Evening journal., 1920-10-22
the sEcRErnE AuTocRAr.

THE sECREINE AUTOCRAT
steCkEr diplomacy had a more persistent
- ronsnl than Woodrow Wilson, Notwithstanding his
declaration for open covenants openly arrived at"
It was upon his netence that the records Of the peace
conference were kept secret
70 was he who kept secret the treaty OF alliance be-
tween Great Britain, France and the United states in spite
OF he plain requirement OF The treaty itself that should
be submitted 10 the United staes Senate at he same time
as me treaty Of peace with Germany.
II was he who refused 10 communicate the cun text
OF TIE treaty Of peace the Senate until after prac-
Ideally fun and correct copy obtained by Senator
throu.h favored financial interests In New York.
Wilson who kept secret his address 10 the Ru-
manaus until political omergenoy induced him To make
public what he claims 70 be a report OF what
he said
But his beaied disclosure helps him little
When senator Spencer charged that President Wilson
had promised that the United States would send her army
and navy to Europe to maintain the integrity Of mem
befs Of The league Wilson denounced the sharge as ab-
soluely and unqualinedy false"
Absolutely and unquaunedly" is about as strong as
The denial could be made.
That meant that there was no foundation whatever
for the charge Spencer had made.
Il meant that Spencer had manufactured his charge out
OF whole ooth-wth no justification in anything that
Wilson had said
How absolutely and unquanedly" false was this
changcg
According to the version OF his speech made public by
Wilson himself he said that And yet there underlies
an OF these transactions the expectation on the part for
example, Of Rumania and OF Czecho-sloyakia and OF
Serbia that any covenants OF this settlement are not
observed the United states will send her armies and
her nares 20 see that they are observed"
Does not that justify the three countries named In con-
inung TO expect that their territorial integrity win be
maintained by the power OF The army and navy Of the
United siaies9
i was after hat address had been deliyered-after that
lnerenia promise had been made-ihat the Rumanians
signed the treaty,
The speech was made to induce them 10 sign.
II, now, the Rumanans claim that they were led 10 he
ev that the army and navy OF the United states would
defend them. viii President Wilson tell them that their
claim Is absolutely ana unqualinedly fasegr
Ana De does VIII The honor OF the United states
be sacrincedf
Most people In the United states deal on the square
without any hair-splitting
II farmer sells his horse 10 a neghbor and remarks
TO him. of course you expect to get horse that can
be depended upon 10 pull a load" and then the horse
proves 10 be balky, that farmer honoraby ssse,
that he made no promise that the horse was willing
workerg
Would that farmer have the future confidence a, his
neishbors II be condemned as absolutely and unquar
nedy false the claim that he had represented the horse
to be good2
President Wilson's address md his subsequen. denial
place him in exactly the same position
~ question not OF iechnicates and hsir-sni.tins
e''nDs'oh noi plain question or common honesty
10y lna' test President Wilson and his echo rovo-,o-
eoA Stand condemned by public opinion which 4, ~
pace is more intense than here In Delaware
No' merely secret diplomacy but decsntive din,o..,
the charge under which they nov, stand co,.,a, ~,
their own admissions '''u D'