Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-28
TARDY RECOGNITION OF AMERICA DUTY

The prompt which the country rallied
port OF President Harding his have United States
enter the international court of up by the League Ma
ons shows clear the sentiment of the people far
participation IN world affairs is concerned The President
Deen long time coming around to it. but it evident
would have to take some such action or later.
The truth Of the whole matter is Woodrow Wilson right
from the beginning and the great majority the people the
country know it, including Senator Lodge his baaon of
DEATH the United States senate only they
init it Had President Wilson been followed in the peace neeoa
tons and the Versailles treaty ratified with League Nations
France would not be in the Ruhr today would have
been kept of Consannop being in state of
chaos and upheava it today nearly five years after the
Ece signed the world would be toward recovery and
peace and prosperity.
Kaiser Wilhelm is blamed for setting the on fire to graf
ny MS personal ambitions may be said with much truth that
the present unsettled condition of the world the
parsansp personal hatred and petty jealousy Senator Lodge
and his little cotere of supporters the United States senate Tb
would rather see the world suffer for years
"son succeed IN carrying out his matter
pow excellent that program known to be.
Immediately after the signed every civilized ma
fion looking America lead the world There was un-
bounded confidence this government The small nations looked
upon us the deverer and the larger nations only
glad to have great power absolutely free from the alous
deep rooted preudlce OF the Old World take the helm
played such big bringing hostes to an end President
Wilson ready proceed with bringing about permanent
peace 1t was man part that he would have played
sitting at the head Of the table surrounded
Ves Oh AL the other Powers there doubt that rapid
toward readJusment Of affairs would have been made
But the vndcveness of the Republicans in the United
senate such that world leadership nothing compared with
the iscredng Of Woodrow Wilson The Republican
about to overthrow him. How well they succeeded what
to the world is well known ALL Realizing the prn-
cpal which Woodrow Wilson working was right the Re
ubcans tried to accomplish the purpose another way
An association of nations something sort was suggested
was uberfuge and simple but would do to ad
nit that President Wilson was right.
Nothing heard Of the proposed nations after
r Harding entered the White House but international
ference held at Washington which promised
have accomplished little. And looming up before us
League of Nations OF course mention of the league taboo in
good Republican circles but courageous effort made to get
around it.
President Harding absolutely right in the has
regarding the international of justice The United States
pught by all means to have part in it. In sense however
recognition of the League of Nations and anything tending
ward such recognition repulve to the who still
Henry Cabot Lodge their leader But the that the President
has got around at last encouraging. While is likely
shat the senate will take favorable action this session. will
have grant the Presidents request when the congress
xenes
it's pity that the President did sufficient courage
10 ahead with his plan of joining the court perfect
right do under the constitution asking the approve
action after course the senate could dsapprove
and refuse ra the action whereupon the plan would fail But
% necessary for the President humae himself by ask
ing the senates permission every time he desires
policy in foreign relations.
However step in the right direction has been taken last
The United States moving slowly, very slowly, her
rghul place the head of world affairs only through
such cooperation that anything like normal conditions be
restored.
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