The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Senators Are Urged
to Study Peoples
Will on Treaties
SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES:

SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES:
In accepting rejecting the treaties submitted to you
by the Executive there two things which you must
necessarily have in mind
First how far your action express the will OF the
people of the United States, whom supposed to
represent
Second what your action will affect your
regulations and careers.
is highly desirable, therefore, for you to know how
the people feel in the matter of these treaes-rs be-
is essential that act in accordance with their
wishes and second because if you do not act in accord
with their wishes not only yourselves but party
will be expelled from power and other representatives
more amenable to the peoples will elected
Fortunately there opportunity almost at hand for
you what the will of the people is in regard to
these treaties and in regard to action concerning
them.
Congressional election is to be held this fall It is
easy make these treaties the issue of that election In
fact is impossible not to have these treaties the issue
of that election,
Those of you who are convinced that you right in
advocating foreign entanglng alliances, and that George
Washington wrong in opposing foreign entanghng
alliances go before the public at this election and
secure their judgment upon the question.
Mr.. Wilson had the courage to do this and was very
much enlightened by the result.
The Senate will undoubtedly be much enlightened as
Mr.. Wilson and will be enabled to guide their future
actions in strict accordance with the injunction of the
people,
Only third of the Senate up for election this
fall. Those cases will be the test
Senator Hiram Johnson who is against the alliances,
up for election. If he is returned by an over
wheming majority that result will give absolute evidence
of the opinion of the people in his section.
Senator POndexter, Senator Lodge, Senator New and
other Senators who in favor of the alliances
before their constituents and maintain their attitude and
If they defeated that fact will give very clear idea
of the attitude of the public in their sections.
Undoubtedly the issue submitted to the public at the
coming election and the decision carefully anayzed will
enable the remaining twothrds of the Senate to "save
their bacon, and possibly to their party from
defeat at the Presidential election.
Do not be in hurry, therefore, Senator's in deciding
this momentous question-momentous to you, momenous
to the nation.
Take time to decide and be to decide right.
Postpone your action until after the fall elections,
when you will know positively what the attitude of the
public really is.
you find that the public is in favor Of these alliances,
you approve them with the confidence that you
doing the right thing for country and the right
thing for yourselves.
If you find that the people opposed to these a-
ances, you reject the treaties with the supreme
satisfaction of having saved the nation from
which it did not desire to pursue, and of having saved
your party from mistake which might have been dis
astrous
Senator assuredy will not hesitate go before
his constituents and test out the popularity of his attitude
and if the other Senators who for election hes
tate make these treaties the issue of their campaigns
it certainly because they have doubt of the popularity
of these treaties.
But why should you other Senator's and the Republican
Administration, and the Republican party a whole
throughout the nation and the nation ITSELF be involved
in an unwise because of the unwngness of few
Senators to accept responsibility for their actions?
They will not avoid responsibility anyhow if they act
hastily in defiance of the popular will
But by postponing action until the popular will has
declared the Republican party whole may avoid
responsibility and the nation whole avoid commit
ment to dangerous and undesred course.
Senators, "be sure you right and then 20 ahead"
But before you go ahead BE SURE You ARE RIGHT
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST,