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heart, going merely to honor the Amer
leans, whom she did not expect to be
able to turn the scales OF war against
the Germans.
= American Spirit Won the War.
"She told me afterwards that when
she saw the swing and Vigor Of the
American boys. the ideals alight in
their eyes. she came away feeling that
victory was in sight, said the Presi-
dent. Those men had gone over the
sea to rescue the nations OF Europe.
| tell you that the war was won by
the American spirit.
America in this treaty has realized
what those gallant boys fought for.
The men who make this treaty diff
cult to accomplish will have a life
long accounting to make to these boys.
I know what they desire. 1 was hon
ored to be their commander-in-chief. I
did not have to command them they
didn't need that"
Raps BoIsheVism.
For the first time since he left Wash
fngton, Mr. Wilson diverted from the
league controversy and dwelt on the
economic and industrial crisis. Ia a
plea for loyalty, the President raped
Bolshevism, and hit the profiteers. He
declared the Bolshevists are a menace
to civilization, and that PROTECTING
rings should be broken up.
Let me say" continued the Presi-
dent, lone of the most delightful cir
cumstances of the work on the other
side of the water was that discovered
what we call American principles had
penetrated to the heart and under
standing not only of the great people
of, Europe but to the hearts and under
standing of the great men who were
! leading the people of Europe.
Treaty BY Common Consent.
when these, principles we're written
into this treaty they were written there
by common consent and common con-
viction, but it remains true, neverthe-
less, my fellow citizens, that principles
were written into that treaty which
were never written into any great in
ternationaI understanding before, and
that they had their natural birth and
origin in this country, to which we
have devoted our life and saTvice.
st haze no hesitation Ia saying in
spirit and essence it is an American
document, and if you will bear with
me, for this great subject is not a sub
ject for OratOry, it is a subject for e1-
animation and discussion-if you will
bear with me will remind you Of some
Of the things that we have long desir-
ed, and which are at last accomplished
in this treaty. 1 think that I can
|
lea has had most at heart throughout
her existence has been that there
should be substituted for the brutal
processes of war the friendly pro
cesses of consultation and arbitration
And that is done in the covenant of
the League of Nations.
In Thirty United States Treaties.
$50, whether you get arbitration or
not you have nine months discussion
and want to remind Wou that that is
the central principle of some thirty
treaties entered into between the
United States of America and some
thirty other foreign nations. all OF
which were confirmed by the Senate
Of the United State (appIause).
I'VE have such an agreement with
France. We have such an agreement
with Great Britain. We have such ar
agreement with practically every great
nation except Germany, which refused
to enter into such an agreement, be
cause, my fellow citizens, Germany
knew that she intended something thai
did not bear discussion, and that If she
had submitted the purposes which lee
to this war to SO much as one months
discussion she never would have dareC
to go into the enterprise against man
kind which we finally did get into
Therefore, say this principle o.
discussion is the principle already
adopted by America-and what is the
compulsion to do this?
''The compulsion is this, that if AM
member state violates that promise tt
submit either to arbitration or discus
sion it is thereby ipso facto deemed tt
have committed an act of war agains
all the rest.
, Boycott the New Weapon
3 'Then you ask: DO we a once take
t up arms and fight them No, we d.
something very much more terrible
IAdu Iu6Is VS. OOyCOL
them. It is provided in the instrumen
j that there shall be no communication
4 even between them and the rest of tn,
g world; they shall receive no goods anr
t they shall ship no goods; they shall
a receive no telegraphic messages an,
J. they shall send none; they shall re
t ceivs no mail and no mail will be re
r ceived from them
- 1.-THE Nationals, the citizens, Of tn
d member states will never enter thei
9 territory until the matter is adjusted
d and their citizens cannot leave thei
territory. The most complete boycott
o ever conceived in q public document
g And 1 want to say to you with conf
t dent prediction that there Will be n
e more fighting after that
81 In conclusion the President said:
r Numbered among my ancestor
# we're several Scotch covenanters Thi
?. thing for which am fighting is a GOV,
n nant
II SCI am a covenanter."