The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-11
TIE MoMENrous DECISION.

nerformed extraordinary labors in Paris Without re-
card to party the people acknowledge Mr.. Wilson's de-
voon to duty He has been unsparng of his strength
dgent and most generous in his advice ana consent
the proposals of other nations He has worked win MS
usual singIemindedness toward certain end wnlch ne
conceived to be the solution of the problem OF making
and holding peace His success in obtaining approval
of his plan by other nations is the best OIL
non his industry and is also good evidence of the good
will of the nations in complying with what they believe
tn be the desire of the United States.
Under the American system there is no nxed plan
for such an expression by the people as will constitute an
outline of foreign policy in advance Of its development
It happens that there opportunity Tor the people
to advise President Wilson what kind of peace shoud De
made or the nature of the relations which they Wsneo
- ossume with foreign nations. Mr. Wilson could only
n ~ tho situation what he believed to be the best
nossihle plan as nearly expressive of the peoples Will
IS he could imagine it to be in view OF the facts 10 DC
faced Gradually as the world situation developed ne
rnIed his plan. always conscientiousy asking himself
whether or not he obeying and interpreting tne Will
~ the people 1t was task he could not subdivde ana
onnort;on to others He had to do all the work him
elf and of course all the responsibility is his as con-
comtant to his office.
Now President Wilson will ask the advice OF the SEN
ate on the agreements he has shaped with view to op'
tanning its consent to the ratification Of the treaties OF
peace and alliance Out of the millions OF impressions
which his intellect has received and given there was con
densed settlement which he finally agreed to in writing
i Lova partici in this part OF The
reatv making function for it cannot minge with mef
Of all nations formally and informally, and wnnow TN
enormous pile of chat that conceals the wheat.
The senate however is peculiarly fitted to deliberate
mon treaty project which is reduced to writing ana
ready for ratification 1t is not committed to any preu
l;os Or nredlections as consequence of mngling wit
men II is not the inventor Of the plan is to consider
hence it has no pride of opinion or authorship IL Is no
,ctinp under the memory of compromises made and oil
icuties overcome which might induce it to take some
thing Objectionable merely because Of the labor OF neg'
aton 1t acts for the states of the Union all OF then
and therefore it is on the alert for provisions wnc
. might work injury to states sections 1t Is part
!; the aw-making body which causes 1T to scrutlni
treaties as proposed supreme laws of the land and
,sk whether they are acceptable, effective and just
their character of laws as we'll as their character
in contracts with foreign nations.
The papers which President laid before the senate we
terday will accordingly be subjected to that thorou
study which only the senate is qualified to give. INT
command the conscientious and careful scrutiny OF eve
senator for no more important proposals have ever be-
aid before the senate They the finished product
ne the Paris conference shaped largely by the brain
the American peoples representative in the conclave
nations. They contain project which affects the d
e tny of the United States government and the
- fare of all the people.
" The vital Importance of these proceedings easily
cites the emotions of those who favor and those who
pose the plan evolved by President Wilson, Yet this
" time above all others when patience, tolerance OF OPP
:" ion and individual deliberaton should be the rule
" ,cton Nothing is to be gained by questioning the
" tives of any one and nothing but harm can come tr
partisan quarrels this question. Since the decs
Wy rests now solely with Americans let Americans rise
the greatness of the question and the Importance OF
lecison Let them purge their hearts of everything
patriotism and seek to discover what will best prese
The United States and enable it to perform its full d'
to the world.-Washington Post.