The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-05

bus. that apparently nobody has taken
| the pains TO say what IL In the cove
nant OF the league Of nations.
Discuss Only Three.
They have discussed three-chiefly
three-out OF 20 articles and the other
| articles contain this heart Of the mat
ter, that instead OF war there shall be
| arbitration, instead Of war there shall
| be discussion: instead OF war there shall
be the closure Of intercourse, that In
stead Of war there shall be the irresist-
bile pressure OF the opinion Of all man
kind.
II need not tell you that ! speak with
knowledge In this matter--knowlcdge OF
the purpose OF the men with whom the
men representing America weres asso-
ciated at the peace table. Every one
! consulted with came there with the
same idea, theat wars had arisen in
advantage OF the week and that the
only way 20 stop war was to band our
selves together to protect the weak.
And 20 when you read the cove
nant, read the treaty with II,
II haye no doubt that in this audience
there are many men who come IRON
that ancient stock Of Poland, for ey-
ample--men in whose blood there Ia
the warmth Of old affections connected
with that betrayed and ruined country,
men whose memories run back to insult
tera BILE wrongs endured BY those living
IN that country; and | call them to wit
ness that Poland never could have won
unity and independence by herself,
Those gentlemen sitting at Paris pre-
scnted Poland with a unity she could
not have won, and an Independence
she cannot defend unless the world
guarantees II to her.
II am arguing this thing with you.
my fellow citizens, not as II l had any
doubt OF what the verdict of the Amer
team people would be: | haven't the
slightest doubt. | just wanted to have
the pleasure OF pointing out TO you how
absolutely ignorant OF the treaty, and
Of the covenant. some OF the men are,
who have been opposing Il. II they do
read the English language they do not
understand the English language as |
understand Il. II they nave really read
this treaty and his covenant they only
amaze me by their inability to under
stand what Is plainly expressed. so
not TO argue these matters, but 10 re-
cali YOU to the real issues which are In
| volved,
And one of the things that I have
most at heart in this report TO my fel.
low citizens is that they should forget
what party I belong 10 and what party
they belong to. ! am making this jour
ney as a democrat, but am spelling
Il with a little "a and / don't want
anybody to remember 70 far al this
Grand In concerned. that IL IL ever
spelled with n big ID"
As an American.
Il am making this Journey as an
American and as a champion of the
rights which America believes in and
need not tell you that "a compared
with the Importance OF the America.
the Importance Of the democratic party
and the Importance OF the republican
party and the importance of every other
party In absolutely negiigioie, Parties.
my fellow citizens, are intended TO EN-.
body In action different policies OF gov
ernment, They are not, when propAriS
used, intended to traverse the prin-
clples which underlie government and
the principles which underIie the gov.
eminent OF the United States have
been familiar TO us ever since We were
II want you 10 notice another inter
esting point that has never been dilated
upon In connection with the league OF
nations. | Am now treading upon deli.
cate ground and | must express myself
with caution.
There were a good many delega-
tions that visited paris wanting 10 be
heard by the peace conference who had
real causes to present and which ought
to be presented to the view OF the world
But we had to point out TO them tina,
they did not happen, unfortunately, IL
come within the area OF settlement,
ttat their questions were not CUES
'tions which were necessarily drawn