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grets that there are no institutions
TO care FOR this particular type Of
mental disease. These people never
are men in moderate circumstances,
with families, says The Louisville
Courier-J ournal. but they may be
rich and single people, such a. Will
lam c. Bullitt, who "goes through
the land as the evangelist of the
theories Of the Russian intelligentsle
class which. as a noted
Russian author has said. surpass the
peasants in lack Of brains and judy
ment." Such are the members OF
"the brotherhood whose chief func-
ton is proclaiming themselves ad-
herents of revolution, appropriation
utopianism and the internatioralism
which scorns all flags not crimson"
AT frst," says "The Buffalo Ex-
press" lit would seem strange that
we, who have the first and greatest
Of republics" should accept the the
cries Of those who have never
known freedom and whose political
ideas have wholly been formed in
a caldron Of theory and unrest
Such IN acceptance, in it, opinion,
CONES from the tsndsney Of certain
Ameyieans 70 welcome any idea from
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itself. Moreover, the Presidents atti-
tude relative 70 the treaty and the
league OF nations has been arbitrary
and unbending; a stubborn insistence
upon the acceptance of both the treaty
and the league without substantial
amendment or reservation. Undoubt-
edly a great part of the Senate's an
tagonism TO the treaty and the league
springs from personal antagonism to
Woodrow Wilson. and that antagonsm
has been strengthened by the develop
ments OF the last six months. Nothing
is clearer than that the tide of public
sentiment is running strongly against
Mr.. Wilson and the national admins
tration. Whatever the reason. the
American people for some time at least
have broken away from Mr.. Wilson's
leadership. and the evidences of that
fact. r the failure Of Mr. Wilson's tour
ard = various electoral contests. have
undo btedly strengthened the hands Of
his opponents in the Senate.
"Out of this turmoil of small ambi-
lions and jealousies let US hope that a
spirit Of patriotic endcavor will finally
develop. resulting in the acceptance Of
the peace treaty and tho league with
such reservations as good sense and
sound patriotism find to be necessary"
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w VIA VA. Is n.. ':,'', .. ,s::.:
lead so many intelligent
people, clearly not men,
bers Of the proletariat, to support
radical propaganda and finance
Red" newspapers that could not
live without their support? This
particular phase of the Red ques-
ton is receiving increasing atten-
ton in the press, along with spec
ulation as to the men higher up
who are preventing the deportation
Of the agitators recently arrested.
THE New York Sun" wonders
what powerful sentimentalist or
politician at Washington or Ellis
Island" interfered in their behalf,
question which has remained un-
answered.
THE New York Sun" thinks that
the mental processes of a parlor
Bolshevist are like those Of Mr..
Dombey, when he told his son VI
the power Of money:
lyon go hon poyaxful money n and
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vote for the treaty as it was submitted
People Of all the other states
should take similar action; especially
should this be done where men VINO
we're elected rs Democrats have gone
over and joined the enemies Of tie
Republic"
Among The few partisan voices
urging compromise by real concca-
SION is The Cleveland Plain
Dealer" DEM:
The initiative now rtsts win the
Administration L; Senator Hitchcock.
A. spokesman for those who ha,o stood
armly for ratification without reserva-
,ious. will assume an attitude o. rea-
sonable concession and make n PLAIN
20 his colleagues or both sides Of the
Senate that he il row ready to con
s'4er gone kind OF compromise look
ing 20 speedy approval of tho treaty.
+. will 20 a long way toward breaking
the present deadlock and bringing
peace.
All the Republicans need do for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30
The Presidents Persistence

He persisted in hams,r.nging his
supporters in the Senate. He required
them to keep up the farce q announc-
ing each day that the treaty must pass
without the crossing Of = - or the
dotting Of an H. when every one knew
,ha. this was impossible. This drove
the sincere supporters Of he league
among the Republicans to seek 4 COM
promise with Mr.. Lodge and the For
eign Relations Committee. + produced
delay. in which the bitter opponents
II any league were able % rouse fac
,ional support for their stand.
Only in the eleventh hour. when the
lines we're tightly dsawn. WAS tlere
any ugces'ioa VI 20 promise b.
,hc Democrats AID taea k.rt Ger
tain 20 be- rejected T President
wrote le'tcr te'rar'rg = personal
siemcn. in nis attitude rd me res
ervations quito Ike thai attributed 10
Mr. Lodge. snd without any aid 20 the
situation is pointing o1i possible
lne Of compr0mis'
oNov 5he -rear, B. asleaf.d, bo, By
vo-e which SHOW II, tie Di.lsg-
endsrs Oh the Republican ,de numh'-
bu, fourteen and or 't' Democratic
side but one. leaving o. t.f eighty cr
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Sharing the Blame

