Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-24
WILSON ATTACKS
RESERVATIONS
in UTAH CITY
Declares That United States
Should Accept The Lead
crship g.
A TREATY NOT
ONE OF BIG SPoILS
Repeats Declaration That It
Offers The Best Hope
For China

plying directly to senate proposals to
write reservations into ratification of
the peace treaty. President Wilson de-
clared In an address at Mormon tab
ernacle here last night that the PRO
posal would cut the heart" out of the
League of Nations.
Before a great crowd which re-
peatedly cheered his utterances, Mr..
Wilson read a proposed reservation
assume no responsibility to protect
the integrity of foreign governments
under article ter Such a r%eserva-
ton, he asserted. would relieve the
United States Of a part Of its just re.
sponsibility.
Does the United States want to be
in on that special footing" asked the
president, and there was a great shout
OF no" from the crowd.
Answering objections that under
article ten The United States might be
called on to settle Balkan controver-
sizes, the president said:
Utah, you don't 80 to Oklahoma for
the FIRE engine, and II you want to put
out a fire in the Balkans. you don't
send to the United States for troops"
Would Use Available Forces.
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from the most suitable and most
available" forces, and the, decision
would b .nlade with the consent of all
the nations concerned.
Should the controversy spread 60
that hs aid of the United States
would be necessary, he said, then 1t
would be so serious a situation that
this nation would get in anyway,
league or no league.
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tinued Mr.. Wilson, was hot to inter
pref the covenant. but would consti-
tutf an absolute wjthdrawal' from
the responsibilities Of article ten and
consequently. a rejection of the treaty.
Should Accept Leadership.
Instead Of wanting t 0 get what it
could without assuming any. RESPONSE
bility, it was the nations duty. he
the world now offered. That could be
don e, he continued, without in any
way inpairing national sovereignty.
because no great decision could be
taken without the vote Of the United
States.
The president was cheered again
when he said that the only serious
forces" back Of the movement to re-
jet or change the treaty proceed
EAkOL@ oAANSly LIS sA1tO 6OuICOB ~ t10
pro : German propaganda proceed
from" He added that he had no
notion Of rejecting upon the public
men who were aidtnE. the oppoEition,
but he declared they were pleasing
Germany by their. attitude. Through
certain channels open to. the govern
ment4 he said. he knew Germany was
praying. that the United states
would stay out OF the leasus.
Not 4 Treaty Of Spodls.
Every previous treaty. aid the
president, had been division Of
spoik, while the present document
Wal an absolute renunciation Sof
spoils." Everywhere throuxhout the
world. he, asserted, settlementsshad
been made on the theory that the
people themselves should determine
whattform Of government they should
have.
Through the peopls, the president
take 4 second thonEht il they intend.
ed 70 write into the treaty any such
reservation az he had quoted.
Best.Hope Tor Chtna.
The president also discussed the
|6hantung provision, repeAting hls pre-.
lyi0u1 statements that the league cov.
Fenantlofered the best hopefor Chira,s
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