vmmmTrwwfw pfawKp'?n! ?.? ;t? T3TWn7jrc7rOT '"? Wfl' "W wyjraBrT''i .'', ! y.j vi- j3 '- ,l Ti '' S Si W', ""V.,'.fi '. ti ' t t v "s '" '. mmtiSG PUBLIC LEDGEE-PHIEADELPHIA-, FRIDAY, MAT 0; 1919 '", f, i. '-. .fc . ' '!h n. iW, L t firinriTTiiiiPiHin rtAbLHMHIYYHn IS, TAFT ASSERTS Term3 Enforce Reparation for Damages or Provide Means of Preventing Future Strife GERMANS DRIVEN TO KNEES By WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Copjrtol't- 1011, hv Public I.ciotr Co, ;Th treaty presented to the German representatives is said to contain 80,000 Tvord. The abstract submitted in yes terday's papers ly the Associated Press contains 31,000 words. We may presume that the nbstract'givcs a fairly Rood idea of .the general provisions of the treaty and its plan ; yet when xve come to read the abstract of the lcaRUC of nations, of 'which we have previously received the text in full, and see how unsatis- factory it is, we must conclude that rmuch of important detail in the rest ot the treaty is left for our future infor mation and study when the whole treaty is 'received. One's first impression In reading many of the articles is that they are severe in dealing with Germany. One's memory ia'then roused and he notes that cath provision is either reparation for damage done by the Hermans in viola tion of the laws of war or is only a reasonable protection against a repe tition of such violation by an unre pentant international criminal. The treaty Itself i. by implication, a just arraignment of Germany nn indict ment on many couutst and a just judg ment. There is comparatively little tcr ritory taken from Germany which is really German. The Saar district is German, but it was necessary to give to France the coal mines to enable her to reqoup the damage deliberately done to her coal mines at Lens and elsewhere, and temporarily she must govern the district to secure herself. The. provision for the ultimate disposition of the Saar district after fifteen years, by a vote of all the people, is probably the heat ar tangement which could be made. Keeps Germany on Kne.es The long-delayed restoration of right to Denmark and to Poland was. of course, embarrassed by the changes made through German settlements since those forcible seizures were achieved, but it is always so. On wrongs and in justices innocent rights nccrue, and in the proper remedy of the original wrong the innocent suffer. Thus in giving to Poland the access she needs to the lial- tic sea, part of west Prussia, that is doubtless German, must be taken as a corridor from Poland to Danzig. 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I !," I National advertising should be bought on the basis of the "long pull" and not I I with the expectation of immediate S I turnover. M Consistent, intelligent advertising, m properly placed, will build prestige and B volume. In other wor.ds, "public, con M sciousness" (the process of automatic IB selection). in A compact, efficient organization at your immediate service. ; I DIPPY AITKIN I TXVELTTH FILBERT STREETS ' jV 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 transit frdm Germany to East rrds a Is secured1 by the treaty, and Danzig Is left a frco city for the Germans therein to govern themselves, subject onlv to the rolish right to use the port facilities for Polish trade. Germauy is still a great domain, with great power for resiliency nnd recovery in an Indus trial way. She Is restricted In seeking methods of oppressive competition and in taking advantage of her uninjured industrial status nftcr haying delibcr atcly destroyed much of the industrial capacity of her natural competitors, France nnd Belgium. Germany in her mad dream of uni versal empire roused against her an nlliance of the world, and the alliance has driven her to her knees. Ruthless cruelty nnd disregard of all conventional rules of war Inflicted upon the world suffering nnd agony nevcrAnown before in history. This treaty iu the limita tion of her military preparation, forces nnd activities is justly designed to keep her in the safe and useful attitude of genuflection, to which our victory in this war drove her. The momentary suggestion that these provisions arc hard yields' at once when the occasion and the reason for them ore better un derstood. In all criminal prosecutions the perpetrator ot the crime is favored by delay in the trial. The harshness of the pcnrlty to be imposed and its effect upon the persons present in court have greater weight in the minds of the jury than they ehould'havc in con sidering the necessity for punishment of such crimes as a deterrent of others. We need to have our memories vividly