One of the few Republican papers
which comedies a share Of blame to
attach to the Republican Senators
is 1.-THE Wheeling Intelligencer. It's
picture of the scene is as follows:
"The deadlock as TO the treaty is a
pitiful exhibition of prejudices, pig
headedness and stubbornness on both
sides of the Senate and also on the
par. Ct Mr.. Wilson himsels. T. para
rhrase the Presidents own words, he
wrote the league % nations and the
treaty q peace SO closely together ,He'
II was Impossible 20 accept one ard -
reject .ne other. H deliberately inter
twined them FOR the purpose Of forcing
upon the Senate the framework Of a
new international organization, which,
noble and worthy as II was, had no
necessary connection with the treaty
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What and Why Is ParIor Bolsfevist?

Europe as superior 10 any one Of
ours.
The most sweeping denunciation
Of parlor Bolshevists and all their
works u in The Detroit Journal
which says:
Il, us no, overlook the fact tina;
gre lrrcs, and deportation 0. alien
rcvolutionis.s will TO. square all the
ccounts Of justice.
Equally guilty with these scream
nc Russians are the parlor Reds Of
American stock who have lionized the
blowers OF Trotzky. the pro-Germans
rhc out OF bitter resentment. against
arti-German Americans have sup
piled funds 70 the BolshevikI move
ment here, the publishers of such
eriodcals as The Nation The
Libera,or' and The New Republic
sho weekly have painted America Is
,yrant and oppressor. the newspapers
which have printed propaganda in
heir news columns while posing as
oyalists in their editorial pages, and
he publicity seekers among college
professors who have picked up Boil
shevism es heaven-sent opportunity
&c spill fspdoodle.
1T may be said for the Russians
that they have the virtue Of sincerity.
rhoss who have sgysd then On ~
but cheap and yellow hypoesitsas
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4 Republican analysis

4 Republican analysis that fixes
the blame solely upon the President,
in accordance with the prevailing
view Of the party press. is the fol-
lowing from The Toledo Blade:
"The Senate. Democratic members as
well as Republican, was prepared to
give tnal Endorsement to the cove
nart OF the league with reservations
attached thereto. Senator Hitchcock
more than OF &c indicated that COM
promise would be acceptable to the
Democratic Senators in spite of the
hard fght they had made to prevent
the alteration Of d comma. the drop
ping OF a semicolon, the appending Of
interpretations and reservations. But
Mr.. Wilson would not have it so. He
held the Democrats to their partisan
allegiance He served them as the
stone wall against which they set
their backs
Or. as THE Philadelphia North
American" states the case:
If the heart OF the world is TO be
broken, the responsibility lies with the
White House, not with the American
Senate or the American people
The Democratic press has been
equally emphatic in clearing the
President Of blame and fixing the
responsibility upon Senator Lodge
and his associates. Says The New
York Times" an extreme and bitter
supporter Of the President:
The Lodge treaty Of notification
has been Kidd the Treaty OF Yer
saUies stl lives. though passion and
par. .snnshr and Tho spirit % revenge
har, prevented for this session %.
Congress at least. lis ratification and
acccp.4nc, ny the United States.
As the hour for nullifylns the Pres
idert's work approached tho splendid
discipline Of the Republican party as
serted itself. The scruplcs and com
functions Of mild reservatiouists' gave
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"Ino greatest crime against the
American people since tho government
was formed was committed Wednesday
IN the Senate o. tho United states
a Teunessecan vino. when seeking
election. promised to stand by the
President and the fourteen points,
broke his promise failed 70 Keep his
contract and betrayed his trust.
"The people of Tennessee should de-
mand the resignation Of Shields and
then demand that Roberts appoint
somebody 70 take his place who will
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ROM his non-partisan and
X consistent stand in defence
Il of the treaty of the league.
Mr.. William Howard Taft
writes in The Philadelphia Public
Ledger" fixing the responsibility for
the defeat in the Senate and point
ing out how the league may yet be
saved.
The blame he places wholly on
President Wilson in refusing to per-
nit a compromise:
The votes in the Senate on Wednes-
day demonstrate that II the President
had been willing TO face the unpleas-
ant fact that tie treaty could no, b.
ratified without reservations and had
given his permission 20 the Democratic
Senator'S 70 negotiate with the mild
reservationists among the Republicans,
supporters OF the treaty could have
formed a majority. controlled the par
liamentary situation and secured a
ratification with reservations much
milder than those imposed by the solid
Republican vote. Mr.. Wilson should
not charge Mr. Lodge with response
bility for the situation. for il is Of his
own making.
We may differ widely from Mr.
Lodge a TO the necessity or wisdom Of
the reservations ne insisted on and Of
those he voted for. and wc may criticize
the eviden, hostility 70 Mr.. Wilson
that consciously or unconscious,y
affected Mr.. Lodges attitude toward
the treaty; but the colossal blunder
was Mr. wilson's in suppos.ng tha; b.
frontal attack he could reduce a
plain majority against the treaty OF
dozen or more votes INTO minority o.
one-third OF the Senate.
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wilson, Say Republicans;
"Lodge,' Say Democrats
Can 1t Be Revived?

