The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-09-19

Of the League of Nations. In which
case they will allow six months for
the discussion. and engage not 10 20
90 war until three months after the
council has announced its opinion upon
I the subject under dispute.
$50 that the heart OF the covenant
OF the league is that the nations
Solcmnly covenant not 10 go 20 war
T for nine months after a controversy
/ becomes acute"
Defends Article X.
Later. taking mp article y. he said:
You have heard great deal about
article y of the covenant of the
League Of Nations. Article y spenhs
the conscience of the world. Article
y is the article which goes 10 the
heart of this whole bad business, for
that article says that the members
OF this league-and that is Intended
90 be all the great nations OF the
world-engage To resist and preserve
against all external aggression the
territorial integrity and political in
dependence Of the nations concerned.
THAT promise is necessary in order
10 prevent this sort of war recurring
and we are absolutely discredited If
we 4 ught this war and then neglect
the essential safeguard against IT,
I'VE engage. in the first sentence of
article y. to respect and preserve from
external aggression the territorial in
tegrity and the existing political indie
penGence, not only of the other mem
her states. but OF all states, and If any
member Of the league disregards that
promise Then what happens?
The council of the league advises
what should be done 10 enforce The
respect for thar covenant. on the part
of the nation attempting to violate IT,.
And there is no compulSion upon Us
10 take that advicc-eNcept the com
puls.on Of our good conscience and
Judgment
so that IL j. perfectly evident that
H. in the iudgmcn, of the people OF
the United States. the council al
Judged this was not an occasion for
the use of force there would bc 40
necessity on the parl of the congress
of the United States 10 vote the use
Of force. But there could be- no advice
of the council on amy such subject.
without unanimous vote. and the
unanimous vote would include our
own"
Force Of Economic Boycott
The president called attention 20
the provisions in m, treaty for an nb-
solute economic boycott Of recalci-
trant nations and predicted the com
pleie efficacy of such action. continu-
ing
81 dare say that some of those ideas
are new 10 YOU. because il i true. ~
| said this forenoon in Columbus. tlat
apparently nobody has taken the pains
10 say what is in the covenant of the
League of Nations
They have discussed three-chiefly
three-ou; Of twen,y-siX articles. and
the other articles contain the heart
OF the matter; that instead of war
there shall be arbitration: instead Of
war there shall Ice discussion instead
Of war there shall be the closure of
intercourse: that instead of war there
shall be the irresistible pressure Of the
opinion OF all mankind
Il am arguing This thing with YOU.
my fellow citizens. as if ! had any
doubt Of what the verdict OF the Amer
Jean people would be- haven't the
slightest doubt. just wanted 10 have
The pleasure of pointing out 10 YOU
how absolutely ignorant Of the treaty.
and of the covenant. some OF the men
are who have been opposing II.
III they do read the English Ian
cuage they do not understand the Eng
liSh language rs ! understand H. II
they have really read this treaty and
this covenant they only amaze me by
4 their inability 10 understand what i
plainly expressed. So that my errand
upon ;his journey is not 10 argue these
matters. hut to recall you Ia The real
issues which are involved
Touches on Irish Question.
Alnding evidently To the Irish ques-
ton. Mr.. Wilson said
csting point that has never been di-
lated upon in connection with the
League of Nations am now tread
ing upon delicate ground and must
express myself with caution.
There were good many delcga-
tions that visited Paris waiting TO be
heard 10y the peace conference who
had real causes 10 present and which
ought to be presented 10 the view OF
the world
but we had 10 point out to them
that they did not happen. unfortunate
~. TO come within the area OF settle
ment; that their questions were not
questions which were necessarily
drawn into the things that we were
deciding
II therefore want to call your atten-
ton, If you will turn 1t up when you
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