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

all over this broad land will read the
treaty themselves---or IL they won't
take time to do that--for It is a tech
meal document that is hard to read
that they will accept the interpreta-
ton of those who made it and know
what the intentions were in the MAX
ing of it,
II hear q great deal. my fellow
citizens, about the selfishness and the
selfish ambitions of other govern
ments but | would not be doing JUS
tice to the gifted men with whom
was associated on the other side OF
the water IL did not testify that the
purposes that l have outlined were
their purposes
1--WE differed as to method, very
often; we had discussions as to de-
tails, but we never had any serious
discussions as to the principle. And
while we all acknowledge that the
principles might perhaps in details
have been better. really we are all
back of those principles.
There is n concert of mind and OF
purpose and of policy in the world
that was never in existence before.
am not saying that by way of credit
to myself or to those colleagues to.
whom | have alluded. because what
happened to US was that we got mes
sages from our peoples. We were there
under instructions, whether they were
written down or not, we did not dare
come home without fulfilling those
instructions.
'If could not have brought back
the kind of treaty / brought back
l never would have come back, be-
cause | would have been an unfaith
full servant and you would have had
the right to condemn me in any way
that you choose to use, so that l
testify that this is an American
treaty, not only, but it Is a treaty
that expresses the heart of the peo-
associated together in the war
against Germany
Come to Make Report.
II said at the opening of this in
formal address, my fellow citizens,
that | had come to make n report
to you. ] want to add to that lit
tie bit. | have not come to debate
the treaty. 1t speaks for itself IL
you will let it. The arguments d.
rected against 1t are directed against
it with radical misunderstanding
of the instrument itself. Therefore,
/ am not going anywhere to debate
the treaty ] am going to expound
1t and | am going, right here today,
to urge you in every vocal method
that you can use. to assert the spirit
of the American people in support
of It, Don't let men pull 1t down.
Don't let them misrepresent IT. don't
let them lead this nation away from
the high purposes with which this
war was inaugurated and fought.
"As l came through that line of
youngsters in khaki a few minutes
ago | felt that I could salute 1t be- |
cause I had done the job in the way !
promised them / would do 1t, and |
when this treaty is accepted men in |
khaki will not have to cross the |
seas again.
THAT is the reason | believe in It, |
cay When II Is accepted for 1t |
Will be accepted. l have ne-er en-
tertained a moments doubt of that, |
and the only thing | have been i'm |
patient of has been the delay. 1t Is |
not a dangerous delay except for the |
temper of the peoples scattered |
throughout the world who are walt |
ing
do you realize, my fellow citi- 4,
gens, that the whole world Is waiting |
on America g'he only country IN
the world that is trusted at this mo-
ment is the United States, and they
are waiting to see whether their
trust is justified or not,
THAT has been the ground for my
knew their trust was
justified, but ! begrudge the time
that certain gentlemen oblige us to
take in telling them So We shall
tell them so in o voice as authentic
as any voice in history and in the l
years to come men will be glad TO
that they had some part
in the great struggle which brought \
this incompatible consummation of 4
the hopes of mankind"