Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
POlcerS Prepare
to Scrap Treaty
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many is asserting that Sh" cannot live
M 10 it, France declares that it has
been violated in its essentials and there
fore no longer restraints her. And Great
Britain is evidently lending her moral
support to France.
The spirit in which the treaty was
written hns disappeared from the
world President Wilson insisted upon
certain idcalism and liberaity in the
writing Of the treaty. He did not get
much Of this tone into tho treaty. But
the fact that this country under his
leadership appeared at Paris as totally
diSinterc~tpd. asking for nothing except
peace that would last and an agree :
went among the countries of the world
10 maintain that peace. exercised Ger
tain influence.
America NbandOns Its Idealism
The virtorS abatcd something Of their
demands. artuated partly by the ex-
ample of this country and partly by
certain practical consideration. such as
the Anglo French American alliance
which Mr.. Wilson promised in return.
The alliance which was promised was
never delivered. Germany failed to live
up to the treaty aS made. This country
has abandoned IT, idCalSm and is in
sistiug frankly upon its own interests
everywhere in the peace t" be made.
Other countries arc recalling interests
which they sacriked at Paris.
The inclination is developing to re-
tain as much Of the Versailles treaty
as suits the interests Of the victOrs and
to gain further national ends in tn"
rewriting Of the Versailles pact or in
the writing Of q treaty supplementary
10 it.
Out Of all this is Likely to come an
undisguised peace Of victory. such a
pruce 80 far as Europe i concerned aS
the Allies would have written if this
country had not taken part in the war
and Mr.. Wilson had not attempted to
shape the terms upon which IT was
concluded. Further territorial changes
to the disadvantage Of Germany are
among the probabilities. The French
leaders. who insisted at the time the
Versailles treaty was made upon IN"
cr~>ion NY Germany Of all territory
west Of the Rhine. n"w control the
French Government.
England'S Position Difficult
Eugland's position, confronted by the
prospect of a treaty that still further
weak"us Germany, is peculiar and dlt-
tiCulr England cannot pay herself for
the los Of Germany aS II market with
further appropriation of German ter
rtory.
Il j, g." Engiaud'> interest tina, Ger
many should consume her own coal IN
duSrrialIy. not pass it TO France to be
sold in the markets of tn" world IN
competition with British coal.
IT is German coal coming to France
under tn" present treaty and being sold
cheap Throughout Europe which has
depressed rhr British mining industry,
compelled B.iri>h coal owners To seek
a rodu. 'iou "r wages and brought on
the great miners >trik" in England,
Whar considerations England will re-
rriyr for rour"ding the view that the
Versailles treaty has been broken and
may be virtually rewritten in different
spirit is not yet apparent.
4 general Scrupping Of the Yer
sailc> treaty will open the way TO the
separation Of the League of Nations
covenant from il. which is one object
Of this government. and make nossibl,
the creation "f new as>""iation OF
nations