South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
Americans Who May Thank Senate Conspiracy
When RnSSO-P0IiSh War EnUeIobS the World

WITH possibility, if not the proba billy lin
w gering the eastern horizon of the Russians
oonquOging Poland. being received with open arms
by Austria and Germany and then pushing on TO
Franco. necessitatng another world warm which
the United States would almost certainly lie in
volved. drive back alone the hun but the boil
sheviki.-we hoLe those Americans who have been
imagining themselves opposed to the League OF
NatOns and whose sons or themselves may be
called upon to do the fighting will awaken to the
pit into which It bids fair to plunge them.
Poland IS not hands clean" this subject, was
warned by the council Of allies 10 behave herself,
hut despite all that Russia would have taken
greater care about what she was getting into and
Poland probably would have behaved ha3 the
League OF Nations stood staring them in the face.
a united. vrile active force with the allied world
at back That what should have been a year
ago Suly 23 instead Of July % last and would have
been. but for the year of 'vatchfuI waiting'-vat-
ing for Uncle Sam 20 come across keep faith with
the eorld.-from which he has been held back by
the 9'lsoned "copperheadIsm" that controlled the
United States senate. Mothers and fathers ard sis
and sweethearts. and the khaki-clads as well.
who may be torn apart 10y another war should, if
they have been opposed to giving the League of VA
tons CHARGE to prove its efficacy look to the SEN
axe "copr erhead" majority for their sympathy.
Though in existence for some months without the
operations to organization. the work of committees
and commissions this including the efforts OF the
council Of allied premers The world impression
has been that the allies had fallen apart would
never become united force again-the asininty
OF the L. s. senatorial oIiEarchy. playing politics.
with important problem. being the latest con-
tributor that impression. The Versailles treaty
and League Of Nations could well have been rati
ned from 80 to 90 days after its arrival from
with League assassination that occupied the sena-
toral consrrators. The ratification might even have
taken place with reservations, had they been sen
sibe reservations. constructive rather than dcsruc-
tive intended to clarity rather than nuHfy the
document-which notification Russia and Poland
seem to have been led to believe had taken place.
AS Gov Cox proved in his accer lance speech at
Dayton yesterday all the legitimate and patriotic
pretenses that the opponents Of the League have
dared hold out reasons why II should not be rati-
fed could have been put into q 125-word reserva-
ton. disposing OF the Sovereignty the
American standards" and constitutional" subter-
fugcs and without neEatiyIng the League or menac-
ing its effectiveness Very different this from the
2eOo-word Lodge reservations calculated to nulIiry
the League while pretending to Safeguard" Amer
lea! Read the formula proposed by Gov. cox
in giving its assent to the treaty. the SEN
ate has IN mind the fact that the League Of Ma
uons which IL emboGies devised for the
role purpose OF maintaining peace and comfy
among the nations OF the earth and preventing
the recurrence of such destructive conflicts
that through which the world IS just passed.
The cooperation Of the United States with tho
League and its continuance a member there
OF. will naturally depend upon the adherence
OF the League 10 that fundamental purpose.
1T will. OF course, be understood that IN
carrying out the purpose Of the League. the
government OF the United States at all
times IN strict harmony with the terms
and intent OF the United states constitution
which cannot In any way be altered by the
treaty making power"
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