Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-17
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What the President Wants.


Omaha, Jan. 12.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: have read with interest
President Wilson's message to his
democratic friends at the jackson
day banquet, which message beins
In full printed in one Of your recent
editions.
BY stating in his message that the
senate failed to ratify the treaty with
the league Of nations covenant indi-
rectly he blamed the republican
party for the failure, instead OF
! blaming himself. He aYso blames the
senate (the republicans. of course)
for the turmoil in Europe.
find it quite interesting how Mr..
Wilson wants to ram the league OF
nations into the senate's throat. The
president wants the treaty and
league covenant exactly as he
brought 1t over from Versailles and
points out in his message that five
nations have ratified the treaty as II
is. What else can he expect? It Is
to their greatest advantage, while
such Is not the case with the United
States. Why we citizens OF the
United States shall sacrifice our limbs
or life, for saving the bacon of some
foreign country, and why shall Eu-
war, and why not the congress of the
United States? How can our presi-
dent demand the ratification of (his)
league and treaty, when the consti-
tuition of the United States, section
2, quotes as follows: HE shall have
power, by and with the advice of
the senate, to make treaties, pro-
vided two-thirds of the senators
present concur" May I ask, where
is the president getting authority to
frame up treaties and alliances with
foreign countries without consulting
the senate?
I note he wishes to submit the
treaty with the league covenant to
the people to vote on at the presi-
Dental election. This is political
strategy. Why not vote on this
question at present, with but this
single question on the ballot? In
sofar as am concerned I must in
form the president. If possible, that
he cannot confuse me on this ques-
ton even II he wants me to vote at
the general election, for I realize the
Importance Of this made.to-order
league.
He speaks Of the guarantees to
small nations. Oh, yes, except In
dia, Egypt and Ireland. The para
mount issue is this: Are we going
to have few diplomats of London
and Paris to throw us into a war. or
are we going to have our congress
decide the question as it did In the
past?
But we are told the league Of ma
tions will prevent wars. Oh, yes;
you are told there is a shortage of
meat, shortage of eggs, shortage of
sugar, shortage of butter and so on,
but do you believe it? If you do
you must call a doctor and be ex-
amined, for there surely Is some
thing wrong with you. Just the
same is the case of the league Of ma
tions in preventing wars. Did you
ever stop to think, II such is to be the
case, why not disarm to great ex-
tent and why instead we must have
larger armies, we must build more
battleships, etc? And do you know
that right now there are to be built
in England 20 to % submarine boats
for the United States? What are
these submarines built for? Do you
think they are for a picnic or card
party? And since these submarines
are to be built, why not build them
here in the old U. S. A?
In conclusion, I wish to state that
there is but one question to decide
when 1t comes to a vote and it is
this: Do you want to take the power
from the United States congress to
decide whether or not we shall enter
a war and give the power to the
European diplomats? If yes, vote
so, but think it over before you vote.
STEPHEN KLEPSKY.