The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-21
The Treaty Ratified.

The vote by which the treaty OF
separate peace with Germany has been
ratified by the Senate is gratifying on
every score. Fourteen Democrats
joined fifty-two Republicans in giving
advice and consent to ratification, and
two more Democrats were paired in
favor of ratification Only two Re.
publicans joined the eighteen Demo.
cratic senator's who voted on the final
--roll-call against ratification, and only
one Republican was paired with two
Democrats to the same end
So well had Senator Lodge mar.
shalled his forces that there were seven
votes more than necessary thirds
majority. He was ably assisted by sena
tors on both sides of the aisle. As q
result, party lines were again broken
just as the fight against the ratifica
tion OF the treaty of Versailles cut
wart party lines, just as the fifteen
"irreconcilables" who were the back
bone Of this fight numbered Democrats
as well as Republicans. so the fight for
the ratification Of the resultant treaty
OF peace, negotiated in strict COM
pliance with the terms of that resolu-
ton. has not been waged along lines OF
partisanship. The Senate throughout
has risen to it's responsibilities by fear
lessly exercising its rights as the CO.
equal partner Of the presidnt in the
making of treaties. To that partner
ship the Republican party contributed
a brave majority, and the Democrats
party contributed an equally brave
minority.
The ratification of the treaty with
Germany, which was quickly followed
by the ratification of similar treaties
with Austria and Hungary. marks an
epochal victory in our national life.
Chief credit for that triumph belongs
last they were the shock troops of the
conflict. From first TO last they forced
the fighting. From first to last they
did not finch from opposing leaders in
either party, international bankers, a
pscifist pulpit, and cuckoo press.
From first ia, last; they were a plague
TO the unthinking and indifferent
among their fellow citizens. From first
to last they sacrificed every selfish
interest upon the altar of their coun
try's freedom from those "entangling
alliances" with far-off worlds against
which the warning Of the farewell ad
dress was directed. When the final
vote was taken last night the irrecon-
cilables had grown from group of
fifteen senators to seven more than the
necessary two-thirds majority. II is
true that Senator Borah and Senator
Reed were two OF four of the original
group who did not vote with the final
ma iority: il is true that Senator Fall
Is no longer a member Of the Senate,
having resigned TO accept the secretary
ship of the interior; il is true that the
statesman among the irreconcilables,
one of the original proponents Of a
separate peace and the author OF the
resolution Of peace, was suddenly
taken from his earthly task on the eve
of the ratification of the treaty drafted
in accordance with the terms he laid
down. But Senator johnson Of Cali
fornia stood behind the desk of Sena
tor Knox and made the closing argn
ment in the great debate that elinched
the victory OF the irreconcilables and
put the crown Of consistency upon
their triumphant fight.
The reasons the senator from Cali
fornia gave in support Of ratification
afford convincing evidence Of the fact
that the treaty of Berlin translates in
to the supreme law Of the land the
mighty mandate that the American
people delivered 10 their head servants
az Washington in the great and
solemn referendum" Of November last.
Boston Transcript.