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the covenant in its present form. He
declared, also. that the Monroe Doc
trine is adequately safcguarded and that
such questions us immigration and the
thrift are reserved for national deter.
mination.
Mr.. Wilson said that in the assembly
of the league Of nations the ono
vote of the United States would balance
all of the six of the British Empire.
The council where the great nations
are on an equality and where unanimity
is required. he declared, was the
leagues agency of action. The assembly
was largely n forum, he said. whore
the conscience of the world could be
brought to play upon the questions like
ly to lead to war.
Every great European power. the
President asserted. now enjoys special
privileges in China. in some cases ut
the expense OF China's sovereignty. But,
he declared, Japan had promised to re,
turn everything that savOrcd oil
sovereignty to China.
Then, he asserted. that the only way
| to get Shantung away from Japan was
to go to war. A woman near the front
of the hall asked: what is the league
| of nations for. them
The President, continuing. his
sentence, said the league offered for the
| first time tribunal before which China
could bring her complaint about the
wrongs she had suffered for years. The
crowd cheered the statement.
It was not in the province OF the
Peace Conference. said the President,
to consider the question of self
determination as affecting peoples other
than those formerly under the
sovereignty of the central cmnircSS,
But under the league he added,
"such questions would be brought under
the jurisdiction Of the great powers. IL
would offer, he declared, forum on
which to conduct successful aglta
ton" >,
'If they're not satisfied with that,
he added, "their case Is not good.
"Reading a quotation from former
German statesman, the President snid
those opposing the treaty were trying
for result which would be welcome "a
Germany. 1t was inconceivable; he
continued. that Germany now would bt
able to separate the United States from
the other mowers as she had been unable
to do by force of arms.
Mr.. Wilson said it was impossible tc
work out industrial reforms as ions
5 as the neace treaty uncertainty contlnu
ed, Ratification of the treaty. he said
: would be the first step toward pre-
venting this sort of minority from die
. tating to the United States.
: The powers, said Mr.. Wilson at tn
i womcn's luncheon. had Japan's promis'
to return Shantung to China and in
tended to see that It was fulfilled, unde
III, the league. He said he had asked hi
colleagues at Versailles specifically
whether they meant under the lcagu
!, to inauguratc Il new policy towar
- China and they told him they did.
y, The Presidents declarations were re
~ ceived with applause and cheers by tn
e 1900 women present at the women
luncheon at which he spoke. There wer
1t cries Of "No, MOI" when he askc
V over Shantung. There is no other wa!
ir he said, to obtain the immediate re
turn of the province to China.
Mr.. Wilson also discussed the Nor
roe Doctrine. Article y. and the rigl
J. of withdrawal from the league. repeat
t. ing previous arguments against reser
l. vatiOna on those points and dcclarir
lc some of the changes nroDOsed involve
st merely a question Of literary style.
l. Turning to the objection that Grci
I'd Britain has six votes In the leagl
l., pened that "our one vote is just
~ nowerful as their SIX There is I
OIL case in which the assembly could vo
n, on any imnortant subject except AT
mission of new members without
o, decision first having been made by Il
!. council, in which there was an equa
- ity of votes.
u The President told the lunchco
ne guests that there were no words stron
O. enough to picture properly the cXtcI
j. TO which the world was trusting to I'll
= leadership Of America.
- eve cannot desert humanity Il
vi said, 1--WE are the trustees of humanity
I cannot conceive motive adcqrat
to hold men off from this great enter
prise