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or beat it altogether. within his rights in trying to get it through as it was. The people of the United States were within their Constitu- tional rights in suffering grievously 1b cause these gentlemen Mr. Wilson was were unable t agree. While the long haggle over the Treaty went on, the interests and needs of the country, as well as of the world, were neglected. It would have been a great deal better for all hands, so far as merely human consideration can judge, if Mr. Lodge could have assumed the reins of government as soon as he had Mr. Wilson’s Treaty beaten. As it was, the Constitution made him vastly powerful and important, but irresponsible. He had power to obstruct, but no power to do anything. He had power to obstruct, but no responsibility for the consequences of obstruction. Mr. Wilson appealed to the and has lost. He of further rest country, is relieved nsibility for the Treaty as it is. He can do nothing if he lik but one would think he would send the Treaty back to the Senate and let it pass it in some form, if it will. First or last, Republicans and Democrats have got to agree upon it if it is ever to go through. If they can agree in the present session of Congress, the world and the country will be just that much ahead. They have both suffered amply from the hol THE TUG OF PEACE facilities provided by the Constitution of the United States. A , disfiguring sign-board on city property up near Van Cortlandt Park was burned on November oth by citizens who came in motor cars and at- tacked it by night with axe and torch. It has not yet transpired who committed this fearful outrage on property. The possi- bility that such unlawful actions may be- come epidemic must be faced by the pub- lic. Up to the present time the public has been fairly tranquil about it. the Cortlandt Park neighborhood seemed to be united against the sign as a dis- figurement. It was believed that it had heen put up on the city property without due authority, but its destruction by vio- Opinion in lence is of course a very painful occur- rence. If people once get to thinking about wayside advertising and what it is and what it does, whose sign-board will be safe? Possibly the famous board by the Riverside viaduct that sticks in the vat of the view of the Hudson might suffer. But these chances of disorder can be averted if the legislature, when it gets to work again, will provide for the lation of petent authorities, regu- outdoor advertising by com- The rights and feel- ings of the general public on that sub- entitled to and should ject are respect, get it kut but L ) k'daw 2. BO ku etc & Reports of the League of Natior conference of the at Geneva very interesting reading. It discusse things, and seems to reach Perhaps it will act on them at this writing because the extermination of the Armenians goes on. When it talks Armenians it feels the need of Mean- nenians are tu conclusions. It is troubled about the an army, and plans to have one. while, report says the ing to Russia for protecti Soviets are ready to furnish it. No one in sight seems able to manage this world at this time, no man, no party, It drives along, bulging and spilling at the points of least resistance. Ircland in particular continues to bulge and spill deplorably, and, bad as its con- cerns are, still makes feel that t t : we worse be ey are ervers they wil comicbooks.com