Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-10
President Wilson Tells SEN
ate Whole Peace Plan
is Based Thereon.
NECESSARY TO NEW
ORDER ESTABLISHED
M NNiIssn Argues Psaes Of World In
Fstsrs 10 0spsndsnt Upon Work Of
Conference at PaTs-lsasus Gov.
snant Held TO Have Made Work Of
Actual Peace Easisr-Gallsriss Chssr
President When He Arrivsa ,isA.

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Washington, July 10. President
Wilson in presenting the peace treaty
with Germany to the senate today de-
clared that - league Of free nations
had become a practical necessity" to
which the trainers Of the treaty felt
obliged to turn "as an indispensable
instrumsntality for tho maintenance
of the new order it has been their pur-
pose to set up in the world"
The "most skepticap OF the peace
conference at Paris. the president said,
had turned more and more to the
league - discussion progressed In
seeking solutions OF the problems that
arose in framing the terms Of the
treaty itself.
"The fact that the covenant Of the
league was the first substantial part
Of the treaty to be worked out and
agreed upon" the president said.
while all else was In solution. helped
TO make tine foI formulation Of the rest
easier"
Mr.. Wilson said the agreement on
the covenant had given the conference
q FEELING that their work was to be
among them "were at least the most
ready to refer to the league Of ma
tions the superintendence Of all in
terests which did not admit of inn
mediate determination. Of all admin
istrative problems which were to re-
Quire . continuing OVERSIGHT"
what had not seemed council of
perfection. said the president, "had
come to seem a plain council Of neces-
sity. Tbs ieague OF natious was the
practical statesman's hope Of success
in many Of the most difficult things
he was attempting" so :.
Galleries Cheer.
When the president entered the
senate chamber, escorted by COM
mittee q senator's, the crowded gal
leries roS4 and cheered for a minute
in disregard Of the senate rules. The
president mounting to the vice presi-
dents seat, with Vice President Mar
shall. spoke briefly. as the cheering
continued, punctuated with 'rebel''
yells.
President Wilson IA presentinw the
peace treaty and the league of nations
to the senate today spoke as follows:
"Gentlamen Of the senate: The
treaty % peace with Germany was
signed a. Versailles on the 2sth. Of
June. avail myself of the earliest op-
portunity to lay rhs treaty before you
for ratification and to inform YOU with
regard T. the work Of the conference
by which the treaty was formulated"
The treaty consists CT nothing less
than word settlement. It would not
be possible for me either to summar-
ize or to construe Its manifold pro-
visions p an address which must OF
necessity be something less than a
treaty. Ny services and all the in
formation possess will be at your
disposal and at the disposal of your
committee on foreign relations at any
time, either informally or in session, as
you may prefer; and rope that YOU
will not hesitate to make use of them.
study of the document, attempt only
q general Characterization Of it's scope
and purpose.
C& Old World Red Tape.
'In one sense, no doubt, there is no
need that l should report to you what
was attempted and done at Paris. You
have been daily cognizant Of what was
going on thereof the problems with
which the peace conference has to deal,
and of the difficulty Of laying down
straight lines Of settlement anywhere
on field on which the old lines Of
international relationship, and the new
alike, followed so intricate q pattern
and were for the most part cut so
deep by historical circumstances which
4 dominated action where it would have
been best to ignore or reverse them.
The cross currents of politics and in
terests must have been evident to you.
It would be presuming in me to att
tempt something less ambitious than
arose or the many diverse elements
that encountered them. shall at
tempt something less ambitions than
that and more clearly suggested by
my duty to report to the congress the
part It seemed necessary for my COLI
leagues and me to play as the rep
resentatives Of the government Of the
United States.
'@That part was dictated by the role
America had played IN the war and by
the expectations that had been created
In the miuds Of the people with whom
" had :=.cciated ourselves in that
great stru1gle.
Tried 70 Follow u. s. Policy.
SThe Unitcd States entered the war
upon q different footing from every
other natSxn except our associates on
this side q the sea. We entered It,
not hecauss our material interests were
directly threatened or because any spe-
ciai treaty obligation to which we were
q party had been violated. but only be-
cause the supremacy and even the
validity Of right everywhere, was put
IN jeopardy and free government Ike
" to be everywhere imperiled by the
intolssahls aSsrsssion Ct . powerwhich
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