Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30

this basis that the armistice was granted
and treaty of peace was negotiated.
The honor and integrity Of the
| United States are involved in ratifica
ton of this agreement which brough,
war to an end.
1--WE commend the President for his
courage and his high conception oi
good faith; steadfastly standing for
the covenant agreed to by all asso
ciated and allied nations at war with
Germany, and we condemn the Re-
publican Senate for its refusal to ratify
the treaty merely because 1t was the
product Of Democratic statesmanship,
thus interposing partisan envy and per :
sonal hatred into the way Of peace and
renewed prosperity of the world.
by every accepted standard Of in
ternational morality, the President is
the country Is involved in this bust
ness, and we point to the accusing fact
that, before 1t was determined to ini-
tiate political antagonism to the treaty,
the new Republican chairman of the
Senate foreign relations committee, him :
self publicly proclaimed that any propo-
sition for n separate peace with Ger
many, such as he and his party asso-
ciates attempted to force in the Knox
resolution, would make us guilty OF
the blackest crime. .s.,.sss
"The Knox substitute for the Yer :
sailles treaty was passed by the Re
publican Senate and House, and this
convention can contrive no more fitting
characterization of its infamy than that
made in the Forum Magazine of De-
cember, 1918, by Henry Cabot Lodge,
when he said: IF we send our armies
and young men abroad to be killed and
wounded in northern France and Elan
ders with no result but this, our en- :
trance into war with such an intention
was a crime which nothing can justify.
The intent of Congress and the intent Of
the President was THAI there could be
no peace until we could create a sit
uation where no such war as this could
recur. We cannot expect peace except
In company with our Allies. It would
brand us with everlasting dishonor and
bring ruin to us also IL we undertook
to make a separate peace
THUS to that which the Republican
Senate leader considered the 'blackest
crime his party in Congress would give
the sanctity Of law that which eighteen
months ago was OF everlasting dis
honor the Republican Congress ac-
cepted as the essence of faith and be-
cause Democratic President blocks
the way Of this immoral thing he is
hated and reviled for obduracy. II
eve indorse the Presidents view Of
our international obligations, and COM
mend Democratic senator's for voting
against reservations designed to cut to
pieces the vital provisions Of the Ver-
sailles Treaty and against resolutions
for separate peace which would dis
grace the nation. We advocate the
prompt ratification of the treaty with
out reservations which would impair
its essential integrity.
"Only by doing this may we retrieve
the reputation of this nation among
the powers Of the earth and recover
the moral leadership which Wilson won
and which, with amazing indifference,
faltering Republican politicians at
Washington sacrificed. 2, .
"Only by doing this may we hope to
aid in restoration of order throughout
the world and take the place that we
should assume in the front rank in
spiritual, commercial and industrial ad-
vanCement