Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-04

check the Things that were wrong,
and this treaty seeks something like
that.
In drawing the humane endeavors
together, 1t makes a mirror of the
fine passions of the world. Of its
philantrophic passions. and of its
passion Of pity. of this passion of
human sympathy. of this passion of
human frendliness and helpfulness,
for there is such passion. 1t is the
passion that has lifted us along the
slow road of civilization it is the
passion that has made ordered gov
ernmcnt possible; II is the passion
that has made justice, and establish
ed the thing in some happy part of
the world.
That is the treaty. Did you ever
hear of il before? Did ysu ever know
what was in this treaty. Did anybody
before ever tell you what the treaty
was intended to do?
beg. my fellow citizens. that YOU
and the rest of those Americans with
whom we are happy to be associated
all over this broad land will read
the treaty themselves, or, if they
won't take time to do that, for it is
Il technical document that IS hard to
read, that they will accept the in
I
and know what the intentions were in
the making of it
| hear n great deal, my fellow
citizens, about the selfishness and the
selfish ambitions of other govern
mcnts. but | would not be doing
justice to the gifted men with whom
| was associated on the other side of
the water if | didn't testify that the
purpose that ] have outlined were
their purpose.
Differed as to Method
We differed as to the method, very
often; VIC had discussions as to the
details, but we never had any serious
discussion as to the principle. And
while We all acknowledge that the
principles might perhaps in detail
have been better really. we are all
back of these principles.
There is a 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 people; we were there
under instructions, whether they
didn't come home without fulfilling
those instructions.
If / could not have brought back
the kind of treaty | brought back |
never would have come back. because
| would have 0ecn an unfaithful ser
want and YOU would have had the
right to condemn me in any way that
YOU chose to use, SO that l testify that
this is an American treaty. not only,
but it is treaty that expresses the
heart of the peOple-of the great peo
pies who were associated together in
the war against Germany.
Not Debating Treaty
| said at tsp opening of this in
formal address. my fellow citizens.
that ! had come to make report to
YOU. | want to add to that q little
bit. | have not come to debate the
treaty. 1t speaks for itself if you
will let it.
The arguments directed against if
ar" directed against it with a radical
misunderstanding of the instrument
Itself; Therefore. | am not going
anywhere to debate the treaty. am
gong to eXpound it and | am going.
'iSh' "'l' HoW louay, 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 it dowD. 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 | came through that line of
youngsters in khaki a few minutes
ago | felt that | could salute it be-
cause | had done the job in the way
| promised them | would do it. and
when this treaty is accepted men, in
khaki will not have to cross the seas
again.
That is the reason | believe in it.