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tives Of the government of the
United States.
Result Part Played in War.
The part was dictated by the
role America had played in the
war and by the expectations that
had been created in the minds of
the peoples with whom we had
associated ourselves in that great
struggle.
The United States entered the
war upon a different footing from
every other nation except our
associates on this side of the
sea. We entered it, not because
any special treaty obligations to
which we were parties had been
violated, but because we saw
the supremacy, and even the
validity of right everywhere put
in jeopardy and free government
likely to be everywhere imperilled
by the intolerable aggression of
power which respected neither
right nor obligation, and whose
very system of government
Haunted the rights of the citizen
as against the autocratic author
ity Of his governors. And in the
settlements of the peace we have
sought no special reparation for
ourselves, but only the restora-
tion of right and the assurance
of liberty everywhere that the
effects of the settlement were to
be felt. We entered the war as
the disinterested champions Of
right and we interested ourselves
in the terms of the peace in no
other capacity.
The hopes of the nations allied
against the central powers were
at very low ebb when our SOL
diers began to pour across the
sea. There was everywhere
amongst them except in their
stoutest spirits, a sombre fore
boding of disaster. The war ended
in November, eight months ago,
but you have only to recall what
was feared in mid summer last,
four short months before the
armistice, to realize what it was
that our timely aid accomplished
alike for their morale and their
physical safety,
Immortal Chateau Thierry.
That first, never to- be- forgot
ten action at Chateau -Thierry
had already taken place. Our re-
doubtable soldiers and marines
had already closed the gap the
enemy had succeeded in opening
for their advance upon Paris
had already turned the tide of
battle back towards the frontiers
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ing the mothers and sisters, the
wives and little children at home.
They were free men under arms,
not forgetting their ideals OF duty
in the midst Of tasks of violence.
| am proud to have had the
privilege of being associated
with them and Of calling myself
their leader.
But I speak now Of what they
meant to the men by whose sides
they fought, and to the people
with whom they mingled with
such utter simplicity, as friends
who asked only to be Of service.
They were for all the visible en-
bodiment of America. What
they did made America and all
that she stood for, living
reality in the thoughts, not only
Of the people of France, but also
of tens of millions of men and
women throughout all the toll
ing nations of a world standing
everywhere in peril OF its free
dom and of the loss Of every
thing it held dear, in deadly fear
that its bonds were never to be
loosed, it's hopes forever to be
Knocked and disappointed. And
the compulsion of what they
stood for was upon us who rep
resented America at the peace
table. 1t was our duty to see to
1t that every decision we took
part in contributed, so far as we
were able to influence it, to quiet
the fears and realize hopes of the
people who had been living in
that shadow, the nations that had
come by our assistance to their
freedom II was our duty to do
everything that it was within our
power to do to make the triumph
Of freedom and of right last
Ing triumph in the assurance of
which men might everywhere
live without fear.
Old EntangIements HIndered.
Old entanglements of every kind
stood in the way-promises which
governments had made to one an
other in the days when might and
right were confused and the power
of the victor was without re-
straint. Engagements which con-
templated any dispositions of terri
tory. any extensions of sovereign
" that might seem to be TO the in
tcrest of those who had the power
to insist upon them. had been en-
tered into without thought OF what
the peoples concerned might wish
or profit by: and these could not
always he honorably brushed aside.
It was not easy TO graft the new
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of France and begun the rout
that was to save Europe and the
world. Thereafter the Germans
were to be always forced back,
back, were never to thrust sue
cessfully forward again. And yet
there was no confident hope.
Anxious men and women, leading
spirits of France, attended the
celebration of the Fourth of July
last year in Paris out of generous
courtesy-with no heart for fes-
tivity, little zest for hope. But
they came away with something
new at their hearts-they have
themselves told us so. The mere
sight of our men-of their Vigor,
Of the confidence that showed it.
self in every movement of their
stalwart figures and every turn
Of their swinging march, in their
steady, comprehending eyes and
easy discipline, in the indomitable
air that added spirit to every
thing they did-made every one
who saw them that memorable
day realize that something had
happened that was much more
than a mere incident in the fight
ing, something very different
from the mere arrival Of fresh
troops. A great moral force had
flung itself into the struggle. The
fine physical force Of those spr-
tied men spoke of something
more than bodily vgor. They
carried the great ideals of a free
people at their hearts, and with
that vision were uncomfortable.
Their very presence brought re-
assurance; their fighting made
victory certain.
Recognized as Crusaders.
They were recognized as cru
saders, and their thousands
swelled TO millions, their strength
was seen to mean salvation. And
they were fit men to carry such
a hope and make good the assur-
rance it forecast. Finer men
never went into battle; and their
officers were worthy of them.
This is not the occasion upon
which to utter a eulogy of the
armies America sent TO France,
but perhaps, since | am speaking
of their mission, | may speak also
of the pride | shared with every
American who saw or dealt with
them there. They were the sort
of men America would wish to be
represented by, the sort Of men
every American would wish to
claim as fellow countrymen and
comrades in a great cause. They
faVtsthIn ~ kntt1n and pnntla
and helpful out of it, remember
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PROPOSAL BY GERMANY
Suauests Joint Commission to Settle
Polish Question.

