The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-18
'RATFY NOW,
HOOVER URGES
Calls Peace Treaty "The Only
Hope of a Better
World"
O. KS RESERVATIONS
Former Food Administrator
Thinks Reservations Should
Be Accented.

New YORK. March lS.-Herbert Hoover
In statement issued from his office
here today, advocates early ratification
of the peace treaty 80 long as the final
form gives us freedom OF action ana
room for constructive development OF
peace" and with reservations which
should satisfy the most umid as "a
entanglements," This statement was
issued, II was explained. IN response 20
a request of the Washington Star Tor
his views on the subject,
Mr. Hoover expressed the belief that
the reservations do not destroy the
possibility of the creation of a potent
organization TO mitigate the dangers in
front Of us and the alternatives are
n continuation Of our state of war tor
another year or the unthinkable thing
for us to make separate peace after
we have gone so far as to agree on
its main lines with comradcs-in arms -
Despite the feeling of President WI
son and his associates that the strength
of the league is somewhat undermined''
by the reservations. MIR. Hoover eX-
pressed the opinion they also should
accept" them.
Regardless OF what any OF us may
think should have been the provisions
OF either the league or the treaty" hc
asserted. I'VE and the world should
not be kept waiting longer for set
tlemont."
Due to the "unsettement and other
causes that the league would mitigate"
he continued, 'tho world is steadily
drifting back to worse state of in
tcrnational antagonisms than existed
before 1914. The naval strength Of
every great nation. except the enemy
and Russia. has been increased dur
ing the ,wAr, Many great armies have
been demobiigod, yet the world Is
again engaged In preparedness aud the
actual number OF men under arms to-
day is much larger than before 1919.
Is Hope OF Better World,
mo moderating Influences can he
set up until we come to some conclusion
and Join the league that was created at
our inspiration and upon which the en-
tire theme of the settlement---our real
hope OF better world--revolves.
Tho president seems To feel that the
foundations of the league rest upon our
participating subject to approval of
congress OF 1so OF force, IN an ohliga-
ton to preserve the territorial lntcg-
rity aud political Independence of It's
members against aggression, without
entering upon this method OF preven'
ton OF aggression. | believe n great
foundation of peace does lie In the con-
tinuouF functioning OF the body of the
great International relations engaged
upon Cancellation, the mitigation of an.
tagonism. the very effective boycott OF
disturbers through arousal OF public
opinion against them, and through II to
Immediate undertaking OF disarmament
of the world TO a simple defensive foot
ing"
No Trade Rights,
Mr.. Hoover points out that In case
the treaty failed OF ratification clt-
zens OF the United states would have
no right In Germany or Austria. and
we would have no proper equality IN
trade with a large portion OF Europe.
Tho United states need not he "in-
Volvod IN scores OF treaty commissions
dealing with purely European matters"
he said yet the reparation commits
sion. the powerful economic body In
the world Is conducting without our
veto, n control that effects our trade.
not only IN Europe, but many other In
torests highly important to us closer
at home Naturally, with MS
outside the treaty. We must expect the
commission to at least neglect our In
tcrcEts
"ln my view the solo of the league
as an influence to the prevention Of
war may have died IN world antagon-
ism long before we can come to our
presidential election. Tho league Is.
of course. already Ia actual being
amongst the other members. II can
not. however. become n renl beneficial
force unless Il contains the support OF
all tho great powers. and this can only
come about by our entrance"