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Sen. WATSON'S THEORY.
INDIANAPOLIS NeWs.)

II has remained for Sen. Watson TO discover that
this government "oficially" declared
AGAINST GERMANY We il is said. by resolution said
that g state of exists" Having done that
can il seems, by resolution. say that the state Of
war no longer exists" This certainly very subtle.
Germany understood that we had declared war ON
her. The rest of the world was left in no doubt on
the subject. IL declared Germany.
neither did Spain. for the two resolutions are
very much alike In 1898 congress adopted resolu-
ton in which it said that be and the same is
hereby declared exist" In 1917 congress PASSED a
resolution saying that OF between the
United States and the imperial German government
which has been thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared" What IS the difference
between declaring war, and declaring state of
war? We do believe that history will be
written make it At in with the views Of Sen Wat
son IL is that Germany has declared
war us this only because, If congress
spoke the truth in its declaration OF war, she made
war on without declaring it.
But the senator is "in favor of making a separate
peace with Germany" and he sees nothing dishon
orable about that" he differs from Sen. Lodge
though il must be said that Lodge differs from
hmself-who said on one occasion. that is now his
toric. that make peace apart from allies
would brand Us with everlasting shame and dis
honor. OF course he right. That, we believe. is
feeling of the country What sort Of peace this
would be. the senator has not At to inform
OF course II would be for Germany to say whether
she would accept the conditions-if there were any
that we might choose TO suggest. 1t is not under
stood that we are TO apply force or 10 send an army
abroad 70 enforce our rights. We should have 10
deal with Germany on terms Of perfect equality,
and abandon the role of victor in the great war
The whole program is fantastic IS II is dishon-
orable We asked by a candidate for the senate
to pull apart from France and Great Britain at the
very when II is absolutely necessary 70 the
safety OF the world that the three powers should
stand unitedly together Bolshevih Russia is
seeking under standing with Germany that
viii enable her 20 make France, and later
Great Britain and the United States. Sen. Hard
ing. and now Sen Watson, have rerudiated that
very treaty which highly placed Germans have said
would be carried out. These men have long
looked forward 10 a separate peace with the United
States. which is known TO be favored by the pro-
Germans in this country. ANY who Will fairly
consider the present situation must admit
said in a washington dispatch to the News OF yes
ter6ey that the real world question Is whether
the allies and the United States and will hold
together in the face OF the German Russian men
ace" and that the League OF Nations is the only
plan presented for holding them together" Yet II
under terrible conditions these that Sen.
Watson would absolutely reject the Versailles
treaty, out OF which Germany has been trying 20
squirm, and make a separate peace with Germany
and thus line up with that power and bolsheNk
Russia against associates in the war 10 whom
look for protection against one OF the most
terrible menaces that civilization has ever faced