Suauests Joint Commission to Settle
Polish Question.
Paris. July 10.-(A. P.)-The coun-
Gil of five today received a note from
Baron Won Lersner, proposing on be-
half of the German government the for
nation of a joint commission of Ger
mans and Poles to sit in Berlin to set
tie questions arising out of the trans
fer of territories detached from Ger
many.
Twenty EIGHT notes have been re-
ceived by the council to date from the
Austrian delegation. Replies were sent
TODAY to the last three communications.
one of which concerns the league of ma
tions. Another was with regard to pro-
lection of the interests of Austrian
holders of property in the new states
formed from Austrian territory. to
which the council is understood to have
replied, giving satisfaction to the Aus
trian claims. The council approved the
report of the Jugo-Slav boundary COM
mission on the frontier between Jugo-
SlaviR and Austri-
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Text of Wilson's Speech in Presenting
Peace Treaty and League of Nations

Washington, July 10.-Presiden
in presenting the peac
treaty and the league of nations t
the senate today, spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate-The
treaty of peace with Germany
was signed at Versailles on the
2Sth of June. l avail myself of
the earliest opportunity to lay
the treaty before you for ratifi-
cation and to inform you with
regard to the work of the con-
ference by which that treaty was
formulated.
The treaty constitutes nothing
less than world settlement. 1t
would not be possible for me
either to summarize or to con-
strue it's manifold provisions in
an address which must of neces-
sity be something less than a
treatise. Ny services and sail the
information l possess Will be at
your disposal and at the disposal
of YOUR committee on foreign
relations at any time, either in
formally or in session, as you
may prefer; and / hope that you
will not hesitate to make use of
them. l shall at this time, prior
to your own study of the docu-
ment, attempt only a general
Characterization of it's scope and
purpose.
In one sense, no doubt, there is
no need that l should report to
you what was attempted and
done at Paris. You have been
daily cognizant of what was 60
ing on thereof the problems
with which the peace conference
had to deal and of the difficulty Of
laying down straight lines of
settlement anywhere on a field
on which the old lines of inter
national relationship and the new
alike, followed so intricate pat
tern and we're for the most part
cut so deep by historical circum-
stances which dominated action
where it would have been best to
ignore or reverse them, The cross
currents Of politics and Of in
terest must have been evident to
you. II would be presuming in
me to attempt to explain the
questions which arose, or the
many diverse elements that en-
tered into them. shall at
tempt something less ambitious
than that, and more clearly sug-
gested by my duty to report to
the congress the part II seemed
necessary for my colleagues and
me to play as the representa-
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Wilson Discusses Peace Treaty
Can We Reject Offered Leadership?
PRESIDENT READING HIS MESSAGE
Defense Pact Comes Later.

Washington, July lo.--President Wilson sub
mtted to the senate today only the treaty contain
ing the covenant of the league of nations. The pro-
posed supplementary treaty under which the United
States would agree to go to the aid of France in
case of an unprovoked assault on that country by
Germany will be presented separately at later
date. Mr.. Wilson is preparing separate address
to the senate explaining this agreement.
The Germans have from to four months in
which to deliver all material except that sufficient
for the reduced German army provided for in the
peace treaty, and the president believes American
troops should stay the Rhine until the material
is delivered.
1t made clear the president felt troops
should be maintained in Germany until the Ger
mans have complied with all the military terms of
the treaty. 1t pointed out there were several
million veteran soldiers in Germany and munitions
sufficient for them to operate.
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Wanted Task Over Quickly.