refreshed lest we forget our duty. Cannot Pay Full Hill In all respects lit one reparation should be enforced to the full. Ger many has wrought far more injury than she can ever pay for. Rut Lloyd George and CIcmeuccau had promised their peoples they would secure the last dollar from Germany for this purpose and no treaty that did not formally an nounce the principle and create ma chinery to secure its application would have satisfied their constituencies. So after securing a payment of $3,000, 000,000 in gold or in kind provision is niade for the further payment of $23, 000,000,000 in installments by the issue of bonds. And then the question of the amount of the full reparation is left to a commission which is to report in 1021. The treaty expressly recognizes that Germany cannot pay all she is liable for, and we may assume thut the injured Allies will come to realize that the sums which they will receive will be larger if they nbme their claims and relieve Germany from a burden impos sible to carry by reasonably proportion ing what they take from her to her ability to pay. Time cures such un reasonableness, as the French and British constituencies have shown in this matter. The device in the treaty for letting this cure operate is a good one. What one notes in the treaty Is the Z- iinV . M . m : f-lO & WEEIC A WATCH EVERY REQUIREMENT oner may be withdrawn any day. Open Saturday Evenings I many uses made of the league of na tions to render the treaty workable ami iu Bci-urn mo execution or its provi sions. These features do not increase the burdens of the I'litt,! snti. hrn. what the already published terms of the cogue involve, except in furnishing members of commissions and tribunals who, acting as representatives of the league, nre to pass upon and decide special classes of questions arising out of the construction nnd execution of the treaty. Most of these duties do not in volve us any more than the service of our representatives on the mixed court In Egypt carried with it obligation upon our government. league Needed for Peace These features of the treaty are not unexpected and could not be. Those who have advocated a league of nations to enforce peace have always contended that no treaty which would achieve the purpose ot ourselves and our allies in fighting the wnr could be possibly en forced without a league of nations, in eluding nt least, those nations who won the war and were making the treaty. The suggestion that this feature finds a motive in a desire to force the league through the Senate should he given no weight. It wns the situation which colled for the league to make the peace. The need for tribunals to settle difficult questions with the joint power of n league back of them to give authorita tive weight to their decisions was plain to a wayfaring man who considered the subject nt nil. One thing In the treaty that may escape attention, but which is very im portant if the abstract gives the right interpretation, is the provlsiou for n subsequent convention between the five great powers nnd the new government of Poland to secure the rights of minori ties in religious matters. If n similar provision in the Austrian treaty is in serted in respect to Rumania, the chief danger from maltreatment of the Jews -nn be averted nnd proper Bccurity against it be exacted from the Polish and Rumanian governments. This is a subject in which our Jewish fellow citi zens have had the deepest concern, and properly so. It is thus gratifying to note that the omission of an article in the league of nations on this subject may still be supplied in dealing with specific governments. The world is to be congratulated that so much of this great work of formu lating a just peace has been done. Doubtless mistakes have been made. The decision as between Jupan nnd China gives one much concern lest C'hinn has not been justly dealt with. We do not know when or how she is to get Shan An Appeal Industrial Philadelphia with a quota of $100,000,000 today faces DEFEAT in the VICTORY Loan Cam paign. Your record in Liberty Loans is: Second Loan -Third Loan - -Fourth Loan - Your subscriptions to the Victory Loan through Wed nesday, May 7th, were $35,713,5Q0. Will this be your greeting to the really Victorious Iron Division? Was their task less than yours? Have your losses equalled theirs? As business men you meet your contracts. You promised to back up the men who won the war and to bring them home. Your note is now due. You can ask no extension. The banks will loan on liberal terms. Telephone Industrial Headquarters, 45 South Broad Street Walnut 6230 for the name of your trade division Chairman and increase