The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
By Senator Moses.

BY senator Moses
cannot support the pending
amendment. nor will I approve
any similar proposal at any time
prior to q sincere effort on the
part OF Europe itself to better its
condition.
Already, iDcalculsble harm has
been brought to Europe by the
mere fact OF this proposal being
made. Famished and vorscious
peoples again visualize the United
States as a geographic Christ
floats the picture Of plethoric
generous, opening his purse TO the
hand Of need whether meritorious
or meretricious. They dream
dreams Of more loans OF huge
sums without either security or
maturity, and in imagination
they are already spending our
money. not for the relief of ma
tionsl or individual suffering. but
in preparation for more joy rides
Of imperialism, militarism and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
breads ENTANGLEMENTS.
II is true that our own Depart
ment OF State would draw the
agenda for the conference. but the
result would be TO entangle and
embroil the United States in all
the jeslousies and rivslries OF the.
Old World. Our dread OF this
was the moving cause for our
rejection OF the Versailles treaty.
and none who held to this opinion
can ever forget or sufficiently re-
ward the Senator from Idaho
(BorahD for the valiant and sue
cessful leadership which he gave
to our earlier action here. nor for
the vigor and eloquence with
which he swayed the minds Of his
fellow countrymen when the issue
was taken to them in a great
and solemn referendum.
Three times the American peo-
pie have rejected such a proposal
twice by constitutional vote in
this representative body. and
once by direct voice Of the
people, who by q majority OF
1000, 900 approved our action.
Three times Columbia has refused
TO enter the fantastic household
Of the Versailles treaty by the
front door: yet there are now
those who seek in some way to
boost her over the hack fence or
to push her in through the base
ment window.
DEGREES PROPAGANDA.
The propaganda TO entangie us
in European affairs has never
ceased. From those early dsys
OF 1919 when the highly profits-
bic import Of the Versailles treaty
dawned in its richness upon the
dazzled minds OF the scantily vic
tories allies and their profiteer
ing partners. the international
bankers. the United States has
swarmed with propa aesndists. off,
cial and unofficial. sentimental
and salaried. dinning into our
ears the strong word must
and all pointing TO US the path
Of our duty. which they them
selves have chsrted. and which
leads direct and only to bene-
fits for themselves. I think the
United States is weary of all
this: that the United States deems
itself comDetent TO find its one
line OF duty and TO follow Il; and
that we need no guidance save
that OF our own conscience.
which hitherto has never failed
and never will.
II we engage in any conference
such as Is here outlined, or In
any conference prior to an earn
est attempt on Europe's part to
clean her own house, we shall
find ourselves in the anomalous
and disagreeable position Of max
ing decisions between two equally
balanced groups Of contenders.
To us would fall the decisive vote
and the decision OF the umpire.
Our national game daily demon
strates the uncomfortable posi-,
ton which the umpire occupies:
and have no desire to see Uncle
Sam ''beaned" by a pop bottle
thrown from the European
bleachers.
The only conference which can
ever be summoned TO produce q
satisfactory or official solution
of the ills OF Europe is a con.
ference of the -signatorv powers
for the purpose of rewriting the
Versailles treaty and to eliminate
the greed which marks it's every
~ =, Cranh