Arizona republican., 1919-10-10
The Treaty

The Treaty
 Very evidently there is little hope entertained by the senators opposing peace treaty as it stands of securing majority for any of the amendments or reservations which have been proposed for the teria altering of the treaty the covenant of the league of nations The overwhelming defeat a week ago of the Fall amendments was significant for that was expected. Those amendment had aroused enthusiastic support among the oppon- ents of the treaty.
 But that the radical reservations and amend ments would be defeated was expected months ago, though it has not yet been openly admitted, by tho opponents of the treaty. In interview with Gov ernor Campbell month ago of the opposing senate leaders stated his belief that the reservations and amendments would go by the board by varying majorities and that the long fight would end with the failure of the treaty the necessary two- thirds vote for ratification.
 The discussion which has taken place in the senate and that the tours of President Wilson and Senator Johnson have resulted in no change of alignment in the senate. result of the tours We think has been weakening of popular sentiment whatever it may have been, in favor of the league of nations But public sentiment had not exerted any pressure in the senate and is not likely do so Some of the democratic senators for time seemed to under the Irish protests against the league of nations but they appear been closely drawn again into party ranks. Ft c- 2.
 There certain features of the treaty and the covenant that extremely distasteful The infamy of the Shantung agreement is admitted. The presi- dent himself declared it to be "unconsconable" Probably reservation deplorng it could be easily adopted but the proposed amendment for the trans fer of Shantung to China will almost certainly fail for that would involve us in a matter in which we have only moral concern The proposed amend rnent is inconsistent with the protestations of the opponents of the treaty against entanglement in foreign affairs
 Americans generally and we suppose a majority of the senator's down in their hearts. admit the fairness of the scheme of representation in the league of nations We believe that if the people the Johnson amendment to correct that representation would be overwhelmingly adopted. But the majority of the senators will not likely vote for it's adoption. Tho democratic senators will yield to partsanism and the republican senators who have favored the covenant with mild interpretative reservations will yield that point
 why there has been little change of alignment in the senate has been the realization by the senators that the great of the people have never allowed themselves to become excited over the league of nations. The senators know that the mass does care; that whatever it's interest it is al-
 
 has been but little incentive for the shifting of the senatorial mind
 The attitude of many of the senators and. feel sure the great bulk of American people the same that of The Republican, expressed very early in the controversy and which has since been maintained It is this; We do not find in the enant the lurking dangers which many of its opponents profess see. As to Article which has been the object of the principal attack compliance with it would depend upon the action of congress which would always be guided in the exercise of it's constitutional powers by popular sentiment.
 If the league should call upon to send khaki clad boys to Europe, Africa Asia they would be sent unless should be the popular that they be sent League league, America would never become the catspaw of the league except with the consent of the American people and congress to sume that role. Our refusal to obey the orders of the league might the enmity of other league members but would be powerful enough and rich enough to withstand their enmity The American constitution which is powerful and sacred than any treaty would always be our shield.
 The league of nations whatever 1t may be, how ever the president may have been out-generaled and hoodwinked at Paris is experiment in world peace worth trying. and 1t is the only experiment we can now make. It's opponents proposing no other. It is useless therefore. for us consider defeat of the president, the yielding of his atrusm to Euro pean cynicism and Japanese cunning. The covenant is all we have and adopt it without risk and with possible profit.
 As we have said we may adopt reservation in which we make 1t plain that the spirit of the American people condemns the Shantung outrage, without making vain effort to correct it, for we could correct it only by going to with the world. We may also adopt interpretative reservations, set ting out understanding of the covenant so that in the future may be fortified against assaults upon Americanism. And there, we need yield noth- ing and will yield nothing of Americansm even for the peace of the world
 The sanest course the senate could take would be to quit qubbng and adopt the treaty accompanied by declarauch of.fnterpretatIons which in simple