The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-12

Given a controlling moral prestige
and actual influence which at the
time admired to American and her
spokesman. II was open to America
at the peace table TO render a ser
vice OF Unreasonable value TO the
entire world and particularly, in the
astins outcome, to those had
Been our comrades in arms
The opportunity was lost, the moro
the pity. An eminent British states
man has termed the treaty Devastat-
ing In its effects beyond all prece-
dents in treaty-making. destructive
OF the growers OF intercourse and of
trade which the, evolution of CEN
turies has created between peoples.
leaving behind II trail OF ruin.
starvation and racial hatred in large
sections Of Europe and the sciences
of interminable racial strife"
AS the result OF treaty of peace
dictated almost solely by selfish
national and personal motives. and
without consideration of the treaty
board effect upon the welfare and
even the safety of civilization.
Europe has remained and is today in
turmoil The league of nations is
In full working order, but what
has II done and what is 1t doing
| what is II possible for II to do, ex-
cept by renewal of the war,-to
transquilie Europe? Day by day
Europe becomes more and more a
seething vortex OF contending racial
and national hatreds and ambitions
into which our idealsts ae so anxious
to draw the American people to the
infinite sacrifice OF our blood and
, treasure.
The situation as between Poland
and Russia is case in point. The
Paris peace makers lodged the
Russian and the bolshevik issue.
The war should not have ended until
Germany recognized military de-
feat or until Russia had been
brought, either by diplomacy or force
to the peace table. Though Russia
was not represented at the peace
conference, dispositions affecting
vitality the future of Russia We're
| made, andd of couse these were not
recognized as binding by Moscow.
Before the peace conference had ad-
journed a dozen wars were on In
Europe to determine questions the
|
Paris makers had left unsettled
While The Paris : peace conference
undertook to set up machinery for
| the future government of the world
! Il failed TO perform the functions of
n peace difference and settle the
issues OF the war. 1t did. a thoor-
oughly good job OF passing the
buck" What service that conference
might have performed to the world
! II Il had discharged the duty actu-
/ ally entrusted to 1t instead OF daily
ing with schemes OF world recon
struction along idealistic lines in
tended for political expect rather for
the establishment OF a just and en-
during settlement OF the issues
J, which caused the last war and are
| stil in existence as basis for more
wars
| The government Of Poland was
set on its feet along with dozen
other new nations arbitrarily created
In defiance, in some cases. OF his
torial and racial considerations the
real purpose back of the creation
Of most OF these. states was that OF
strengthening some nation ana
weakening some other, In accordance
! with the old balance OF power
scheme 10 lang dominant In Europe
when these new states were left to
shift for themselves against the aN'
billions OF their neighbors, neil
hroke loose" In central Europe and