Continuing from where we left off with the Treaty of Versailles, we shall see other groups have to say about it. Plus, we will see what Wilson did to emphasize the League of Nations.
52. Each of the following groups found objections with Wilson's Peace in Paris
a. Isolationists, who wanted no part in foreign entanglements and alliances, wanted nothing to do with the League of Nations.
b. "Hun-Haters" thought that the punishments that were described were not strict enough.
c. Hyphenated Americans, including German-Americans, Italian-Americans, and others found the peace settlements insufficiently favorable to their native lands.
d. Irish Americans, having hard time with the British, voiced their dislike of the League saying that Britain, with all their territories, would have too much influence in the League.
53. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was to Woodrow Wilson what John Dean was to Richard Nixon. Each despised, loathed, and criticized the other. It seemed far too late for Lodge to defeat the Treaty. What he attempted to do was to amend the Treaty to better suit him and his party so they could take credit for the changes.
54. Wilson's bulky pact was bogged down in the Senate and it wasn't certain if he could get the League to pass through. In order to be certain that it did, Wilson went on a speech-tour around the country to go over the heads of the Senate directly to the sovereign people. The tour had its ups and downs and ended with downs for him. Once he returned home, he became paralyzed by a stroke.
Now, I shall pass the microphone to maria.
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