The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-09-13

war counting upon our assistance.
a war in which without our help so
counted on because we were under
moral obligation TO enter It, they may
become the yanquished.
Allow me again to say that this
contention that II is a moral obliga-
ton only is so dishonorable, is SO
base in its every aspect. so wholly un-
American that even the most ardent
proponent should cease to use it.
If we are TO have the league with
its obligations, let us take IL and let
us live up to the full measure OF its
obligations whatever their character.
Do not. / beg of you, lend your sup
port to hits instrument with the
thought that we may upon our whin.
breech our duties and responsible.
ties under II. Have those who urge
this contention considered that n as
TO us this Is an obligation TO be dis
regarded at will, II may be disregard
ed at viii by all other powers. And
that II no power is really bound. Won
can have under no theory a league
worth creating.
GUARANTEES
That you may know the extent of
these territorial guarantees I wish 10
call to your attention the new from
tiers which this treaty creates.
On the west there has been taken
from Germany and given to France
the two provinces of Alsace and Lor-
<alne. These are restored to Franco
as7of the boundaries of 1871. In adj
ditfon an adjacent piece of territory
known ha ~.
France at the end of fifteen years If
a pleDiscitesso determines. Meanwhile
France is given ownership of all coal
mines contained in such valley wheth-
or they belong to German states or
TO private German subjects.
A little further north Belgium has
recived small strip OF territory.
The boundaries of this territory are
to be located and laid down by
commission upon which we are rep
resented.
In the north still further Sche,s-
wig is coded to the principal allied
and associated powers; that is, to the
United States, France, Great Britain.
italy and japan. We five powers
become tenants In common of this
territory with the obligation to turn
u over to Denmark or Germany as a
piebiscite may determine. We like
wise name a member OF a boundary
commission to determine the boun-
dairy OF the territory 10 be coded to
the one or the other OF those states.
On the coast of the Baltic the city
or Danzig and its adjacent territory
under the name OF the free city OF
Danzig. is likewise coded to the I'm
tied States. France, Great Britain.
italy and japan as tenants in COM
mon. Here also the United States
names one OF the boundary commits
sion which determines and is respon-
sible for the boundaries OF this area.
orr in the extreme northeastern
part OF the former German empire Is
a small strip OF territory designated
Mcneil which has been coded to the
United States. France, Great Britain.
italy and Japan.
The ancient kingdom OF Poland.
nonexistent since 1875. is to be re-
established. We are to name meme
bers OF the commission which shall
delimit the boundaries of this Poland.
In the southeast of Germany is q
small section which is to go to the
new Czecho Slovak state to be crea,-
ed' ana we appoint member on this
commission to delimit this boundary.
All of these boundaries which we
thus lay down we obligate ourselves
TO maintain by force OF arms II ne
cessary and to mattrs not how tr,-
vial the dispute or how Just or un-
lust the maintenance may be our OBJ
legation still runs.
TO DISMEMBER RUSSIA
Nor is this all. the treaty makes
perfectly clear that Russia our for
mer ally is to be dismembered, torn
asunder and that new states are to
be created out of her former posses
sions.
This thing we are to do to Russia. J
our ally and our ancient friend in an
hour OF need, who mobilized in our
interest during the war $1,000, OOOl
men; who had under arms at the
time of her untoward collapse
100000 men; who fought over a
front of $500 miles. engaging on that
front one third of the whole German
army. one half of the Austrian army, 1
the whole of the Hungarian army. |