Arizona republican., 1920-03-01
The Treaty As An Issue


 It is apparent hat have peace treaty with in the presidential campaign What figure it will impossible say but think that the effect this issue will be than is expected by the statesmen allowed themselves within the last eight months become superheated over it.
 Of those who likely be by this way another will be three schools of thought"-there will be represented by the "irreconcilables" who treaty no sort of alliance involving old world affairs. The greater number of such persons found republican party, though there will be many demo- crats especially in the southern and southwestern states among them
 There those some a League of Nations in which the interests this country thoroughly safe-guarded and who therefore, inclined to the reservations which agreed to by majority of the senate, though treaty itself with those reservations will probably fail of ratification. consist repub- licans and democrats in approximately equal bers.
 Then there will be those who would prefer rati- fcation of the treaty in the form which presented, which would be acceptable to the president This class will be made up of those who favor the administration, thick thin, and those who believe that have a duty to perform in the world, transcendng obligation to any part of the world; who believe internatonalism that extent
 But do think any of these classes that any comparatively considerable number of voters be brought with enthusiasm into of them. The great bulk of the voters will be aligned side the other by causes and issues independent of this them the treaty no treaty; unguasded treaty strongly guarded treaty and loosely guarded treaty will mean little nothing.
 The calculations of the president six months ago that his influence would be powerfully exerted have been upset Personally he nothing. He has become unpopular in his party and it only popular leader that he could have brought great SUD- port to the treaty as a campaign issue It only the fear that he popular leader that held so great part of the minority the senate together for so long time-untl his western tour southern and western elections that demo- crats here and there had bfoken from
 As we have often said, believe, great majority of the people would have preferred our en- trance into world alliance, the hope that it would promote international friendness and tend to avoid future war But that sentiment of the great majority mild and suppose exists yet it is still mild to be in the campaign.
 There is doubt though that resentment of great majority of the people has been provoked conducted in the senate-the long delay the clusion of needed legislation in which there deep popular interest The republicans early months were obstructng action naturally became chieI opJects or mat resentment but after the reser- yations agreed upon it shifted in part against the minority and the administration.
 We think too that the people win resent the throwing of this issue into the campaign, and again. it will be divided against either republicans democrats party representatives, but against the "irreconcilables" and the administration following whose combined vote will prevent the ratification of the treaty with the reservations.
 The merits of the reservations al likely be considered intensvey by the average voter. They to him only proffered solution of annoying problem and he thinks they should be accepted for the definite disposition of it.
 We therefore constrained to believe that whatever may result from the national election, it will be produced by the decision of the people regard ing other issues. those that the people and more intimately and directly concern them.
 WHAT DO CANDIDATES THINK
 (David Lawrence in Harpers Magazne)