Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-25
DID WE FIGHT IN VAIN?

Did the American boys who gave their lives
ON the battlehslds of France die in vain? Have
the billions Of dollars spent by the United
states. and because of which expenditure the
American people are now being taxed to the
limit. been wasted?
These questions are justified In view OF the
fact that the representatives of the leading
novers that we're in the war against Germany
ara once more In session TO further consider
vital matters concerning the outcome of the
var. but the United States. the one nation that
vas perhaps. the biggest factor in the final de-
feat Of Germany, is not represented. The in
ference is that the United States. having gone
into the war and seen Germany humbled in the
dust. is not interested any more and is willing
to let Europe wind UP the affairs in any old way
The European powers may agree even though
their method OF settlement may be merely lay
ing the foundation for future wars.
Aren't the American people interested IN the
anal settlement of the war? If not, why not!
Has not our sacrifice been great enough to war
rant our participation in the proper ADJUST
ment of affairs now that the fighting is finish
ADJ Were we interested only 10 the fighting?
The people of the United States saw civiliza-
ton threatened. They saw a great slaughter of
human being going on and reaching such bar
barrie practices that they could not stand it any
longer. They found their own rights trampled
uuon and faith in treaties between nations
utterly lost.
America went into the war with the deter
mination OF first putting an end to the slaughter,
destruction and waste and then to use all of her
power and influence to see that the world
would never get into such a condition again.
While our boys were being shipped to Europe
as fast as vessels could be found to carry them
1t was frequeE.!v remarked that this war
must be the last wal.
President Wilson went to Europe after the
lrmistice was signed to make secure through
diplomatic means what the bows had
achieved on the battlefield. He had a prosrS-c
m the form OF his famous fourteen points
which. it now appears. were a little too ideal for
The world, as yet. He went as far as he could in
carTysng them out. He succeeded in forcing old
world diplomacy to recognize the voice of
America.
But from the very beginning he found a back
6re interfering with his work in the form of
attacks from a jealous Republican senate. That
senate, today, has succeeded in killing every
.ainC that America went out to accomplish ex-
sept the defeat of the Germans. America is no
longer participating in the deliberations of the
nations that fought in the war. We have a
leading Republican senator, Senator Knox, who
proposes to have passed by the senate as soon
as Mr.. Harding is sworn in as President, a reso-
luton declaring. the war between this nation
and Germany formally ended without the least
provision being made for achieving anything
woH while as a result of the appalling sacri-
fee that this nation has made.
With the nations Of the world banded to-
geiher in a league the expressed purpose of
which is to preserve peace and settle inter-
national disputes before they can lead to war,
the United States is not permitted to partici-
pate because of an obstinate senate. This SEN
ate is now planning to control the coming ad-
ministration and make the new President eat
out of its hand.