Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-11
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PRESS
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.

The Journal presents the full text
of President Wilson's address to the
senate on the treaty which he has
brought with him from France. His
argument was devoted chiefly to the
league Of nations "as an mdispensa-
BILE fundamentally for the mainte-
nance of the new order set up in the
world"
That the address is both eloquent
and able goes without saying. 1t is
the strongest pronouacement in favor
of the league that has been made
though it adds nothing TO what has
been said before. at some time or
other
The great plea of the president
brings out two thoughts clearly:
!. That the United States entered
the war mot because our own ma
terial interests were directly threat
ened, or because any special treaty
obligations to which We We're parties
had been violated. but only because
we saw the supremacy and even the
validity of right everywhere put in
jeopardy and free government likely
to be everywhere imperiled by the
intolerab bic aggrcssions Of a power
which respected neither right nor
obligation, and whose very system of
government flouted the rights of citi-
zens as against the autocratic author
ity of his government
2. That it is the duty of the United
States now to make secure the
Items of millions of men and women
throughout all the toil!ng nations of
a world standing everywhere in
peril of its freedom and of the loss
of everything it held dear, in deadly
fear that its bonds We're never to be
loosed, its hopes forever to be Knocked
and disappointed" Explaining his
commitment to internationalsm, as
against nationalism, the president
continued: And the compuIsion of
what they (the toiling millions of
Europe stood for was upon US who
represented America at the peace
table. II was our duty to see to it
that every decision we took part in
contributed, so far as we We're able
to influence it. to quiet the fears and
realize the hopes of the peoples who
had been living in the shadow, the
nations that had come by our as
sstance to their freedom"
Thus We have the presidents argu-
ment clearly and fairly stated; That
we went into the war to assist Eu-
rope, not for defense of our own in
terests; and that it IS our duty to
make the people of Europe feel safe
from future war
Former Senator Roots letter to
Senator Lodge may be regarded as
having stated generally the apposi-
zion to President Wilson's views. He
holds that the United States entered
the war to defend the rights of this
nation from German attack. That
was the position put forward largely
when President Wilson addressed con-
sress advocating declaration of a
state of war with Germany.
But in one point Root agrees with
Wilson, namely, that Europe needs
the assistance of the United States
and that the United States does not
need the assistance of Europe.
But Root says while we may grant
assistance to Europe and to such ex-
tent may mix in her affairs, we have
no reason to admit Europe into any
corresponding participation in the af-
fairs of the western hemisphere. He
says there is no consideration what
ever to impel us to do SO.
Therefore, when consenting to par
ticipate to the necessary degree in
European affairs, we should expressly
reserve strictly American concerns
from Europes Interference. We can
manage our affairs. European ma
tons are asking us to assist them to
manage their affairs. But If they can
not manage theirs why should we
permit them to mix in ours?