The Delta independent., 1920-06-11

menia. The American people have
deep sympathy for Armenia. They
have already given over 40 million
dollars for the relief of those starv.
ing and suffering people, brave and
gallant people who deserve assist.
ance ond who have established a
government. We are anxious to help
Armenia in all reasonable ways and
no doubt shall do so, but to take a
mandate to control, protect and gov.
ern that country would involve our
sending our SONS and brothers to
serve and sacrifice their lives in Ar.
menia for an indefinite time This
is a mandate which we in the senate
of the United States think should not
be undertaken. It is plan to get
us involved in the responsibilities of
the league of nations and all the
wars in which 1t may be engaged,
without our being a member of the
league. To such a proposition the
only answer is plain refusal. On
the other hand, what the president
has neglected - like condition
among an unfortunate people at our
very doors-we must take up and
by wise and firm policy restore
Mexico to the position which he
ought to occupy and thereby l.elp
and relieve her people and so beneSit
the world and extend the reign of
peace.
AS the great war in Europe pushed
Mexico into the background and
turned the thoughts of all away from
it, so there is at this moment an
other great question of our relations
to the civilized world which over
shadows every other. When the arm
istice with Germany was signed the
course to be pursued was clear. 1t
was urged by Republican senators
before the armistice and Immediately
afterwards. That course was to make
the peace with Germany at once and
then take up for reasonable consid-
Grafton the question of establishing
such future relations with our asso-
ciates in the war as would make for
the future peace of the world. If
this had been done we could have
had full peace with Germany three
Mr.. Wilson prevented. He went to
Europe with the greatest oportuni-
ty for large service to the world
ever offered to any one man. He
insisted on going himself, for he
trusted no one else. We then had
the confidence, the gratitude and the
friendship of every European nation.
which, thanks to the president. we
possess no longer. II Mr.. Wilson
had said: 1--WE came here to help you
win this war in defense of civiliza-
ton. The war is won All we now
insist upon is that Germany shall be
put in such position as not to be
able again to threaten the peace and
freedom of mankind. Our own ques-
tions in the American hemisphere we
will care for ourselves. We have
interests in the Far East which we
shall wish to have protected. but
your own European questions you
must settle and we will accept the
settlement to which you agree. We
are not here seeking territory, or to
dictate what you shall do in regard
to either territory or boundaries" !"
Then indeed we should have been
entitled to the gratitude of the world
not only for our decisive services in
the war but for generous assistance
in making a lasting peace. But Mr..
Wilson did not do this. He had ap-
parently only one aim, to be the
maker OF a league Of which he should
be the head. He was determined
that there should be league Of
nations then and there and in order
to nullify the powers OF the senate,
given by the constitution OF the
United States, he decided to make
the league an integral part Of the
treaty of peace with Germany. Thus
he presented to the senate. and In
tended to present, a dilemma from
which he believed there was no es.
cape. In order to have peace with
Germany he meant to compel the
senate to accept with it the league
of nations. 1t was indeed difficult
situation which he thus created. But
Republican senators believed theil
duty to be clear before them and die
, not shrink from fulfilling it. Thirty
nine of them in March, 1919. signet
statement setting forth that thu
first draft of the league as Mr.
t Wilson brought it back, announcin,
: that 1t must be taken just as 1
E stood. could not be accepted by tn