Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-12

that new system is based upon an
absolute reversal of the principles
of the old system, the essential OBJ
Jcct of that treaty is-to establish the
independence and protect the in
tegrity of the weak peoples of the
world.
Il hear some gentlemen who are
themselves incapable OF altruistic
purposes say, 'oh. but that is al
truiStic. 1t is not our business to
take care of the weak nations of the
world.' No. But ii is our business
to prevent wars, and if we don't
take care of the weak nations of the
world there will be war. Let them
show me how they will keep out of
war by not protecting them. Let
them show me how they will prove
that having gone into an enterprise
they are not absolutely contcmp-
tible cutters if they don't see the
game through"
AS to Japan and Shantung the
President said: 81 haven't the
slightest doubt that Japan will full
fill that promise. She cannot full
fill it right now because the thing
doesn't come into operation until
three months after the treaty is
ratified so that we must not be too
impatient about it. But she will
fulfill those promises. And suppose
that we said we wouldn't assent
England and others must assent and
if we arc going to get Shantung
Iprovincc back for China and those
gentlemen don't want to engage in
foreign wars, how arc they going
to get ii back?
The President declared there was
no party politics in the treaty, and
asserted that both the Republican
and the Democratic national plat
forms in 1916 advocated such an
argument as the league OF nations.
So at Paris, he said, he had been
obeyins both parties. He said he
was glad to get away from Wash
ington, where he "hcard politics
until sometimes wish both parties
were Smothcrcd in their own gas. d"
"'rhc American people" said Mr..
Wilson, care to see it through to
the end, and the end has not come
yet"
If the United States keeps out of
the league, he declared, another
war like the last twill come SOON"
but if it went in ait will never
come 1t was Il square cut issue,
he said, whether the United States
will redeem its pledges"
AT OMAHA, NEB.
'If felt that personally in any
way stood in the way of a settle
ment, would be glad TO die that it
might be cOnSlmmated, because |
have vision, my fellow citizens,
that if this thing should, by some
mishap, not be accomplished there
would arise from that upon the fair
name of this people stain which
never could be erased; which
would be intolerablc TO every lover
of America, intolerable to every
man who knew America and was
: ready with stout heart to uphold it.
81 said just now before opening
that | was happy to forget on a
campaign like this what party be-
long to, and hope you will not
think | am recalling what party |
belong to if ] say how proud have
been to stand alongside OF Senator
Hitchcock in this fight. would
be just as glad to stand by Senator
: Norris if he would let me.
Discussing the reservations to the
league covenant he said: "A rcscr-
vaiion\is an assent with a big but.
We aSrce-'bul'."
The proposed reservation pro-
vidinS for unconditional withdraw
al from membership. said the
President, meant that its sponsors
wanted to "Sit near the door with
their hand on the knob" and if they
saw anything they didn't like. to
"Scuitlc and run
The league proviso that intcrna-
tional obligations must be fulfilled
: before withdrawal never would re-
strain the United States. he said,
because this nation always would
live up to its provisions.
Those who wanted q reservation
= to Article X, Mr.. Wilson continued,
simply didn't want to come i'm now,
but wanted to be "late ioiners."
Any reservation regarding the
Monroe Doctrine, he added, was
unnecessary because the Doctrine
"has been swallowed, hook, line
: and sinkcr,' by the Peace Confer
cncc and had been authenticated
. by the big powers of The world for
the first time.