The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-06

0AALAAS "a AAdu t6DVuSti u
the- PFePes4-sha4 net take the result
Of the referendum too seriously. The
proponents Of the plan know well
enough that the ena as at present
constituted never will give endorse
ment to the plan after II has been put
In resolution, bin or treaty form for
submission to congress. The support
ers Of the plan here in Washington and
who give voice on the subject, there
fore, seemingly want 1t to be known
that they have no great hope that
congress will give It's endorsement. no
matter what the referendum may seem
to show.
Real Referendum at the Polls.
So far as the Washington viewpoint
is concerned, it seems that the refer
endum On a World court and on a
gradual approach to a direct way into
the League Of Nations. is to be held
next summer and fall-that Is in the
election. The feeling of the friends
of q modified Woodrow Wilson plan
seems to BE that a change has come
in the country since the election of
1920 and that today there are hundreds
Of thousands of voters who, in a
sort of despair because Europe cannot
get Strengthened out any other way,
now are willing that something shall
be tried TO bring order out Of disorder.
even if ono they objected to the trial
Of anything that looked as If il might
lead into the field Of European trou-
b1es.
II Is not determined yet definitely
whether the senators actually will en-
dorso a resolution of inquiry to de
termine whether or not the Box peace
plan competition was instituted for the
purpose of coercing the senate of the
United States. Of course everybody
here knows that such an inquiry would
prove nothing, and that the very sng-
gestion of 1t is simply n mark of re-
sentiment that anybody should have the
temerity to attempt to try TO find out
whether the American people are IN
favor of something which some Of their
representatives in the senate look on
with hatred. II would be something
of a blow TO the self love of a good
many senators If they should be made
to know that the humble ones who sent
them to the senate do not hold them to
be infallible because of their high
place.
Some days have passed since the
Box peace plan was made public. The
senate. in part. has done nothing but
attempt TO pour contempt on Mr.. Bok's
pride of achievement. The wish. of
course, is father to the thought that
the plan will not amount TO anything.
II is held here as certain that 1t will
take a referendum result of Niagara
like power to move the irreconcilables
from their place Of antagonlsm.
Patriots VS.. Yellow Students.
In round numbers there are 10000
officers of the Reserve corps of the
United States. Probably nlnety-hve
per cent of these officers served dur
ing the great wal and By expressing
their willingness to staZp the re
%rve they simply serS Etice that
their patriotism IS Of . kinds23 ich vii
make them willing to serve again In
case of their country's need.
There is an organization called the
Reserve Officers Association of the
United States with headquarters in
Washington, of which John Ross Della
field, brigadier general in the Reserve
corps, is the president. This associa-
ton, composed as it Is of men who
have served, and extraordinarily are
willing TO serve again, is looking with
dismay and disgust-disgust is the
word-on the action of a group of
several hundred delegates TO a recent
convention of an organization of stud
ents of the United States who. after
their convention was over. as a minor.
ity insisted that a meeting should be
called later to discuss the question
Of whether or not the students OF
America should pledge themselves to
refuse in the future TO aid In the
prosecution Of war. either directly or
indirectly.
The members of the Reserve corps
are civilians and not professional
soldiers. They are in every walk Of
life. Through the president of the
association has gone a telegram OF
protest 10 DR.. Joseph c. Robbins, chair
man of the recent convention of stu
dents, saying that those delegates to
the convention who insisted that a
meeting should be called TO discuss
the question given above were guilty
of treason to their country.
Denounced by Delafield.
Now it must not be understood that
this convention of students which was
held recently endorsed the plea OF
many of the delegates that a pledge
should be taken TO refrain from any
act of helpfulness in a war In which
their country might become engaged.
The main body of the delegates de
clined TO consider the thing. but there
were several hundred Of them who,
over the protest of the conventions
chairman, called a meeting TO be held
on Armistice Day, 1924 for the ex-
press purpose of discussing the CUES.
ton given. II Is known that virtually
every one OF the young men who de
manded that this meeting be held Is of
a mind TO refuse any kind of aid to
his country IN the day of its possible
peril.
In the telegram, signed by General
DelaieId. to the chairman of the stu
dents convention this among other
things is said:
u irish +o state that pvarT Dotriotir