The sun., 1919-03-02
TERMS PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROPOSAL SALE OF COUNTRY

butes o; sovereignty It does threaten
our Independence and life.
Thy then, and I ask It in nil sin
certify, this feverish anxiety for the
adoption of this plan? Why Is there this
racing up and down over the face of tho
whole hnd By propayandists Urging -
adoption? What 5enefit is to come from
such sale of country as is urged UPON
usT Who are the beneflciaries Of this
betrayal Of our people? No nation
threatens us; no group OF nations seeks
our destruction; never before wero we
relatively so strong. War itself. the
great curse Of mankind, is further away
to-day than It has been In centuries.
Have we shown ourselves recreant when
the world labors big with potential dis
aster? Let our billions OF treasure
poured out as from perpetual fountains,
our tens of thousands OF young lives
nobly sacrificed In a great cause, an
swer. Has famine failed TO appeal to
us7 Count the millions of tons Of food
We send to feed the starving. Have we
been deaf to the cry OF the oppressed!
Count our young men in France. Have
we failed to love liberty and humanity
better than life itself1 Ask the mothers
whose sons lie on the battle fields of
Europe.
VIII stranEle ana Crush U.s.
Can we not be trusted again TO come
to the rescue when again popular gov
eminent. civilization and human right
threaten to be ovorwhelmed7 1 chal-
lenge any man or nation to say nay.
Why then this plan to strange and
crush us7 Mr.. President, there 10 here
something amiss. We stand here in the
Senate Of the United States, and soberly
and anxiously debate, plan and consider.
not rs did our fathers before US, on how
can we best preserve and augment our
liberties and make ourselves and our
posterity free men. but on the dark and
gloomy problem what Is the greatest
bondage which we can put on our backs
and live.
but we arc told. look at the
mighty wastage. the sorrow, the suffer-
Ing and agony. the slavery. and the death
of this great universal warts there not
some way to prevent the world from
being again 90 cursed? Our Industrial
separate trade agreements with individ-
ual countries, but can we not do some
thing to avert the horrors Of war;
Yes, there are ways, some OF them
simple and well tried.
"One way IL to provide for the COM
pulsory arbitration OF all disputes under
some such plan as that provided for in
the International Prize Court. or the I'M
ratified American-British and American
French arbitration treaties OF 1911, or
the Olney-Pauncefote Treaty OF 1897, or
a union of the best in all of them.
1--WE need not worry about the enforce
ment OF the awards Of the arbitra1 court,
for 1 recall no case between great
powers In which an award made has not
either been carried out as given or has
not led to an adjustment mutually salts
factory to both parties. We may forget
armed force in this and look to the reign
of law and order. II small states should
be recalcitrant as between Themselves
means of persuasion can be found that
will satisfy all needs.
Arbitration's Record.
This will adjust peacefully the great
bulk OF our disputes. including questions
OF territorial extent, and thus prevent
war. We had the proud privilege, b.
the Jay Treaty Of 1894 with Great Brit
ain. to usher in the modern era of arbl-
tration.' From then till the present,
almost century and a quarter. arbi-
tration has saved us from all but three
relatively small international wars, bar
ring this last, and compulsory arbitra-
ton might have saved US even this. Let
US not discard or think lightly Of arbi-
tration as q means OF preventing war.
"A second way would be this: II we
feel that world interests and power are
reshaping in such a way that we need
to be protected and that we need to PRO
tect others, then let us form an alli-
ance with the strongest other Power or
two Powers OF the world for mutual
protection. That We be not thrown into
Quarrels in which we would nave no
sympathy we must choose as our allies
those Powers whose traditions lnstitu-
lions, ideals and people are most like our
own. II we are as ready to fight fG
them as we will be (under the present
surposition) to have them fight for US,
let US make this as strong an alliance
as can be written, because from
shadowy one we shall have all the dis
advantages and few OF the advantages
or strong one. In either event. such
definite understanding between our
selves and our allies will obviously and
inevitably drive the balance of the world
into a counter alliance, which cannot but
bring trouble in the future.
"Or, in the third place, II the people of
the United States (not a clamorous part
Of them, but great matority) desire TO
establish a true league OF nations: II
lney reel cltner the need or the oeslr-
ability OF creating an organization to
stop war and not merely to build coali-
ton to further trade or to preserve and
expand territorial possessions and II so
feeling. and to this end they are will
Ing. to make the present necessary sac
rlice In independence and sovereignty
and tho inevitable future sacrifice OF I'M
told American treasure and life. then we
may proceed as follows:
League of All Nations
"At a convenient and proper time in
the relatively near future We shall CO.
operate with the representatives OF all
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