The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-20
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IiIs doubtful f.thc American people realize fnly
their debt ~ gratitude To- the present United states
senate We have been tulorcd for years to consider
this body an cyl of our government. not aliof"th'r
necessary evil And have. great many "t u.s.
permitted ourselves accept this view too completely
for our good For at this moment, and for the h'o'
months or more the present congress has been IN H''
sion, the senate has been IA" hulwark ~ American
natlonalIsm uut for It we would even now be hope
lossy cmbrollcd in the affairs of foreign nations
our own nationality and sovereignty merged or sub
merged In the slough ot European politics
This is not an idle statement a mere figure of
speoch Nor do we refer the fact that but for the
Rplendd opposition OF the senate the league "f nations
would now he an acuallty. Tho administration has
made various covert attempts t0 secure senate appro
baton Of schemes for cmbronE This nation without
regard to the acceptance Of the treaty only the firm
ness OF the senate majority prevented these Hcheme'
from succeeding since the president had nt all ume'
the support " his own party in the senate.
II will bc recalled that the president asked the mem
bers OF tho senate foreign relations committee for an
thoriy to numc the American mcmhers of several IN
ternatonol committees provided for In tho peace treaty
II IL clearly evident the most unsophistcatcd In gov
ornmcn thcrc would be great tmproprlcy In nam
Ing men for offices not created by the congress
In fact no such authority exists anywhere Net the
president requested this md would have even now
undcr "a law not yet enacted
nut the administration has coycrtly sought even
greater cncroachmcnu Tho other day Senator John
sharp williams an administration spokesman, intro
duecd a resolution authorizing the president 10 use
whatever military authorities s necessary 20 moutar
order In Ammonia, untu Armenian affairs composed
under ut peace treaty"
Tho senate very promptly and properly blocked IN.
resolution. pu, the point ia that but for tho sop't
majority. which the president is seeking to disorcdl
before the people the SONS of American mothers ever
now would hc ON their way To- Armenia. to remain Coo
only knows how long And one. ot the most snlsto
provisions or league of nations would Doe In crtor
before the league as whole had been parsrd on Dos
tho senate
Tho resolution sought 10 give the president auhd1ir
TO employ American troops tany number OF 'hcu) DO
Armenia "uutn Armenian affairs ARC composed under
the league OF nations" can you estimate how lunf
that might possibly be- suppose the league even d
finally adopted Without reservations amendments
should prove itself Incapable OF composing Armenian
affairs ur should otherwise fan 20 DO 500 Tho Amer
troops would Doe there hy authority ~ an,
could he maintained there indefinitely And, under IA,
wording ot tho resolution, even II the league was rr
jected rv ,h. senate Tho American troops could stI
be maintained iu Armenia un',.s congress dlrertI,
ordered lI" executive 90 nrnr them out And %,
vctong such rourr.....rll enactment the pr,-.dru
could stIlI maintain mo G.hurr forces % the United
States In that country unless thirds vote of ul,
congress could DO mustered 90 override hs veto
The poin, We wish Go emphasize lg tho relentless ~.
termination Of he admins ration Involve ihis ua.
in European affairs and Che courageous determine. ..r
OF the senate majority p. r.ctsrt fhH THE success d.
either OF those covert attempts nv ho president 4,
involve us I'm Euruurrn affairs would almost ror,inI
have forced us 'o rr 'n. whole way under the lra.u
Credit for prcvcnnr- rn.- rur-rra belongs 90 the SON
ate majority