New-York tribune., 1920-03-10

Of London Italy could have received
much more territory than she thinks
Of claiming now, but she preferred to
give up everything in order that she
might hold Fiume, not merely because
OF the sentiment that it was a city
populated by men Of her race, but be-
cause it was her defense and protec-
tion in the future and her holding of
Fiume and Trieste would be barrier
against future wars.
Italian Sacrifices Heavy
Italy made enormous sacrifices in
this war. She lost more than 10000
men; she is not rich country; she
has suffered heavily financially, and
she has come before the peace confer
ence and the world asking for this
city, giving up the strip of coast
which she was awarded by the Treaty
of London in order that she might
, come a crime for nation to seek
self-protection? Italy's arms have
been victorious. AT the close Of the
war she had taken possession of these
territories and now, for strategic rea-
sons, she asks for that city. To con-
demn Italy or any other country for
demanding that which will be of value
to her safety in the future seems to
me to be very harsh and unjust
judgment.
"From my point of view it is to be
regretted that the President should
have interfered when the question does
not concern us. It is our desire to
be friends to both Italy and the Jugo-
lessly the arbiters of their fate; but
after all, our relations with Italy have
been close for many years, and have
always been friendly. The sympathy
Of the United States has always been
with Italy in her struggle against for
eign oppression, and am sorry that we
should be put as country in the posi-
tion Of deserting her now.
II think the argument in favor of
Article K might have been made with
out going out of the way to say the
about France and Italy"
Article X Argument Answered
Answering President Wilson's argu-
ment that Article X constituted the
heart of the covenant, and that in it's
lens lay the only hope of breaking
down the old order of things, Senator
Lodge said:
II am not willing to trust to the
council of diplomats the working out
Of any salvation of the world from
things which it has suffered. The
whole peace conference, which framed
the treaty and the league, was COM
posed of diplomats; the result of their
labors is an alliance, and every pro-
vision in the covenant of the league is
left in the hands Of diplomats. Now
the President says that the salvation
Of the world must not be sought by the
counsel of diplomats. That cuts out
OF the treaty every provision in it ex-
cept Article x, and Article X is not
diplomatic; it is an appeal to naked
force. That is why We so much object
TO it; that is why the country so much
objects to it. 1t is naked force, for
which each nation is made individually
responsible.
There is not one objection which
has been made by the most extreme op4
ponents Of the league and OF Article X
tnat is not admitted and advocated in
the letter of the President. Article x
is the one pure force article in the
covenant. He discards all the others
and stands on that alone. 1t is wei!
that he has said it; the issue can be
vselled no longer; it justifies the posi-
ton that we on this side, all alike.
nave taken, that there must be no Oh.
legation imposed on the United States
TO carry out the provisions of Ar
ticle X"