Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-07

toward these world problems since Woodrow
Wilson has been repudiated is because the pol
icy of woodrow Wilson was right and those
who have so bitterly opposed him are not big
enough to admit that Wilson was right and
they are wrong. And so we muddle along doing
neither one thing nor the other. unwilling to
take the Wilson attitude of whole-hearted CO.
operation in Strengthening out the peace tangle.
and afraid to adopt any other attitude as a per-
manent policy because Of the dangers it might
lead to.
We want peace with erman but we refuse
to accept the peace that is satisfactory to every
other nation that was engaged in the wei. We
are opposed to the League Of Nations. but we
favor some sort % an association Of nations al
though we don't know exactly what sort OF an
association we want. We want to have a say
in the disposition of the German colonies and
the allotment of mandates, but we refuse to as
sumo any of the responsibilities that naturally
go along with having a voice in such things. We
maintain an army of occupation on the Rhine,
but we decline to cooperate with our late asso-
ciates in enforcing the terms Of peace which
we did so much to bring about. Our two-faced
attitude has been the main Encouragement that
Germany has had in holding out against the
Allies. We have neither been with the Allies
nor against them, although Secretary Hughes's
strong notes of recent date have gone q long
way toward putting us right.
Under the circumstances, therefore, it is not
surprising to read that in reply to the formal
invitation from the allied governments to the
United States asking the appointment Of Ameri-
can representatives as members Of the Allied
Supreme Council, the Council of Ambassadors
and the Preparations Commission, this country
mako only a partial acceptance Of the In
~vitation. To make q complete acceptance of
the invitation and take our place at the head Of
the peace council table where we belong would
be too much like accepting the policy that
Woodrow Wilson had adopted. yet no one knows
better than those in control of the government
at Washington that a readjustment of world af-
fairs and a permanent peace cannot be brought
about until the United States plays = full part
in the negotiations now going on.
When this nation went into the war under
the leadership of Woodrow Wilson there were
no halfway measures about 1t. There was no
partial acceptance Of the responsibilities that
such a step involved. The whole nation went on
a war footing at once. Millions of young men
were trained for service within a few months at
great ca~ntonments that sprung up like mush-
rooms all over the country. There were not
the ships to carry the boys and munitions to
France so we established great shipyards and
built the ships. Enormous terminals were
constructed and whole towns were erected as If
by magic to house the workers in the tremen-
dous munition plants. A railroad some $50
miles long was built all the way across France.
and so the whole movement was conducted on
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the war to win even il it took Ave years to do
it-and win we did, mainly because there was
nothing done halfway: the obligation was not
merely partially" accepted.
That was the Woodrow Wilson way Of making
war and it was his way for making peace.
America, under his leadership, played the lead
ing part in drawing up the Versailles treaty
and America, under Woodrow Wilson, was ready
to throw its great strength and influence to hav-
ing its provisions carried out. Then a certain
few influential senators at Washington, ANNA
ted by narrow partisanship and personal malice.
got in their fine work. The glory Of America
became dimmed and all the prestige we had
gained as the great leader in the cause for the
advancement of civilization and the uplift of
humanity was lost.
1t would seem that Secretary Hughes Is try
ing to regain this prestige \but he realizes his
difficult task. There is reason to. believe that
President Harding is sympathetic in the move
! ment, but he does not want to antagonist GER
tain senator's and break with the senate II he
can help it.. The present administration has
| adopted as many of the Wilson policies as II
has dared and it is partially" adopting others
Let us hope that before 1t is too late this par
tial," halfway" attitude will be abandoned aud
that the United States will soon take her right
full place besides the Allies and participate n
some sore of a League Of Nations. thereby re-
establishing her prestige as leader in behalf o.
! world peace and international agreement.