The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-07
An IMPOSSIBLE DEMAND.

AN lMbOSNlbIIf DEMAND
The growing demand FOR open scrsions OF tho |
washiugtuu conference can novor pe realized |
if the conference is to accomplish anything /
worth while That an issuo is being made Of |
the matter Ia proof that the drcga ot that idoaI'
iaic period when the cpigrnma concerning self
determination and open covenants were fiung to
a hungry world by the master phrase makcr Of
his time, stll rcmnn to work mischief with calm
reason. n tho remnants of the once mighty
Modoo Indian tribe. now dwlndlod to a mere
handful on their reservation In Northcast okla
homa should raiao the coors OF natio"-lisu; and
Openly rebel against The authority OF the United
states. claiming their rights under the nth
plank Of tho decalogue Of 1918. there would be
those who would support them,
TO such straights and such lengths has Inn
practical and impossible ideallsm brought us. II
would be interesting To hear some Of the pro-
ponents OF open diplomatic sessions undertake
20 justify their doctrine. that the mob ~ more
capable OF arriving at a sound decision than the
oonferees appointed by Sovereignty for that pre-
elise purpose one would demand instantly an
example taken from human experience then
chortle in glce at tho confusion such a ohsl-
1cngc would preclpitate.
And the demand OF the eminent women who
called on the president Thursday that IL there
ware reasons why the doors OF the conference
could not be thrown open to the public. that the
president give his word that certain private In
dividuals representatives OF the public. be ad-
msttod 20 watch and hear what was' being said
that the public might he correctly Informed Is
the most utterly absurd of all.
The action OF the Russian soldiers back there
IN 1917 when they demanded that their officers
give no commands until they had flrs. consulted
with the soviet council and received that eoun-
cirs approval, has tremendously influenced this
repubilc OF ours With its boasted 'in'eiligence"
and education" What those good women &C.
mand is that this r,,fion shall Now adopt the
cardinal principal OF sovietism.
Ana what gratuitous Insult to the eminent
delegation the president has appointed Rep
roscntatiycs of the public lndeodl What then
is the status OF United states senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. Premier Charles Hughes, ex-
Premier Elhu Root, and United states Senator
oscar Undcrwood9 Who ia Il these eminent
statesmen and practical diplomats represent II
not the people OF the United stNtes9 And what
have they done. collectively or individually, to
thus have "A scrIous movement indct their in
teuEenoo o- their sincerity in advance OF tho
event?
Is II contended that Madam Hoover or MisS
Comatock has standing before the American
confidence than the wcn known gentlemen just
mentioned. or "a 1t oontcnded that these osti-
mable women have either the experience or abilit,
which would enable them TO more -urely safe
guard tho interests OF America than these mer
who have served their country long and we'll
repeatedly being recommlssoned by he
stAtcs7
This movement TO make comedy OF the con
ference is dsEeneratlng into grotosque farce
and the humilatnR thing about It Is that II 4
commanding the support OF a great section of th
American prcss Not within the memory OF an
man living has the press ot America made sucl
a bIithern, ass OF itself on an important quos
tlon
This Is not n pure dcmocucy-let ne do
youtcly thank God for that. That Il will never W
is tho pious hope and belief OF preponderan
majority OF the people. II is representauv
government. And just Il would be utterl
tragic to attempt to make laws through IN
action OF llO.oOo. 600 people functionng direetl!
so It is tragic 70 talk OF a few representatives q
world sovereigntics attempting to reach matur
and reasonable decislons on matters Of Ere'
dclcacy with the peoples OF all the worl
Trough To- the conference table through N
medium of world press.
From the village council 10 the highest lesi'
lauve body In the world. constructive progrc'
Is possible only through the fundamentally
small committees. executive sessions and IN
party caucus. Abolish these from the congrei
OF the United States, from legislatur
and the stream OF political achievement woul
dry its source speedily become a raging TOT
rent OF personal inveetive. popular suspiciC
and public scorn'
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