The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Broken Pledges, Violated Ideals
Are Bringing Just Punishments
To the RecreQnts at Versailles

Which made war upon their one-time ally,
Russia, mainly because 1t was democracy,
and refused even to this, their own, associate
In the war the independence Of thought and
action which they had promised to all the
world;
Which maintained armies at cruel cost to-
their own people in order that other peoples
might be kept in cruel subjection;
Which necessitated the expenditure OF
vast sums for military and naval establish
ments when their peoples were already
taxed to the verge of destitution and the
nations strained to the point of bankruptcy.
It is possible that Premier Orlando and
Premier Clemenceau and Premier Lloyd
George and President Wilson did not believe
in the ideals which they preached, although
it is to be hoped they did believe in them.
But, whether they believed in them or
not, it is certain that THE PEOPLE believe
in those ideals and, having fought for them
and having shed their blood for them and
having won the victory for them, are deter
mined TO HAVE THEM.
It is not "hard luck" therefore, that the
peoples of the various victorious nations be-
ing determined actually to possess the OBJ
jects for which they fought, should be
equally determined to get rid of any man
and every man who stands in the way of the
realization of those objects and who has been
connected with the creation Of treaty and
a league of nations which, instead of grant
ing them the liberty and the democracy, the
independence and self determination which
they sought to secure, endeavors to fasten
upon the peoples the militarism and the
Imperialism which they fought TO destroy.
Lloyd George is probably right in his
belief that he will be the next to suffer from
the indignation of the people.
And in all human probability every man
associated with the creation of that treaty
and that covenant of nations, and with the
attempt to force it and fasten it upon the
free peoples which they represent, will be
made to pay the penalty for his treason to
the cause for which the people fought.
Senator'S of the United States of America:
there is much for you to think about in
Lloyd Georges remarks.
There is much for you to profit by in the
bitter experiences of these leaders of the
nations.
It will be dull Senator who cannot read
the writing on the wall after Lloyd George
has prophetically translated 1t for him.
It will be an obstinate Senator who will
now attempt to support this treaty, which
has caused the downfall of so many great
leaders and which will surely involve others
equally in the general ruin who support its
unjust and oppressive provisions.
Experience is hard teacher, and the
wise profit by the experience of OTHERS
Hard luck" is poor excuse for lack of
Judgment lack Of discernment, lack of vision.
If the Senators who support this iniqui-
tous treaty, this treaty so repulsive to the
people, so violative of all the ideals for
which the people fought, shall find them
selves out of Office at the end of their terms,
they should not attribute their misfortunes
to "hard LUCK" but to their failure to profit
by the plain experiences of others and their
unwillingness to conform to the will of their
masters the people.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.