New-York tribune., 1919-09-25
President Asserts Organ.
lied Opposition Is Eos.
tered by Element That
AwaysW asPro-Cerman
Men in Congress
Misled, He Declares
Contends Change in Arti-
Gle Ten Will Operate
as Rejection of Treaty

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Sept. "a -Presi
dent Wilson has adopted new I'm
Of attack. He associates opposition t.
the league Of nations with pro Ger
manism and disloyalty.
Mr.. Wilson himself emphasized tn
new direction Of his thoughts to tn,
correspondents. pointing out the i'm
portance Of that part OF his speecl
delivered in Salt Lake City last nigh
which raised this issue. Tonight h,
continued along the same lines, say
ing:
"My friends. the only organized
forces opposed to the league of ma
tions are hyphenated Americans, out
side, l mean. of the Congressional
circles. ] beg you to observe that
l said only organized forces, because
l would not include mary individuals
that | know in such charge as this,
but l do mean it is the pratt ermaus
that showed the hyphen during the
war that are now organized against
that treaty. and We can please no
body in America any better than by
rejecting this treaty or by qualify
Ing 1t in our acceptance of it,
Charge Made in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City he dwe,t partinu
larly upon the Significance Of the tol
lowing paragraphs in his address:
'1f I may say SO without even by
implication involving great public
men whom I entirely respect, 7 want
to say that the only popular forces
back Of serious reservations, the or'v
popular forces back Of the Impulse to
reject any part of this treaty. proceed
from exactly the same sources that
the pro-German propa ganda proceed
ed from. | ask the honorable and
enlightened men who believe
thoughtlessly favor reservations such
as l have read to reflect upon that
and examine into the truth OF it and
to reflect upon the propositions: We
by holding off from this league serve
the purposes of Germany, for what
Germany sought throu ghout the war
was, first. to prevent our going in,
and then to separate US in interest
and purpose from the other govern
ments with which we are associated.
Now. shall we by the vote Of the
United States Senate do for Germany
what she could not DO with her army:
We shall be doing it, whether we in
tend it or not
Reservation Declared Fatal
Reading again the proposed Senat4
reservation to Article X Of the leagu,
covenant, the President declared in al
address here TO-DAY that should an,
such reservation be adopted he would
"be obliged as Chief Executive to re
gard it as rejection Of the treaty"
The President added that rejecto,
Of the treaty would mean negotiation
of q separate peace with Germany, al,
asserted that such q negotiation coul,
not change Il single item of the peac
settlement
Recalling Japans promise to retur,
to China all sovereign rights in Shan
tung, the President said the only thin,
retained by the Toxic government
would be economic rights such as othe
nations hold. He said the Unite,
States had no right to doubt tha
promise. He characterized as "enlpt,
noise" the professions of frierdshi il
treaty to fail
Whole Plan Vitiated. He Declares
Turning to the league covenant, TIL
Preside said the question of whethe
sac heart of the league covenant WAS t
be cut out soon must come to "show
down" 1t would mean the vitiatio'
of the whole plan. he asserted, if tn
nation were to adopt 2 reservation t
Article y as proposed in the Senate.
One by one. said he. the other or
jectons to the covenant had been dis
posed Of. To all Candid minds h
asserted, it now was apparently tina
the Monroe Doctrine was fully pre-
tccted. that there was no supergoverr
ment set up. and that no danger was t
be feared from the speaking parts
given to the British dominions in IN
lection. he added, was another bug
aboo" that had been dispelled.
Thus, continued Mr.. Wilson, tn
whole discussion had settled down upo
Article X. under which the membe
agree to preserve one another's terri
torial integrity against external as
gression. he declared this cut at tn
"taproot and war" because nearly a.
wars started from aggression agains
those unable to defend them selves.
Reservation Called Ridiculous
The reservation read by the Pres
Ceht was the same that he laid befor
his audience last night at the Salt LAX
City Tabernacle. BY its provisions TIL
United States would assume no obi
CATION to preserve the territorial ir
tegrity of other nations unless Cor
gress should so decide.
ut is as though you said we wi
not join the league now" said he, ~by
may join It from time to time. We won
promise anything, but from TINA t
time we may cooperate
The thing is unworthy and ridicr
lous- 1t means the rejection of th
treaty, nothing less The issue is fna
We can't avoid it We've got to max
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