El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-11

avowed aim Of the Versailles conference it could not
have done its work to that end thoroughly As the
inside story Of what went Paris gradually to
light through the writings Of those present participants
Observers Il becomes plain that most Of the boosted
fundamental principles went BY the board ana tnat me
SETTLEMENT was an arnIlraIy one ~ tnIes ana snoW~oI
force arrangement made by Lloyd George and Woodrow
Wilson, with Clemenceau looking out for his policies
and caring nothing for anybody else the japanese bought
off with unfair bargain, the Italians left standing
the sidene Belgium all the other nations kept stand
ing around with hats off begging for favor territorial and
economic settlements made without regard to the facts
reports Of special commissions and the best posted author
ties ignored and the whole thing degenerang into star
chamber conference Of two headsong men, Of whom
able to manage the British and the other Of whom
did not represent majority Of the Americans but held out
promises that he would swing this country over though
hostile to his views.
With the passing of time, al the reasons that ever
existed against the United States accepting the Versailles
covenant in the form submitted gain weight There VIII
be found way by which the nations Of the world and
especially the few great and strong ones bring united
pressure bear in emergency preserve the worlds
peace; but the Versailles covenant does not provide prae
teal method
The view that peace with the central powers should have
been made first and league Of nations discussed after
wards is not afterhought; the contrary the
dominant at the time and it is Of the most sngu
Lar EPISODES IN history the surrender oy 50 many nations
and peoples to the mistaken policies Of the very small
minority that held otherwise It was president wilson's
fzsd policy, and much depended American consent
and participation IN many Of the arrangements that his
view this point allowed to control
Lloyd George boosted that he ut the league Of nations
covenant and the treaty through the house Of commons
night" That statement sufficiently damns the
business It would take any several days to read the
document through and aoquaint himself with its contents
and would require several rereadngs to make that
nothing had been overlooked Yet told that go
members Of the house Of commons presumably ignorant
Of the contents Of the treaty until it was formally pre-
sented By the PREMIER mastered its import and ratified It
ain night"
Under al the circumstances the Republican majority in
United States senate With aid of half the
cratic senator's and the Republican party IN its national
campaign performing greater service to the world
IN resisting the acceptance by America of the unamended
auf and
he ut the covenant and the treaty through the house Of
commons IN night"
The whole revolutionary project demands the most
FIJI and intense and minute scrutiny Only by suspended
action and fu debate all the points be brought out
Every other nation IN the world at the dctaou Of its
temporary political leaders may be willing to accept this
thing bndfolded but the American people win do It
America does not purpose to sign her mama to act
unless she to abide BY it faithfully and to the last
detail The In which other countries accepted the
document makes It appear If they all made mental
reservations and never had the least intention Of keeping
their word N Of imagined interference with national
aims. lc
It must be remembered that the entire proceedings were
secret AID the peoples and governments kept in
ignorance at al times It is interesting to note that Ger
Navy the first country print the peace treaty. and
hat the members Of the French parliament received their
rst glimpse at the treaty when an enterprslng Pans
newspaper imported 600 copies Of the treaty from Germany
md distributed them free after repeated requests by the
parliament to the government for report the finished
reaty had been refused.
Many different editions Of the treaty were on sale in
5ubc shops IN Germany, Italy Translated from the Ger
British American public the parliament and the
United States senate permitted to gain mixing Of
he treatys contents This side light gives fair indiea
ion Of the in which the whole business staged
nd played from start 10 finish Governor Cox IN his speech
far denounce the United States senate hav
az acted dshonorably when it obtained copy of the
realty from source outside the Wilson administration
nd printed senate document for the information of
s1ator following repeated refusas By the president to
sFsal its contents.
The Republican party Is not against the principle of
lternational understanding with view to reduce the d
likelihood Of extensive wars; but It is against the Yer
allies OF the league Of nations In the form which
be president seeks to force upon the American people and
be Republican party Win resist the presidents to
be utmost Of its power whether It wins the national cleo
The national election VII not settle the mat
# the Democrats win for the Democrats cannot get d
o-thrds majority Of the senate to act afrmatEely IN
Of the presidents program Democratic senators viii
they have done heretofore place national interests
boYe party and vote the night way spite Of denuna
ons from the white house.
Il Is actually party issue, and never ought to
been made SUCH but the president insisted and