Evening journal., 1920-06-08

member OF The Rague. TO such a
proposition the only answer Is
plain refusal. ON The other hand
what The President has neglected
like condition among an unfOriu-
nate people at our very doOrs-NNn
must take up ami by a wise and nrm
policy restore McNSo 10 the position
which she ought 10 occupy and
thereby help and reliove her people
and so benclt the world and extend
The reign Of peace.
As the great war In Europe pushed
Mexico into the background and
turned The thOurhls OF an away
from TO- 80 There is az This uomcnl
another great question OF our relations
10 tho civilized world which over
shadows every other. When the ar
mistlce with Germany was signed the
course TO be pursued was clear. n
was urged by Republican senator's be
fore the af1nisiioe and Immediately
afierwWd. That course was 10 make
the 1eaco with GERMANY at onco and
then take up for reasonable cOnsid-
erallon the question or establishing
such future relations with our assO-
clateS In The war as would make for
ilc future peace OF tho world. IN
This had been done we could have
had fun peace with Germany three
months after The armlstice. This Mr..
! Wilson prevented. lie went 10 Eu-
/ rOlp with the greatest opportunity
for large soi'vice 90 tho world ever
offered 90 any ono man. he insisted
on going himself for ne trusted no
one else We then had Tho confidence
the gratitude and the friendship OF
every European nation, which. thanks
| TO- the President. we possess no long
or II Mr.. Wilson had said. I'VE
came hero 10 help you win this war
In defense OF civilization Tho war
Is won. All we now insist upon is
mat Germany shall be put In suoh a
! position as not 10 be able again 10
| threaten iho pcdcc and freedom OF
mankind. our own questions In lhc
/ American hemisphere we will care
/ for ourselves. We have interests In
the Far East which we shall wish
10 have protected. but your own Eu-
ropean questions you must settle and
we will accept the settlement %
which YOU agree. We are not here
seeking territory or 10 dictate what
you shall do In regard 10 either ter
ritOry or boundaries" Then indrd
We should have been entitled 10 the
gratitude OF the world not only Tor
our decisive services In the war but
for generous assistance In making a
lasting peace. But Mr.. Wilson dld
not do This Tie had apparently only
one aim, TO be the maker of a league
OF which he should be tho head
lie was determined that there should
be a League Of Nations then and
there and In order 90 nullify thD pow
ers OF the Senate given by the Con
lslltution OF the United states he de-
clucd TO make the League an in-
tcrral part OF the treaty OF peace
with Germany Thus ho presented "a
the senate. and intended 30 present
a dilemma from which he believed
there was no escape In order d
have peace with Germany he meant
20 compel the senate 90 accept with
u the League OF Nations. 10 was In.
! deed a difficult situation which he
tors believed their duty 10 be cleai
before them and did not shrink from
fulfilling 70. Thirly-nlne OF them 10
March 1919. signed "A statement set
ting forth that the first draft OF ihl
Z League as Mr.. Wilson brought ID back
, announcing that 70 must be takol
| just as 10 stood. could not be acceple
, lby the Senate In that form. m
z President returned to Europe wit
Z this warning before him and befor
b the world. lie admitted a few sligi
Z changes in the covenant. for the mo.
y part unimpOrtant and some OF vhic
made the second draft worse than IN
, FIRST. lie forced the Allied and As
. ISOLATED Powers TO yield 10 his dc
, mand that the covenant OF the Leagu
should be interviewer with the treat
OF peace. To accomplish this he sur
, rendered the principle Of the freedom
, OF the seas-whateyer that may hav
been-to Great Britain. and ne mad
promises and concessions 20 France
not yet fulilllcd-Which brought hin
the French support Having thu
carried his point abroad he brOugh
{ the treaty with Germany home am
II laid Il before the Senate. To the grea
mass OF the American people he said
This covenant OF the League OF IA
tions viii bring 10 the world a last
. ing peace" Everyone desired lastin
, peace and without pauslng 10 cOnsld
er or even to read the covenant. thou
sands upon thousands Of good peOpl
united I'm the demand that the Senat
ratlfy and take the League at ono
: and without consideration. Just as
stood. The Republicans OF the sen
Z ate, perceiving the dangers OF IA
:. League. determined 20 resist MI
? Wilson's demand. even at the cost O
2 delaying the treaty Of peace wit
2 Germany. They felt that the on
8 thing necessary was % nave the Dec
j. pie understand the treaty. that the
e might realize what it meant an
r. what it threatened. So the long dt
4 bate began and 10 has lasted for NOR
y than a year. At the outset that poi
a ton OF the people who wished a
= instantaneous and unqualified az
] Naar.Nas.nn 81 4N aaHhI.sh
n OF them had never read had posse.
q sion In large measure Of the pre-.
n and other methods OF obtaining pul
h liCity and thus were able 20 keep n
a a continual cry for immediate rat
n flcation. Tho vocal part Of The con
4 munity felt almost universally,
r. they listened 30 each others voice
a that the whole country was wit
.s them, but they forgot the great il
n articulate masses OF the people WI
u went silently about their work an
their business, who did not write le
a tiers 10 the newspapers or publish eli
- culars or spend millions In spreadin
their views through powerful orgar
and active associations but who sin
! lply loved their country and thOugl
. first OF the interests OF America. IN
debate I'm the Senate spread 10 then
I. | They read the speeches. they ia
~ tened TO the arguments, and. VIII,
J. was far more important. they bega
TO read and discuss the covenant ,
lr the League themselves, In the stree
o, by the flresides, wherever men an
s, women meet together. They began
10 understand the League. They bega
IS TO know what it meant They sa
lr 10 was an alliance and not a leagt
lr for peace. They saw that it did M
T. mention the Hague Convention
n xuhfch ,va All desired IN have roatori