Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-22
Total Unit Votes. .
WILSON TO MAKE
PACT DOMINANT
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
RY DAVID LAWRENCE

| (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.)
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson is to make the treaty of
peace the dominant issue of the cam
paign. Whether a candidate or not,
Mr.. Wilson will make fight to have
the American people indorse his
stand.
f.. For the present, therefore; the
treaty will not go oack to the senate
unless, of course, there is some
change of heart in theNsenate or some
situation in Europe which alters the
whole face of things.
But the overshadowing issue will
be the treaty. A vote for the Dem
ocratic ticket will De a vote for the
peace treaty, a vote for the Republf-
can ticket will be vote against tlfe
peace treaty. That is the Democratic
strategy. That is what the Demo-
cratic campaign orators are going to
say, notwithstanding the protests Of
Republican spellbinders that they
wanted the treaty with reservations
and Mr.. Wilson blocked the way. If
the American people defeat the
Democratic party on that issue, the
presidents next move would unques-
| tionably be to withdraw American
participation from Europe and from
that would logically follow another
peace negotiation by the next presi-
dent elect, either a separate peace
or an entrance into the league with
reservations.
Blame G.. o, p.
But while it would be the aim
of the Republican party to keep the
American people concentrated on do
mestic issues the. Democrats led by
the president will blame all the eco
nomic and business ills of the coun-
! try on the failure OF the senate to
ratify the treaty.
In the meantime the president is
taking upon his own shoulders the
determination of American foreign
policy and American ambassadors
abroad have been instructed to act
as observers" at all international
conferences. Foreign governments
will know that this is merely tenn
porary expedient While the American
lpeopIe thresh out the differences be-
tween two branches of the govern
ment, which have coordinate juris-
diction over the making of peace
treaties.
| This decision has been reached by
the president and his official fam
lily and is reflected in the point of
view expressed by members of the
c~'-inet
"Why not send the treaty back to
the senate for further consideration
there is nothing now before the
senate" was the query which the
writer directed to a member of the
cabinet after this weeks cabinet
meeting.
"Court of East Resort"
Because the senate sent it back
to the White House without action
ard with the statemont that the
treaty could not pass" was the re-
ply. Now 1t is futile to think of
negotiating new treaty with pow
ers who already have ratified it and
hive put it into operation. The
president worked out a treaty which
embodied his concept of American
ideals. 1t was approved by repre-
| sentatives of forgein governments
after many of them had made conces-
sions to the American viewpoint.
Some Of them would be quite will
ing to recall those concessions in
new negotiation.
But the American people con-
| sHtute the court of last resort. They
will decide whose conception of
! Americanism is correct. If they do
not sustain the president or the Dem
| ocratic platform. the next admins
| tration will have the unpleasant task
of going to Germany and making 4
| separate peace as we'll as straight
| ening out the miX-up in foreign rela-
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