The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-20
WILSON QUOTES
ROOSEVELT ON
NATION LEAGUE
ALSO QUOTED REMARKS
OF SENATOR LODGE
Showed League of Nations
Pact Carried Suggestions
Proposed By Both men

SAN DIEGO. Calf. Sept. lo.-An OK
tract from n magazine article written IN
1914 by Th"odur" Roosevelt was road by
President Wilson in an address here to-
day as an argument in favor OF the
league Of nations.
Speaking in tho San Diego Stadium
the president also quoted from Senator
Lodge. ono of the most bitter opponents
Of the treaty in it's present form. and
declared that in framing tho League
covenant the Versailles conf"rcnc" had
followed tho advic" Of these ana othcr
Republican statesmen.
II am glad TO align myself with such
uttcranccs" said Mr. Wilson. Here in
concrete form is tho fulhl!m"nt Of tn"
plan they advocated"
Sn"nking from n glass enclosed plat
form the presidents words w"r" carried
out to the distant rims Of tn" stadium
by means Of an electrical device. Only
part of those present could hear him
however. and before h" finished there
were many empty seats.
The president also discussed nj length
the objection that the British empire
NIGH, have n prcpnndcranCc Of voting
power in tho league assembly. It was
a "dclusion" TO bo frightened ut any
such prospect. he said because there
assembly without tn" concurrence Of the
American representative.
Fair Treatment.
Tho assembly. assorted Mr.. Wilson.
was largely n debating body. and as
such Il was only fair 10 give member
shin to tho British colonies. II would
bc unjust. h" said, {" give votes to IN"
small independent nations and exclude
such great d"minions as Canada.
Declaring tho people had not been told
the truth about what IN" treaty contain
Cd Mr.. Wilson added that il tho hm"rI-
can public did know tho truth. no man
would have the audacity to tax" III" fisk
Of trying to impair such all effort toward
liberty and justice.
praislnG tho labor and sclf-dctcrri-
nation features Of the treaty. tho presi-
don't declared that. without the league
Of nations. the other peace terms would
not be worth tho paper they w"rc write
ton on. 1t was final decision" which
tho United States now must make. he
added.
Emphasizing tho arbitration feature
Of the covenant. III" president said an
example Of the efficiency of discussion
was shown in labor controversies lie
asscrtod that when either side TO such a
controversy refuses to discuss its case.
wrong side.
1t would be the death warrant" OF
tho children Of tho country. declared the
president should the league fail
Tho text Of President Wilson's address
at the stadium was III part as follows:
IT anybody discusses this question
(thr league Of nations) on tho basis or
party advantage ! r"pudlatc him as
follow American and in order 10 vail
date what | hay" said. 7 want TO make
ono or two quotations from representa-
tivcs Of n party to which did not be-
long. Tho first I shall max" from a
man who for n long tim" has been
member Of tho United States senate.
Tho president then quoted Senator
Lodge rs saying at Il banquet in May.
1918: NO ono, l think, can feel moro
dccplv than | do the difficulties which
confront us in the work which THIS
league (tho league to enforce pcac") UNI
dcrtakcs. But tho difficulties cannot b"
nvrrcom" unless VIC try to oNcr"0m"
them. I believe il can hc done. Prob
ably il will be impossible 10 stop all
wars but i certainly will be possible 10
stop some wars and thus diminish lh"lr
numbcr The way in which this prob
len, is 10 hc worked on: must I've Lott I"
this league and To th"S" who ar" CIV
ing this great question IN" study Whi'h
il deserves know the Obstacles.
Know no" Squar'.n W. S''''a ,,.,or.,,,s
the statement: ms ~ ,,,in ;r,n
Hii"S''"h Nh''h you nI' 49,, cnr smh-
th'S hS'''"''n', '"'1 nv o,ro- n,tiore
MT I" IN" julE'l'I. ~ -, ~, Vain,
an" We ","Ht ~ rnucb, 7 know
ming n"t to a'''Inp' ~" ;." ,,,or We
III" ditiicuit'"S "hl'n ",",
speak "i anHlh'HN =, no, hclicyo
vow" an allHh',': '". r,,d ne
that wren N"S'' ',H V ~, ,,oor,
AGAINST changing "'''"' ;e;,,
for ON" moment thai 49,,
with IN" oth'r CINH'"'u nav r, -,
world if method c"u'u Dc '""''u w
diminish war ana cn'"u, ,hn ,irr-
est Of all ambitions for the hrn'h' OF