The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-13
S AN RE MO

The meeting of the Council Of the League
of Nations, held at San Reno, adjourned
about two weeks ago The United STATES
of course sent no representative, Dut as
George Creel was rot there and the cables
were not in control of Mr.. Burleson, inc
people of the United States have been IN
formed to some extent as to Wnat Trans
nired. It is said that the Council COM
Melted treaty with Turkey, that pro-
nosed settlement of the Flume contfoV-
ersy was sanctioned, that Great Britain
was given mandatory over Mesopo'diiiio
and Palestine, and that France was given
q mandatory over Syria. These are out
side issues when compared with the vast
Iv imnortant matters which must be set
tied soon or late, and to which it does not
appear that the slightest consideration
was given. 1t was acknowledged by all
that Germany had entirely failed TO meet
several of the most important Obligations
of the treaty One would suppose tnat
the High Contracting Parties who have
assumed to be universal peace lnsur-
apce company would deal vigorously Win
a nation which has disturbed the peace OF
the world more than any other natlon
ever has done. Instead, however, they
prepared and sent to Germany what we
sunpose they considered to be dlplo-
matte note, in which they said, among
ho nf
the execution of the treaty is as sold as
If was for war" All intelligent persons
who read the newspapers with open
minds. know that the above statement Is
sonorous Buncombe, nothing more. we
have no doubt the Germans received 1t
with undisgused and derisive laughter.
The note also warned Germany that II
attractions of the treaty continued the
Allies were resolved to OCCUPY an ad-
ditional part of German territory. IL
Enqland France and Belgium believe
that the United State j, Italy and Japan,
are unitedly solid with them on that
proposition their optimism is indeed eX-
uberant The note also extends an lnvl-
tatjon to the German Government TO
send representatives to Join with repre-
saDtatives of the Allies in consultation,
and this week Premier Mlllerand OF
France is in conference with Lloyd
t7eorqe irving to agree upon what they
shall saw to the German representatives
when the meeting with them is held
We fail to see any evidence of Allied
united solidity in this situation. The
facts are that the United States was SOLID
for the war. She has $4,000 of her best
buried in the Argonne cemetery and
thousands more are buried elsewhere In
France. Her sacrifices in blood and
treasure made possible victory over the
Central Powers. She will not send troops
70 Europe to enforce the treaty nor to
Govern Armenia as the San Reno repre-
sentatives there assembled blandly sug-
pested. She will pass these responsible
ties along to those powers which have
profited so greatly by her sacrifices and
who have by the treaty taken to them
selves very large part of the African
continent and are reaching out for all the
cash indemnity which they think Ger
many can pay. Japan is interested in
Shantung which was given her by treaty,
Articles 1856, 1877 and 1853. She has no in
terest whatever in any of the other 437
articles. Italy will send no troops to in
vaoe Germany. Even England, watchful
always for trade and commercial power,
is more interested in placating Germany
than she is in the execution of the gen.
eral terms of the treaty. France and
Belgium are the only Allied nations which
are unitedly "solid for the execution of
the treaty as they were for the war" If
the League of Nations is to be of any
benefit to the world it must be truthful
in it's statements, honest in motive and
vigorous in action. A few more meet
ings like that at San Reno will be fol-