The Washington times., 1920-10-10
Today
Only One Question.
Bankrupt Partner.
Change In Government.
That Moral" Obligation.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. isse),

Oociot IN november just Que Quce-
ton OF overwhelming Importance:
''bhall the United States cOptinus
to govern Itself or take In bank
rupt foreign partners and join In
running the world as partnership,
with European partners control
ling all matters By an oyerwhelm-
ing majority votef"
Other questions are involved In
the coming election.
The Administration to- be put
out In q few days squandered
billions OF the peoples money,
turning over the treasury TO pro-
fossional gamblers and notorious
grafters from Wall Street. Not
one of them has been punished.
The Government, soon to learn
. lesson that 1t needs, has disre-
garded the Constitution, substitut-
ing for II the will and whims of
an individual. There are 10000
good reasons for getting rid of an
Administration that has nothing to
recommend It. But all other mat
ters are overshadowed by the one
great question: Shall the country
continue to govern itself or enter
= European partnership as a junior
member, absolutely certain to be
outvoted whenever its interests
connict with the interests Of
Europe
Xn, lrnuy that NTH nrn nr tUn
doubtful exceptions the countries
of Europe are bankrupt. The
franc ID worth about cents. in
stead of 20. Italian lire are worth
about Is cents on the dollar. The
proud British sovereign has lost q
dollar and half of its value. The
money Of eastern Europe. II prop
erly valued, would be sold by the
pound.
Our money is sound and so is
this country. Do we want to enter
the League of Nations and take in
lot Of bankrupt partners7 Will
anybody vote to do for the United
States what he would not do for
his own small business? If your
bankrupt neighbor suggested q
partnership you would reply:
"No, thank you. shall help you
as much as ! can, but l do not
see my way clear to take bank
rupt into full partnership.
That is what your vote, speak
ing for the United States, viii say
to Europe-all the money as bank
rupt Europe actually suggests
partnership in which the bank
rupt would become the senior,
ruling partner, with authority to
dispose Of this country's assets.
Democratic speakers win tell
you that the League Of Nations
does not really mean what it says.
II that were 30, why 30 int Il ?
It deSs mean what 1t says, 5nauae-
~, that this country, upon the
order 81 foreign council, must
take part in foreign wars, not of
its own making, supplying meh
and money to decide the quarrels
of Europe. In spite of its bank
ruptcy, Europe still fights on, in
at least thirty places. Read again
Article Ten Of the League COW
enant. Mr.. Wilson tells you it is
"the heart Of the League" 1t is
q fighting heart. Here it is:
'The members of the League
undertake to respect and pre-
serve, AZ against external aggres-
sion, the territorial integrity and
existing political independence of
all members of the league.
In case of any such aggres-
sion, or in case of any threat or
danger of such aggression, the
council shall advise upon the
means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled"
You cannot mistake the mean
ing Of those plain words. If
fight starts and a member of the
League is involved, the other
members must make the quarrel
their own and a foreign council,
the United States voting in a
ridiculous minority, decide what
shall be done, who shall supply
the men, and who supply the
money.
In his latest speech Lloyd
George says that America came
into the war late and got off easily.
He says it politely; other Eu-
ropeans say it bitterly and scorn-
fully. They have hypnotized them
selves into the belief that it was
also our war, that war, started
over there, with which we had
nothing to do until the kaiser's
brutal stupidity forced us in, and
for which, We have been at no time
even remotely responsible.
They are bankrupt We are
rich. They have lost more than
ten millions Of young men killed
in battle and fifteen millions more
dead of disease and hunger. Our
loss of life, in comparison, was
slight.
On whom, do you think, would
that foreign council put the load
of a new war, when it came to
vote! They would say to us: at
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