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% should remain in these commissions
cith view to securing justice. and
Njaration in the demands of the Allies
moIr m.inst The central empires. We woulC
ssab t,s be thrust into the repulsive posi-
.nu' .inn Of the defender Of our late enemy
,Ion nrder TO secure what we would con
~ I.,ne to be constructive and statesman
~. rehabilitation in Europe. Our ex
nnss,ence during the last three month.
T. shown us bitterly that we thus
.nnSiect ourselves to complaint and at
sZ from the allied governments ant
IN continued relationship should
Wv breed the most acute internationa
trsd rsscnnd. II our experience in the
I'D four months counts for anything
tSe nractical result always is that the
s.I,;od governments, knowing our dis :
nnsition, necessarily ask for more than
tScr expect to get, and that we find our L.
ssIyes psychologically and, in fact, po
i;tically on the side Of the enemy in
these negotiations. and in a constant
desire to find practical working formula
we are frequently forced to abandon
some measure OF what we consider sane
craftsmanship, The continuation Of
Mis- relationship will bind us for a
~ Compromises fundamentally at vari
snce with our national convictions.
an, not attempting to dispute the right
sousness of any allied demand, but
merely to set up the fact that our view :
noint Is SO essentially different.
Americans Subject to Attack
cerience already is that the Americans
rbo sit on such commissions, if they
Jon't acauiesce and assist in enforcing
any propositions from various govern
mont officials, become Immediately and
norsonally subject to attack as being
,nimical to their interests, and with
the powerful engines Of propaganda
which they employ in Europe and our
own country no such man can endure
for long. These governments, IL they
we're faced with the sole responsibility
for their actions, would not attempt the
measures which they seek under our
protection. ..-'
Therefore, for all reasons, do not
nee that we can effect any real justice In
these matters. ...
Third. If we continue to sit in the
enforcement of this peace we will be
IN effect participating in an armed al
lance in Europe. where every change
IN the political wind will affect the nc
tion of these commissions. We will
be obliged to participate in all Euro
pean questions and we will be firmly
tied definitely to one side, unless we
precipitate break and lend ourselves
TO the charge that we have been trail
tors to the common cause
Favors League Of Nations
Fourth. This whole matter has a
very practical relationship to the
an early end our whole relationship
10 these political combinations in Eu-
rope, which grew up before and during
tbe war, and can lend our strength to
The League of Nations. that body will
gain q stability and Importance which
h could not otherwise attain. As
the central empires and Russia will not
be for some years admitted to the
league, and IL we continue in what is in
effect an armed alliance in Europe
dominating these empires, the league
will become simply a few neutrals gy-
rating around this armed alliance. 1t
will tend to drive the central empires
and Russia into an independent league.
IT, on the other hand, we can again
secure our independence we can make
OF the league that strong and indie
pendent court of appeal that will have
authority.
Fifth. am convinced that thee
has grown up since the armistice the
policy, perhaps unconscious but never
fheless effective, of dragging the United
States into every political and economic