El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-17
.. S. May Bring On NeD War By Joining
With Britain; European Continent May
Unite Against Anglo Saxon Partnership

IVA FAGE14-N LONs ID. c. March IL
There is perhaps no better evi.
dence Of the underlying peril oil
- United States "a European com.
uitments than that which Is SUPPLIED
by the present tangle OF European
poiicles- Partly as a consequence OF
the course Of the United States sen
ate. IN delaying action on the treaty
but far more as a result Of the natural
developments Of European policy, the
alliance which defeated Germany has
collapsed II French. Italian and
British statesmen continue to meet IN
London, Il Is none the less true thar
their decisions have no longer any
real weight behind them, they are un-
enforceable and are not infreuuently
reJected by the people in whose names
the statesmen assume to speak
II IS essential 10 understand the rea-
son for this collapse. 1t Is not q col
lapse which would have been perma-
nenrly or even long avoided II the
senate had with or even without the
proposed reservations. adopted the
treaty OF Versailles, many months
ago It Is q collapse which was the
inevitable consequence Of the lack Of
police power TO enforce decisions
which required police power to en-
force.
COULDN'T Enforce Decisions.
It is idle to imagine that the mere
ratification OF the treaty would
EAaAEG the EAaLlAl IN inter NaAAQlleAA
political relations, for the simple rea-
son that the anarchy grows Of the alb
sence OF any real order. The confer
ence al Paris steadily lost prestige
and influence because Il had neither
the VIII nor the resources TO enforce
its decisions. It could and did resolve
upon war against the Bolshevists, but
discovered that it had no armies with
which TO carry on the war and, there
fore, its efforts were restricted TO
vain proclamations..
Quite in the same fashion the con-
ference, ISSUED orders TO Rumania- 70
Poland. endeavored 10 enforce presi-
dent Wilson's settlement OF the AQrl-
attic question upon Italy, but always
there was nothing but a written or
der. The Russians. the Rumanians,
the Poles the Italians could defy the
conference, even an adventurer ike
D'Aununzio, with a handful Of SOL
diers, could challenge all the great
powers Of Europe with impunity be-
cause the great powers, acting to-
Eether in framing doctrines and poli-
cies. had no common army with which
TO carr out their decisions
Now in Paris, there were at least /
three conceptions Of the future, the
American. that is president wilson S. :
the British and the French. while TO- d
day there are in Europe as many .
policies as there are nations II was
the American view OF the principles
presented by the president were OF a .
character 10 enlist the peoples OF all {
nations and that the enlistment Of the
people would coerce the governments.
Mr.. Wilson imagined that if the II
points were made the basis Of the /
peace terms, enemy and associate ma
lions would embrace them with equal
enthusiasm. peace would result and
the peace would be self administering
Il Points Rejected By All.
II did not at first occur to the presl-
dent that practically every people 0
would reject the Il points, SO lar as
these affected their own vital national
interests. But this proves the case
The British led of by refusing to sub
nit the question Of the freedom Of the
seas. the French followed suit by in
sisting that they must be guaranteed
security against Germany, either BY
possession OF the Rhine barrier OF by
a treaty Of insurance. The Italians
continued the process BY den1sn oIng
rfume and the courtol Of the Adriatics
Rumsnia. Poland Czecho-. SloFakia-
Juzo-SIavia, in fact all the associated
and liberated peoples promptly ttled
their executions to the operations OF
the Il points.
indeed. the United stHtes. Itself.
was among the very first to indi-
cate q complete unWiIlinguess TO
Yield. IN matters Of the Monroe
doctrine. in matters Of american
coucern. to any international con-
cert or any abstract principles
Tins Mr. Wilson's conception
broke down at the outEet.
And II &c broke down In the case I
~ associated nations. now much more
completely did IL collapse in the case
81 the enemy countries? The portions {
II the treaty most in accord with the
Ia nofnts those which Iberate the !
Poles. the Czecho-Slovaks, the Ru-
nanians. the Greeks. are precisely the
ietafls which 10 the Germans. the Z
4uuearfans and the Turks, 20 say s
Nothing Of the Bulgarians. are held
most Ubiquitous and most intolerable- {
They are the terms which VIII require
he largest exercise Of force TO keep
ritsL
The American conception Of a peace
u Justice. universally accepted and
elf administrative, requiring neither |
lrmies nor economic blockades, thus !
expired in the early period Of the
leacs conference, when Il became
lear that the essential and 1unda-
mental assumption was incorrect ana Z
hat there was no unit Of Justice, no
common currency Of international 9
right. which all peoples would accept :
British Conception Operates.
The British conception then began I
20 onerate II was the view Of Brit
sh statesmen that the hour had come
or a partnership between the Anglo
saxon peoples, a full partnership, but 2
partnership in which, by reason e I
experience and familiarity with world I
.ffafrs. Great Britain would long eX-