The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-07-17
PRESIDENT WILSON
ADDRESSES The SENATE

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Washington, July 10-"The United States has been
offered the moral leadership Of the world ana dares not
to refuse without breaking the worlds heart Wilson de
cared today in the senate presenting the treaty for rat
"sha we hesitate to accept this great duty" the
president asked Dare reject it and break the word
hearth? he only question is whether we can refuse the
moral leadership which is offered whether we shall accept
or reject the confidence of the world Rejection OF the
league Of nations" Wilson sad would be rejection OF
the worlds confidence. more than that, ne declared,
without the league, the peace treaty becomes scrap u
paper" ~ -. o..4,:x;u ho,
American troops to whom he paid warm tribute as
men terrible in battle but gentle and helpful out OF IT,
turned the tide of war. ,
Coming to the making of peace Wilson reviewed in in
detail the many complex questions presented and the Diff
ctv growing out of the disposition in some quarters
to cling to the order "Old entanglements said wilson,
oed in the %s e and as Of the
fruits Of grating may fear, for time be bitter put
on the whole Europe welcomed Americas
in the peace making as eager as 1t welcomed our
with the principals he laid down in the fourteen points ana
at the same time meets with the practical needs OF the
situation oo;a
Wilson ut was recognized that material aid would be
indispensable in days to come when industry ana creo
must be brought back to normal operations ana was
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the helpful friend" :
The senate was convened at noon by Vice President
Marshall The Very Rev. Joseph j. Prettyman chaplain
for the senate prayed for strength to bear the ever IN
creasing burden ~ ~
Immediately after the reading Of the journal was be-
gun and routine business transacted tor ten mnute
Wilson entered the senate at 1912 M amidst roar OF
applause His speech briefly covered the foloWlng: ,
n. That the treaty would be scrap OF paper without
the league Of nations u
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Americas material aid to Europe will be indispensable
the league Of nations is rejected the worlds heart
will be broken. ...-. -
q America is the friend Of all nations. :.
America has just reached her majority as world
Americas isolation ended 20 years ago. 49,
Moral leadership Of the world is offered America
America SHALL in truth, show the way to the world
The treaty squares with the IA points as well as the
practical needs of the situation 1t is not exactly the sort
Of treaty the United States would have written
We have sought no special reparatlon TOR ourselves
hut onv for the restoration of right and the insurance OF
Americas fighters made victory certain
a. A league of nations is practical necessity.
The president will present the agreement to come to
the aid Of France in event Of an nprovoked attack by
Germany at later session of the senate it was learned
today He considers too important to be presented al
In view of all this Wilson said the question is square
" up to the United States to whether she will resume
the old policy of isolation will take us through the
set up in the world the world of civilized man. "The
United States" the president said has reached it's ma
jorty in world power" He limited at the deception OF
manufactures by the U. S., when he said weak peoples
everywhere stand ready to give any authority among
them that will assure them friendly oversight and al
rection. 5==@=s.@s- t:n...~~~e
The president announced that he would later present
the treaty Of dnte understanding which Americas aid
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