New Britain herald., 1920-02-09
THE TREATY AGAIN.

Treaty of Versailles in the Senate at last arrived after d week of flying moves by the President and rests abroad, all with the idea of enting the arguments in their true and smoothing over the way for ratification. The usual uncer- " exists in the Senate. even foi- |ng the letter of the President in In he expressed a willingness to with the Hitchcock program of rvations, but there are predictions that ratification will become a within a short time. We are ,of senatorial predictions-very- much as it is practically impossi- os capitulate the ideas of the dit- u senators as they are eXpounded e,press. The reporter who looks Rorably upon ratification is lia ble days to pervert his news lTing sense to a policy verging the editorial by approaching thpse who think as he does, or is newspaper does, and giving views. Another reverses the edings for similar reasons and a most hopeful interview upon respects of ratification.
 letter of Grey addressed to n at,large and calculated to give nitedt States an insight into for viewpoints, even though unoffi- chaEacter, undoubtedly had it's upon the Senate. The hint by resident that he was prepared tune some reservations in ac- g the Treaty as published re- will aid in ratifica tion also. It lot win enough of the reserva- $ to the minority side of the 10 gain the large vote neces-. or approval. However, which, Fay the ballot of the Senate is it would be well to take vote, [ vain and senseless repeti-
 the arguments that have been ed from the floor of the Wash
 Debating and Political Club Early a year. Talk we must A little of it, followed by a ould be greatly appreciated by lie who hope to see a settle even if it must go into their
 before the issue is finally tor Hitchcock has an unusual h of the foreign willingness to a reservation to Article X. in Pqanation of his idea upon the
 to the effect that England,
 and Italy might have terri lans on the Continent and that ikening of Article X. will guar hat we will be unwilling to !"-
 with any conquests that those knit nations might be consid-
 1t does not appear that he is
 correct in his assumption that abbing is the plan of the three
 preign powers, but he might far from wrong. It does not
 though, that We wish to pro-
 h territories as the foreigners
 want to take over. Hands rope is the argument of the
 Antagonists, even at a time
 are able to lay our hands
 urope with the most effect.
 judicially exercised at this
 ght be the thing that would Iture war into which. willing t. we would be drawn by ou" hg commercial and political
 An affair in the Balkans fuse 10 the last war. whi,:l led rightfully; an affair in tIe might set the fuse to the next | n which we would find it hard to keep out. despite our cntions. The allowance of l bbins anyw here by tue | Eates. which is fully prepared l n an unprejudiccd manner, nrt the fostering which ulli- ould mean war. | guments upon the Treaty ale stale; there can be no more | n them until the issue is be- ! people. When it is evidcnt-- l
 is-that we may decide our
 the polls, We shall eagerly
 opportunity, vote and have | h the subject. The Senate i
 do the samo thing al once.
 MY AND PROPAGANDA.