Weimar, July 10.-(A. P.)-The
German national assembly very
plainly demonstrated yesterday that
il wanted to complete the unpleasant
task of ratifying the treaty quickly
and without obscuring the measure
in any way with qualifying resoiu-
tions.
At the opening OF the session the
| conservatives introduced a resolution
which would make ratification de-
pendent upon the judgment of recog-
nized authorities in international
laws as to whether the proposed in
, ternational court could institute trial
and could, with retroactive jurisdic-
ton and authority, impose penalties
which have not heretofore been pre-
scribed in international law. The
resolution was aimed at the enforce
| ment of articles 227 and 23O inelu-
sive of the peace treaty providing
for the trial of the former emperor
and other Germans accused of caus-
| ing the war or of violations of the
rules of war;. 1t also provided for
| the establishment of a neutral court
| to pass upon the question of re-
sponsibility for the conflict.
Passed Three Readings.
The bill ratifying the treaty passed
the first reading and then a recess
was taken to give the parties an OPP
portunity to discuss the resolution.
After fifteen minutes the assembly
reconvened and DR., Schiller national
liberal leader and former minister of
finance, stated that he regretted the
introduction OF the resolution. as 1t
would only serve to confuse the sit
uation. A clerical speaker said the
time for reservations was passed. The
conservatives defended the resolution
but 1t was decisively beaten.
The treaty was then taken up and
quickly passed second and third read
ihgs, with the opposition coming from
democrats, national liberals and con-
servatives. DR.. Bernhard Dernburg,
former minister of finance; Friedrich
Won Payer, former imperial vice
chancellor, and few other demo-
Gratis, voted for ratification.
Bavaria to Follow Action.
London, July 1o.-The COM
mittees on foreign affairs Of the
Bavarian government decided to
follow the action of the German
national assembly by ratifying
the peace treaty unanimously,
said dispatch from Amsterdam
today.
Gives Genuine Satisfaction.
BY Alfred G. Andersen)
Berlin, July 10.-via London)-U.
N. S.)-Government officials today
expressed genuine satisfaction over
the action of the national assembly
at Weimar in adopting the resolution
ratifying the peace treaty by vote
Of EOS to 115. 1t was realized that this
action will quicken the stabilizing Of
conditions throughout Germany and
also strengthen the position of the
government. Plentiful food at
cheaper prices is expected to allay the
unrest that has prevailed for the last
few weeks as a result Of soaring
prices.
Protest Remains in Force.
Weimar, via London, July 10
Our protest against the violations
imposed by the peace treaty remains
in force, but so also does our deter
mination to fulfill the terms" de-
clared DR.. Herman Mueller, the Ger
man foreign minister, in arguing in
favor of the ratification Of the peace
treaty before the national association
The 115 assemblymen voting against
the treaty were democrats and con-
serVatiVpS
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RUMoR CHARACTERIZED
AS PERFECT RUBBISH"

Paris, July 10.-Reports re-
ceived from German sources
that American troops would
occupy Upper Silesia were de-
MED in American circles here
today. A member of the Amer
lean peace delegation charac-
terized the report as perfect
rubbish"
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AMEND FINANCE BILL

House Of Commons Grants Power to
Give Colonial Reference.
London July 10-The house or
commons today adopted an amendment
to the finance bill giving the govern
ment power by an order in council to
extend colonial preference to any ter
ritory of which any portion of the Brit
ish empire may become n mandatory
under the league of nations,
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PRESIDENT EBERT SIGNS
BILL RATIFYING PEACE
Official Notification of German Assemblys
Action Given Thursday Morning.
Baron Won Lersner, Head of Mission Presented Infor
mation'at II A. M. = Col Henry, French Laison
Officer, Recipient of News at Versailles

Berlin July l0.-(A. P)-President Ebert signed the bill
rafyng the treaty at o'clock last night according to the
Vorwaer and the document has been dispatched to Versailles
Versailles July 10(A. P-Oficial notification of the rat
caon of the treaty by the German national assembly
given the conference this morning The notification
Baron Kurt Lersne head of the German
mission here Col Henry French aison officer Versailles
was recipient The hour Col Henry Immediately
the notification the French foreign Office
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After the end of the great war, the
president said, "every enlightened
Judgment demanded that, at whatever
cost of independent action, every gov
ernment that took thought for its
people, or for justice or for ordered
freedom should lend itself to a new
purpose and utterly destroy the old
order of international politics.
Statesmen might see difficulties
in accomplishing this purpose" the
president continued, but the people
could see none and could brook no
denial. The league of nations" he
added was mot merely an instrument
to adjust and remedy old wrongs up-
der a new treaty of peace; it was the
only hope for mankind.
1T had not been easy" the presi-
dent said, ito graft the new order of
ideas on the old, and some of the
fruits of the grating may, / fear, for
a time be bitter.
But, with very few exceptions" he
added, "the men who sat with us at
the peace table desired as sincerely as
we did to get away from the bad in
fluence, the illegitimate counsels and
the expedients out of which the sinis-
ter designs Of Germany had sprung as
a natural growth"
President Wilson was given an ova-
ton when he entered the senate
chamber, and when he concluded the
reading of his address, but he was not
interrupted during the reading, sena-
tors. diplomats. and crowded galleries
following him closely.
Copy Rushed to Printer.
After concluding his address, the
president formally presented the trea-
ty to the senate and the official copy
was Immediately referred to the for
eign relations committee and rushed
to the printer in order that it might
be in senator's hands in the shortest
+'na Fifty thousand copies
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GIVE BREATHING SPACE

