Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-24
Wilson Speaks To
Big Crowd at
Salt Lake City

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SIT Lake City. Utah. sept zs-Re-
plying directly To Senate prrup1ml ID
write reservations into tho rHf1nrR-
unn OF the peace treaty. President
Wilson declared IN an address IN the
Mormon Tabernacle here to-day thar
the proposal would 'cut the heart
OUT OF the league M nations.
The presisaent spoke ID crwwd
which thu peIice esrimated At f2.non
Every seat was occupied nnd an rne
available standing roum was eRhen-
while outside the tabernacle there
was another great thrung blocking
the entrances and surrounding. stFes6E.
President Heber j. Grant e the
Murncn church opened the mssE1nEa
with an invocation in which he= pEAG-
sd for strength fnr the narinn.s pck1sf
executive in his responsibilities gov
ernur Simon Bamberger infr0ancsa
the president
Tina president discussed n lsngth
the question OF reservations. dnctzr-a
ing that 10 all intents and purposes
reservations were the same az amend
men1s. To reopen the meaning or
any part of the treaty. he said. WINS
10 reopen negotiations with GERMANY
Mr. Wilson read proposed. -1essr-
variun under which the Cnitsa 6kMfes
would assume mn raspnnEihItt1y To-
protect the tntergrftv or fnreign gDv-
ernmsnf under Article 10. Hsach: n
reservation he asserted would relisFes
thu Cuited States of afl responsibility.
Does the Cntted States u no in. ON
of thai special tonrinEg" asllea tia
presiaent. and rhers VAS q gr1ax
shout Of No" Answering oh5sc-
TONS that under Article Ten thes
United States might be called ON IN,
settle Balkan controversies the presl-
DENT said:
If You want ta. put ont o Are tni
Utah. yon don't % To 0klahnma fnr'
tho IRE engine and II yuu want To Uuf.
cut IRE in the Balkans you- dun'ts
send tn the United States fnr tronps- -
The cholce would be mRde. he szid.i
from the most suitable and must.
available" tmres and TIM decision.
would be made with TIM nunsent OF
/. al the nations cancerusA Should,
the con1roversy spread 10 rhEf the
| aid of the United States would be-
necessary. he said. then il wunid< b
SO serious q situation that tlzfE uR-
tam would get in amy way, league or.
no league.
! To adopt suuh q reservation. cwn-,
| tinued Mr. Wiisan. was nsf to inrer-
pref the covenant hut would com
/ sritute an ',ahsolufe withdrawal Humi
the responsibilities OF Article Tam and.
consequently q rejection Of the'
treaty.
! INSTEAD OF wanting 10 sef what if
could without assuming amy Ee-
spanzihili1y, IL was the nzfirns=
| duty, he said. TO Accept the IeAdsr-
i ship which the world now oEEMea.
I That could be done. he cunfinusA.
without in any way impair1ng m
uunal sovereignty, because M great
! decizion could be taken withDsxx the
/ vote of the United States.
The President, said thar he had No
/ notion Of rejecting upon the pubic
I men who were aiding the Opposition
/! hut he declared they were Pleasing
Germany by their attitude Thrunxh
: certain channels open 10 the gn4-
+! eminent. he said, he knew Germar-
was praying" that the United states
/! would stay out ef the league
Every previous treaty, mid o.
President. had been a division -
7 speils- while tina present documenr
( was an absolute remuneration Of
spails''
ENerywhere throughout the world,
he asserted. settlements had been
made ON the theory that psupae
/ themselves should Determine wfRr
form Of government they should
have.
/ Through the pecple. the Premaenr
| said. he was appealing to senzturB %
I take second thought II fhsy intenR-
I sd to write INTO the treaty any snees
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