Show The Public Pulse ITH the return of f President Wilson ilson th the United W WITH States State may may turn its attention to domestic problems problems lems ems as the step next step in the thc establishment o of satisfactory satisfactory tory tor ry international relations t ons for the future Sl Six months s in Europe have c not changed Mr Ir Y Wilson materially Ill Ills return to toV V Washington was accompanied b by I practically the he the same remark which marked matted his Ilis depa departure from the United States on his second trip to France F-ance When he left for Paris following the adjournment r of the last Congress his his' last re remar ark k way was that the first thin thing he would could tell the people in In Europe was that the the of f American people were there whole heartedly for league nations covenant History tells its own story o of that conference in In an efa ef- ef message a recording how ho tho the pea peace c f Tort lort rt t to satisfy Ame American objection many chan changes cs in the conna covenant t. t If the President was Vas right much rauch vale val- val e liable cable time has been lost in needless re revision sion 1 Immediately upon his return to Washington the President a again in asserts that he is glad to find t the le American Amer- Amer I I ic ican can m. m people solidly ba back k of the he league of nn nations lO s. s lIe He lIem m makes kes the statement immediately after admissions of joy jO jOto to once n more ore be where he can an participate in the theo counsels o of the American people Coming events indicate indicate indicate indi indi- cate no more basis for this assertion than the thc one made on his departure to Europe President Wilson is admittedly out oui of touch with the thc voice of the American people but his counsellors have haye had their ears to the ground The They have arranged a atour atour tour of the country for h him m in the interest of the league of nations which is not reflective of the unanimous support for the league which Mr Vilson Tilson says he founds up upon 1 his return to Washington If Jf the President is sat satisfied that he lie interprets the American feeling correctly correctly cor- cor his proposed trip is a n. waste of time mone money and andI I cn energy in th the purpose for wh which ch it is launched I There are too many important issues before the country eO to give time to issues which have been settled The rhe fact of the matter is that Mr Wilsons Wilson's advisers l are not so certain that the American people are unreservedly unreservedly for the league covenant connant brought home from Paris by the Pres President dent The American people do want peace they want to return to the task of a advancing c civilization on They are that desirous of peace that the they will ill accept a league of nations that will not involve in new causes of war The American people want to ao avoid l war A league of nations that opens new causes of df strife is not what the American people desire Let bet not the thc President or his advisers nd misinterpret this desire of peace to be a wish to guarantee the future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture destiny t f all peoples and the existing boundaries of all nations Reservations will ill be made before the American people accept the league of nations covenant oo The document must be strictly in conformity with the desire for peace The withdrawal clause of the constitution constitution constitution con con- must be so modified as to specific specifically lv state that the United States may mav withdraw w on t two tO O years cars notice without restriction and and without qualification The rhe American rc revision sion will demand a n distinct statement statement state state- ment as ns to the Monroe doctrine and it cannot accept without modification article ten Moreover it will reserve unquestioned control over o the settlement of all domestic problems The Amer American rm people have e not yet been taken into tho the confidence of the President The promise of Open covenants ts openly arrived at is is as ancient as ns the 1910 campaign slogan Our people will ill know more about the course coarse charted hared f for r them as as the Senate adopts an open policy In in discussing international relations as fixed in the thc treat treaty As s the Senate puts into practice the promises of the President ur o-ur our people will have access to complete information from which a a. state of understanding understanding under- under standing is to bo be o ga gained 11 00 When this sta stage e is reached we ma may rest assure assured that the American people w wills will ill speak s in terms So plain that even cven the casual visitor to our shores can make no mistake in our attitude Q 3 a |