The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-06
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WILSON D[lINlEs


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sF,~hers met with wAsM xreesiaxs
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spoksn formally and In the TITLE rsox1
read hAaulsts where ah traiu a.,
halted Al times aud h~ aas SxvSnn N
SeFds With Tho Villagers Who pf~sses
fatwsrd 10 Ks~ss hsm. lie f<sss. ana
does noi hesltss< 10 ssy ~ when chat
tinx wish his travelling nomrAnS Suns
thar the American p~opss wAnt ne
more VI war and want to bsonms pafl
oi The league 80 that there may Id
no more wM H~ struck hls ~, nnfr I
~hsn he sAld In his firws Addrss. in
CoIumbnA. Ohio This treaty w.s not
Intended merely 10 end this single
war n II meant az q notice 10 every
gasrsnmsnE Who IN the iusar~ wssl st
tetans this thing twhAi Germany Al.
tcilpsedl that mankind viii unite to
mrlcs the same punishment There ID
no xlngy sought tar an, particular nas
ton Tho thought OF The Statesmen
.oiiesi.d around thai table ~ss of
their people. % The sursrinss they
had gone through. ot the Ioases they
had Incurred. of that kreat .sIrubhing
heart which wAA 50 oppressed. 10 Tor.
iorn. 80 sad In every memory II had
ut the ave iraTiesi years tha' have
zone by. Let us never ferrss those
wears. my felIow eounirymen. l~s ns
never forgrt the purpesr. hlEh and
dislnler~stej. with which America
ient lis strength. not for lis nwn glury
but Tor the defense Of mankind.
As ! said, The treaty WAS not In
tended merely 10 end war. II was III.
tended 10 prevent aLy similar war !
wonder IT some of the oppanensn ~
the league Of nations have forgotten
the promises We made our people b..
fore We went 10 THAT peace liable We
had taken by process al law the Hover
OF Our youth fromf every countrysids.
rom every household. and We told
these mothers and fathers and sisters
and wives and s~eelhsafts that We
were iaking those ..en TO iight war
which would end business OF that sort
and Il We aio not end Il. II ~ do not
"a the beet that human concert az &C.
lion ran do 10 end II. we are of an
men the most unfAithful to the loving
hearts who suffered In this war. Tho
most anfAithful 10 those households
bowed In grief and yet lliaed with the
feeling that the lad laid down his lifa
'or a great thing and, among other
hings. 10 order that other lads might
never have 10 do the same thing
THAT is what the league of nations
d for~~fo end this wMr Justly and |
hen not merely 10 serve notice ON
governments which could contemplate
he same shings Germany contem plat |
VI thHt they Will do NO ut thMir peril. |
,ut also concerning The enmbinAt ion |
i power which win prove 10 them
hat they Will do n al their peril N
q idle to say the world will combine
Isainst you but Il In persuasive 10
ay the world In combined against |
iou The league OF nations IL the
'nly thing that can prevent the re
airing OF this dreadful catastrophe
nd redeem our promises"
A league OF nations would have pre-. /
ented this late conflict. the presI-
ent asserted. explaining: II did not
neet single public man who did not
dmit these things that Germany
'ould not have rope into this war II
he thought Great britain Was going
ato II, and that she most certainly
'ould never have g0ne into Il had shs
reamed America was going into i,
nd they all admit that q nation be.
,rehand that tho greatest powers of
ae world would combine 10 prevent
lis sort Of thing would prevent II ab
,lnieiy"
Applause and cheers greeted each
Of the President that wars
Iisbt be avoided 10 future by the op-
rations OF the league
He pointed oAt other important
'atires Of the peace treaty, bow II
~ the redemption OF weak natious.
wing them freedom which otherwise
ICY never could have won. how Il
~ these people have : right 10 live
Ieir own lives under governments
hich they themselves choos<.'' and
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