Evening star., 1921-04-15
Editorial Digest
For a Quick Peace.


as favoring speedy peace by resolution
he reflected the majority opinion of the
American press as expressed in the days
preceding the converting Of Congress.
While there are, of course. varying
opinions as to the differences between a
separate peace and such a one as is
defined by the Knox resolution. the
opinions on the general question Of the
new administrations attitude found
definite form in comment divided largely
according to prejudices for or against
the Wilson policies.
The deduction that the Roanoke
World News fdemocratic) draws from
the Presidents position is that "appar-
emily We are to have peace by resOlu-
tion." which will not in reality be "a
separate peace resolution" but rather.
pend"nt expresses it. "a separate peace
in name only
The New York World (democratic)
elucidates this contradiction from its
viewpoint thus: THE Knox resolution
for Il separate peace with Germany is
to be adopted. but it is not to be called
separate peace. 1t is to be described
as resolution to end the war. The
of a mutilated ratification Of the treaty
of Versailles. for the enforcement OF
which the United States is to assume no
obliga tons
The Public Ledger agrees with the
World that he accepts by Implication
the treaty of peace, with its settle
| ntnt and it's imposition Of penalties
| on the vanquished and rejects the
| agency that would enforce those pen
allies. This rlan would. in the Opin-
ion Of the Birmingham ge-Herald
tdtmocratic). constitute "a great re-
publican victory. but TO declare
separate peace with Germany without
rs gard to the Versailles treaty and
the league of nations is not practi-
cal" u would be "a simple matter"
to pass such resolution. the New
ark News tindependent) comedies. but
lit would be an equally simple mat
ter. and just as ss<'-ctive, to SO
resolution that tho H.>on is made OF
green cheese"
Technically ending a war that has.
in fact. been over for two ytars will
"pean nothing" the Des Moines
EeG1ster independent republican,
p.''afs out. except as it is viewed at
h$uae and abroad in its relation to the
future This popular reaction. as the
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch Gndepend-
ent democratic) sees it. would be that
the French would certainly feel that
the United States had deserted them
! the Germans would feel that they had
scored a distinct victory"
1t would mean essentially. to the
Charlotte IN. c. News (democratic).
the entire elimination of the United
States as a factor in the equation of
compelling Germany to pay the repa
rations'' at a time when France and
England are in need of all the moral
assistance they can get from this
country" More definitely. the Mus
kegon Chronicle independently holds.
/ the resolution, no matter what plati
tudes may be included in it, is a
distinct move in assistance to Ger
| many-fhe most positive assistance
! that could be offered to that power"
and. the Milwaukee Journal Gnde-
| pendehD adds, "stiffens Germany's
resistance"
Despite the plea Of the President
for peace by resolution. the Knoxville
Sentinel independent democratic)
| hopes that there will be found able
sane and responsible statesmen in
! Congress-. who may be counted OF
| 20 combat this suicidal course" par.
| ticularly since the country. the Des
Moines Register independent repub-
can) holds. lis not going to respond
sort Of proposal for an independent
treaty with Germany"
| This statement the Boston Tran
script Gndependent republican, fatty
irefutes. The new administration. it
says. entered power specifically.
end by. resolution of Congress the
state of war that still exists, tech
nicaliy. between the United States
and Germany" and until the Knox
! resolution. ''or a substitute in sub
stance the same. is adopted and dull
signed by the President. the new ad-
mlnistration will not have kept faith
with the American people" The
minneapolis Tribune frepublican) says
that "prolongation of the existing
status is not conducive to world peace,
the welfare Of the allies or our own ad-
vantage"
Were the question merely one Of get
! ting rid Of manifest incongruity in a
| technical sense" the Springfield Union
(republican) says, there would be but
one thing to do But, with the Balti-
more News dndependenD. it sees the
real issue" in the question Of whether
or not I'VE would have greater or less
| influence to effect right settlement
after restoring formal diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany than before"
The Baltimore American (republican).
however. feels no misgiyings. A peace
alter the friendly. understanding with
which the United States has regarded
the allies" and it would furnish "a Gefi-
mite course Of action" along which I'VE
Sioux City Journal trepublican) be-
lieves, strengthen our position and help
to clarity the confused situations in
| which other nations are struggling for
, readjustment."
In the opinion Of its proponents. there
is nothing in the Knox resolution to
justify the charge that it proposes, as
the New York Tribune (republican) puts
it. ''to have this country desert its allies
and scuttle away from world duties"
1t does not mean. the Buffalo CONNER
many can evate any Of the responsible
ties imposed upon her by the terms of
the treaty"