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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1921)
I THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. MARCH i, 1 ' ' ' I Mil I-IH l - I .,. . i i Laiisins's Book it ,t : Stirs National Political Chiefs First Issues on Sale in Wash ington Sell Like Hot Cakes Hitchcock Comments On Volume. tMmg Tribnne-Omaha Bw iMwed Wlr. Washington, March 26. Com ment here today concerning the book of Robert Lansing, former secretary of state, entitled "The Peace Nego tiations," was sufficient to indicate that the disclosures contained in the colume are expected to receive the controversy of former President Wil son's part in the making of peace at Paris, lhe book was placed on sale in Washington today and copies of it sold like hotcakes. Great interest was aroused in mat ' ters concerned in the political as pect of governmental affairs and the noses of the great and near great are buried in its pages tonight. Friends and supporters of Wood row Wilson are certain to take issue with certain statements made by Mr, Lansing with reference to Mr. Wil son's peace-making activities, and ob servers here are inclined to predict that the echoes of Mr. Lansing's assertions and allegations will be heard for many a day. As for those who have been critical of the ex president's poflcics, Some of them are already showing a keen enjoy ment of Mr. Lansing's revelations. Certain republican members of the 1 senate are predicting that the book wi be the most notable contnnu tion to the whole history of the peace conference about which many volumes have been written. Some Criticise Lansing. One of the foremost of them said today that no historian of the period consumed in the making of peace after the great war could overlook the illuminating information that Mr. Lansing has given the world. While senators of this class are inclined to be delighted over Mr. Lansing's publication, some of them are dis posed to criticise him on the basis of his own explanation of his op position to the Versailles treaty and the league of nations covenant for signing the treaty. The contention was made today that his- justification of his course in becoming one of the signatories was not entirely convincing. Among comments from senators were the following: Senator McCornnck of Illinois Whatever opinion the reader may form on Mr. Lansings role in Paris, he can form but one of that which Mr. Wilson played there. Mr. Lansing's hook justifies the harshest of Mr. Wilsons critics and con dermis the treaty and covenant for the same reasons which led to their t ejection by the senate. The world has forgotten Mr. Wilson. Let us do so, too, and with good heart set to work constructively to repair the damage. Let us labor-in the real matter of fact realities and prac tical concern to rebuild the common economic life of Europe and America. Says Lansing Bitter. Senator G. M. Hitchcock of Ne braska In my judgment President Wilson made a mistake in taking Secretary Lansing to Europe and Humiliating him there. It is ques- tionable whether Secretary, Lansing could have rendered any real service to the president under any condi tion. But having taken him to Paris, he should have been accorded the consideration given the high officials of other governments at the peace conference. In view of their rela tions, it is ovious that Secretary Lansing is utterly incapable of judg ing President Wilson fairly. His book conld not be fair, as he is necessarily bitter over the way he was treated. Senator Henry Cabot .Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations committee, who led the fight for reservations to the treaty, has read the Lansing book, but refused to comment on it. One of his con fidants said he understdod the senator would have nothing to say swici now or later. Senator Moses of New Hamp shire, one of the "bitter enders." said: "Mr. Lansing states and his book snows, mat on President Wilson alone must rest the responsibility vi i. uic oi me peace negotiations, as looked upon from an Am.,; , standpoint. While the book pre- severe indictment of the pres ident s policies and actions at the Versailles conference, the author has been more than fair to him, con sidering the treatment he received from him afterwards, and he appears to have gone out of his way to cover up and make excuses for the presi dent's shortcomings." Chicago Council Board Favors Municipal Lines Chicago, March 26,-Chicago's city council committee investigating city traction lines was enthusiastic tor municipal ownership on its re turn from a tour of seven western cities. "San Francisco, which has the most extensive municipallyiowned traction system of the cities we vis ited, is having unqualified success," said U. S. Schwartz, chairman of the local improvements committee, which made the trp. "There the city operates the street cars on a 5 cent fare and is making mony. The committee visited Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, St. Taul and Minneapolis. Japanese House of Peers Votes to Aid Silk Industry Tokio, March 26. Authorization for an advance of 30,000,000 yen to the Japanese silk industry was voted by the House of Peers today, this action being taken in the form of the adoption of a concurrent reso lution which already had been passed by the House of Representatives. Voluntarily Cut Wages Tacoma, Wash., March '26. Un ion carpenters today announced a voluntary wage reduction from $8 to $7 a day. The announcement was made by C. B. 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