The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
THE PRESIDENT
At ST. LOUIS
OF Directors to Treaty He Said, "Let
Them Show That They Are Not Abb
solutely Contemplate Quit
tiers II They Don't Want
TO See This Game
Through

St Louis, Sept Speaking Yesterday
at a Chamber Of Commerce luncheon,
President Wilson said that this nation
| could not attain the full measure Of ma.
tionalism without fulfilling its part in
the family Of nations The greatest ma
tionalist, the president said, was the
man who wanted his nation TO be a great
nation, And great nation, he added,
was shat which peuetrates TO the heart
of its duty among the nations of the
world The luncheon was held al a no.
tel roof garden and all OF the l,700
plates were taken. The crowd gave three
cheers for the ''benefactor Of the world,
proposed by one Of the diners,
The pro- ident said he was glad to get
away from Washington to discuss the
peace treaty because it. was apparent
" difficult to discuss il in Washington.
The people, Mr. Wilson said, seemed to
have gathered from previous discussions
Of the treaty that there was little else
in the treaty but IAN article ten" in
til and something about Shautung." As
matter of fact, he asserted, il was ia
chart for new system Of the world.
To establish and safeguard the small
nations Of the world was the purpose
Of the treaty. Objections had been made
to this, he said, on the plea that it was
none Of our business" but it is our
business continued the president, "to
prevent war, aud If we don't take care
Of the weak nations Of the world, then
we will have war"
Those who objected. Mr. Wilson said,
should now show how else peace can be
guaranteed Let them show he said,
''that they are not absolutely Contempt
bic cutters if they don't see this game
through" The industrial interests Of the
United States, said the president,
reached far into European affairs. If the
nation only minded It's own business, y
he said. ut soon would have no other
business" and would be isolated political
" as well as industrially. Meantime, the
president continued, the treaty would 90
into effect and great power information
al commission would be set up.
Referring to his request that the SEN
ate foreign relations committee give APP
prevail to the appointment Of an Amer
lean representative on the separations
commission the president continued; Il
am looking after the industrial interests
of the United States. ] would like to see
the other men who are"
The league OF nations, the president
defined as a combination for arbitration
and discussion. In almost every other in
transitional controversy where there was
thorough discussion, he declared, there
had been no war WAR is a process Of
heat" said the president, "and what
is proposed is that every hot thought
shall be spread out in the cooling opinion
Of the world" Emphasizing the import
ance of economic boycott feature Of
the league covenant, the president said
he didn't think that after that remedy
had been applied, war would be neces-
sary.
Abiding TO article eleven Of the cove.
nant, in which every matter threatening
the peace Of the world is declared a
matter of concern to the league, Mr..
Wilson said that would give any nation a
right to take a friendly part in the set
Element of threatening situations as re.
CARDS its neighbors. "And if you must
give the secret away" he added, Il wrote
those words myself"
The provision against separate treat
les also was emphasized by the presi-
dent, who said that cleared away the
most disturbing and embarrassing ele-
ment in international affairs
Taking up the Shantuug provision of
the treaty, Mr. Wilson said he had not
the slightest doubt Japan would fulfill
her promise to return the province,