Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
PRESIDENT SERVES
NOTICE ON SENATE
T0KEEP HANDS OFF
Won't Stand for Reserva-
tions That Will Bring
Textual Changes.
ASSERTS IF MADE, TREATY
MUST BE RESUBMlTTED
Unless Ratified, Chief Executive
Feels Stain Would Be
on Nation.
MAKES TALKS IN TWO CITIES
Chief Executive Takes Several Verbal
Wnllops at Members of Sen
ate in Omaha.
ASSERTS IF MADE, TREATY
MUST BE RESUBMITTED
MAKES TALKS IN TWO CITIES
Chief Executive Takes Several Verbal
Wnllops at Members OF Sen
ate in Omaha.
BY JAY JEROME WILLIAMS,

sthH Correspondent tnlHcrsnt Service.
SIOUX FALLS, :. D., Sept. s.-"We
cannot rewrItc this treaty. We must
take 1t or leave it.
In those words today President will
Son served notice on the United States
Senate that he would no, stand for
reservations which would bring tcxtual
changes TO the treaty OF peace or the
league OF nations covenant. There was
deep carncstness 10 what he said
Tor he declared that any change in
the treaty meant its rnsupmission 10
all the nations represented at the peace
conference; including Germany.
~ l ielt mat l personaliy in any
mcnt," ne continued. Il would be glad
10 die that 1t might be consumma,ed.
ti,iaca DeGause i nave nave vision, my :eliow-
some mishap not be accomplis he'd.
there would rest forever upon the fair
could never be eTaced. which would be
intolerabie to every lover of America
!neoneeivabIs 70 any man who knew
With stout heart TO do it,
The rresden, made these remarks
Omaha, the nome Of senator Hitchc ocK,
the ADMINISTRATORS leader in the
night for rat!i!cat!on OF the treaty. lie
which was Very dull IN its aspect. per
haps this was due 10 the fact that the
PTeSIOeHt WAS driven through
ticaly all OF the city.
Crowd Approves Statement.
In the auditorium the audience while
not overly vociferous. was most kind
ly toward him and approved his state
however. was AS warm as Omaha was
cool. The streets OF this city were
crowded with people most anxious TO
their lungs.
From the standpoint OF the day
reservations and the reason he gave
therefore. was the big feature. Reser-
vations formed the sist OF his speech
70 the Omaha audience. and it let him
stood as he did on the matter. He
said that II the opposition in the SEN
every reservation VIII have 10 be
taken back 10 all the sisners OF this
Now I want to tell YOU" he said.
that we did not ask Germany's con-
sent with regard 10 the meaning OF
in Paris We told her what they
meant and sign here Are there any
patriotic AMERICANS who desire the
NO. no." cried the audience
IND b, DO t1SS want me to ask ask the
the words which the United States SEN
ate thinks it ought to have been writ
ten in?"
NO. no. no." was the response Of his
hearers. and it was more insistent than
before.
Predicts Another World War.
Paving the way TO the subject OF
could predict with absolute certainty
another world war within the next
generation after the league OF nations
was defeated. the President discussed
the withdrawal clause. the Monroe
Doctrine. domestic questions, Article y.
and Shantung.
ion 40 lai
assent with a big but We agree, but
J want 10 cal your attention to some
Just prior TO this. though, the Presi-
dent did admit that there were flaws
in the peace treaty, but he said ,nat
the men who picked out the flaws for
league, he asserted. was the only posi-
tive guarantee against war
81 would consider myself recrcant to
every mother and father. every wife
and sweetheart in this country II !
consented TO the ending of this war
be no other" he said.
Once on the topic of reservations the
President used harsh words in de-
tors. Regarding those who oppose the
withdrawal clause as at present set
forth. he said: They want to sit close
knob. and they want TO say we are In
this thing, but we are in it with lnti-
mite timidity. we are in it only because
como in, hut we are going to try this
every now and then to sec If 1T is
locked. and Just as soon as we see
anything we don't like we are going to
scuttle. Now what is the trouble?
What are they afraid of? Are these
gentlemen such poor patriots that they
are afraid the United States will cut a
poor figure in the opinion of mankind?
! for one am too proud an Amerl-
can to say that any doubt will hang
around our right to withdraw upon the
condition Of the fulfillment of our in
ternational obligations"
Object to Being Partners.
The difficulty found with Article X,
the President said. was that some men
do not want to go in as partners,
they want to go In as late joiners."
The Monroe Doctrine. he declared.
Is expressly authenticated. for tho first
time in history. by all the great nations
does not like the way It is mentioned.
but as for himself he declared he
would not stop on question OF style.
Tho Monroe Doctr Inc is adopted"
he said. and the crowd applauded 1T
is swallowed, hook. line and sinker.
and being carefully digested into tho
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