your subscription today. Shall we permit other cities to meet Philadelphia's obligations? tung province back. That may come to us later. When, however, the vast ness of the tiisk and the complications are considered, the treaty on the whole achieves the purpose of the war. (From Today's Public Ledger) Woman's Club Elects Officers The Woman's Club of Gemianlown, which took an active purt in many lines of work during the war. lias elected the following officers: President, Mrs. AValter (5. Sibley : vice presidents, Mrs. Thomas II. C'armichael, Mrs. Walter Pcnn Shipley, Mrs. Thomas Raeburn White; treasurer, Mrs. George Wheeler : recording secretary, Mrs. I. Pearson Willlts: corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Charles II. Arndt. Conva lescent soldiers and sailors are enter tained every Thursday by the patriotic committee of the club, of which Mrs. W. Kane Is chairman. Club Exceeds Its Quota The Manufacturers' Club last night exceeded its loan quota of $2,000,000. when nt n rally, conducted by Hdwin M. Abbott, chairman of the Victory Loan committee of the club. $140,000 was subscribed. Total subscriptions of the club exceed the quoin by $8000. With the completion of the quota a movement was begun to obtain an addi tional $1 .000.000. Philadelphia VICTORY LOAN COMMITTEE .TAFT TO SPEAK L Ex-President Will Lead Acad emy Rally Believes Leaguo Opposition Will Dwindle Former President Tnft will speak nt La Victory Loan rally tonight In the Academy of Music. Mr. Taft in an interview here yester day said he felt a portion of the oppo sition to the Iraguc of nntions would disappear with the adoption ot the peace treaty. Mr. Tuft added that criticism leveled at the pact had been fostered by the feeling that the league of nations was delaying the day of reckoning with Germany. The former President Is now making a tour of the country in the interest of the Victory I,oan campaign. He arrived in this city at 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon from Chicago and Im mediately left for New Tork. where he to Industrial $34,213,650 78,576,150 161,634,550 made nn address last night. The for mer President is a tireless worker. Traveling with his secretary, he an swers his correspondence, prepares slntenieuls and works ns the train rolls along. "The objection to the league of na tions in many quarters." declared Mr. Taft, "was due to the feeling that the pact was delaying the peacn trenty. Consequently the business men did not deeply look into the subject, but re sented the delay in the treaty. "Hoxvrxcr. now that we have tli treaty, I feel thill the league of nations will receive more consideration by op poncnts. and this 1 feci confident will help make friends for the pact. "The peace trenty us it now Mnwl takes into consideration the league of nations, ami the league nf tuitions ciui not xery xxell be rejected without in terfering with the adoption of the treaty. The trenty xxnuld have to lm amended if the league xvere to he dis carded." Mr. Tnft also declared that lie felt that Senator Miirding. of Ohio, xr wrong in his dccln ration that the Irngtte of nations lias nn friends in Ohio. "I have not lived in Ohio for sumo time," declared the former President, "but I lime addressed .-iiidiencet in that state and I feel that the future will prove that Mr. Harding is not correct m his- statement." jr AFGHANS INVADE INDIA Amir's Tribesmen and Regulars Cross Border British Stiffen Line Iomlnn, May !).- Afghan tribesmen have crossed the Afghan border xvith the assistance of Afghan regular troops nnd have occupied certain positions on i the Indian side nf the border, according to ii dispatch from the Indian foreign otlice. Military precautions hnx'c been taken by the British, xxlm fiax-c addressed a l vigorous note to the Amir. Chileans Visit Independence Hall I Txxo'nf the three commissioners sent from Chile to study financial nnd In dustrial conditions in the larger cities' of the liiitcd Stntes lire iu this city as guests nt the Chamber of Com 1 incr-e. Today Independence Hnll will 'lie inspected nnd a trip to Hog Island shipyard may he made. The commls sinners nre .lunn Knrique Forcomal and Angusto Villnneiivu, xvho nre accom panied by Secretary Luis Yanez and Kurique Iloonster. interpreter. Kerensky In Paris; "Lies Low" Paris. May ft. Alexander Kereniky, the former Russian premier, is in Paris, it became known today. He has not, however, made an appearance in Peaqq Conference circles. J W'-iri' r 4 ! m , ss fj 4 m ssi m W; 61 , i, a 3J -mi T.jP ,.a Jl anr. da .Uii A "i&'V-i jU H. ft" . -3 1 1: kftW.rf 1 XubU j 1 1 "R iV. ,.
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