The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-23
HARDING AT HOME AND WILSON
ABROAD.

ain presenting to the Senate the treaties
agreed upon at the armament conference Presi-
dent Harding occupied position much strong
er than that occupied by President Wilson
when he presented the treaty agreed upon at
Versailles" declares the Republican Publicity
Association, through it's president, Hon. Jona-
than Bourne, Jr "Mr Harding was in posi-
ton to argue that the honor of the country
required the ratification of the treaty Presi-
dent Wilson and his supporters undertook to
make such claim in behalf of the treaty OF
a peace with it's league of nations encumbrance,
but the plea gained no credence anywhere
'The difference between the two situations
is clear. President Wilson went to Paris prac-
tcally alone He took with him a few sub
ordinates, but he neither counseled with them
nor received from them any suggestions They
were mere clerks carrying information to give
him if called for Neither directly nor indi-
rectly did he take the advice of the Senate
nor keep the Senate informed as to the steps
ne was taking Moreover, it having been re-
ported that President Wilson intended to in
corporate in the peace treaty the league of
nations covenant thirty-nine members of the
Senate notified him in writing and by the
adoption of a resolution that they could not
support the treaty with such a provision in it.
With that knowledge before him and before
the other nations represented at Versailles,
President Wilson continued in his determine
ton to Intervene the league Of nations cove
nant in the peace treaty in such way that
the whole must be accepted or rejected. He
undertook to force the Senate to give it's sanc=
tion to agreements with which the Senate dis
agreed.
mo such methods were pursued by Presi-
dent Harding. Instead of going personally as
delegate to the conference he appointed four
of the ablest men in the United States two
OF them members of the Senate and leaders of
their respective political parties These four
men in constant consultation among them
selves and with the President and with mem
bers Of the Senate represented the interests
and desires of the United States government
Moreover, the Senate had already, by adoption
OF a resolution declared it's desire that treaties
be made providing for limitation of armament
and settling vexatlous questions in the Pacific
Thus it will be seen the President made the
treaties with the advice of the Senate.
''In one other respect President Harding's
position was much stronger than that of Presi-
dent Wilson. At the same time that he sub
mitted the treaties to the Senate he placed
before that body complete copy of the minutes
OF the proceedings by which the terms of the
treaties were arrived at. In other words, he
placed before the Senate all information in his
possession bearing upon the agreements by
which it was proposed the United States should
be bound Not so did President Wilson. A
vast amount of the data pertaining to the
peace conference at Versailles was hidden
away in what has since been called the steel
box and only in recent weeks have the Senate
and the public been permitted to know por-
tion of the contents of that box and, even at
this late date only such portions as an editor
acting under the direction of Mr.. Wilson saw
fit to make known through the columns of
limited number of newspapers
President Wilson proceeded to negotiate
treaty in violation of both the spirit and the
letter OF the United States Constitution. Presi-
dent Harding paid due respect to both"