The Washington times., 1919-09-05


to join with the judgment OF the
But when is that judgment go
ing to be expressed. my fellow
citizens? Only after IL is evident
that every other resource has
failed, and want to call your at
tention to the central machinery
OF the league of nations. II any
member Of that league, or any
nation not a member, refuses to
submit the question at issue,
either to arbitration, or to discus
sion by the council, there ensues
automatically, by the engage
ment Of this covenant, an absolute
economic boycott
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''It will be dramatically sealed
BY the united action of the most
powerful nations in the world.
. and II this economic boycott bears
with unequal weight, the mem
bers Of the league agree to sup
port one another, and to relieve
one another In any exceptional
Disadvantages that may, arise out
or It.. And want you to realize
that this war was won not oaly
by the armies of the world, but IL
was won by economic means as
well. Without the economic
means the war would have been
much longer continued. What
happened was that Germany was
shut off from the economic re-
sources OF the rest OF the globe
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nation that is boyeotted Is \ ma
'tion that is in sight Of Surren-
der. Apply this economic. peace
ful, silent. deadly remedy, and
there will sbeano need for forcea.
II dare say that some OF these
ideas are new to you. becanbe,
while II is true. a. I said this
forenoon, in Columbus, apparent
ly nobody has taken the pains 70
say what is in the covensnt OF the
League Of Nations.
All VITA the same Idea.
81 need not tell you that.I speak
with knowledge in this matter
knowledge Of the purpose Of the
men with whom the men repre-
senting America were associated
at the peace table. Every one I
: consulted with came there with
the same idea--that wars had
arisen in the past because the
strong had taken advantages Of
the weak and that the only way
TO stop war was to band ourselves
together TO protect the weak.
And so, when you read the
covenant, read the treaty with It.
II am arguing this thing with
you, my feIioW-citizens, as IL I
had any doubt Of what the verdict
of the American people would be.
I haven't the slightest doubt I
just wanted 70 have the pleasure
OF pointing out 70 you how abso-
lutely ignorant OF the treaty and
of the covenant some Of the men
are who have been opposing Il.
II they do read the English Ian
guage they do not understand the
English language as understand
IL II they have really read this
treaty and this covenant they only
amaze me by their inability to
understand what is plainly ex-
pressed. So that my errand upen
this journey Is not to argue these
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real issues which are involved
@And one o. the things that
have most at heart in this report
to my feIlow-eitizens is that they
should forget what party I belong
: to, and what party they belong
TO. am making this journey Ss a
democrat. but 1 am spelling 1t
with a little a. and I don't want
anybody to remember, so far as
this eFfand Is concerned. that IL
is ever spelled with a big ID
81 am making this journey as
an american and as q champion
of the rights which Ameriea be-
lieves in, and need not tell you
that, as compared with the inn
portance Of America. the import
ance Of the Democratic party, and
the Importance Of the Republican
party, and the irnportance OF
every other party. is absolutely
neElible.
"T want you to notice another
interesting point that has meyer
been dilated upon in connection
with the League Of Nations. I am
now treading upon delicate
self with caution.
Not an Area Of seftIemeaf.
eThere were 4 good many dele
cations that visited Paris want
ing TO be heard by the peace con-
ference who had real causes to
present and which ought 20 be
presented to the view Of the
world. But we had TO point out
TO them that they did not happen,
unfortunately, to come within the
area Of settlement; that their
questions were not questions
which were necessarily drawn
into the things that we were de-
Gliding
81. therefore, want TO call your
attention, II you win turn II up
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