The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-08-28
WILSON answers
Senate Queries
Says He Sees he Reasonable
Objection 10 Reservations
Concerning League.
CONFERENCE At WHITE E.USE
The President Asserts United States
SUrren3Crs Mo Powers and May
Withdraw at viii.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 19.--pre5l-
dent Wilson and the members Of the
foreign relations committee OF the
senate, met at the White House Tues.
day TO discuss tie peace treaty.
The President opened the discus
sion by imprcssins On the senators
the urgency OF prompt ratification OF
the treaty without amendment and
without reservations that would re
quire resubmssioD of the treaty TO the
other signatories, especially Germany,
The President said that the inter-
est Of every class Of people, the far
mers, industrial workers and employ
ers demanded prompt ratification to
the end that stable conditions Of in.
dustry, agriculture and employment
be re.cstablished. The Presidents ad
dress which was in effect an address
to the country follows:
Mr. Chairman: hope that this con.
ference win serve to expedite your
consideration of the treaty of peace.
beg that you will pardon and indulge
me if again urge that practically the
whole task Of bringing the country
back TO normal conditions Of life and
industry waits upon the decision Of
the senate with regard to the terms
Of the peace,
venture thus again to urge my ad-
vice that the action of the senate with
regard to the treaty be taken at the
earliest practicable moment because
the problems with which we are face
TO face In the re.adjustment Of our ma
tional life are of the most pressing
and critical character, will require for
their proper solution the most init.
mate and disnterested cooperation
OF all paltes and all interests, and
cannot be postponed without manifest
peril to our people and to all the ma.
tional advantages we hold most dear.
The copper mines Of Montana, Ari.
2ona and Alaska for example are be.
ing kept open and in operation only
at O great cost and loss in part upon
borrowed money; the zinc mines Of
Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin
are being operated at about one.half
their capacity; the lead Of Idaho, Iii.
nois and Missouri reaches only por.
tion Of its former market; there Is
an immediate need for cotton belt
ing and also for lubricating oil which
cannot be met--all because the chan
nels OF trade are barred BY war when
there 10 no war. The same ia true of
raw cotton, Of which the Central
Empires alone formally purchased,
nearly four million bales, and these
are only examples. There is hardly
a single raw material, single impor
tant food stuff or a single class Of
manufactured goods which Is not In
the same case Our full, normal
profitable production waits on peace.
Our military plans of course wait
upon 1t. We cannot intelligently or
wisely decide how large a naval or
military force we shall maintain or
what our policy with regard TO mill.
tary training is to be until we have
peace not only. but also until We know
how peace ID C. ! E"l,.Hei, wbe;he.
by the arms Of Sis ul,,-.,a % b.
Tia concert Of all tHs great pc.y,bs
and there is more than that G.s-icut t.
involved. The vast surplus properties
If the army include not food and
clothing merely, whose sale will af-
feet normal production but great
manufacturing establishments also,
which should be restored to their
former uses, great stores Of machine
tools and all sorts OF merchandise
which must lie idle until peace and
military policy are definitely deter
mined.
The nations that ratify the treaty.
such as Great Britain, . Belgium and
France, will be in a position TO lay
their plans for controlling the markets
of Central Europe without compete
ton from us, If we do not presently
act. We have no consular agents, nc
trade representatives there to look
after our interests.
There are large areas Of Europe
whose futHre will lie uncertain ant
questionable until their people know
the final settlements az peace and the
forces which are 10 administer ant
sustain 1t. Without determined mar
kets our production cannot proceed
with intelligent confidence. There
can be no easy or normal iDdustria
credits because there eau be no con
fideut or permanent revival Of bust
ness. There can be no sterilization o
wages because there can besno settled
conditions OF employment.
Every element of normal liz
amongst US depends upon and await
Aae ratification of the treaty Of peace
and We sapno. afford 10 lose singh