Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10

President Wilson, fresh
from the peace confer
ence at Paris, laid before
the senate, authorized
under the constitution to ratify all
treaties, the complete text Of the doc
ument signed by the German dele
gates and the representatives Of the
allied and associated powers at Yer.
sailles.
Until that document is ratified or
rejected the technical state of war
must continue.
The President raised the issue of
the league of nations in clear and
unmistakable terms He told the SEN
ate that the peoples Of the world,
bled white wanted permanent
peace. He warned that If the
league of nations was not created
and its future assured, there must
be another and a final war and the
world must be swept clean of every
power that could renew the terror"
The President reviewed the chang
ed attitude of the European states.
men toward the league and then de-
manded:
They saw it as the hope OF the
world and that hope they did not
dare to disappoint. Shall we, or any
other free people hesitate to accept
this great duty? Dare we reject it
and break the hearts of the world?"
The President was listened to ear
nestly. When he declared that his
services and all the information he
possessed dealing with the treaty
was at the disposal of the foreign
relations committee and of the senate
the advocates of ratification nodded
their approval.
Harding Of Ohio and Sterling of
North Dakota were among the re.
publican senators who applauded the
President from time to time. Other
republican senators, like Knox of
Pennsylvania and Mccormick of Illi-
nois We're among the senatorial op-
ponents of the league of nations who
did not join the applause.
The Presidents tribute to the part
that Americas moral force" played
IN the struggle was greeted with
cheering ana applause. It was
isT n N Ilt ig, ,c lx
had greeted him as he took his place
in front of the vice presidents chair
The President read his address
from small type written cards and
his voice was firm ana carried TO the
remote portions of the chamber.
The Presidents announcement that
he did not intend to confuse the is
sue by presenting the special pact
between Great Britain. France and
the United States at this time, was
received with approval by a majority
OF the senator's. It had been recog.
nized that there would be no mater.
iaI opposition to this proposed treaty,
even from senator's who favored rat
ilcation of the German treaty.
Lifts Blockade.
Washington. July 10.-The senate
VIII ratify the peace treaty, President
Wilson says. In conference with
newspaper men he made It plain that
Of the treaty by Germany
automatically lifts the German bloct-
ade, Germany will now be allowed to
trade with the world under system
Of credits adopted by the supreme
economic council.
Hun President Signs.
London, July l0.--A News Agency
dispatch today says President Ebert
Of Germany signed a resolution ratify.
ing the peace treaty
Establishes Precedent
Washington, July 10. -- President
Wilson was today to set a precedent
by presenting the treaty OF peace to
the senate IN an open session. No
other President in the history Of the
United States has ever before dis
1ussed treaty in open session,
The stage was set In the capitol FOR
the epoch-making event. Early this
crowds began to gather 10
witnes the proceedings, but for the
most part they were unsuccessful In
getting past doorkeepers. admission
10 the senate galleries being by ticket
only Tickets were distributed by sen.
ltors to their friends, and amny sena-
tors offices were stormed today ny
hose desiring admission to the gal.
cries.
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