The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-25
Wilson Would Regard Any Reservation As Reflection of Treaty
Rejection Will Mean NegO- tiation of Separate Peace With Germany, But Could Not Change Single Item of Peace Settlement
By Associated Press

Cheyenne, Wyo., September 24.-Reading again the pro- posed reservation to Article 10 of the league covenant, Presi- dent Wilson declared in an ad- dress here today that should any such reservation be adopt ed he would "be obliged as chief executive to regard it as a rejection of the treaty."
 The President added that rejection Of the treaty would mean negotiation of separate peace with Germany, and as- serted that such a negotiation could not change a single item of the peace set clement.
 Recalling Japan's promise to return to China all sovereign rights in Shantung. the President said the only thing re- tained by the Tokio government would be economic rights such as other na- tions hold. He said the United States had no right to doubt that promise. He characterized as empty noise the pro- fessions of friendship for China made by those who want the treaty to fail
 Turning to the league covenant, the President said the question of whether the heart of the league covenant was to be cut out soon must come to a show down. It would mean the vitiation of the whole plan, he asserted, if the nation were to adopt reservations to article 10 as proposed in the Senate.
 BUGABOOS DISTILLED
 T ,th nb tions to the covenant had been disposed of. To all "candid minds" he asserted 1t now was apparent that the Monroe doctrine was fully protected, that there was no supergovernment set up and that no danger was to be feared from the speaking parts' given to the British do- minions in the league assembly. The withdrawal objections, he added, was an other "bugaboo'' that had been dispelled.
 Thus, continued MT. Wilson, the whole discussion had settled down upon ar ticle 10. under which the members agree to preserve one anotherS territorial integrity, against external aggression. He declared this cut at the tap root of war; because nearly all wars started from aggression against those unable to defend themselves.
 ' The reservation read by the President 1swas the same that he laid before his }sudience last night at the Salt Lake City ie. States would assume no obligation to preserve the territorial integrity of other nations unless Congress should so de- eide.
 Ut is as though you said we will not join the league now" said he, but may join it from time to time. We won promise anything, but from time to tune we may co-Nperate.
 .The thingfs unworthy and ridiculous It means the rejection of the treaty, nothing else. The issue is tinal- We can't avoid it. We've got to make the decision now. and once made, there can be no turning back.
 T-rlass the Tinted States went into the league now he added, and assumed Its full responsibility, it would have to come in later with Germany
 PLEASING GERMANY
 s.c1ermany is not anxious for the Tinted states to be among the nations in the league She is not admitted to membership until she changes her en- fire government and at that time she will be admitted with the rest of the representatives of the free people oi the world. I am not making thls state lnent by conjecture, but am gettlhs it directly from the mouths of persons who are familiar and know what the rejection of the treaty means
 ..It means a. separate treaty W1tn Germany and this would be against any of the doctrines of the league of nations, and the whole world would De against the United States. It would simply be a government of the United Stades hand in hand with Germany We have come to ask that you will consider it. There is no other way.
 .America must face it now
 ssThe men who fought in Chateu Thierry. the men who fought in Belleau Wood and in the Argonne, never thought of turning back
 "They never thought of making reservations on their service. sThey never thought of saying; We are going to do this much of the Jop and then leave you to do the rest
 And I am here on this journey to do what I can to fulfill and complete the task which the men who died upon tho battlefields of France began And I am not going to turn back any more than they did. I am going to keep my face just as they kept their theirs, TOT ward. towards the enemy.
 .sMr friends, the only organized forces opposed to the league or nations are hyphenated Americans. outside, l mean, of the Congressional circles
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