South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-27

alliances. then who can say that any price was
high7
Mr. Wilson's speeches just before his breakdown
feeble and violent He said things about the
treaty that wholly The treaty many
respects an abominable treaty. It Is no less than
breach OF faith with Germany. But without Wilson d
would have bean would have been a ruthless
carving up OF the Central empires with doubt what
ever that the work 81 Bismarck remained 70 be done
again. The contest IS personihed not only BY Cemen-
against Wilson. 1t is personihsd profoundly
by Foch against wilson, and when seen that way VII
sons victory looks great indeed. for then 20
the avoidance OF indefinite future and IN
stead OF those fatal slow but inevitable re4dtUs
ments and steady moral healing.
OF course the recovery must be slower and more
doubtful than IL the United had accepted her
part. Clemenceau yielded much. He accepted LeeSus
in place OF the greater hacking up OF Germany on
which his frightened military insisted. He
beaten and badly beaten because he got League WIKI
the United States left and with strong probabn
ty therefore, the whole arrangement would col
lapse Without the protection OF membership.
without the protection that she desired in addition OF
temporary alliance with Great Britain and with
until the League should be in working order. France
has pursued policy OF fear and far has been the
evil genius OF the League
As Mr. Wilson walked the floor In Paris long into
night his troubled eyes confronted apparitions
dreadful statesman had 20 face Famine. pesti-
lence revolutions with what saw;
violence and still violence each evil infam-
ing all the others. revolution a kind Mr. Wilson
himself believes. The slavery which many OF 50
smugly accept for others is accepted by him
far he has been able he has chopped at the root Of
privilege.
But revolutions of progress
a Europe left without bonds but desperate
fits. forward back, distra ction and
in their results Many thought he should have boarded
the George Washington and gone home when essential
wrongs done. leaving Europe her horTtd
penalties Others. OF them extremely visa. be-
eved he should have consented preliminary treaty
with Germany-not connected with the Covenant-oon-
those things settled which essential
TO the ending of conditions trusting the financial
and economic OF the United states compel
the victorious nations construct their league after
this preliminary treaty in action.
There again future investigators will have the
vantage OF us in deciding whether such course
possible. The president believed Il safe. on
the subject OF the League he would compromise
him IL meant the worlds life death and
ing his allies construct willingly league would
bring ounce of available force himself 10 weld
into being
Critics Wise After the Events.
On certain limitations it will profit spend
temperament did lessen the chances OF his treaty be-
ing accepted home should have treated the VIM
dictive lodge Lincoln would treated him.
fns notice his venom, OF other OBJ
structionists HI should have taken two opposition
leaders say Root Taft Paris let them share
in the work, the responsibility the anxiety and take
the glory II they wanted get It.
the senate majority against him he should have
told them what he wanted but let US go into the League
with whatever needless unworthy the
senate chose, be later forgotten. When he broke
down he should have resigned. He should have
veoped Russian policy that not war-psy-
chology and obstruction.
Yes. suppose he should have all those things.
But imagine historian looking back these ter
r1ble years a century 1 do him bring
ing such into the foreground He looks at Will
with I think his gigantic night
elevate our purposes for his unfaering will and as he
the nations working together n harmony once
unknown. he writes large the OF the lonely Amer
lean who dedicated himself TO compelling the first great
With all the penalties OF his temperament VIII
has been Of the builders.
Copyright 1920.