New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Rritai1l Can't
Outvote u. S.,
Says Wilson
Continued from page !,

...;ch Shantung will presently be re
."rred to her in full sovereignty. In
.ss"r W. mast there has been no tribunal
.,s;cb wv; could be resorted to for any
~ these purposes.
Hands OF in Ireland
Ais there anything in the league
:. nations covenant or the peace
y. ersatv which directly or indirectly
" anv manner imposes on the
,rr;ted States any obligations. moral
- otherwise, of the slightest char
..,sr 10 support England in any
a. in case of revolt in Ireland?
Answer-Therc is not. The only
rusrantee contained in the covenant
!. against external aggression. and
.sose who framed the covenant were
scr,nulouslv careful in no way to
;nterfere with what they regarded
g. the sacred rights of self deter
mination.
5-What effect, If any, will the
,escue of nations covenant have in
a;ther hindering or furthering the
cause OF Irish freedom?
Answer--It was not possible for
the peace conference to act with re-
card to the self determination of
snv territories except those which
had belonged to the defeated en-
n;res. but in the covenant of the
league OF nations it has set I'D for
,be first time in Article Xl l. forum
before which all claims of self deter
-nination which arc likely 20 disturb
The peace of the world or the GOOD
understanding between nations, upon
which the peace of the world de-
pends, can be brought.
Before his departure from San Fran
cisco to-day, President Wilson received
a petitiou from the Chinese National
Welfare Society Of America, said to
rerresent ten thousand Chinese in the
United States, asking the President to
use his influence TO bring about read
iustment Of the Shantung award.
The Presidents first speech was at
luncheon given by the San Francisco
commercial organizations and ATTENDED d
BIZ more than 800 men who cheered
the President and Mrs. Wilson when
they entered. and many times inter
rupted the address to applaud. Trc
night address was in Oakland
Acceptance Of the peace treaty as q
good business proposition was urged
By the President. He asserted that to
refuse membership in the league of
nations would be to isolate the United
States and to build up distrust
abroad which would he detrimental
alike to the nations political and com
mercia interests
What the world demanded, the Presi-
dent said, was not only peace. but "a
settled peace, which would give the
opportunity for the industrial rehabili-
tation Of the Eastern hemisphere.
"The men who do not look forward
now" he added. ARE Of TO further
service to the country"
Defends the Boycott
Mr. Wilson also discussed at length
the arbitration and boycott provisions
Of the league covenant, declaring that
rad there been anything approaching
such an arrangement in 1914 Germany
never would have begun the war. The
boycott, he asserted, was IAN exclusion
from civilized society" which no Euro
pean nation could endure for six
months. He emphasized that the bov-
eott was an automatic step short Of
war, and that under the covenant all
actual questions of war or peace would
be reserved for decision by Congress.
The President declared that while
the United States formerly was looked
upon abroad as d selfish nation, that
opinion had been absolutely reversed. -
j now was Americas privilege, he
said, to lead the world "unless the
cynical counsels Of some of our
aqQuaintances prevailed" !"
Detailing the cost of the war in
money and battle deaths, Mr. Wilson
SAID ali OF this sacrifice was made be-
cause the world never had had the
courage to set up such a system Of
arbitration and discussion as the
league covenant nroposed