a NY one who thought that
the press Of the country
would forget partisanship,
in view OF the Senate's re-
lection Of the peace treaty, and unite
in demanding its passage will find
very little 10 support his hope
Rather has the decision famed
party feeling to rew heights. Fixing
the blame has been the chief occu-
patton of editorial pages; and with
a few exceptions blame has been ap-
portioned along strict party lines.
president killed peace league"
wrote Senator Capper. Of Kansas, to
his newspaper. The Topeka Capt.
tol." That is the almost unanimous
Republican view.
at is thus. because Of the per-
soral jealousy and partisan preju-
dice of a few Republican Senators,
that their leader is in a position To
boast that he has wrecked the great
work Of one Of the greatest Of men
the greatest work Of any man, or
men, for the hope and happiness Of
all the world" says The Louisville
Courier-Journal,' in an editorial
typical of the Democratic viewpoint.
AS for the future, there is scant
hint Of a feasible ground for COM
promise in any Of the comment, save
in a few expressions by stanch
friends of the league, such as that
of Mr.. Taft, quoted elsewhere on
this page. On the other hand, Sen
ator Lodges suggestion that ratiti-
cation be made the issue in the next
national campaign has not been gen.
orally approved by the press Of
either party. Deprecations Of par
tisanship are frequent. Demands
for compromise and ratification are
made on both sides. But neither
hide shows much willingness TO yield.
Paper after paper stresses the fact
hat seventy-nine or eighty Senators
roted for the league, but few offer
Inv plan for uniting enough Sen
Ators upon a proposal to insure rat
Difcation.
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how anxious people are % get u. And
you who are so grand and great. hav-
ing got il. are gong % let him nave
il as great favor and obligation.
There was hard vanity in Mr.. Dom
hey. cold vanity; nothing silly about
il: vet with that difference II was the
same human weakness which makes the
parlor Red He also feels that he is
grand and great because his silly sort
Of vanity urges him to give 10 the Reds.
Money he gives sometimes but FOR
reasons which prove that he Is not so
radical as 20 be unmindful OF the value
Of warness. his giving Of money is not
much trumpeted.'
That is. the parlor Red does not
really believe in Bolshevism, but sees
in its advocation a short cut 10 fame.
1.-The honey Of notoriety spreads
thick over his vanity"
Il is q case Of good morals
coupled with bad mentals," Is the
opinion of The New York Tribune.
The benefactors Of Bolsheyism are
swayed by inner voices which they
attribute to conscience, without first
being sure whether such voices are
from God or the devil. $50 they BE-
come fools, and, With the best intent.
do exceedine III" The Tribune -
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the present is 10 mark time They
have the votes 20 prevent ratification.
So far as can now be seen Trey can
hold Up the trea'y long IS they
choose, and re!ec' il seaa 20 sui,
their pleasure. They cannot bo csc
pected to surrender after Wednesday 9
demonstration OF strength
Concession there must be. and the
first move toward concession mus nos
come from the Democratic side. Nsrc-
~ % rein'roiuce the treaty 10 lie
ner session. without any indication
cf willingness 20 recede from rs
former position. would be waste Of
time Cor the senate minority
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Repubiican Concessions

