The Glenwood post., 1919-08-23
WILSON ANSWERS
SENATE QUERIES
Says He Sees No Reasonable Oh
jeotion to Reservations Con-
corning League.
CONFERENCE At White HOUSE
President Asserts United States
Surrenders No Powers and
May Withdraw.

shington.-.President. Wilson and
committee Of the Senate met at the
White House Tuesday TO discuss the
neace treaty. The President opened the
a aoss the u ~ Of prompt rstifiea-
ton OF the Heaty without amendment.
and without reservations that Wou,a
many. The Fresident said that the In
terest of every class of people. the
ployers. demanded prompt ratification
to the end that stable conditions of in.
dustry. agriculture AND employment
dress, which was in effect an address
to tho country follows:
,srv: to expedite your tSst 1e o,
urge that practically the whole task
f the Of hack eS
waits upon the decision Of the Senate
with regard to the terms Of the peace.
I venture thus again to urge my "a.
vice that the action of the Senate with
regard to tho treaty be taken at the
earliest practicable moment because
n TN. Nth Whes We 81 QUE fac; ns to
critical character. will require for their
Sisinf.rs.ted eo-opsration Of al psrties
and all interests, and cannot be post
poned without manifest peril to our
W. :nS So Il 3. tn se.r 'a''n
THE copper mines of Montana, Ari-
soma and Alaska, for example. are b.
ing kept open and in operation only At
rowed money. Ths zinc mines Of Mis-
souri,. Tennessee and Wisconsin are be-
ing operated at about one-half their ca,
Missouri reaches only . portion Of it.
former market. there Is an imme dists
assd for cotton betting and also for iui
because the channels of trade are
barred by war when there is no war;
The same Is true OF raw cotton OF
msrly purchased nearly 100000 bales,
and these are only examples. There Is
hardly . singls raw material. a single
Of manufactured goods which Is not in
the same case. Our full. normal profit
able production waits on peace.
upon it. We cannot inteiiigently or
wisely. decide how large . naval or mil.
itasy force We shall maintain. or what
e ss.in Roil' I. to Nv sni rF "a. ss!e p..cs
BOT oni. but e: sst 1 5nsS hIy
th.rs is more d. that diffieuity IN.
The vs:s :HrP ,nns Of
merely. whose sale will affect normal
production. but great msnufaotHTip g
ssttSli.hmeats .l.S. 60. whioh should 81. be
stores OF machine tools. and all sorts
ef merchandise which must lie IDLE M
sl,iRl ;a sst: :na Military policy are d'f
such .. is. s1':
r.ncs VIII ,: Y po'i ITO to iay
from US. II We do not presently act. We
have no eonsu hs esen T no trad r rep ip
There are l.r5s :r'.: ;nos of Eur ops
sus.sionsb sI' until ths he psopi. Know
the final settlements of peace and the
force. which are TO administer and su.-
our production cannot proceed with In
tsllissncs or confidence. There can Be
no easy or normal industrial credits
shi 4s,S Ts.ss
can Sc no stabilisation Of wagea be.
cause there can - NO settled condition
.mons.t u. d.p.sd. ssen ana .weit,
the rstifie.tioI q . r. tr'.sy Of peace pes g.
summers day By not doing, all that w
can to mitigate the winters suffering
which. unless We find means to prevent
Hon " q t Pf0 void. and may, At ia wor..
=; re; s.1 + III; -. sAs'' brought y
sSs "a e Ss,;s: 81 st.e "a,
treaty except douhts with regard to the
on 81 an. ana :s:s fr al ky .:y that q
am unable to :, snd:r.t,nd Why , sue. ,.,Si
recall that when had the pleasure OF
q conference with your committee and
with the committee of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. on foreign affairs al
questions now most frequently asked
e.nvas.ed. with : view TO their imme
league was then in its first draft ant
subject to revision. 1t was pointed ou'
that no express. resosni!ion was giver
sap sns n provssd that tn. W" ieaE quo
should have no authority to act or &c
express a tudsms.t on matters matter Of DO
tionsi Fights Of Ia. congress to deter.
mine ali question. of peace and wal
my return to Pari: ali these matter,
sion on the League Of Nations and ev.
'The view Of the United States witt
regards to the questions I have men.
toned had, In fact. slready been &C.
was supposed to be nothing inconsist.
emit with them in the draft of the Gov
snant first sdopt.d, the draft which i
March. but no objection was made to
May Force Coal Strike.