Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12

impossibility for her TO give UP for
trial those men guilty of war crimes
who are demanded by the Allies. Sup
pose Germany had won the war and
wanted certain men in England or
France or the United States-what
would she have done? Does any sane
man think that she would have hest
tated one moment 20 go and get them ?
CERTAIN branches of railroad en-
ployees are threatening to strike I'M
less their demands for large increases
in pay are Immediately complied with
Let us have the strike and be done
with it, for if this demand is granted il
will be only a short time until there
is another. There is no likelihood that
the unions can be satisfied, even if
all the revenues Of the railroads 90 to
the employees.
1T looks as if Congress will pass
bill providing for compulsory train
ing of boys between 10 and 81 years
of age. This is deeply repugnant to
American ideals, and yet it may be
necessity With the United States
Senate refusing TO pass upon the
treaty of peace and league of nations,
all the world will have to become a mil
itary camp.
The blood of a good many young
~ mo hn the cftthhnr,,
of Senator Lodge and his refractory
colleagues.
The profiteers are still having
everything their own way. Food,
clothing, fuel, building materials
indeed all the necessities of living
are at outrageously high prices still.
and every effort to improve conditions
seems futile. There seems to be no
statesman in either party with the
inclination or ability to really serve the
people.
AND now there seems a possibility
that strife will be stirred up between
the United States and Great Britain
over the peace treaty. No wonder. II
we cannot agree among ourselves how
can we expect to work along with a
foreign nation?
THE Senate has again started its
toollng with the treaty of peace, but
Just how far it will get with fair and
sincere discussion of this measure of
world Importance no one will predict.
It has been fiddling away the whole
year, and the people have lost conf
dence both in the ability and sinceri-
" of majority of the Senators.
The Republicans claim that the
trouble is caused by the Presidents
unwillingness to yield to the desires
OF Senator Lodge and those who are
following him so blindly. This may
De true-but there are eternal prin-
eipies of right and justice that cannot
De compromised, and the President is
right in refusing to abandon them.
e-
that precious naval product Of
ours, Admiral Sims, appeared before
congressional investigating COM
mittee on Tuesday, and a news item re-
ports that when he entered the room
TWO hundred society women of Wash
Ihgton stood and cheered as he made
his appearance. How gratifying this
must have been to this hero of the par
ior' who has gotten himself notoriety
oy oeilttling the army, slandering the
navy and treacherously abusing the
coincidence of his superior officers who
imposed trust in him.
Admiral Sims escaped all danger in
inc recent war. but we think that he is
preparing himself for walk on the
gang plank in the near future.
The Democrats in Congress, in
caucus assembled by large majority
voted against the bill providing for
universal training, by which every
young man in the United States would
De required to serve certain time in
Inc army. We heartily agree with
This action, for we do not want to see
our government made a great military
training camp.
And yet the bill may be a necessity,
Tor the action Of the United States
senate in refusing to ratify the treaty
OF peace and approving the league of
nations is isolating the United States
and forcing all the nations of the
world to keep up great military es-
adjustments. The Senate is turning
the whole world upside down by its