Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-28
President Sends Address to
Nation Asking His Work
Be Approved.
MESSAGE GIVEN OUT,
e BY MIR. 1UMULTY
President Says Treaty 10 Great and
: Covenant Of League Of Nations
Greater-Wilson to Leave Paris To.
nioht For Brest and Will Embark
For Home Sunday-New York Plan
nina TO Tender Him Reception.

Washington. June 2S.-President
Wilson and his party will leave Paris
at $3.50 tonight for Brest. to sail, for
home, Secretary Turnuity was notified
today. In the cable from the president
he said: "All well.'
President Wilson has consented to
an unofficial reception for him on his
arrival in New York. A committee OF
citizens thru Secretary Tumultyj had
asked they be allowed to prepare Ian
unofficial greeting.
E. Wilson Issues Plea.
President Wilson in an address to
the American people on the occasion
OF the signing Of the peace treaty made
a plea for acceptance Of the treaty ana
the covenant of the league of nations
without change or reservation. This
message, given out by Secretary Tu-
multy, said:
my fellow countrymcn: The treaty
Of peace has been signed. II 1t is not
ratified and acted upon In full and SIN
cere execution of it's terms 1t will fin
ish the character for q new order Of
affairs in the world. 1t is severe
treaty in the duty and penalties 1t int
posed upon Germany. but 1t Is severe
only because great wrongs done by
Germany are to be righfed and repairs
ed. y 1t imposes nothing that Germany
can not do; and she can regain her
standing In the world by the prompt
and honorable fulfillment Of its terms.
Argues For Covenant.
"And 1t Is much more than a treaty
Of peace with Germany. 1t libeSates
great people who never before have
been able to find the way to liberty.
It ends. once for all, AN old and intol-
erable order under which small groups
Of selfish men could use the people Of
great empires to serve their ambition
for power and dominion. 1t associated
the three governments Of the world, in
a permanent league in which they are
to use their power to maintain peace
by maintaining rights and Justice. It
makes international law reality sup
ported by Imperative sanction.
ut does away with the right of con-
quest and repects the policy of annex
alton and substitutes new order un-
der which backward nations-popula-
tions which have not yet come to po-
litical consistency and people who are
ready for independence and not yet
ready TO discard the protection and
guardianship shall no longer beFsub-
jected to dominion and exploitation OF
stronger nations but shall be put under
the friepdly, direction and afforded the
helpful assistance Of the governments
who undertake to be responsible to tho
opinion of mankind In the execution OF
their part by accepting the direction
Of the league Of nations. 1t recognizes
the inalienable right Of nationality:
the right Of minority and the sanctity
Of religious hlfief and practice. 1t lays
basis for conventions which shall free
the commercial intercourse of the
world from, unjust restrictions and for
every sort of international co-opera-
tion that will serve to cleanse the life
Of the world and calculate its common
actions in beneficial convenient SER
vice of every kind. 1t furnishes guar
antees, such as were never given or
contemplated for the fair treatment OF
all labor at the daily tasks Of the
world.
1T is for this reason that have
spoken Of it as great charter for
new order Of affairs. There Is ground
here for deep satisfaction, universal
reinsurance and confident hope. 'a
"Woodrow WILSON,"