Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-05

tempt the same things that you at
tempted.
THE league OF nations is the only
thing that can prevent the recurrence
of this dreadful catastrophe and re-
deem our promises. And the eharac-
ter of the league is based upon the
experience Of this very war.
Public Men Agreed.
81 did not meet a single public
man who did not admit these things,
that Germany would not have gone
into this war if she had thought Great
Britain was going into it and she most
certainly would never have gone into
this war If she had dreamed America
was going into II, and they have all
that notice beforehand that
the greatest powers of the world
to prevent this sort of thing
it would have prevented II absolutely.
when gentlemen tell you. there
fore, that the league of nations is in
tended for some other purpose than
this, merely reply this to them. If
we do not this thing we have neglected
the central covenant that we made TO
our people and there will be no states
man of any country who can there
after promise his people any alleyia-
ton from the perils of war.
The passions of this world are not
dead; the rivalries of this world have
not cooled: they have been rendered
hotter than ever. The harness that is
to unite nations IS more necessary
now than it ever was before and UNI
less there is this sureness of COM
bined action before wrong is attempt
ed, wrong will be attempted Just as
soon as the most ambitious nations
can recover from the financial stress
Of this war.
Unique in History.
Now, look what else Is in the trea-
ty. This treaty is unique in the his
tory of mankind because the center Of
it is the redemption OF weak nations.
There never was a congress of ma
tons before that considered the rights
of those who could not enforce their
rights. There never was a congress OF
nations before that did not seek TO
effect some balance of power brought
about by means of serving the strength
and interest of the strongest powers
whereas this treaty builds
up nations that never could have won
their freedom in any other way. 1t
builds them ut by gift, by largess, not
~, oh,igation, huilds them nm because
~ the convictions of the men who
,vrota tho treaty that the rights of
transcend the rights Of gov
ernmenta because of the conviction OF
the man who wrote that treaty. that
Inc fertile source of war is wrong:
tbot The Austro- Hungarian empire. for
ayo ,nnia ,.aa hold topether Nv mill
j. -, forca and contested of neonles
.,ho Ala not want IN live together. who
aid nnt hove the snirit of nationality
~, .an,aras aoch otber ryho were CON
80 ,,i,' nhoFSrg ~ The hands that
haid ,ban, umngarv tbongh . willing
M tina 81 Austria was willing to be
~ nnrtnar hecanse she could share
h,,s+r 10 strangtb for accommodating
l,o. awn on,hitions ana More own am.
, nitto w ,nann ~ Mia nnder tbe hugo
$50 .ia .hat 10 - tha south NJ
! or pphe,nia nm unbenny mariner
.,,Sax ~, dnrose flou;ng In all
ber veine Tho strongest national i'm
nuiso that was 70 he found anywhere
Z, T,,rnna ana north az that nitiful
po,and eraat nation aivided IN
, ,,,.,,s, tha great nowers ~ Furo,e,
80, 90, da,. Linsbin d;sreparded nat
81 t. 80 ga It'll copten,nt and
=, ob,igatorv diyision among sover-
a ~ ;ranossa mon bar n mart OF
!, 90. ,,;,,an 10 Russia nart Of her Civ
=, 20 A,,str,a and mart of her given
- Gern,any and great bodies of Po-
isb naonle newer nermitted tn have
re nornooi intarcoursa with their
rinsn,en for fear that fine instinct
- haer, should assert itsa,f which
,irds 20 noilios tooetber poland could
oever have won her indenendenee
Salya,;on of Rohemio
apobanaia never could have broke en-
MOI, fro,,, the Austro. HUNGARIAN com.
,inatinn The slavic neonles 70 the
sonth running down into the great
paikap nanins,,,a had again and again
ried 10 assert their nationalitv and
,,o;r inaanandenca and had as often
,aen crushed NOT Inv the Immediate
,oue, thav ,yare fighting hut nv the
Pon,bined mower of Europe. The old
,iliances The did balances of mower
va,.a ,,,aapt n Geo 70 II that no little
,atior asserted IT'S rights TO the dis
.urbanoa of tho neace of Europe and
,I,arv tine on assertion NJ rights was
ttawntad n was s,,nnressed Inv com
,ined Influence and force and this
-raatv tears away all that and saws
hose naonle have n right To live their
,xyn l,ves nndar the povernments which
Ibav themsaIves choose nj set mn.
rhat 60 The American principle and I
roc ,,aa n FIGHT for II and when
= a,ea,o co,ai5arations were urged I
saidelno, 7 alone hut II was a mat
or % comm On counsel--that strategic
,onsid tons were NOT in our
,bnnebt that We are NOT now arrang-
~, To- f,tnra wars bnt are giving
neonie what belonped IN them
MI saIIow cit,gens do not tbinl.