South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-09
WILSON DEFENDS
PEOPLES RIGHTS
Declares Peace Treaty in
Present Form Cannot
he improved.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. with set
Jaw. finger pointed and determina-
t.un written in cry line OF his % =,
Pres't Wilson Monday night fayed
those critics Of the peace treaty who
are insisting upon the fact that
reservations must be inserted If the
pact is to have the approval OF the
people Of the United States. A
crowd of 1000 people interrupted his
speech at frequent intervals to cheer.
There is no more need for re-
servations being made to the peace
treaty than there is to the Monroe
doctrine" the president declared.
lie again challenged his oppon-
ents 10 produce a document that
would be an improvement on the
Versailles pact.
Pres't Wilson's speech was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Chairman and My Fellow Citi-
zens:
1 now feel more pleasant in fac
ing my fellow citizens than when
realized am not representing a
ing for a single group OF my fellow
citizens That I am not the repre-
sentative Of a party but the repre-
sentative of the people OF the United
States OF America. (Applause)
l went across the water with that
happy consciousness. In all the
work that was done on the other side
9 I 1T a
with distinguished Americans OF
both political parties. we all of us
constantly kept in our heart the
feeling that we were expressing the
thoughts OF America; that we were
working for the interests and the
things that America believed in, and
I have come here 10 testify that this
treaty contains the things that Amer
lea believes in. (Applause)
Brings Treaty.
I brought a copy of that treaty
along with me, for l fancied that in
view of the criticisms YOU have heard
Of il. YOU have thought that ii con
sisted Of only four or five clauses
Only four or five clauses out of thi:
volume are picked out for criticism
Only four or five phrases in it are
called to your attention by some Of
the different orators who oppose it.
adoption.
Why my fellow citizens, this il
one Of the greatest charters OF hu
man liberty, and the man that pick!
flaws in II. or rather that picks on
the flaws that are in it-for there
are flaws in it-because of the mag
uitude OF the thing and because o
the magnitude Of the interests in
volved-forgets the magnitude Of
the thing. he forgeLs that the coun
sells of more than twenty nation
were combined and rendered unani
mousIy the adoption of this grea
| instrument.
Complete Settlement.
Everybody admits that it is a com
| plete settlement of the matters whicl
led up to this war. and that il con
| tains the complete machinery whicl
provides that it shall stay settled
You know. one Of the greatest diff
dculties in our own domestic NJ
{ lllA ~ ull0tNNltA AdllN .AAAlCS- surplus
/ that somebody were mischievousl
| 10 tamper with the land records c
| the state OF Nebraska and that Their
| should be doubt as TO the lines c
! every farm. You know what woul
/ happen
Within six months all farmer
would be sitting on their fences Wit
shotgun. Litigation would pene
trate every community hot feelin
/ would ce generated-contostS M
| only Of lawyers but or the farmer
! thcmseivea would arise.
settles Land Titles.
One of the interesting things tn;
/ Ibis realty does is 10 settle the ian
titles OF Europe and 10 settle in IN
way. on the principle that land b'
longs 10 tho PEOPLE that live in
This is actually the first time
human history that that princip
was ever recognized. and vet that
the fundamental American principl
The fundamental American princip
IS the right OF the people that live
the country 10 say what shall !
done with that country
We have gone so far in our n
sertion Of the popular right that ,
Tot only say he people have Il
right 20 have government ~ the
own. that satisfies hem. but n.
9 have the right 10 change Il in al