Act Suspendlna Irish Home Rule Would
Be Extended.
Dublin. July 10.-The proposed in
quiry into the possibilities of federalism
for the whole united kingdom. 1t is be-
ieved here in well informed circles. VIII
he furthered bv the government. II is
said such an inquiry would furnish a
breathing space during which the act
suspendinE the Irish home rule bill
would he further extended.
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Showers, Says Billy 'POssum

"Ill form no
more combines, "
said a candidate
to me today, for
the one that |
was in came very
near putting me
away" "Why in
the future" he
said, 81 wouldn't
were | able, form
a combine with
Woodrow Wilson
on questions at
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BOLSHEVIKS ADVANCE

Troops Started for North OF DVna
River on Archangel Front.
London, July 10.-The bolshevik gov
ernment announces their troops have
started to advance north Of the Dvina
river on the Archangel front in a wire
less dispatch from Moscow picked up
here today. There has been fierce
fighting around Poshno, in which the
bolshevik forces captured 200 prisoners
and eight machine guns, the radiogram
added.
A recent London cablegram to the
International News Service said that
the British had begun to withdraw their
forces from northern Russia.
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BALLOONISTS FLASH
GOOD BYE, AMERICA"

New York, July 10.-The ra-
dio operator at Roosevelt field
received this message: ITO the
American officers, Roosevelt
field.
"Good-by America; we
thank you for your hospitality
and we hope the good relations
of the two countries will con-
tinue.
"Crew of the R-34."
At am, Maj. Scott flashed
another message of farewell.
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JANE ADDAMS IN BERLIN

Berlin, July 1O.-Miss Jane Adams.
of Chicago, president of the Interna-
tional Congress of Women for Perma-
nent Peace, has arrived in Berlin.
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BUSINESS is GOOD

Lewis |. Barnes, Automobile Sales
Manager, Reports.
Lewis l.. Barnes. southern sales
manager for the Moon Automobile
company is in the city. He reports
a general revival of prosperity and is
enthusiastic over the fine business
his company is doing.
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The worlds peace table, The
weather: Showers with thunder
storms tonight. Friday fair aud
slight change in temperature.
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LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS
NOW PRACTICAL NECESSITY
President Declares New World Order Depends
On Proposed Organization.
Crowded Galleries Cheer the Chief Executive.
Senate Rules Disregarded.

American Isolation Ended With War With Spain.
One Question Now Is Whether the United States
Shall Reflect or Accept World Confidence
Washington, July 1O.-President Will
son, in presenting the peace treaty with
Germany to the senate today, declared
that "a league of free nations had become
a practical necessity" to which the franz
ers of the treaty felt obliged to turn "as an
indispensable instrumentality for the
maintenance of the new order it has been
their purpose to set up in the world
The "most skeptical" of the peace con-
ferees at Paris. the president said, had
turned more and more to the league as dis
cusssion progressed in seeking solution of
the problems that arose in framing the
terms of the treaty itself.
''The fact that the covenant of the
league was the first substantive part of
the treaty to be worked out and agreed
upon" the president said, while all else
was in solution, helped to make the formu-
lation of the rest easier"
Mr. Wilson said the agreement the covenant had given
the conerees feeling that their work permanent
that the practical among them the
refer the league of the superintendent
ests which did not admit of immediate of all ad
minstraiv problems which continuing
sight"
Practical Statesman's Hope.
What had seemed council of perfection said the presi
dent had to plain council of necessity The league
of nations the practical tatemans hope many
of the most difficult things he attempting"
When the president entered the senate chamber escorted by
committee of senator's the crowded galleries and chered
for disregard of the rules The president
mounting the vicepredents seat spoke briefly with Vice
President Marshall the cheering continued punctuaed with
rebel" yel
Dealt With League of Nations
President Wilson laid the treaty with Germany before
the senate without attempt explain its specific His ad
Dress which required forty for delivery devoted al
most wholly to the league of nations.
American isolation the president said, ended twenty years
the close of the with Fear American motives
also had ended he declared.
There be question of ceasing to be world
power said Mr. Wilson The only question whether
refuse the moral leadership that offered whether shall
accept reject the confidence of the world"
The and the conference in his opinion the pes
dent said had already answered that question: and nothing but
mistaken action alter it."
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FRENCH MINERS RESUME WORK.

Paris, July 10.-(Havas s)-The coal
miners of central and southern France
today decided to resume work Friday.
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of the treaty and the presidents ad-
dress were ordered printed by the
senate
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