The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-01
Barometer of Public Opinion
Answering unrtahornc.


Answering IInrtshornc.
Editor world. Az a regular reader OF The
World editorials and public opinions "ou,u
uko To- Offer few lines ia answer To- an aI,ul' aI,
i'm todny's World signed by G.. r. IiartShoruo' /
and more especially lu defense Of newspapers
statesmen. ana individuals that have me Il1i
courage and backbone I'm those days OF prcjunIIe
ana propaganda. to speak their own MINUS ro-
gardlcss Of consequence. -
II IL absolutely disgusting To- read some ol W l''v
propaganda being spread today as American,
which Is nothing but praise for edch ana tEt,g |
motive and action OF the allies ~ ih. Iat,'
var A great many newspapers and INDIVIDUALS
are continually referring to our associates IN
the war "our allies" when IN realty they ar"
not allies thanks To mo entanBhnE oluai,y,',
II makes my blood boil TO hear tho conilnual
hnrping about the allies lighting Tor lhe N'n'
ideals ~ we did. II the allies wer" ighung iDr
tho same ideals for which We touHht, why III
the namo Of God ala we stay out OF me wa, ~
as long az did. and why dd our pItslu'hl
warn all our people 10 De hb'"Iu'cly h'u''"' a. a.
our thoughts ana words, prior 10 our 'l,''S ~
the war. The truth OF the matter Is thht the WaI
was not started for Humanitarian reasons, put
was principally fought for commercial REASONS
and polItical Jcalouscs tho causes ot which
date bnck to time immcmotlal, ana the tympd-
thies of America were divided between the con-
tending factions. Even our own entry IN the
war was not primarily due TO humhnllarlan Toa-
sons at least nothing was said ABOUT u IN inc
war declaration, and why did We not declare
war against Turkey. one OF the grcatest men
aces against humanity Before our entry IN
the war we heard very little about humanity
but heard "A great deal about the division OF
the spoils for the victors. AFTER our entry we
were told that the war was being tousht i0r
the sake Of humanity, but Two ana ohe-uaiI
years have elapsed spce actual fightlng ended
and eth humanity is 'groaning under greater
military burden than was conceived before
mo great conflict. Yet while the peace con-
ference" In session We were tod mat
great document being written--greater
Than the Ton Commandments and our Decldra-
ton Of Independence, which would bring UNI
vcrsal peace to the world. But what disap-
poIutment
Right here | would Ike to quote portion Of
General smuts' article in the Literary Digest or
March 10, 1921 under the heading Wilson the
Idenlist SCapegoat." The hope, the is1'!Tl-
ton for new world order of peace and right
and justce--however deeply and universally
felt-was still only feeble and ineffective in
comparison with the dominant national passions
which found their expression in the peace treaty
Even II Wilson had been one OF the great
demigods OF the human race, he could not nave
saved the peace Knowing the peace confer
cnce as / knew II from within. feel convinced
In my own mind that not the greatest man porn
of woman I'm the history Of the race would nave
saved the situation. The great nope was not
the heralding Of the coming dawn, as the peo-
pies thought, but only dim iht'h'h.l3h o,
some fnr-off event toward which We shall yet
have to make many long weary natch, Slh-
cercly ns we believed In the moral ideals for
which we had fought the temptation at Paris
of u large booty to he divided proved too great'
And in the end not only the leaders, but the
peoples preferred bit OF booty here, strategic
frontier there a coal field or an oil well, an
addition to their population or their resources
to all the faint allurements Of the ideal
There you have IL in a nutshell-and from the
mouth Of "A British statesman at that-it il
booty they want ana NOT ptht'' NOW NHIo WI
tesslon of the truth should set at naught the
propaganda that We fought for the same ideals
as the allies did or that they iousht Tor inc
same ideals as We did, our ideals were not
booty but we were fighting tor the fourteen
points, and by the way. this was the basis on
which the nrmsticc was concluded, but defy
anyone TO find where the fourteen points were
Incorporated in the peace treaty" In This
connection l wish TO quote Smuts litiie fnr-
hCr-"There were six months OF agonzed wait
ing, during which the world situation rapidly
detcroratcd. And then emerged the peace
treaty II not Wilson peace, and he made
the fatal mistake in somehow giving the i'm
preston that tho peace was in accord with his
fourteen points and his vori' declarations
This was a Punic p"a'' l' Saine sort
Of peace as the victor had die Il TO the van
quished Tor thousands Of yoM
q Is It any wonder that ome OF 'ur really great
American statesmen baked when 1t came to
ratifying "A peace treaty OF TINS nature and
Is n surprising that former President Wilson is
in broken health when he sees that the war
was fought in vain AZ far - his proclaimed
ideals we've concerned when high ideals seem
TO have been displaced by booty,
Now let ns analyze whether the allies ana We
fought for the Rtme Ideals our declaration OF
rights, We defeated Germany IN battle and
hope our rights win not be violated again, We
asked Tor no indemnltles, territorial concessions
mandates etc, ana am glad We dId not But
we have a war debt OF about thirty billion dol
urr about "A lhird OF which VAS loaned 10 the
allies aud they may never repay IL, n great part
Of the remaining tWu-thirds OF the debt was
created by the wastcfW administration OF con-
ductng the war faitcninE pron'e'is and max
/ ing mlliuuarcs over night. Yet the taxpayer
has the bin TO pay and 1t must be paid. Tho ir-
reparable loss In human lives can never be re-
paid This is the ban America must pay for
fighting FOR high ideals
What a contrast this Is when compared to
the ideals OF "our allies They are still dNid-
ing the spoils OF the vanquished by means of
mandates, plebiscites, and other polite means
Of gaining possessions. They have practically
taken an territories from the vdnquiahod which
are rich IN mineral or oil deposits, and France
is gtill at her old game Of making treaties with
any countries which win help her extend her To-
miaus The allies are reducing the yauQuished
to ,crtdom. eNacting huge indemnities, etc. and
az the same time building up Tremendous mili-
tary establishments, but are too poor 10 oven
nay the interest on the money We loaned them
In their time ot need.
Now, of ,uurs' | expect all pro-alhcs TO ac-
Cuse me OF being pro-Gcrmau, but | will de-
fcnd my AmeriCanism TO the last dltCh, hut am
not In favor OF helping any moro Of our gen