Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
WILSON PAYS
RESPECTS TO
INSTRUCTORS
Says They Wish Country
to Disregard It's Plain
Obligations.

- Omaha, Neb.. Sept. S.-Discuss-
fAS for the first time during his
speaking tour proposed reserva-
tions to the League of Nations,
President Wilson replied in an ad-
dress here today to arguments ad-
vanced by those who favor reserva-
tions.
"A reservation" said the presi-
dent, lis an assent with a big but
we agree-''but -"
Ready to Run.
The proposed reservation provid-
ing for unconditional withdrawal
from membership said the presi-
dent meant that it's sponsors want
ed to "sit near the door with their
hand on the knob" and if they saw
anything they didn't like, to "scut-
tie and run"
The league proviso that interna-
tiOnal obligations must be fulfilled
before withdrawal never would re-
strain the United States, he said,
because this nation always would
live up to its provisions.
hose wiz HaulCu d lCSSl clI4Ol
TO article 10. Mr. Wilson continued,
simply did not want to come in now,
but wanted to be late joiners."
Doctrine Already Accepted.
Any reservation regarding the
Monroe doctrine, he added, was un-
necessary because the doctrine has
been swallowed, hook, line and
siuker" by the peace conference
and had been authenticated by the
biz powers of the world for the
S&fst time.
So far as reservations about do
mestic questions were concerned,
he declared, it would be a work of
superogation.
I'VE didn't ask Germany's con-
sent about the meaning and of any
Of those terms when we were in
Paris" he said.
I'VE told them what they meant
and said sign here Does any pa
triotic American want that method
changed?"
There were cries of mo, No"
from the crowd.
Germany Must Consent.
If reservations were put in, Mr..
Wilson told them, all that the SEN
ate had written in would have to
go back for the consent of Ger
many. He added that there were
indications that those on the other
side of the water are not in as sub
missive a humor as they had been.
The only way the Shantung pro-
vision could be bettered, Mr.. Will
war with Japan, England and
France. He told the crowd the ma
tion could not sign all but a part
Aof a treaty"
I'VE cannot rewrite this treaty"
said he. We must take it leave
it"
He said he believed the treaty
should be accepted soon, but
added:
But no man can tell how long
it will take the United States SEN
ate to do anything"
No Armed Pan-Americanism.
The president said he had heard
some men wanted the United States
TO stand alone for an armed pam
Americanism, but he did not believe
the people would accept it.
He paid a tribute to Senator
Hitchcock, the Democratic leader
in the treaty fight, whose home is
in Omaha He had been proud to
stand by Senator Hitchcock" he
said. in the fight.
Mr.. Wilson characterized the
League of Nations as "the only pos
sible guarantee against war" and
said he would feel recreant to
those who fought the war if he did
not secure its adoption.
Takes Reservations in Order.
The president said in part:
81 didn't come here this morning
so much to expound upon the
treaty, as to talk about these things
we call reservations. A reservation
is an assent with a but to it.
-" We agree, but
: q want to call your attention to
some of these butts ! will take
them as far as I can, in the order in
which they deal with the clauses of
the league itself.
IN the first article in the COW
enant. it is provided that nation
can withdraw from the league on
two years notice-provided hat, at
the time of this withdrawal-it has
fulfilled all its obligations, under
the covenant
Ready to Run.
Some of our friends want to sit
close to the door and with their .
hand on the knob. and say we
are in this thing, but We are in t