El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-25
WILSON SPEAKS
NEXT IN PUEBLO
Out of League, U. S. Mus
Have Worlds Greatest
Army, He Declares.


which disturbing questions could pc
brought I'D for discussion by the
leage. That provision, he said, would
make such questions everybody
business" while hitherto international
law had meant "minding your own
business particularly when something
outrageous is up
Eulogizing the labor section OF the
treaty. AIr. Wilson said 1t give America
an opportunity to raise labor stand
ards all over the world Until that was
done, he asserted. the full energies Of
the world could not be released
People nt Last Awake.
In his reference to reservations. the
president declared the people at last
were awake and no longer could be
misled about what was IN the treaty
He said he had no doubt about
what the result would be.
There is no turning aside from the
straight line" he said We must
either accept this arrangement or re-
To stay out, he added. would mean
that the United States would forfeit
the confidence Of the world and would
find itself shut out industrially and
morally from the worlds society.
Pointing out that the power Of ne
gotiating treaties vested with the
executive branch Of the government
Mr.. Wilson continued
'When the senate has acted. It
will be for me to determine
whether its action constitutes an
adoption or rejection"
He added that he hoped the senate
would not leave the matter in doubt.
but would make its position unmis-
TABLE, and would put its action into
such form that il would clearly con-
stitute a rejection or an acceptance.
Politics. said the president, should
have nothing TO do with the treaty
discussion.
President Wilson left Denver at Il
o'clock this morning for Pueblo, Colo
where he is u deliver his next ad-
dress
Text OF Speech, in Part.
The president said, in part:
4 say without hesitation that this
fthe treaty. is a great document Of
liberation. The center and heart Of
this document is shat great instru-
ment which is placed at the beginning
Of il, the covenant OF the league Of
nations
Il think everybody now under
stands that you cannot work this
treaty without that covenant. but you
viii notice that with this single ex-
ception Of the provision in regard 20
the transfer from the German empire
OF the ShantunE province 10 Japan.
practically nothing in the body OF the
treaty has seemed to constitute any
great obstacle TO its adoption. All tile
controversies, all the talk has cen
tered on the league Of nations AID I
an glad 70 see the issues centered.
Explains Vote in League.
Z want TO call your attention and
10 point out what is not often enough
explained 10 audiences in this coun-
try-the actual constitution OF the
league Of nations. It consists OF two
bodies, a council and an assem- bly,.
The assembly is the numerous body.
In il every self governing state that
has a vote on the league is represented.
and not only the self governing indie
pendent states. but the self governing
colonies and the dominions, suck as
Canada, New Zealand. Australia and
South Africa; they are all represented
IN the assembly. and IL is in the as
sem ly that the combined representa-
ton OF the several members OF the
British empire are assigned six votes.
and you are constantly being told that
Great Britain has six votes and we
nave only one. I want you to appre-
ciate the full significance Of that;
they have six votes in the assembly
and the assembly doesn't vote. So
that bubble is exploded. There are
several matters in which the wee Of
the Assem- bly, must keep with the vote
OF the council, but in every such case
unanimous vote OF the council is
necessary. Inasmuch as the United
council, her vote IS necessary to every
active policy Of the league and. there
fore, the single vote Of the United
states always counts six. so far as
the votes Of the British empire are
Next War To Be Worst.
You may ask If this is absolute IN
surance against war; certainly not
Nobody can give absolute insurance
against human passions; but If you
can get a little insurance against a
catastrophe. is IL not better than get
ting none at alp Stop FOR moment
10 think OF the next war. II there
should be one 1 do not hesitate TO
say that the war we have Just been
through, though il was fought
through with terror Of every kind, is
not to be compared with the one we
would have TO face next time. There
were instruments possessing methods
OF destruction incouceivable which
were just ready for use when the war
ended; great projectiles which guided
themselves. capable Of 100 miles or
more and bursting tons Of explosives
on helpless cities; something which
the Germans, who bOmbarded Paris
from a great distance, could not con-
ceive. What they used were toys as
compared with what would be used
in the next war. I ask any soldier -
he wants 10 90 through any hell like
war would be, and that is what would
be the destruction Of mankind; and
L am for any kind OF insurance
against IL, and the harbarous reversal
OF civilization, and consequently il
means disarmament
"Think OF the econnnic burden
and the restriction Of liberty in
professional and mechanical lines
in the maintenance Of great
armies, not only in the United
States, hut in Germany, Italy,
France and Great Britain. II the
United States should stand off.
we would have to have the big
Eest army in the world. There
would be nobody else to take care
Of our fortunes, We would have TO
look out for ourselves.
when ] hear gentlemen say we 4
VIII be independent. and we are able I
20 look out for ourselves. I say. con-
suit your fellow citizens; it viii have
to mean universal conscription; taxes /
such rs we have never seen. concen-
Tation Of authority in the govern
mental activities and for the uses Of ]
these terrible instruments. You can
not conduct war or command an |
army by a debating society; you can
not determine the war in community
centers. The commanderinchief is
going TO have a staff like the Ger
man staff You viii have to center
il in the commanderinchief Of the
army and navy. America will never
consent to any such thing.
Magma Charta For Labor.
IF we do not have this treaty OF
peace, labor will continue to be not
what is ought to be, a human func-
ton, but a purchasable commodity
2 hrorr OH rr+ the rr-or1H There in .