Show Tapping the Peace Conference cc interests of Wall YnH street arc now in post pos- pos t f CIAL 1 1 session oC copies copied of the full text of the pence treaty the statements m. m made de in inthe iii I I faith m In ii if we nH may place any aUy 5 r the the Senate by bv Senators Lod Lodge e Borah Both of ot th these e I I c senators ha have too much at stake to make these charges I V. V without the suppo support t of reliable inform information tion and for that 1 I reason rison the condition cannot be bo permitted to puss pass ISS un- un un-j un I lf Jf there is is' any foun foundation for the cha charge e then j jv i v t the e author of off f open covenants co openly arrived cd at nt can can- from the tile American Amen Ameri cnn I j I. I too quickly remove his Ins censorship ip can people 1 Of or all the powers represented at the peace confere confer confer- I e ce America is the most devoted de adherent principles principles prin- prin of open diplomacy Secrecy in any form goes prin-I prin distinctly dist dis- dis t against t tile the he grain of the lie American people regardless regard regard- I less Ies of or the spirit in ill which it is accepted by Europeans When President Wilson Tilson went vent to Paris his foremost promise promise promse prom prom- ise se was open upen diplomacy cy but nevertheless the phrase is I now as us ancient as t the e campaign SlOg SlOg- slogan of 1910 1916 In tho peace icae conference the thc rl States has shared with the rest of tile the world a u complacent submission to secret diplo- diplo I macy That in ill itself is enough to test the patience of Abe American citizenship But the secrecy of the old world has been carried f further and if there is is' any foundation for the statements state state- II m ments n s now made European nn diplomacy actually discriminates dis clis- clis- clis Press dispatches dis dis- is- is criminates against ag the American people patches s tell us the full text 01 of 01 the treaty may be purchased purchased pur- pur chased in In Germany for fifteen cents It was ot so many months ago that we wc wondered at t the hc tolerance of the German people with re respect to the censorship exercised I r bv by their government True rne the o mt has changed chang K a and d ma may maybe be moved by higher ideals But is it possible j I 4 that Germany has lias reached a stage stag in world enlighten enlighten- t ment where here her people enjoy enjoy privileges es which are den denied I ed to the citizen of the United Unite States States' Likewise we find that financial l inter interests have access to information denied the the American e S Senate c the I r representatives of our people The popular mind will willI I be he as 33 much interested in knowing how bow this his was brought 1 j about aboul as in knowing the full fun text of the treaty There p i an nn indication that everything e in Paris is not according accord- accord f F. F ing to the thc American ideal and the American people will willi i If want to tn know w nt influence e creates this this' k te tion Perhaps however howe there is a brighter ray in theft the 1 ft threat threatened ned scandal It may maS' serve to open the tile eyes of Americans who arc are exhibiting a blind faith in the ref ref- tion of of European politics It is at least convincing convincing con con- onI I evidence that open covenants co openly arrived cd t at t and he hc kept us out of war are arc of po po- d l effect I |