The sun., 1919-09-18
u. S. MORALLY BOUND
TO ACCEPT TREATY
President So Asserfs in Ad-
dress to Women.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 17.--In his od.
iress at the Associated Womeu's Club
uncheon to-day President WILSON said
IN part:
Quite apart from the merits Of any
particular question which may arise
about the treaty itself think we
are under certain moral compul-
sion to accept this treaty.
In the first place Il was laid down
according to American specifications.
The initial suggestions upon which
this treaty is based emanated from
America. would not have YOU
understand me as meaning that they
were ideas confined to America. be-
cause the promptness with which
they were accepted. the 10y with
which they were acclaimed in some
parts OF the world. the readiness of
the leaders Of nations that were sup
posed to be seeking chiefly their own
interests in adopting these principles
as the principles OF the treaty, show
that they were listening to the
counsels OF their own people, they
were listening to them and knew the
critical character Of the new age
and the necessity we were under TO
take any measures for the peace OF
the world.
Because the thing that has hap
pened was intoierabie, the thing that
Gepnany attempted, II Il had sue
ceeded. would have set the ciyiliza-
tion Of the world back 100 years. we
have prevented It But prevention
is not enough.
Again and again as I have crossed
the continent generous women
women did not know-have shaken
my hand and said. God bless you.
Mr.. President" Some OF them. like
many Of you. had lost sons and hus-
bands and brothers in the war. Why
should they bless me7 ] advised
ConsrSSs to declare war. advised
Congress to send their sons to death.
As Commander In Chief of the army
sent them over the seas and thew
were killed Why did they bless meY
Reason for Their Blessins.
Because in the generosity of their
hearts they want the sons of ot,..
women saved henceforth they be-
heve that the methods proposed at
any rate merit a very hopeful ex-
pectation that similar wars will be
prevented and that other armies will
not have to 60 from the United States
10 Ole upon distant fields of battle
Ana so the moral compulsion
among Us, among us who at the crit
icaI stage or the war saved the world
the moral compulsion upon US &c
stand by and see It through Is over
wheiming We cannot now turn back.
We made the choice In April, 1917.
And not only Is there the compul-
sion OF honor but there 10 the COM
pulsion Of interest. never like to
speak OF that, because. notwithstand-
ing the reputation that we had
throughout the world before we made
the great sacrifice OF this war, this
nation does love its honor better than
II loves its interest.
But II you want. as some OF our
fellow countrymen insist. to dwell
upon the material side OF Il and our
interest in the matter our CONNER
cial interest. draw the picture for
yourselves. The other great nations
OF the world are drawing together.
We. who suggested that they should
draw together In this new partner
ship stand aside. We at once draw
their intense hostility upon us. We
at once renew the thing that had
begun TO be done before we went
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There was conference in Paris
not many months before we went
into the war In which the nations
then engaged against Germany at
tempted TO draw together In an ex-
elusive economic combination. whore
they should serve one another's In
terest and exclude those who had not
participated In the war from sharing
in that interest Ana Just 30 cer-
tainly as we stay out every market
that can possibly be closed against
us will be closed. So that II you
merely look at II from the material
point OF view Of the material pros
perity OF the United States We are
under compuision ID stay In ths part
nership.
And then there is deeper compui-
sion. even. than that. the compulsion
| OF humanity. II there Is one thins
| that America ought 10 have learned