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presentwould become the deadly dan.
gers Of the near future. All the doubt
engendered would aid the plots for
violent revolution In this and other
lands. The Issues here and elsewhere
between capital and labor, the con.
spiracy 0f speculator and profiteer.
would all grow asd become more. per
ilous.
! This cannot be. The American peo.
, PIE cannot. after n victorious war. per.
NIT rs government TO petition Ger
many. which has accepted the treaty.
for It's consent to changes in the trea
~. Yct II the United States should
amend the treaty for its own purpose
and policy. Germany would have full
right 10 ask for concessions. Germany
has agreed TO make no claim ln regard
10 enemy property seized IL this coun.
| Try 70 an amount Of seven hundred
million dollars. Our recclt fso could
TASK for a reopeninR Of this issue and
OF the Lusltania claims. II could raise
every question open before hostllities
In regard 10 submarine warfare and
the treatment OF it's nationals In this
country. All the provisions for our
trade In Germany raised By the eco
nomic clauses OF the treaty. many OF
them vital to our industries and our
farms, as In dye patents. dye supplies
and fertilizers. the working Of the
reparstion commission. which super
intends the trade OF all with Germany,
Fcould all be brought up by Berlin for
readjustment by our negOtiators, act
Ing for the United States alone and no
longer associated with other victorious
powers or supported by n victorious
American army on the German border.
Peace itself, the peace of the world.
IN delayed until ratification comes.
And any amendment postpones peace.
Germany and England alone OF the
principal powers have ratified. The
other principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as we
are today In the worlds affairs. The
ravages Of war on more than score
OF fighting fronts are continued by
any needless delay. Let the senate
give the world peace by ratification
without amendment
Even the amendment for which most
can be said, the provision in regard to
Shantung, will secure nothing which
cannot be gained II China. backed by
the powerful advocacy OF the United
States. addresses itself to the machin-
cry for righting international wrongs
and meeting just claims created by
the league between nations. China,
after eighty years OF oppressive trea-
ties and despoiled rights, by which al
the great powers have brofited direct
ly or indirectly. has for the first time,
In this covenant and treaty, the means
and method to secure justice and the
removal OF the oppressive economic n!'
| reference OF stronger nations whose
citizens are within her gates, protect.
ed by a long succession of interna-
tional agreements. Moreover, 1t should
be remembered that the clause regard.
ing Shantung was made upon the state
ment by Japan that she will return
the territory to China and, therefore.
upon that condition, compliance with
which promise the league can require
The peace Of the present and the
righteousness Of the future can be best
secured by the ratification OF the cove
nant and treaty without amendment.
Let the senate take no action that will
give any party to the treaty, and espe.
cially Germany, ground for maintain.
ing that the ratification of the United
States is not complete and that
changes requiring resumption of con.
ference and negotiations have been
made in it.
Among the signers in Idaho, Oregon
and Washington are.
Idaho,
James II, Hawley, Ex-Governor,
oregon.
Charles II. Carey, Judge.
Richard W. Montague, Lawyer.
Walter Taylor Sumner, Bishop.
William d, Wheelwright, i.amber Mer.
chant.
Washington.
N. b. Coffman, President Washington
Bankers Association.
Charles w. Fassett, Mayor of Spokane.
Frederic w. Keator, Bishop.
Josephine Corliss Preston, President
National. Education Association.
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