In the first place. the Republicans
cannot properly insist that abrupt,
urdinlomatic ard bumr'iously often
siye language is needed 20 safeguard
any American rights. II can well b.
eliminated and polite and kindly terms
substituted witaout losing In any d.
gree the effectiveness Of the resir.c-
ton and protection. This same prin-
cipie applies 70 the preamble .n the
requirement that we a.l rare express
acceptance Of our reservations by an
exchange Of notes. II ihe reservations
are made a par- Of ard q condition Of
the instrument OF ratification b. rs we
can't possibly be bound b. rho treaty
except as qualified. The only purpose
- the express acceptance is 20 make II
harder FOR our allies TO accept without
securing any additional --tcg-atd 20
US. These changes 10 folm only wiz
relieve our reservations iton the
churlish spiri, they now reasct. and
with -.,rs who make much o. cour-
:esy C.. expression wi. have great
weight"
Aside from these changes in
phraseology Mr.. Taft sees the chief
difficulties in Article y and the
Shantung provision. A free and
full discussion must take place. with
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way, they put themselves altogether
under the leadership Of Mr.. Lodge.
"The country will not for an instant
be in doubt as TO the possibility"
Most bitter Of all are the South
ern papers from states whose Demo-
cratic Senators refused to stand by
the President. Says The Memphis
Commercial Appeal"
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@Who Killed the Treaty." Asks the Cou1ltr
How League Can Be Saved
Mr.. Taft Stanch Friend OF the Corena''i, Discusses
Blame for the Past and Prospect OF Compromise

sixteen more than are needed. Tor rs'i-
iication."
Mr.. Taft does not believe that the
Allies would object 10 the reserve
tons. Ninety per cent Of the
value of the league is left IN the
treaty in spite Of the reservations.
The Presidents statement mat they
nullify the treaty IS entirely un-
warranted" On the other hand. he
has no faith in the Lodge proposal
Of concurrent resolution declaring
peace and urges that some compfo-
mise be speedily reached
~wha, b. the prospect Some trelr.
days must clapse before Congress con-
veres H. regular session. Senator or
both sides will have a chance TO eet
somewhat different view OF the sitHa-
ton when at home. They Will ind a
WEAKNESS over the delay and an over
whelming demand that something be
done OF a deanitiye character
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4 Policy 81 Concession

On the Republican side, counsel
ing d policy Of concession. IS The
Philadelphia Inquirer
II group Of mild reservatioaists. a..
Republicans, unquestionabiy ho.o The
balance Of power. l. * time. therefore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30

q NY one who thought that
the press Of the country
would forget partisanship,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Mormon SsRevelations''
Are Against League
Utah, Senator Says Head of
Church Was 'sTold'' Pact
Won't End Wars

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 23-Revela-
tions given to the prophet, Joseph Smith,
as recorded in the doctrines and cove
nants of the Book of Mormons, preclude
any hope that the ratfcations of the
league of nations will prevent future
wars, United States Senator Reed
Smoot, of Utah, declared in a letter to
C. N. Lunn, jr., editor of newspaper
at Mount Pleasant, Utah.
Senator Smoot's letter is written in
reply to communication from the edi-
tor in which the latter expressed the
belief that the Utah Senator's stand
for reservations would defeat him at
the next election.
II would consider that was violating
my oath of Office if l failed to vote for
the suggested reservations" Senator
Smoet wrote. "Let me tell you that it
would not surprise me to see President
Wilson, whom you think has been di-
rected by inspiration, approve of the
reservations that have outlined.
81 cannot understand why you take
it for granted that the league of ma
tions will do more for the world than
the teachings of the Savior have been
able to do. | do want you to know that
| am doing what I believe is my duty
to my Church and my country and to
my God. | would not do otherwise if it
cost me every vote in Utah."
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
La Toilette Blocks Vote
On Oil Land Lease Bill
PincIlot's Conservation Policy
Is Attacked in Discussion
Of Measure

