The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-25

DEATH kNELL
Of THE TREATY
TO CHANGE ARTICLE TEN
WILL INVALIDATE PACT
Would Mean We Would Have
to Negotiate Separate Peace
With Germany

CHE f.NNE, "yO.. Stpl' y ~ "'
ing again the proposed senate rcscrVa-
ton to article ten OF the league COW
cnant. President Wilson declared In an
address hero that should any rescrra-
tion be adopted he would be obliged as
chief executive TO regard 1t as rejec-
ton Of the treaty.
The President added that rejection or
the treaty would mean negotiation OF
a separate peace with Germany and as
serted that such agitation would not
change n single item of tho peace set
tlement.
Turning to the league covenant the
President said the question or whether
the heart Of the league covenant was
to be cut out soon must come 10
show down. 1t void mean tho Vita
ton Of the whole plan. he assorted. ir
the nation were TO adopt reservations
to article ten rs proposed in the senate.
One by one. said nc, the other obJcc-
tions to the covenant had been disposed
Of. To all candid minds, he asserted. ii
now was apparent that the Monroe doc
trine was fully protected that lncro
was so super government set up and that
no danger was to be feared from no
"speakng parts" given to IN" British
domnions In the league assembly.
Thus. continued Mr.. Wilson. the
whole discu ssion had settled down upon
article ten under which the members
agree to preserve on" anothers terri
torial integrity against external aS-
grcssion.
The reservation read by the President
was the same that he laid before his
audience last night al the Salt Lake cty
tabernacle By it's provisions the
Omitted States would assume no obliBa-
ttons to preserve the territorial intes>
rity Of other nations unless congress
should 50 decide.
Como with Germany.
Unless the United States went into
the league now, nc added and assumed
its full responsibility It would have TO
come in later with Germany.
Characterizing the peace treaty as a
complete reversal Of the old autocratc
processes Of governments. President
Wilson appealed to the people is an
address here today to suppoU tho lea
rue as a conspmrnation IN the fight for
democracy.
The example to which the whole
world now turned, said the President
was set by the United States in ITO.
Some European statesmen he declared
had affected to disregard that ex-
ample. but now they all had come under
Ms influences.
Tho Presidents address frequently in
terruptcd. by cheering. was delivered in
a Cheyenne theatre which was filled.
Discussing Americas place and lead
ership. MT Wilson said the nation must
keep It's face turned forward just as
tho American soldiers always did in
the great war.
They never thought OF turning back
not only he said. but they never put
any reservations on their services"
Only shantung.
Opponents Of the treaty. Mr.. Wilson
said. made many insupportable obJcc-
tions, but had debated seriously, only
one Of these objections-thc Shantung
settlement. He went into the history
Of the Shantung concession at length,
potntine Of that President Mckinley
did not protest when Germany acquired
tho shantung rights now given to Japan.
Tho settlement included in the Nersail-
les treaty, he asserted. was ''unavoid-
able" while the league of nations offer
ed the best hope for Chinas recovery
Of her lost province.
Tho United States, asserted the Fresi-
dent had no precedent in international
law for even protesting against Japan's
ACQUISITION Of the Shantung rights. But
hc added, that under article IL Of the
league covenant It would be the friendly
right Of = nation to protest against any
such situation which endangered peace.
For tho first time he said. the United
sHates could. under the league become
the effective friend" Of China
@reoted ny Children.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN. Sept. 24-Prcsident
Wilson saw his first Wyoming crowd at