The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-06

The next congress WIN be republican
II will be republican with good work
Ing majority. The house OF representa-,
dives win be 20 largely of the q. q. T.
hue that there win be little spirit o.
rivalry involved. And IN the senate
there win be majority OF at least
twelve republican senators,
This congress viii face many impor-
tant tasks. OF course, the one big job
II win have TO tackle Is that OF war.
We are still technically at war with
Germany. We have never done any
more than sign the armistice terms that
the allies and the Germans agreed TO
on Nov. IL. 1918. II has been two years
since the signing OF these terms. yet
nothing has bee pdone by the United
States toward translating them into
peace.
That Ii the big Job. Shall we have
q separate peace with Germany, or WIN
America Join in some fashion with the
powers associated with It in tiie sue
cessfui conduct OF the war and aid
them In tho execution OF the treaty Of
Versailles?
This IL big question. One OF the
moro serious objections to the ver-
saiIles treaty. and a, cogent reason for
Americas refusal 70 Join II. 10 the dis
tribution OF territories and the heavy
imposts laid on Germany in the shape
o findemnities and PREPARATIONS. Six
times since she has signed the ver-
sailles pact the German has come to
the allies and said; 1T Ii impossible
for me to execute It. II demands too
much. There Ia not enough coal to sup
ply what is demanded. Our miners viii
not work. They have not enough food
and clothing. We cannot force them to
work" And each time the allies have
scanned the German contentious. and
after n careful examination OF the facts
decided that Germany was right.
France has ever been one Of the na-
tions represented on the so-cailed SUE
preme council which has objected to
any tightening OF Germany's load. Yet
when Il has come to the pinch France
has assentod to these lightenings, They
we're necessary. The treaty Of peace.
very wisely, provided that the repara.
tions commission and the finance CONF
mission could revise the totals assessed
against Germany. such revisions have
been made. ~ was in fact always OBJ
vious. and they have always been
downward.
the latest grant that Germany has
obtained has almost caused . dipio-
matte rupture between France and
Great Britain. Lioyd-George. who has
stayed at the post OF premier despite
almost unbelievable rebufta that have
come to the government. has begun TO
soften toward the German, ut lsnst in
regard to payments on tho war indebt-
odness. And no the British governs
ment informed the German republic
that they would not require any pay
ments save those set forth specifically
In the PREPARATIONS section Of the peace
treaty,
This reused the French ire; the
French want their war indemnity. to
he last mark. And they thought that
Great Britain was displaying entirely
100 weak an attitude 70 tho Germans.
There are seeds OF strife In Europe.
md the concert OF nations may need
10 meet again TO straighten out the
difficulties that are arising.
Congress- has the whole problem OF
Europe. what II owes, what Il, lie due.
md what shall be done about Amer
cas- part In II all. II 10 n problem
that II cannot escape. that win be
Up to the republican party. which viii
nave an undivided responsibility. |
Another Knox resolution can be intro. |
lucod and paasod--by an even greater |
majority. The Chicago platform allows
he party TO do 80. The peace treaty
mn ha aRlxed IN hA submitted again.