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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTICES.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1920.

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CIRCUMVEXENOL

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US. SENATE AND THE TREATY.

NATURE OF THE OPPOSITION.

Mr. Frank H. Simonds, the well-known American writer.

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REMEDY. Booklet Free.

London Times As one who from the outset of the war advocated) American participation on the Oriene Co. Station Rd. Croydon, Eng Allied side, and frequently since Any class Bruggist can obtain then has found hospitality withints reedy to your order, or it can be your volumes, I am taking themed direct from as precept

herty of addressing to you cer- tain comments on recent events in the United States.

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Mr. Wilson's alleged idealism to involve the United States in world affairs to the ultimate pro- fit of Great Britain and the immediate peril of the United States.

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more

FRENCH LESSONS.

G. MOUSSION,

15, Morrison Hill Road.

The main trouble always lies three categories by no means in the American conviction that exhaust American opponents to President Wilson tried to deliver the Treaty. The fatal opposition

of the United States, to commit it to has come from that mass a one-sided scheme against the American people who feel that interests of the country indefiance they have bad their name signed of the will of the country, and to something without their per that he did this mainly because mission, bave had their name. he was made the victim of his used without their consent, and own theories and vanities by our feel a genuine apprehension over European associates in the world such an extension of executive power with all the concomitant possibilities for the future.

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"In my judgment. the very best enthusiastic the British praises basis for future Anglo-American sends the following letter to the ING EQUALS THIS SIMPLE for the President and for the association will have to be natural Senate has proposed are more of of less technical, some of them are growing out Price 4 per "League of Nations became, the cooperation.

more general was the American mutual interests, but in no sense obviously absurd, but the reserva- subject to any constraint or tion which a majority of the. suspicion and opposition.

American people have adopted is the President of the written partnership.

That re- United States submitted to the event, as things now stand, the the one thatcounts,

specifically declares

is dead and his purposes before he went

States is concerned,ility in European or Asiatic to Europe. it is conceivable that United

provided for no constitu- popular support would have been whatever the formal action by affairs growing out of the Peace. advance by the Treaty Such comment as reaches this tional prohibition. Mr. Wilson gained, and popular support thus the Senate. And the more British settlement, and side of the ocean would seem to went to Europe. but he went gained would have prevented statesmen, public men, and for-in

America, does indicate that the real causes against the will of a majority of partisan opposition later: but eign friends of the United States of Versailles.

Wilson the the American people, who clearly Mr. underlying the defea.

neither before, try to revive it by praise and by not disapprove of the Peace Treaty of Versailles in the United indicated by their votes and by during, ner after the Peace Con- endorsement, the more general terms. There is less criticism in Americe than in Europe so far as States Senate have not been their feelings an apprehension as ference adequately explained to will be American resentment.

I do not in the least despair of the sentence pronound against accurately reported either in to the purposes of Mr. Wilson, the American people what his Great Britain or France.

or was this apprehension lessen- purposes were, and on their part net er relations between Great Germany is concerned. Whatever partisan influences ed when at the outset of his the American people felt both Britain and the United States as decision to rejec: the Treaty was have contributed to the defeat it European visit Mr. Wilson was distrust and resentment wholly a result of recent association in rot influenced by the Sarre Valley war, provided these relations are detail or the Danzig circums is no less attributable primarily to welcome on all sides with un-outside of any partisan con-

allowed to develop normally and tances. No change that could be the fact that it was negotiated precedented enthusiasm as the sideration. with the President, and not with daly authorized representative

The situation, therefore, comes not translated into that form of a made in the conditions so far as the Germany is concerned would the people of the United States, of his country.

down now to this: far from unilateral contract which

the cause When Mr. Wilson began to advancing

of the majority of the American people make the Treaty more acceptable and has failed to enlist the sup- port or the approval of the people. speak in the name of the Ameri- League of Nations or the interests conceive the Le gue of Nations in America.

