The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-11

hold n against all such Convenient
indeed. Indispensable, Rs statesmen
found the newly planned league of
nations 20 bee for the execution OF
present plans OF peace and reparl-
ton, thuy saw 10 lu new aspect be
fore their work was finished They
saw lt uH thc main object Of the
peace. as the only thing that could
complete 90 or make 10 worth while.
They saw it as the hope OF the
world ana that hope they dii not
dare 10 disappolnt Shall We or any
other free peoples hesitate to ac-
Ccpt this great duty p NJarc We reject
u and break the heart OF the world p
Result SIN Incomplete
And SO the result OF the con
fcrcurc OF pcarc. $50 FAR as Germany
is concerned. stand incomplete. The
difficulties encountered were very
many some times they seemed in
hupunhlc 10 was impossible to
accommodate the interest Of so great
q body uf nations. interests which
directly or indirectly affected almost
every nation IN the world, without
minor compromises The treaty aH
IL result tsnot exactly what We would
have written u Is probably what
any one Ut the national delegates
would have written But results
were worked out which ON the whole
bear the test / think that IL Will
be- found that the compromises
which were accepted as inevitable
nowhere cut To the heart ~ any
principle. The work OF the confer
cucc squares. as a whole, the priu-
clplcs agreed upon, the basis OF the
peace as well az with the practical
possibilities ~ the International sit
nations which l'ad 20 be faced and
dealt with uR facts.
special Treaty Soon
"I shall presently have occasion
io lay before YOU a special treaty
with France, whose object is tho
temporary protection of France
from unprnNukcd aggression hy the
power with whom this treaty or
peace has bCCu negotiated. It's terms
link it with this treaty. ! take the
liberty. however, OF rcscrNlng Il for
special explanation on another oc-
,usiun
THE role which America was to
play ln the conference seemed de
trrwiucd by the Universal CNpcciA-
uous OF the nations whose repre-
sentative drawn from an quarters
Of the globe. We were 10 deal with.
It was uni, .rHlly recognized that
America had entered the war 10 pro
mote no private or peculiar Interest
" her own. but only as Tho cham
Iiru Of rights which Uhc Was glad
20 snare with free men and luvSS'
uf Justice everywhere We had
formulated lhy principles upon
which tine settlement WIS 'o h"
made. the principles upon which th"
armisfiy, had been agreed io ANA
pur,rys.ut peace undertaken, aud no
ono doubted that our drsirc was TO
see the treaty " peace formulated
and gIonr the actual lines ~ those
principles and desired nothing 'lr'
Nlr were welcomed as di#nicrrF''d
friends We were rosortcd 'u as
arnirrniors iu many difficult
matter.
our Aid Indtspcenhlc,
.u WAS recognized that our ma
f.ru. aiI would hc indispensable" on
'nr days fr come. when industry Hnd
credit would have Co hc brought
back tp their normal operation
atrln tho communities beaten in
,nr .rpuud assisted Co 'hoy t"ot one"
.pur, lpi D. was taken Tor grantee,
I ann urDud tp say that wH would
play tho h'lpml friend ne ihrs"
things us jon an others without ur"'u.
HI.r ur favor. We W"Io E"N.Ea'N
accepted as 'Nc unaffected cham
riona ~ what was right u vS17p
very r,spunsIblc rolU iu play. but
ann nlpyN TO report that 'ho fine
group ~ Americans who helped with
their expert advice iu each part VI
The varied settlements suught in