Evening star., 1921-03-21
Editorial Digest
German-American Peace.


With the friendly" nations of Eu-
| rope now engaged in another in
| vasion." America, though still legally
i at war with Germany. finds herself in
danger. according to the European
view, at least, of giving laid and COM
fort" to the enemy. Although it is
, pretty generally taken for granted
| that the Knox peace resolution has
been successfully shelved by the al
/ lies advance. discussion over that
piece of Legislation has been ener-
| Eetically renewed.
The conflicting elements of the situ-
alton are we'll illustrated by the
Springfield Republican independently
when it remarks that "inaction is the
best policy for the time being" and
then adds: The formulation of a pro-
gram which would define America S
fairs cannot long be deferred" This
! confusion is reflected in the Wheel
i ing Register (dcmocratic). which
complains: The Harding administra-
| tlon seems inclined to put America
| in a position whereby this country
| will not make peace with it's former
allies or without them. This is far
worse than separate peace. which
! should be avoided"
The New York Post GndnpendenD
IS confident that when the United
states faces a definite action which
would mean approval of the. Ger.
man stand as against the allies" this
! country will not abandon her former
/ a'lies. but. 1t continues. we are now
running in vicious circle" for
aHalrs in Europe are in too un-
settled a state for America to sneak
out And until America speaks ont
afairs in Europe will remain unset
tlC,l"
1T has been the hope of American
! support" on the part of Germany all
along that has given the allies the
most trouble. the Kansas City Times
independently points out and until
H"rhnahy PAYS or agrees to pay" her
indemnity there can be no real peace
In the world. and the United States
wants no other kind" This senti-
lr ment is echoed in the Chattanooga
llmes independent democratic), which
Hill to the effect that IAN uncondi
tlonal peace with Germany would be
a blot on our flag" If Senator Knox
should introduce his resolution, the
Cleveland Plain Dealer Gn,lependent
democratic) declares. it would not have
tne support of public sentiment in
America"
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch tin-
dependent democratic) says: TT is just
as much our business to say what
measures shall be taken against Ger
many as it is Great Britains Yet
II we were to make a separate peace
with Germany we would no longer
be one of the associated powers"
With such and similar arguments
at nand 1T is natural to find those
papers which fought the idea of a
separate peace from the start taxi
ing occasion to urge the opposite
measure. ,h peace in conjunction with
Des Moines Register 0ndependent
republican, declares. have merely
emphasized an embarrassment that
ought TO have been perfectly plain
rom the start The more the situ-
ation is studied the clearer" the
iiihoianapolis News independently be-
neves, 1T will become that we must
make peace in association with those
with whom we made war"
Ihe Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
tdemocratic) says: I'VE are not
Parties to the peace. In truth. we have
no treaty or understanding with Ger
many: Thus there Is no reason WHY
we should interfere and separate
peace would be the most offensive sort
of interference"
The Philadelphia Bulletin Gndepend-
ent republican, remarks: "There
s wouio appear to be no. unavoidable
barrier in the present situation to a
simple declaration of the end of a
state Of war: The negotiation of a
new treaty of peace and of commerce
with Germany under the present cir
cumstances might be a far different
matter" ~"'
The Akron Beacon-Journal (repub-
ncam states that ''the miserable situa-
ton" In Europe is not Of our making
and since I'VE are going to be blamed
TOT whatever we do and also If we do
nothing. it looks as if it were Just as
well II We went ahead regardless Of
criticism to open the way" for a
new treaty with Germany.
Because it believes "the world is
Psrishing r;nn1d for want Of harmony the
that "the one reasonable and feasible
policy for America now is to declare
the state of war at an end"
A third alternative Is suggested nv
the the GAINESVILLE tWis) Gazette (repub-
tcan). which asserts that there is
nothing to prevent an American Con-
treaty without the league appendix.
And should we do so there would be
no reason why, It could be called a
separate Peace