Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08
Say. One Provision Means
That As Soon A, TreabIe
Arose America Could
Leave 1t To The Other M
tions And Move Out.

Omaha, Sept. s.-DiscussinE for ~
first time during his speaking tour
proposed reservations to the League
of Nations, President Wilson replied
in an address here today to arguments
advanced by those who favor reserva-
tions --
"A reservation" said the president
lis an assent with big But We
agree-'but''' > -. .'s95a
The proposed reservation providing
for. unconditional withdrawal from
membership said the president, meant
that it's sponsors wanted to .'sit near
the door with their hand on the
knob" and if they saw anything they
didn't like, to "scuttle and run
The league proviso that intnrna-
tional obligations must be fulfilled
before withdrawal never would re-
strain the United States, he said, be-
to its provisions.
Those who wanted reservation to
article x, Mr.. Wilson continued. sim
ply didn't want to come in now but
wanted to be ''late joiners''
Any reservation regarding the Msn-'
roe doctrine, he added, was unneces-
sary because the doctrine has ,bren
swallowed, hook, line and sinker' by
the peace conference and had been
authenticated by the big powers Of
the world for the first time. There
was no trick about it, he asserted. tor
the document was the work Of honest
men. So far as reservations about
domestic questions were concerned. he
declared. 1t would be. = work Of
superogation. + b
Y I'VE didn't ask Germany's at
about the meaning Of any one 81
those terms when we were in Paris y
We told them what they meant
and said sign here Does any pa
triotic Ame1itan want that method
changed?"
There were cries of .No, no." from
the crowd
II reservations were put in, Mr
Wilson told them. !: an that the senate
bad writtensin would have to 20 back
Tor the consent of Germany He add :,
ed that there we're Indications that
those on the other side OF tie water
are 8 g. nSt Y ~ seod 2 humor as they
a aHys sagusg way the shantunx provi-
sion could be bettered, Mr.. Wilson de-
clared, would be to 80. to war with
Japan. England and France. He told
the crowd the nation could not Sign
ALL but part OF treaty.
We cannot rewrite this treaty" :"
said he. ..,.5s i,
Must Take 1t or Leave Il.
I'VE must take it or leave It..
He said he believed the treaty
should be accepted soon, but added:
But no man can tell how long 1t
will take the United States senate to
do anything" So @
The president said he had heard
some men wanted the United States
to. stand alone for an Armed pan
Americanism" but he did not believe
the people would accept it. :. He paid
tribute to Senator Hitchcock, the
Democratic. senator in the treaty fight
whose home is in Omaha. He had
been proud to stand by Senator
Hitchcock. he said in the fight.
Quoting article x of the covenant,
Mr.. Wilson said anyone who under
stands the English language must ad-
nit that when it said the league
could advise it meant advise and
not compel. He characterized the
league as 'the only possible guaran-
tee against war" and said he would
feel recreant to those who fought the
war II he did not secure it's adoption.
On the ride before the meeting. the
president alighted from his automo-