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Efforts to
obtain a unanimous agreement for a
final vote Monday on the bill for leas-
ing government owned oil, gas, coal
and phosphate lands failed in the SEN
ate to-day after cong discussion.
During the debate charges were made
that the legislation would be in the in
terest of the Standard Oil Company,
and tho conservation policies of Clifford
Pinchot, as chief of the forestry SER
vice, were attacked.
Objection TO fixing definite time to
vote was made by Senator La Toilette,
who said he was opposed to limiting
discussion.
Senator Kenyon, Republican, of Iowa,
said there was an impression over the
country that the bill would give the
Standard Oil Company control of the
country's oil supply
in charge of the bill, and Senator
Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona, replied
that if the Senate wanted "to play into
the hands of" the Standard Oil Com
pany, it had only to continue the pres
ent domain policy.
Senator Ashurst said Clifford Pinch OF
had sought to preserve the public do
main as a big hunting preserve, and
that the President seemed to have
fallen under "the same baleful influ-
ences" which believe that the way to
conserve the natural resources Of the
country is to keep them away from the
people.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Minnesota to Test
Non-Partisan Plan
Strength in State
Leagues Supporters Hope
to Gain Recruits for the
Programme in the Com
ing Legislative Session
Special Correspondcncs

Special Correspondcnce
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. pa
new test of the National Nonpartisa1
League strength in Minnesota In the
forthcoming special session Of the Min
nesota Legislature to be convened Sep
tember 8, was made certain to-day
when NonPartisan League legislators
decided to go beyond the programme Of
Legislation laid down by Governor
Burnquist in his call.
Senator A. c. Welsh, Of Nonpart isan
leader, announced that bills have been
prepared for introduction providing for
q tonnage tax on ore, soldiers bonus
law and bank deposit guarantee.
Senator Welsh also revealed that
bills are being prepared under which
the state would take over and operate
the Farmers Packing Company plant
near South St. Paul, Mimi, in com
petition with the big Five" meat
packers. Another bill in preparation
provides for enlargement of the ac-
tivities of the State Game and Fish
commission in the marketing of fish.
The latter two measures, said Senator
Welsh, are intended to be part Of the
campaign to reduce living costs.
The league has far less than a major
but league leaders declare their con-
position forces sufficiently to bring
about the enactment of one or more
Of the proposed laws.
The opposition have framed a legis-
lative programme for the special ses-
sion that features revision of the
primary election law and extensive
appropriations to prevent forest fires.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Root Will Speak Here
On ''Constitution Day,,
Carnegie Hall Meeting To R.
One of Many Held in All
Big Cities of u. 8

Elihu Root viii preside and 49,,
an address at the "Constitu.io, ,@As ns
meeting in Carnegie Hall on the o..
ing of September IT. Mr. Root ws
is the honorary president of ,bs ~ '
tional Security League, Under v,.
auspices the meeting IS held. vii,
press the aim of the league and 49,.
ciated societies in promoting tho ..,'
bration Of the signing of the cns
sti,ution of The United States
Thousands of "Constitut;on n.,
meetings will be held that d.
throughout the country, forming ,
climax to the educational Gamma
against un-American radicalism. wb;,s
the Security League has bee,
ducting. The Carnegie uall man: .on-
will be the principal gathering in ing Ing
city. With MIR. Root nresid'rs ',is
principal address viii be made bv f.s Tas
+. Hedges. Other speakers vii 10
Colonel Charles L. Lydecker. pras;do1s "
Of the Security League, and Dr.. Pob.-.
NJ. McElroy. 's''
The sons Of the American pevo,.
ton, one of the societies affiliated w;.s
the Security League II .his novens". ma
will also hold noon day meetjns =.
the Washington Monument al the SpS
Treasury.
DR.. David Jayne Hill will deliver -.
principal address at the Boston msas az
ing, in Faneuil Hall. James n pa.,.
will speak at the Philadelphia mes+A A
ing, to be held in Independence Hali
and DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, nrs.; '
dent of Columbia University, a; n.
st. Paul meeting.