The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-01-16

N regard to submarine warfare and the
treatment of its nationals Ia this ootsH.
try. All the provision for our trade
IN Germany raised By the economic
clauses of tho treaty. many of them
vital to our industries and our farms.
as in dye patents, dye supplies and
fertilizers, the working Of the Rsparar
ton Commission, which supertntends
the trade of all vita Germany, could
all be brought ap BY Berlin for read.
justment by our Hssotiators. acting
for the United States alone and ne
longer associated with sther victorious
powers or supported BY a victorious
American army On the 0snnaa border,
Peace itself, the peace OF the world.
is delayed until ratification comsA
And any amendment pestpones peace.
Germany and England Aloue q the
principal powers have ratified. The
other principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as We
are today in the worlds affairs. The
ravages Of war on moro than a scors
Of fighting fronts are continued BY any
needless delay. Lot the Senate give
the world peace By ratification without
amendment.
Even the amendment for which NEST
can be said. the provision in regard to
Shantung, will secure nothing which
cannot be gained II China. backed By
the powerful advocacy OF the Unite =
States, addresses itself to the machin-
cry for Fighting international wrongs
and meeting Just claims created b,
the league between nations. China,
after eighty years Of oppressive treA-
ties and despoAed rights, By which I'd
the great powers have pro6tsd direct
ly or indirectly, has for the Arst tine,
in his covenant and treaty. the mems
and method to secure Justice and the
removal of the oppressive economic In
reference Of stronger nations Whose
citizens are within her gates. protect
ed by long succession Of intsrna-
tional agreements. Moreover. 1t shonld
be remembered that the clause regard
ing Shantung was made upon the state
ment by Japan that she viii return
the territory to China and. therefore.
upon that condition, compliance with
which promise the league can require.
The peace OF the present and the
Righteousness Of the future can b best
secured by the ratification Of the cow
nant and treaty without amendment.
Let the Senate take no actton that viii
give any party 70 the treaty. and eaee.
eiaIly Germany. ground for n1aintatn'
ing that the ratification Of the United
States is not complete and that
changes requiring resumDstoa Of
conference and negotiations have been
made In IL.
Among the signsrs in MarYiaAd.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia are:
Maryland.
William r. Cochran. Phiianthroplst.
Henry D. Harlan, Judga-
Emerson c. Harrington. Governor.
Theodore Msrburg. formerly Unitsd
States minister to Belgium.
Edwin War1eld. Ex-Governor.
Daniel Willard. President, Bsltimoes
and Ohio Railway. =
Henry w. Williams, Lawyer. e.
Pennsylvania.
George Burnham. Jr. President Civil
Service Reform Association
r. H. ConweI President Temple uni
versity. IT,.
Cyrus H < Curtis. Publisher.
Samuel Harden Church, President d
Board Carnegie Institute.
A. q. Farquhar, President A. B. FarQu
bar Company. ~
Samuel FEELS. Manufacturer.
William Finn. Financisr.
Richard Gilbert. Secretary TREASURED
Miners State Union.
Vance c. Mccormick. Chairman Wa
Trade Board.
BENJAMIN Thaw Ftnancier.
John A. VoIl- President Glass Botth
Blowers Association.
Rhode Island. r.
Richard B. Constock. President Stat
Bar Associa ton.
Caroline Hazard. formerly Prsstdsn
Wellesley College. -.t
West Virginia.
John J. Cornweli. Governor.