Show Not the Fault of the President It Is 18 the the- F Omission of Our Laws LaWs By MAJ HARRY B. B HAWES 4 At At the conclusion of hostilities our pres president appointed himself I selected four associates and proceeded to to the c conference in in Paris These f five men men- spoke for for- forthe the United States of America Ameri and from the first first meeting meeting meeting meet- meet ing until the hc treaty was signed theirs was the voice United of United States 1 failed to interpret the W Whether ether the commission truly interpreted or es of the AmeI American can pe people theY were they they Vere placed iIi in the unfortunate position tion tion pi not knowing positively wh what t our our people wanted They guessed f that it favored a ce certain lin policy which vh ch was as their policy and it may bethey bethey be bethey know Jf If they wn they g guessed lessed correctly con To 10 this day they do not there would be no discussion in the senate and Orl Orlando of Italy George of of England Clemenceau of France Prance knew that if at any time they failed faile to o properly interpret the of their countries the legislative branches of their g governments had in their possession the power of recall No king president or ruler of ofa ofa ofa a a single nation in Europe is permitted to exercise the same unrest unrestricted right as our laws give to a pr president I The president must not be blamed because he exercised these unusual extraordinary powe powers s. s Jt t is not his fault it is s the omission of ou our law Will the Democratic party the Republican party or a new party secure for the people of the United States Stales a right that thai is po possessed even even- by the people living under lu der the monarchies hies of Europe or r shall our executive executive executive unrestrained and autocratic auto auto- tive retain and ana exercise a power more unrestricted cratic ratie than that tha of any European ruler ruler- F- F This Thi is a problem for the and is independent o of the question of the ratification or approval p peace ace aee treaty or the League of f N Nations a ions |