The sun., 1919-03-20

"All | do and say Is on my own re-
sponsibility alone, but II Is help and
strength to me to feel that ] have be-
hind me the approval. The support of
the great American. the great patriot.
the great man whose death has been
such n grievous loss, no. only to the
United States, but to the entire world
In this hour. " 3d..
Now Just a word In regard to in
consistency. j do not think have been.
inconsistent, but II does not matter
whether have or not. Individual In
consistencies have no relation to the
merits OF any question. II men never
changed their minds II would be Stag
nant world. The only difficulty conIvs,
as II comes with many habits, harm.
less in moderation, but dangerous In ex-
cess. When Inconsistencies become ex.
cesslve they are apt to, suggest self
seeking and instncerity or lack OF real
conviction.
II think il is hardly worth while TO
discuss moons istencies, No one can tell
where the discussion may lead.
"On May s. 1910, at the pnveiling OF
the Barry Monument in Washington,
President Wilson said:
There are Just az vital things
stirring now that concern the exist
ence OF the nation as were stirring
then, and every. man who worthily
stands in this presence. should ex-
anime himself and see whether he has
the full conception Of what II means
that America should live her own.
Washington saw 1t when he wrote his
farewell address. II was not merely
because OF passing and transient cir
cumstances that Washington said
that we must keep from entanSling
alliances. ...
"I pause a moment TO say chat wash
, ington did not say that we should keep
clear from. entangling alliances in the
farewell address, He said that we should
keep clear OF permanent alliances and
that temporary alliances would be sum
cient 10 meet an emergeney--as they
were IN the war Just closed.
"I merely mention this because the
pin are 'entangling alliances which is
So familiar to the country, was the ut
terance OF Thomas Jefferson IN his frst
inaugural. He warned us from en-
tangling alliances.
He. like Washington. I know is con-
sidered Anticipated by many people. I
merely recall It for the beneit OF Jener-
sonlan Democrats. IL any still survive
TN Washington on January 8, 1915.
addressing the Pan-American Congress-
President Wilson said:
1.-The Monroe Doctrine was pro-
claimed by the United States on her
own authority. II always has been
| maintained and always will be main
tained upon her own responsibility
! 81 think I am not to blame for wish
ing 1t to be maintained now.
| All Agreed on Desiring Peace.
Now, ladies and gentlemen. we are
| a n nj rfn hA ,rft NJ D, a
peace Of the world. l am not going to
argue such a question as that. We all
hate war. and let me cay to You that
nobody can hate or abhor war more than
those upon whose shoulders rested tn.
dread responsibility OF declaring war and
sending forth the flower OF our youth 10
battle. A man who has once borne that
responsibility never can forget It.
should no more think Of arguing to you
that peace is better than war than ]
should think OF insulting your intelli-
Eence by arguing that virtue Is better
than vice.
I'VE may dismiss It. We are equally
desirious. I think-most OF US certainly
are desirous--cf doing all we can
through union. or league. or alliance
Of the nations. ~ make the peace OF the
world secure-more secure. at all events
than 1t has ever been before. I will moi
stop 10 argue mat
The question before us. only
question Of practical nature, Il
whether the league that has been drafted
by the commission of the Peace Confer.
ence and laid before 1t will tend to Sc
cure the peace OF the United States OF
America. This is the question and
want now. very briefly. to bring It &c
the test
Wars between nations come from
! contacts nation with which we
have no contact is a nation with which
we should never fight. But contacts oil
foreign relations between nations ARE
necessary and inevitable and the object
Of all diplomacy and craftsmanship i,
to make those contacts and relations Al
harmonious as possible, because in thos,
contacts is found the origin OF all war
I'm this scheme for league now
before US we create a number of new
contacts, a number OF new relations
which nations have not undertaken be
fore to create. There have been many
leagues. There Is nothing new in th'
idea of a league. They go back to the
days of Greece. There Is the Peace o.
Westphalia and the League OF Camorat
l believe there are some thirty altogether
in the pages OF history. none of then
very successful.
attempt was made TO preserve peace
But We are approaching this league OF
a different basis and on q different the
DRY from any l believe ever attempted
We are reaching for n great object, play
ing for a great stake.
But we are creating new contacts
Therefore we should examine all tn
propositions with the utmost care befor,
we give an assent to them.
b. IT take first the form OF the, draf
without regard to Its substance Their
were fonr drafts presented 10 the com
mission. one by Italy, one by France
one by the United States and one b!
Great Britain; The British draft wa
the one selected. You can ind in tn
treaty. II you will compare it with tn
plan put forth by Gen. SHUTS In Janu
AIRY. that some paragraphs we're takei
from his plan with but slight changes
How nearly the draft presented con
forms to the British draft l have n,
means OF knowing.
Others Were Not Discussed.
THE drafts offered by the othe
countries have never been discussed, al
though we are living In the era OF ope
covenants openly arrived at. l hope Il
the course Of q few years that thos
drafts may appear in the volumes pub
lished by Congress which contain an &C
count of our foreign relations. The draf
appears to me, and 1 think to any on
: who has examined II with care, to hav
been very loosely and obscurely drawn
II seems to me that Lord Robert Ceci
, whom believe Is principally responsi
BILE for It. should have put 1t In tn