Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-25

territorial integrity OF. other nations
unless congress should So decide.
1T is al though you said we will
not join the league now said he,
but may join it from time to time.
We won't promise anything, but from
time to time we may cooperate.
The thing is unworthy and ridic-
ulous. 1t means the rejection of the
treaty. nothing less. The issue is
final. We cannot avoid it. We've got
to make the decision now and, once
made. there can be no turning back"
the League now, he added, and as
sumed its full responsibility, 1t would
have to come in later with Germany.
Characteriztng the treaty as a COM
plete reversal Of the old autocratic
processes of governments. he appealed
to the people to support the League
of Nations as q consummation in the
fight for democracy.
The example to which the whole
world now turned, he said. was set
by the United States in 1875. Some
European statesmen had affected to.
disregard" that example, but no wthey
all had come under its influence.
In the new world concord to rescue
the world completely from autocracy,
he said. the United States must take
the lead The nation had saved Sthe
liberties Of the world" he added, and
now must stand by the liberties OF
the world
The presidents address, frequently
Interrupted by cheering, was delivered
in a Cheyenne theater, which was
filled. ~.
Must Look Forward.
Discussing Americas. place and
leadership, Mr.. Wilson said the. ma
ton must keep its face turned for
ward just as the American soldiers
did in the Great War.
They meyer thought Of turning
back not eonly,n55ahe @satd;f"but they
never put any feservatlons. on their
He said that the only organized
elements opposing ratification were
the pro-German elements and others
who Showed their hyphen during the
war;"
The United States, said the preaf-
dent, had nc precedent in information
al law for protesting against Japan's
acquisition OF the Shantung rights.
But, he added, that under Article XI.
the friendly right of a nation to pro-
test againstsany such situation which
endangered peace. For the first. time,
he said, the United States could, un-
der the League, become the "effective
friend of China.
He emphasized as "empty noise
the professions of Friendship for China
fail. w.
Turning to the League covenant,
the president said the question Of
whether the heart Of the League cove
nant was to be cut out soon must
come to q show down"
It would 5mean.the vitiation Of the
whole plan, he asserted. If the nation
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X. as proposed in the senate
& Takes Up Reservation.
Referring to the reservation which
dent said in part:
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now up before the senate, and I wish
you would lend q very earnest ear.
The United States assumes no obliga-
tions under the provisions Of article
ten to enter into the policies OF any
other country Or controversy between
the III or not. or to employ mill
tary or naval forces Of the United
States for any purpose unlsss In q
particular case. In other words ]
feel certain we should not leave this
to guess work, but shoulA consider
ourselves bound to be definite. We
should not allow ourselves to be in
for 2 time. Or from time, 70 time want
to say something In the council. but
we should assume Obligations Of the
league to help the world and hu-
manly along. In other words. this 10
ridiculous and would change the en-
tire treaty and would exclude the
United States.
TT means rejection OF the treaty. It
means that the Unitsd States could
take away it, support. ] know there
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