South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-25


itself in the presidential primaries in this coun-
try. betraying a desire OF the Germans favor
a candidate who is against the treaty OF Yer
sailes"
But why say "a candidate," The slam is at Sen
HI johnson to be sure and we do not know but he
deserves It, but honest opponent the treaty
any worse than the dishonest one; the deuagogue
who rretends to IT, merely because he knows
the people demand It, while at the timo hedg-
ing It with "assassinations' in the disguise
Of reservations" introduced for the purpose OF
humbugging that people?
Nay nay The favorltism OF the German-Ameri-
cans-hyphenates,-is not for one candidate Of the
republican party alone, but for the republican party
and its whole galaxy of candidates. a favoritisn
bought by the attitude of the majority
the Paris treaty, and backed by every republican
candidate in the feld-includlng democrats.
William Jennings Bryan and Robert L. owen as
samples. But get this:
"The tendency Of the questions that may be
considered secondary TO the issue Of the treaty
of Versailles is TO undermine sound opinion in
the countries concerned and enable the Ger
mans 10 promote their plans for evading the
treaty's requirements. The Big Three, there
fore, must settle the main issue decree
that Germany must comply with all the provi-
sions Of the treaty under pain further mill
tary occupation, except she may be per-
mitted requirements and attachments in the
orderly process provided in the document itself
France did exactly right in beginning to put
the screws on her late enemy at the first sign
Of duplicty. Her allies must back her up"
1--WE told you SOL" But where is the Stacker.
America" which, under republican domination in
the United senate is to take no Fart in such
backing up" insistence that Germany measure
up to the treaty provisions? We are in just as
effective position to do So under the armistice,
would be under the treaty with the proposed
League "assassinations' Ger "reservations'O, but
read on:
"A number of American newspapers are CIV
ing encouragement to the Germans by sneering
at the motives of the recent French military
demonstration. Their doing so are
evident. The German element in our population
is being woOed for commercial purposes. If 1t
were possible for the people TO through the
Vaccinations Of these prostitutes Of the press
and punish them in proportion TO their offense
it would be a comfort to all the thousands OF
people who lost kin the fields of France.
men who fell in effort to destroy the menace
which these newspapers by their tactics
helping recreate. The San Reno conference
must make Germany come to time And the
United States must ratify the treaty with league
reservations, and begin to help put the world
to rights. We breeding a war for our chill
dren's children awful than the last"
Again I'VE told you So" only moreso. But why
deride the pers? 1t Is only republican propa-
ganda that they spreading. yes the German
element in population being wooed. but not so
much for Commercial purposes" as for political
purposes-and ratification of the treaty, with
reservations j.,
advocacy Of It, is just much wooing of the Ger
element ratification at all Our con-
temporary knows what the reservations were intro
duced for. against them, and for the treaty
and the League without them until party policy
turned its head They introduced kill the
League as pro-German move has been
mitted by any individual the nation. since the
declared; rro-German IN effect at least
and introduced for the wOoing OF the German
American vote.-not for any particular candidate
but for the republican party.
PRO German in effect" is as much as could be
said even of Eugene V. Debs. and possibly as much
os ought to be said Of Victor Berger; no worse for
them than for Henry Cabot Lodge, and his reser-
walton brigade Brutusesque conspirators behind
the League controversy. Every reservation intro
duced has had for its purpose the transfer of
foreign relations the League from the execu-
tive department to the United States senate sub
jecting them to avalanche OF rag-chewing.
torical nncompoopery. and the Vaccinations Of
politics-exactly where Germany them. We
have had specimen enough Of the probable results
since last June. The might have set
in Berlin The supporter Of the Lodge reservations.
newspapers curbstone gab-artists the same
category with their senatorial leaders
However, the next thing know, like not.
our esteemed contemporary in its chameleon dex-
terity, will be deserving its comment of the other
day and for the German peace resolution
now passed from the house up TO the senate. !ust
it has deserted It's time support OF the
treaty and League without amendments or reserva-
tons When it does remember I'VE told you So"
Aside from which, read again its comment on con-
dtons in Europe and the Leyant due to the an
sence OF the United States from League member
ship. and from the san Reno conference-which
is the result of the senae's world treason; all the
worse. not because of the Hi Johnson-Bm Borah
irreconcilaby. but because OF the major senatorial
reservationist humbuggeries.
The issue is the League OF Nations as It stands
or no league Of nations. All that our contemporary