To understand the "situation can people, declaring that they of Anglo-American association, to be, but I do warn my English In sum, the Treaty has failed, one must go back a year, and desired a certain form of peace. British praise of the Fresident friends against a persistence in ajor rather the League of Nations recall the fact that at the Novem- there was a renewal of American and of the League of Nations to policy which, to use an old phrase has been rejected or American negotiated without reference to ber election in 1918 Mr. Wilson resentment, since Mr: Wilson had day serves to confirm American not wholly unfamiliar, armounts issues, and because it

to "backing the wrong horse." · appealed to the people to elect a never submitted to the American] suspicions which, however un-

Iremember that one of the British American opinion or knowledge. Democratie House of Representa. people any draft of his pro-jast, are not less widespread. In tives as an evidence of support gramme, and the American addition, such endorsements seem representatives at Paris said to The situation will not be changed for his past policies and of confid- people bad rejected a "blank in many quarters little short of me last winter that it was not the hereafter by any formal ratifica- in his future purposes, cheque "endorsement such as British interference in American fault of the British that the tion accompanied by reservations. These future purposes were ac- he had sought at the November politics of behalf of one party Constitution of the United States It is against the spirit rather American apposition is curately understood to include a election. The more Mr. Wilson against another with the obvious provided no machinery for deal than the form or the language trip to Europe on behalf of the assumed to speak for America. purpose to persuade the people of ing with the situation created by that League of Nations.

the more resentful the majority the United States to adopt an President Wilsons course. This directed. This opposition has The result of that election was of the American people became. agreement made without their was true, and it remains true. developed against the spirit a decisive defeat for the President. Mr. Wilson had counted on a consent or without consulting By a contrast, the mass of the because the American people Under similar circumstances. in shining success at Faris which them, and involving very great American people feel that the feel that they had nothing what- November, 1918, ever to do with spirt which, Great Britain or France the res- would be sufficiently impressive risks without any profit material election of

should have been accepted in without their consent, has been ponsible Ministry would have to enlist American support when or moral. resigned, since the control of the he came home, but in point of fact What then, is the solution? It Europe as a clear warning. We labelled with their name and House of Representatives, as well it is exceedingly doubtful if any does not seem to me there is any do not feel on this side of the against their wishes adapted by as the Senate, passed to the success in Europe, however great, immediate solution. After having ocean that we have repudiated an other countries as representing

never their wishes.

It is possible to exaggerate the Opposition.

would have overcome American been amended by the addition of obligation, because Instead of resigning, Mr. resentment.

magy reservations, the Treaty assumed the obligation, we never As the Conference in Paris pro-may conceivably be

ratified. authorized Mr. Wilson to assume intensity of the opposition. Wilson persevered in his deter

for us,

and we do Roughly speaking, there are three mination to go to Europe. The greased, and it became clear that This ratification, however, will it country bad no constitutional Britain was supporting Mr. Wilmerely mean a formal assent not purpose now to peroit Mr. shades of opinion. A great many remedy because the American son almost without reservation. to

of Peace Wilson's course in assuming it to more oppose than advocate the restoration a Constitution bad been drafted at 1opular suspicion began to con-with- Germany, and to the speak for us, to commit us to a adoption of the League of a time when sailing vessels were centrate upon British purposes. material conditions imposed upon project we not understand and Nations portion of the Treaty. larger than the other two.com-" the only means of communica- The majority of the American Germans by the Treaty of. Vess have never had a chance to pass There is a third fraction much tion with Europe, and no one people did not believe in Mr-les. The absolute rejection of judgment upon.

The way to America's heart is bined, which is not in the least conceived of the possibility either Wilsonls policies, and they did the idea of cooperation in world of swift voyages or of cable not believe that any considerable administration will stand, and the net through Mr. Wilson's policies interested. The League of communciations. The assump-number of Englishmen believed chances of future growth for the & great deal of the opposition of Nations has failed as popular tion implicit in the Constitution in them. They saw in the British League of Nations scheme seem the President la purely partissa speel: therefore, the action of Was that the President would championship of Mr. Wilson a to me, as far as America in con- some of it comes from Irish and the Senate is totally unlikely to be

deliberate effort of make use of derned, very dark.

German sympathizers, but these reversed by any popular protest, stay in the United States.

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