New-York tribune., 1919-11-26

their readers against passing prcma-
ture Judgment on the failure of the
united States Senate to ratify the
peace treaty, in view of the sporadic
manner IN which American news mr.
rives IN Berlin and the utter absence
OF safe control Of bulletins ostensibly
rejecting the attitude Of the Senate.
r Herr Wolff declares that even if the
senate should finally ratify the treaty
Vne IMPRESSION would continue to pre-
van among the European associates of
the United States that American oppo-
sltlon TO further participation in the
effort to untangle the European chaos
was so strongly pronounced that future
American guarantees could be looked
on as something not wholly reliable.
He questions whether Germany would
peneht through withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops in the Coblenz area and the
absence OF American members from the
various peace conference commissions
Herr Wolff fears that the disinclina-
ton of the United States to intervene
1urther IN European affairs and the
growing American desire to back away
from the Continent are bound to prove
lnlmlcal to German-American nego-
tiations.
The Americans will concede us onlv
so much as serves to benefit their own
interests" Herr Wolff continues. "They
Will grant us the credit to cover the
cost OF their surplus raw products, but
TOR long time to come the inclination
Will be prevalent there to grant US and
the rest of Europe, whose charms no
longer attract them, the minimum
needed assistance"
In the "Vossische Zeitung" Herr
Bernhard expresses the belief that
PRESIDENT Wilson's opponents see in
the league of nations a "super-state :"
whlch imposes restrictions upon the
tree expression Of the sovereign will
OF the United States; that it is an in
strument under which thew would he
forced to become involved in future
European squabbles, and that Ameri-
cans who had returned from the battle
fields brought with them the knowledge
acquired there that affairs in Europe
were more complicated than they had
peen told at home and than the Presi-
dent himself had been led to believe.
Herr Bernhard considers that the
establishment of the league of nations
WI WI not only affect the destiny of the
United States, but primarily give the
nations of all continents the right and
privilege to be consulted on all pan
American issues, especially with re-
spect to South American developments.
The United States does not propose
to dispose Of its role as guardian of
al America for the privilege of con-
cernlng itself about far-otf Europe"
Herr Bernhard says. "The Monroe
Doctrlne is not anti-European 1t
Fundamentally proclaims the right of
self determination of all the worlds
continents.
for the time being, the league of
nations must be constituted within the
boundaries of each continent. When
these interests have been politically
and economically consolidated, then the
time will be ripe for the PRONUNCIATION
OF genuine world league of nations"
Privy Legation Councillors Simson and
Grappert returned to this city this
conference with DR.. Haniel Won Hahn
hansen. Under Secretary Of State. Ac-
cordlng to the "Tageblatt" they re-
ported the Entente showed some small
degree Of leniency, but said the i'm
preston, on the whole, was unfavor-
able
The Entente is represented as SEEM
ing willing to accede to a request for
verbal negotiations relative to peace
that Germany make good the losses
caused by the sinking of the German
feet in Scapa Flow stand virtually un~
changed. DR.. Simson reported be had
told Entente representatives in Paris
that his commission could not rule on
questions which had been presented
and that it must confer with officials
here.
Hopes here and there in Germany
that Americas failure to ratify the
treaty might force France and England
TO a more favorable attitude toward
Germany may be considered false" says
the "Tageblatt." Representatives of
France and England in Paris probably
will much sooner attempt to inflict their
decisions upon Germany Independent of
the American Senate"