The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

insistent demand from London, for ex
ample, by the British foreign minister
that the cabinets of Europe should bt
| given time to confer with the govern.
ments at Vienna and Berlin. The gov.
ernments at Vienna and Berlin did no,
dare to admit time for discussion.
Referring to the Shantung settlement
| the president pointed out that Japar
I repeatedly had promised to return the
| peninsula to China. He did not go into
| the subject at length. but mentioned il
| In emphasizing that the covenant would
| refuse to recognize the validity of Sc
| cret treaties
| Can Look Mothers In Face Proudly.
The president said he could look the
| mothers OF the country in the face
proudly. because he had kept his prom
ise to do all he could to prevent any
| more war.
-This league" he said, as the only
conceivable arrangement which will
prevent our sending our men abroad
again very soon"
Referring to the economic sections,
Mr.. Wilson said that il he did wrong
he would rather be shot than be stood
up for the judgment OF mankind.
Explaining how the treaty freed many
small peoples, the president said that
roland, for example. had been given a
unity she could not have won and an
independence she cannot maintain with
out aid from the great powers.
No War In 1914 II League Existed.
indianapolis, Sept. 5.--James p. Good
rich. republican governor of Indiana.
in brief address welcomed the presi-
dent. When he mentioned that the
meeting was to hear the president the
crowd cheered for several minutes, and
the governor could only stop them by
presenting Mr.. Wilson.
1t was ten minutes before. the crowd
was quoted and the president pro-
ceeded. He traced the Incidents from
which the great war started saying the
significant circumstance was that Aus
tria and Germany did not dare to dis
cuss" the demands made on Serbia. 1t
generally was admitted abroad. he as
serted, that If there had been discus
sion there would have been no war
Thls fact. he said, recalled that the
heart of the league Of nations COW
enant," the agreement not TO go to war
Tor nine months after the controversy
became acute, had not besn considered
at all by those who criticize the league.
"lf there had been nine days." the
president said, Germany would not
have gone to war"
II was solemn pledge to those who
Fought the war, said the president, that
there should be such an ARRANGEMENT
to prevent future wars.
THE act which was Characteristic of
the beginning of this war, was the vio-
lation of the territorial integrity of Bel
gium." he continued, adding that one of
the primary provisions of the league
covenant was to prevent violation of
territorial integrity.
This provision, he pointed out, was
contained in the ch-discussed Ar
ticle X.
Article X" declared the president,
speaks the conscience of the world. 1t
goes to the heart of this whole bad
business"
1t was true, Mr.. Wilson said, that
every man surrendered part of his SOW
ereiGnty whenever he promised to re-
spect the rights of his neighbors, but
he declared he could see no harm
nevertheless in making such a promise
for the common good
Pointing out that decisions by the
league council must be unanimous the
president said that whatever judgment
was passed upon the United States by
the council must have the concurrence
Of the United States. He added that of
course the American delegate on the
council would not act without instruc-
lions from his government.
Referring to the economic pressure
that would be brought to bear on cove
nant breakers, the president said eco
lomic pressure would preclude the need |
IF force