El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-12
WILSON SPEAKS
To BEREAVED
President Refers to Sacri-
fices Made by America
for Victory.
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{ lens in all countries, large and small.
Yet the people, after the meetings,
/ do not seem TO understand why Mr..
Wilson is opposed 70 reservations 10
the treaty. They applaud him as he
denounces the suggestion Of with
drawal from the league in two years,
| but so effective has been the cam
paign in this section Of Republican
newspaper which favor the ratifica
tion Of the treaty and the adoption Of
the covenant of the league that Ger
tain reservations, that this sentiment
cannot be ignored.
The president has yet failed to ad-
wise any good reason why some of
the suggested rvatiOns-perhaps
not all-should be rejected
People everywhere seem confident
that the senate will ratify the treaty.
Mr. wilson's own reference to res
ervations indicate clearly that until
the reservationist group in the SEN
ate assumes the leadership and com
pletely repudiates or at least sharply
disassociates itself from these who
would defeat the league and treaty
altogether, it seems useless for him
to say which Of the reservations he
would finally deem mountaineering
and acceptable.
Coalition Necessary.
There must come a coalition OF
Democrats and Republicans who sin
cerely favor the ratification OF the
treaty and the establishment Of
league of nations and that coalition
must agree upon the number Of res
ervations they believe essential be-
fore there can be any compromise
That is why-the president is pro-
ceeding in his speeches on the as
sumption that the real opposition to
the treaty and the league seeks 10
defeat both, with or without reser-
vations.
he is painting a picture OF world
distress based upon the chaotic out
come Of a defeated peace treaty and
an abandoned league Of nations. but
most Of his hearers do not believe
the senate extremists will ever com
mand a majority.
TIL il is proven that they are
in the minority IL Is the presi-
dents strategy TO portray the
dangers involved in an accept
anee OF their point Of view.
The president started in Montana
to point out what seems TO him the
incOnsistence Of the extremists group
in the senate like senators William
Borah. Hiram Johnson and phflande-
c. Knox. Republicans, who are
against the whole treaty and league
OF nations. First he calls attention
TO Mr. Knox's speech saying the
terms imposed upon Germany were
too cruel and harsh. The president
with a smile reminds his hearers Of
the speech made by Republican lead
ers in the last congressional cam
paign to the effect that a soft
peace" might be made with Germany
by the Wilson administration and
then points TO the dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by the Republican senators
NJ Wit
too severe
They we're pitiless then. they arc
pitiful now" was MI. Wilson's cpl
gram which got the crowd Smiling
too.
The president answers a criticism
so often advanced that he went to
Paris without a mandate from the
American people 70 set up a league
OF nations and that his business was
to get a treaty with Germany signed
and come home
Cites His Authority.
Mr. Wilson read with dramatic ef-
feet a provision OF the naval apprO-
priation act OF 1915 which is the law
OF the land today. authorizing Mr..
Wilson before the close OF the Euro
pean war or as nearly afterward as
possible to call an international con-
ference to arrange a method for the
peaceful settlement Of disputes be-
tween nations.
Mr. Wilson says the covenant pro-
vides both arbitration and nine
months discussion. and that he was
authorized by congress TO call an In
ternational conference for that pur-
pose.
But what IS more. that naval act
was passed by practically a unani-
nous vote and many Of the Republic
can senators who are today opposed
to the league voted for that pro-
vision. 1T Is this treaty or none
exclaims the president as he draws
the line between the most extreme
OF his critics and his own position
and adds that, "this is a peoples
treaty"
He contends that the alternative
for America, IL II rejects the treaty.
is big army and navy and increased
taxes. and zone hand on the sword
in a world that would distrust Amer
lea an be suspicious Of her aloofness.
The president T. making n deep
impression. II those at wash
ingtOn would heed the testimony
OF GiEinterested observers, they
would clear the decks Of the
peace treaty and turn their minds
10 the problems Of capital and
labor which are accommodating
momentum in this western coun-
try that Is potentially OminOus.
Neither the Democratic nor the
Republican party will care to nc
cept the consequences OF an OBJ
Etructive indifference to these
issues and the party that deals
promptly and satisfactorily with
radiealiSm will not only win
these western states but save the
eastern states from n tidal wave
Of Industrial ehnos.-COpyriEht,
1919. the Fl pnso Herald.