Evening star., 1919-09-25

sSDAY, SEPTEMBER
covenant. President Wilson declared
in an address here yesterday Hfhat
should any such reservation be adopt
ed he would ''be obliged as CHIEF ex.
ecutive to regard it as a rejection OF
the treaty" The President added that
rejection of the treaty would mean
negotiation of q separate peace with
Germany, and asserted. that such q
negotiation could not change single
item of the peace settlement.
OF the league covenant. the Presi-
dent said the question of whether the
heart of the league covenant was to
be cut out soon must come to q
"show down." It would mean the
vitiation Of the whole plan, he as
reservations to Article x as proposed
in the Senate.
"Candid Minds Assured.
One by one. said he. the other OBJ
posed Of To all candid minds" he
asserted, it now was apparent that the
Monroe doctrine was fully protected.
that there was no super-government
set up and that no danger was to be
feared from the speaking parts
given to the British dominions in the
league assembly. The withdrawal OBJ
jections, he added, was another bug
aboo" that had been dispelled.
. Thus, continued Mr.. Wilson, the
whole discussion had settled down
upon Article x, under which the MEM
bers agree to preserve one another's
territorial integrity against external
aggression. He declared this cut at
the tap root of war" because nearly
all wars started from aggression
against those unable to defend them
selves.
Referring to the proposed reserva-
ton on Article X. the President said:
II understand this reservation is
now up before the Senate and I wish
you would lend a very earnest ear.
The United States assumes no obliga-
tions under the provisions of Article
x to enter into the policies of any
other country or controversy between
other nations, whether members OF
the league or not, or to employ mem
bers of the forces of the United States
for any purpose unless in any partic-
ular case.
I'm other words. I feel certain we
would not leave this to guesswork.
to be definite. We should not allow
ourselves to be in for time, or from
time to time want to say something in
the council. but we showfd assume OBJ
legations of the league to help the
world and humanity along. In other
words, this is ridiculous and would
change the entire treaty and would
exclude the United States.
Means Treaty Rejection.
'It means rejection of the treaty.
It means that the United States could
take away its support. I know there
are some men who are in favor Of this,
men who are learned; but I do not
think they realize that the United
States would be excluded from the
treaty entirely. l would ask you to
consider The matter very carefully
and for you to realize what the rejec-
tion Of the treaty means to the peo-
pie of Great Britain and to the people
of the United States
Germany is not anxious for the
United States to be among the ma
tions in the league. She is not ad-
mitted to membership until she
changes her entire government. and
at that time she will be admitted with
the rest of the representatives Of the
free peoples Of the world. am not
| making this statement by conjecture.
but am getting it directly from the
mouths of persons in Germany who
| are familiar and know what the re-
lection Of the treaty means. 1t means
| a separate treaty with Germany. and
this would be against any of the doc
trtnes Of the league Of nations. and
the whole world would be against the
United States.
1T would simply be a government OF
the United States hand in hand with
| Germany. We have come to ask that
you will consider 1t. There is no 9TH
er way. America must face it now
THE men who fought in Chateau
Thierry. the men who fought In Bel
leau woods and in the Argonne, never
! thought Of turning back. They never
thought of making reservations on
| their service. They never thought OF
saying, We are going to do this much
| of the job and then leave you to do
| ney to do what can to fulfill and
complete the task which the men who
died upon the battleAelds of France
began. And am not going to turn
going to keep my face just as they
kept theirs-forward, toward the
| enemy.
My friends the only organised
forces opposed to the league Of na-
tions are hyphenated Americans. out
circles: beg you to observe that j
said the only organised. forces, BE-
| cause would not include many indi-
| viduals that know in such q charge
as this. but I do mean that it ie the
| pro Germans that showed the hypher
| during the war that are now orRan-
ICED against that treaty, and we car
| please nobody in America any better
than by rejecting this treaty or by
| qualifying It in our acceptance Of It. u
| Following the address, President
| and Mrs. Wilson and members Of theft
| party were taken for an automobile
! ride over the city and through Fort
! D. A. Russell, three miles out. Upon
| their return their special train left
for Denver.
Wyoming Miners Greet.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
| SPECIAL TRAIN, September a.
President Wilson saw his first wyo-
! ming crowd At Rawlins and was
| cheered whom the presidential special
| stopped there for. water shortly after
| 10 o'clock this morning. The train
| stopped again at Hanna, q coal min
| Ing town. and tho President was well
coined by a crowd of miners and
| children. President Wilson devoted
part Of the day to reading news
papers picked up at Rawlins and
scanned with interest news Of the
| steel atrikA