The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-11
THURSDAY, FEB. il, 1920
FORSAklNG THE SINKING SHIP

Just as the rats are said to forsake a sinking ship, so are the supporters of the Administration in it's stand against modification of the Treaty of Peace, forsaking President Wilson in his remarkable stand against Treaty reservation or amendment. The great majority of the United States Senators who are members of the some party as Mr. Wilson have stood Loyalty by him up to the last moment. MT. Will son, by his action, made the ratifica- tion of the unamended Treaty a party question. There is every reason to believe that some of the most prom inent supporters of the Presidential policies have shaped their actions to conform with such policies rather than with their own private views We believe that the majority of the Sen ators of both parties, at heart, be- ]ieve in the soundness of the reserva- tions reported by the foreign relations committee.
 But Senator Underwood and other prominent Senators have shown that they feel that they have followed the President long enough and that now is the time for them to follow their own convictions. Even Senator Hitch cock, who has been looked upon as the mouthpiece of the Administration on Treaty matters in the Senate, has shown signs of restiveness, to say the least
 President Lowell, of Harvard Uni versity, who has been one of the staunch supporters of President Will sons stand, now says that "Article X is not well adapted to promote peace, and does involve obligations advise the Administration Senators to which it is not wise to accept" We acquiesce in a reservation to Article X
 Now comes the New York World which has made the strongest fight without reservations that has been made by any newspaper in the coun- try, and advocates compromise. The World, in admitting defeat uses these words:
 "The United States Senate. has a great constitutional duty to perform in relation to the treaty, and it should discharge that duty without further delay. The Presidents hope of an unqualified ratification of the treaty cannot be realized, much to our regret Senator Lodges reservations have been decisively beaten, much to our delight But there is left great mid dIe ground of compromise, and it is the business of the two factions to take into consideration all the ob- jections that the President has raised to changes in the treaty and to make the resolution of ratification as whole-hearted a response on the part of the United States as the situation permits"
 We believe that, in the above words, the World has given frank express sion to the views which it has held all along We have thought that the World has been animated more by a desire to support the Administration than by a sincere conviction that the Legue of Nations would benefit Amer ica. But the time has come when all loyal Americans must choose be- tween their support of Mr. Wilson's policies and their duty to their coun- try: The time has come to throw party regularity to the winds and unite with those who have stood firm against the encroachment upon our liberties, against entangling foreign alliances and against new and untried plans for world dominion. The time has come to choose between Ameri- canism and Internationalism The voters in every Congressional election which has so far been held within Internationalism. It is not necessary