The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
Mn rosp,cK Axu rul LEAGUE.

Mr.. Raymond D. Fosdict the under secretary
general of the league Of nations but for tho veto
of the senate arrived in this countiF irou
Europe Saturday and Immediately gave aut au
utcr'toV Boo which ho ramboyun,ly nmo1st.d
his fellow ,itlzous as hypocritcs and his govern
mout as "quutcr" because adhesion TO- tho
covenant wrs refused.
The gentleman is, ~ 'ourso. entitled to form
and express au opinion. n uuy Do. too that
Uncle sam is ,ouudorcd o. puiticr by the ma
tous abroad. Maybe be- ls Ho that as 1t may
Mr. Fo.diot Is hlamocsa Of such u qualify. So
such Indictment can Doc brought against him.
ilo did not quit $50 far was hc from quitting
that it required the action ~ the Wilrul men lu
the United States senate to pry him lose from
his job ns under secretary ~ tho league and be-
cause OF that ho now screams like an infant sep
ardcd from ia bottle uc cvou returns 10 the
land NJ his nativity which should command his
loyal support and admiration, prattling IKE
poll parrot educated IN a school Of iuternatiou-
alipm.
"Our Isolation b. complete and We fac, the
rost Of the world IN alliance" groaus SIR Fos-
dick. no be sure. But when. permit us 20 in
puiro, has this not been true2 George washing
ton and his oontincntols rough -hcwcd this ma
tion under precisely the Eamr conditions. In
1860 We started "A war among ourselves. fought
Ike human ugcrs fot years. every hour of which
saw us isolated ana facing world Ia alliance,
and We cam, through II stronger than We wont
In and almost Immediately forced European
alliance to withdraw from The shores OF the
western hemisphere.
We declared war on Spain aud fought 1t
through successfully against tho sentiment ~ a
world In alliance against our plans. but there
were no wcakling intcrnationollsts to suggest
that We were incapable of discharging either our
obligations or meeting our foes without the aid
OF foreign chancollorics
But "the price ~ our isolation viii be arma-
mcnt," continues the gentleman, "for 1t must not
bc forgotten that the ghnstly business at Wash
ington has left us without friend" And the
prco Of Joining the alliance would not only be
armament but taxation to greater degree than
this free and proud people would agree. 1t would
be war all the while II We were In the league
at this moment We would either be engaged to
a greater or less cxtcnt In the twenty odd wars
now raging In various sections OF the world, or
the gentlemen who have been advocating tho
covenant ns IA supprcssor OF all wars would be
convicted of insincerity by their own acts,
AZ TO the "frcndlcss" position Of Uncle sam
we are inclined to ngrcc with the gentleman
both az to the condition and the cause. II was
the "ghastly business at Washington" but not
that for which tho senate can be blamed. The
business was executive Interference and mis-
Representations and only part OF it was con-
Quoted ut Washington; for the rest we must go
to the Paris white house and the Versailles con-
ference.
Uncle Sam knows hat he can not recover his
lost friends by continuing policy that breeds
their contempt Therefore he has placed him
self In the keeping of the time-tricd American
party. Friendship follows respect The purpose
is to force respect Confidence and friendship
will follow that.
We must all regret that Mr. Fosdick lost his
Job Hut ne only amuses us with his absurd
contention that had he been permitted to keep 1t
ho could have saved the world it's present
trouble.