
sons of the representatives of the peoples There still
an enemy an evil intelligence that ingenious in thwart
ing the desires of wedsposed nations There is also al
Impatient and ignorant element in allied countries whic
can only njure the of universal justice by informed
e ding with complex questions.
1t is highly probable that the secrecy of the four prn
cpa figures at Paris tentative and partly compet
ed plans of the most admirable kind, which, if they ca
be perfected will adjust the delicate questions at issue
the general satisfaction Surely it is not reasonable to as
sumo that all information withheld from the public is evl
laundering and provocative of strife.
o. Hungarian bolshevsm is given an Importance that
is does not deserve
Let it be borne in mind that the under-dog Magyar
have been poems for centuries and that their masters
unkers in the closest possible partnership with the Pru
sian unkers That being the structure of Hungary
is fought and lost resulting in the keenest suffering
the peons Add to this natural predatory spirit and
opportunity to attack neighborng peoples, and the r.
suit is Hungarian boshevism But this bolshevsm will
more active in Hungary than outside, and it will kill
many dangerous enemies of the human The alli
can easily beat back any predatory Magyas who wand
" off their own grounds.
W As for the projected league of nations, why shou
there be pessmsm in the exposure of its inherent fra
ties?? Rather should there be rejoicing especially amor
Americans, who threatened with incaculable har
by being driven into runous alliance under the supr
popular emotion, holy in its spirit and utterly rect
in its action. The United States stands freed fro
the danger of the humiliation of its bukarks Thereto
49, it is strong aid the afflicted feed the hungry, ward
the insane bolshevk and smash the enemy.
There remains the dread of recognition of the bols
Lo vik regime. That would be calamity to all mankind
explosion will surely follow if the British and Americ
governments clasp hands with Lenne for tempors
and opportunist reasons But they have not done
and the warnings from England and America may hi
swerved the heads of the two governments away from
M idea. The question stands merely as dread, not ia
- 1t has an ugly aspect but it may be nothing but
o paration after all.
the hen "0o'e oil S''"uS 'ne ''''''"" law ''.'
0, has struck down its wouldbe murderer. The matte
~ that act as trustees for free manwknd an effect
league to enforce the victory and therefore Tn
r covenant" is written in their blood the fields
Belgium France and Italy. No scrap of paper is neet
to hold France England, Italy and America together
oys US not presume '"' "e pro"e e''"S W" ''o anu
ade '"e" VI ''"' "'o' wv" io' VIII ''0 "''
ir mankind. Washington Post
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-, WALLOPING THE PUNCHING BAG.
al, Are you losing your nerve?