Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
PRESIDENT FIRM
AGAINST PROGRAM
Of RESERVATIONS
Great Throng Hears Speech
at Omaha - Leaves at
Noon for Souix Falls,
. South Dakota t..

a.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 8.-DiscussiIg
for the first time duria g his speaking
tour proposed reservations to- the
League of Nations, President Wilson
replied in an address here to argu-
ments advanced by those who favor
reservations.
"a reservation" said the president
els an assent with a big but We
agree@'but.'
The proposed reservation provid-
ing for unconditional withdrawal
from membership, said the president,
meant that it's sponsors wanted to
''sit near the door with their hand
on the knob" and if they saw any
thing they didn't like "to scutt1e 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 it's provisions. Those who
wanted a reservation to Article 10,
Mr.. Wilson continued, simply didn't
want to come in now, but wanted to
be late joiners.'
Any reservation regarding the Mon
roe doctrine, he added, was unneces-
sary because the doctrine has been
"swallowed, hook, line and sinker"
by the peace conference and had
been authenticated by the big pow
So far as reservations about do
nestle questions were concerned, he
declared, it would be a work of
superogation.
eve didn't ask Germany's consent
about the meaning of any one Of
those terms when we were in Paris
he said. 81
1--WE told them what they wanted
and said sign here Does any pa
triotic American want that method
changed?" NJ
There were cries of mo! No.! from
the crowd.
shantung Provision
If reservations were put in, Mr..
Wilson told them, all the senate
had written in would have to go
back for the consent of Germany,
He added that there were indica-
tions that those on the other side
Of the water are, not->in as good
a hunor as they had been.
The only way the Shantung pro-
vision could be bettered, Mr.. Will
son declared, would be to go to war
with Japan, England and France.
He told the crowd that nations
could not sign all but a part of
treaty. I'VE cannot re-write this
treaty" said he. I'VE must take it
or leave it." He said he believed the
treaty would be accepted soon, but
added: But no man can tell how
long it will take the United States
senate to do anything"
The president said he had heard
| that some man wanted the United
| States to stand alone for an armed
characterization" but he did not
| believe the people would accept it,
| He paid tribute ia Senator Hitch
cock, the democratic leader in the
| treaty fight, whose home is in Oma-
| ha. He had been proud to stand by
| Senator Hitchcock" he said, in the
| fight
On the night before the meeting.
the president alighted from his au-
tomcbile and stopped at the home of
c. N. Deitz, brother of Gould Deitz,
president of the State League to En-
force Peace. The president chatted
for few minutes with Mr.. Deitz and
| his mother
Labor Provision Bill
Prompt acceptance of the treaty
| 50 that uncertainties in labor condi-
! tons throughout the world may be
| cleared up, was urged also by Presi-
| dent Wilson. The international labor
| organization to be set up under the
treaty, he said, would give to labor
new bill of rights.
Mr.. Wilson spoke to a crowd of
Nebraskans and Iowans which filled
every corner of the auditorium, said
to seat $500 persons.