The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-10

Washington. July tO.--PrcHdcnt
Wilson IN presenting the peace treaty
with Germany 10 the senate today de.
clarcd that "a league OF free nutisEs
had become "a practical necessity to
which the trainers Of the treaty felt
obliged to turn "as an Indispensable
insirumcntality for the maintenance
Of tho new order IL has been their
purpose to set up In the world"
The most skopttcal' OF the peace
conference at Paris, the president
said, had turned more and more TO
the league as discussion progressed
in seeking solution Of the problems
that arose IN framing the terms Of
the treaty itself
The fact that m" covenant of the
lcsi que was the first substantive party
of the treaty 20 be worked out and
agreed upon the president said Will"
all else was N solution. helped to
make the formulation Of the rest
easier
Mr. Wilson said the agreement on
the covenant had given the confer
oes "a feeling that their work was 10
be permanent and that the most
practical among them were az last
the most ready to refer to the league
of nations the supcrintendcnce of all
Interests which did not admit Of i'm
mediate determination. oi all admin
tstratiye problems which were to re-
puirc a continuing oversight
What had seemed a counsel of
perfection" said the president had
rome to seem plain counsel of nee
sSsitN The league of nations was the
practical siatcsman's hope OF success
in many Of the most difficult things
lie was attempting"
when tho president crtcrcd The
senate chamber. escorted bN e com
mittcc Of senators. the crowded gal
lcties rose and chcorCd fof miuutc
In disregard OF the senate rules The
president, mounting of th" vice prcsi-
dents seat. spoke briefly with Wee
President Marshall as the cheering
continued, punctuntcd with 'rcbOi'
yclls
The president said
TcNt OF the address.
Gentlemen OF the senate tn"
treaty Of peace with Germany Wdi
signed at Versailles ON the twenty
eighth Of Iun". ! avail myself uf IN,
earliest opportunity to lay the treaty
before you FOR ratification and TO in,
form you with regard 10 the work pl
tho conference hy which that treaty
WAS formulated.
The treaty constitutes nothing less
than world settlement II woull
not Doe pofaihlC for mo either e. sum,
provisions in Hn address which mus
of necessity be something less thar
u treatise. M services and all IN,
Information ! possess viii hc at Noul
disposal and at the Disposal Of yuu
committee on Foreign relations AZ un!
time. either informally or in session
as you may pTCtCri ana I hope tina
you will not hesitate TO make uac H
them. / shall 90 tins time prior q,
your own study Of the document az
tempt only "a general Chlracterizatiui
OF lis scope and purpuv'.
In one sense. NO doubt. there ia n.
need that I should report To on Wht
a. attempted aud done at Paris. Voc
Sc been daily Uugutxunt ct whI
\ going ON there ot the problem
With which the peace conference hai
to deal and ut the difficulty OF laNlni
down straight lines OF settlement any
where ON u Held ON which the ole
lines OF international rclAtionshii
and the new uiikc, followed 30 tntri
cate pattern and were FOR the mos
mart cut so deep los historical Circum
stances. which dominated acuol
where II would have been best tu b.
more or reverse thym. The cross eur
rents OF politics and interest mus
have been evident 70 YOU. n woul
be prcsuming u me 10 attempt To ~
plain the questions which arose %
the many diverse elements thdi tu
tered into them. shall nttomp
something less ambitious thun tina
aud more clCurlN suggested hN M
duty 10 report TO the congress IA
mart IL seemed necessary tor my col
leagues ana me To play as the repre-
sentatives Of the government of IA
United States
That part vas dictated 10y tho rol
America had PLAYED in the war an
by the expectations that had hc'
created IN the minds of the people
with whom We had associated uuI
selves In that great struggle.
Tho United States cutcrcd tho va
upon different footing from ever
other nation except Our HSsociatcs %
this side OF the sea We entered