The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-11-02

lspecial CORRESPONDENCE

ai6ereuces of opinion there may be
among the rank and file of the
democratic party concerning the
divided vote of the Democratic sena-
tors on the ratification Of the sepa-
rate peace treay with Germany, the
one outstanding fact in which all
democrats can take pride is that the
democratic Senators refused to
make the treaty party or partisan
matter. but adhered to the true
democratic patriotic principle that
marty politics should end at the
waters edge in our relations with
foreign governments.
At the conference of Democratic
senators at which it was agreed
that the matter of supporting or OPP
posing the peace treaty. should be
left to the individual conscience and
Judgment of each Senator there was
not the slightest thought or sug-
gestion of adopting the partisan
policy of the Republican Senators Of
the Foreign Relations Committee
under the malignant leadership Of
Senator Lodge. toward the Versailles
Treaty, the rejection of which, in
the opinion of leading economists.
:. wrecked the economic structure of
the world, in addition to its de-
moralizing effect upon the political
and moral status of the nation.
AS result of the decision Of the
conference, a majority of the Demo-
cratic Senators present, IS, voted
against a separate peace treaty and
IA Democratic Senators voted for
ratification. Senators Borah and La
Toilette were the only Republicans
to vote against the treaty.
The attitude of the Democratic
Senator's who voted for ratification
is expressed in an extract from
speech by Senator Hitchcock, the
ranking Democratic member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, who said:
When they (the Republicans)
put the United States in a position
of refusing to join in the great work
of rehabilitating the world, they
brought upon the United States. then
the most prosperous nation in the
world, the beginnings of long de-
preston that we have now suffered
Z from for more than a year. l am
not willing to be responsible for do
ing anything that will prOlong this
disastrous and dangerous condition"
Back of this, too, was the idea of
giving the Harding administration
an opportunity to test out its foreign
policy, with whatever misgivings.
because it devolved upon this adj
ministration to initiate a foreign
policy of some kind.
The Democratic Senators who vot-
ed against ratification, with the ex-
ception of the irreconcilables, did
so for the reasons for which they
supported the Treaty of Versailles
and the League of Nations, refusing
to yield to expediency.
Despite the facts that the Repub-
licans voted practically as a unit for
the separate peace treaty, still MAX
ing partisan matter of our inter-
national relations. and the Demo-
Gratis were divided by their decision
not to make a matter of foreign poll
cy a party or partisan issue. there
is every reason to believe that there
is greater division and diversity of
opinion among the rank and file of
the Republican party on this ques-
tion than there is in the Democratic
party.
In the opinion of many the separ-
sate peace treaty with Germany set
ties none of the differences between
the\ United States and that country,
and its ratification they regard only
as pyrrhic victory.
MIR. Hughos's Diplomats
Under tie above caption, the New
York Herald. Republican, has the
following editorial, which carries its
own comment:
Secretary Hughes is generally re-
garded as an honorable and we'll
meaning gentleman. who, though
narrow in his partisanship, cherishes
high ideals of public service. Soon
after he was sworn in Office as Sec
rotary of State he gave utterance to
these ideals In an interview ar
ranged for The Worlds Work, and
which was published in the June
issue of that ne lzine. Discussing
appointments to TIE diplomatic SER
vice. the Secretary gave EXPRESSION