The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03

Advisers of Upper Body Report
Treaty Is Valid In Every
Phase
Germany still Is Peril

Germany still Is Peril
Washington, Sept. 2.-There ar,
so constitutional obstacles to tn,
making of the treaty for defens,
Of France, as proposed by President
Wilson, according to a report by {
special subcommittee of Judiciary
Committee Of the United States
Senate. t. .s.. r.t. ....
This is the committee which ad.
vises the Senate on legal and coll
stitutional questions. The treaty
is the one under which the United
States pledge itself to go to the
support of France in the event of
an unprovoked attack by Germany.
Furthermore the committee de-
clares that though Germany Is
beaten for the present. nothing
but force is likely to restrain her
from seeking world dominatiin at
the earliet opportunity" and adds
thdt bO COuut
try under present conditions is
more vitality interested in preserv-
ing the integrity of France than is
our ownsssp Ase W. ~
~ Text Of Report
The text of the subcommittee
report on these points follows
! at is evident that Germany in
the recent war aimed at Gripping;
and the destruction of France, our
ally. Our country entered into the
war on the primary and technical
grounds that Germany had invad-
ed, attacked and partly destroyed
our commerce on the high seas. and
had sought to sever our CONNER
cial intercourse with both France
England, as we'll as with other por-
tons of Europe.
"The menace came from Ger
many and it was a continuing men
ace. To remove that menace. both
for the present and he future, it
became necessary for our country
to cooperate with France, as well
as England, in the great struggle.
Without their aid we could not by
ourselves have vanquished Ger
many. 1t was, moreover, evident
that if France and England were
destroyed or seriously crippled,
Germany would have free hand
against our country and our COM
merce and we would be to a great
err or less extent at her mercy
while Germany has been van
pushed, she is still, by reason of
her great resources, her large popu-
lation and her military and i'm
perialistic spirit, liable to be 4
menace in the future. for nothing
but force is likely to restrain her
from seeking world dominion at
the earliest opportunity Compar-
ed with France. her losses in the
war were moderate. Y = 49,
French Losses Greatest
France, with population of
little more than half of Germany,
lost in killed over 100000 of her
population and in crippled and
more than twice that
number. One-fifth of her territory
and that the most valuable part,
was devastated and reduced to a.
by German armies. She
incurred a debt so large as to strain ;
her credit to the utmost and to ,
make it most serious problem to ;
iquidate the same. -..--...
In resources and in. man power
Germany is nearly double that of {
france and IL left free and nntram |
neled, in the unrepentant mood |
he seems to be in, she could, is the /
lear future. easily overrun and
ripple, if not destroy. France, It 4,
5 for the interest of our country {
hat France should be allowed to
and recover her old +
ime vigOr. for she will then be IA
reat shield and protection to US
gainst the German menace in the
uture, and. besides, she Will ybe, a
reat source of profitable CONNER
ial intercourse.
aside from England, no coun- e
ry under present conditions is
lore vitality interested in. preserv-
,g the integrity sof France than is 4
tr own country AWhaty We prom "
'e to do for France by the propos-
a treaty. England also ii ready 10
ndertake.." w . VNStA
The subcommittee repbrt adopts :,
le general argument (which n is
ade by Senator Walsh,f Montana,
nd Nelson and Kelloggis Minpeso- I
!, Other members Gofb he COM !
ittee are Senator Fall, F9publican
ew Mexico, and Senator Qyerman. =
orth Carolina Democrat ~