The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-25

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IaFt NOW ~ the Irralf OF Versailles.
sW rre'la % speak for 4 hrttn1e fer
the iItas timo IN the history Of inter.
r4tipuri consulialiun. men have t-tfh-
~ away from The amhItipns % Fov.
foriHnes of rt1I&e. ~ x.Iihou,
mSnt n Y~iH<r4tlFn. ssSss me
qtnfrr ane heau ct lhis document y
4HIt great Instrument NnIrh n ulnrrI
~ ftH fcfinnleH or g. the cugtnant a
me Ilamrt q a4tlona
Il. think trtffhody nov unaef-
hlaH14 thff Ynn tannot work this
treaty without that covenant;
hui yon viii ntft'p that With
ttie alnFlt exception "A ne provision
0<ffnan empire 81 the ehan,unR rrov-
inct : Japan prncticniiS nolllnk IN
tho body o. the treaty has seemed 10
con1IHuft aftN great obstacle 10 -
nftnfion. An the controversies. al
the ftit has ctnlcred cn The lcarue uf
nAti4ns and ] am giad 20 ser DE Issues
conferred.
n want 20 call your at,cniiop and
70 point out what IN not often enough
otrlai4td ~ sndlercra ~ country
--ihn actunl constitution az tho league
"I - =" w.
a council and an assembly. The
assembly n the numerous body. In =
every azlf EnvfrrinE state that has a
vote on tho league Il represented, n
not unlY the Eoli governing i~ndcpcnd-
trt states. but he SELF governing col
cnie1 and the dcminiona. such as
Canada. New Zealand. Australia n
South Africa; they are al Represented
"a the ~nnacfab1y. and Il Il In the
1870 U4at fHn .n4nhln4a fonro-
anninflon OF tho several members Of
The british empire are assigned ak
votes. and you are constantly helms
told that Great Britain q ak votes
ana We have only onr. I wan you 20
npnfetlate The run significance Of
sAst. they have pix votes In the
assembly ans the assembly don't vote.
SO that habbIe IL exploded. There
are several matters In which the vote
81 me assembly must keep with the
vote Of the council. bus IN every such
case an unanimous vote Of the coun-
ri r. necessary. Inasmuch as the
I1nll5il States n n permanent member
Of thc ceuncil her vote H. necessary
10 every Actlve policy OF the league
and therefore the single vote Of the
unlfsd states Always counts six 20 fnr
~ the v&tUs OF he British empire are
concerned.
AHAnr lIfAftt AANANh
out Of doors thas IL 10 say. out OF
h legislative halls, there u no or
Qani1od opposition 20 this treaty ex-
rspt nmong the people who trie1 70
defeat The purposes Of this govern
mont In the war. HSphen IL the knife
thar n being stuck into this document
The Tissue Is clearly drawn because. In
aemuch a. we are masters Of u own
nnrficfpntion IN the action Of the
league OF nations, why DO we need
re~servationng
You may ask ~ this IL absolute in
snrnnce against g'ar; certainly not
Nobody can give absolute insurance
aeninsi human passions: hut II you
can get a little Insurance against A
catastrophe. is IL not better than get
Tag none nj allG Stop for a moment
10 think OF the next war, n there
should be one. I do not hesitate TO
nay that the war we have just been
through. though u was fought
through with terror OF every kind, II
not to be compared with the one we
would have TO face next time There
were Instruments possessing
OF destruction ineoneeiVable. which
were lust ready for uso uhen.tho mar
ended. Great profectilas which guided
themselves. capable OF n hundred
miles or more. and bursting tons OF
explosives on helpless cities; some
thing which the Germans. who bonn
harded Paris from a great distance
could not conceive. What they used
were toys as compared with what
would b. used In the next war. ask
any soldier II he wants 70 so through
any he'll like that again? That in
what me next war would be. and that
Il what would be the destruction OF
mantind; and l am for any kind OF
Insurance against n. and the harbar-
ors reversal Of civilization. and con-
asauently a means disarmament
Thiak Of the economic burden and
the restriction CT liberty Ia profession
al and mechanical lines In the MAIN
nance Of great armies, not ] IN
the United States, but In Germany,
finly France. and Great Britain. ~
the United States should stand on, We
would have TO have the biggest army
In the world. There would be nobody
else 10 take care OF our fortunes. We
would hive TO look put for ourselves.
when hear gentlemen say We VIII
be independent. and We are able 70
look out for ~oursslveh, ! any. consult
your fellow citizens. II wNn have 70
mean universal conscription' taxes
euch rs we have never seen. concern
tratlon OF authority In government
al activities and for TIE uses OF these
terrible Instruments. You cannot con-
duct a war or command an army by
a debating society. you cannot do-
fermlne the war IN community CEN
tiers. The commander in chief is go
tnr 10 have a staff like the German
STAFF. You will have TO center u IN
The commander IN chief of the army
ard navy. America will mover con
sent TO any such thing. Then. we
hive this plain dutS. we have what
tins world never had before, a ques-
ION OF the public opinion Of the
world. ! do not think you can eNas-
rerasp the aianificancc 81 that.
Viii Aid Labor.
II We do not nave this treaty OF
peaec. labor will continue 20 be not