New-York tribune., 1919-09-09
Element That Sought 10
Force Miiitarisrn on the
World Lifting Its Head
Again Here, He Asserts
War Peril Involved
In Shantungg Issue
U. S. Compelled TO Yield,
Abandon China or Fight
Both Britain and Japan
.Stufj CorrcsDond.nc,

Stufj Correspondence
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept. S. Pres
ident Wilson before 800 people in the
Sioux Falls Coliseum tonight declared
that the pro-German element in this
country has lifted its mead again and
had been heartencd by the prospect Of
q revival Of miltarism due to the delay
in the ratification Of the peace treaty.
"Your choice" he declared, "is between
the league Of nations and GcrmaNism
America can stay out, hut .here viii
be no peace for the world II she does
Earlier in the day tho President,
speaking at Omaha. stated his opinion
of the alternatives in Hhe Shantung
dispute in the following striking para
graph:
Let Us state the fact with brutal
frankness. England and France are
bound by solemn treaty entered into
before the conference in Paris, b.
fore the end of the war, to give
Japan what she gets in this treaty
in Shantung. They cannot in honor
withdraw from that promise, they
cannot consent to a peace trea.y
which does not contain these provs-
ions with regard to Shaa.nng. They,
therefore, will stand behind Japan,
and If We are not sicratories to The
treaty she will get all that Ger
many had in Shantung. more than
she will get under the promises
which she made to US, and the only
way we can get i. away from her is
by going 70 war with Japan and
Great Britain. Does that look like
e workable proposition Is that doing
China a service %
Willing to Die for League
At another point in the same speech
the Presiden. said he was willing to
lay down his life for the league, using
these words:
IF felt that l, personally, in any
way stood in the way of this settle
ment would be glad to die that it
might be consummated -
Doploring the delay TO ratification of
the treaty through the debate in the
Senate, the President said, NO man
not in the secrets of Providence can
tell how long it will take the United
States Senate to do anything. imagine
that In the regular course Of human
fatigue the Senate will get through
before the peace conference in Paris
nas completed its work.
Discussing the reservations proposed
In the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, the sPresident declared that
every reservation will have to be
'aken back to all the signatorics of the
treaty, ard this includes Germany"
We told Germany in Paris what the
treaty meant, and told her to sign
mere Does any American want the
method changed? ," A chorus of noes
followed this inquiry
Article X Defended
referring to critics of Article X, Mr..
"hson said that some people wish to
VII close to the door, with band on the
s"oo' so that as soon as they see any
wing they don't like they can scuttle.
"e 1oI''1ed this remark by Saying.
we VIII not withdraw until We have
4ulhlled our obligations"
me President said he would con-
s'utr that ne had been recrcant to his
uu'' II he had assented to a peace
s'ea'y that did not contain a guaranty
"'a' there would not be another war,
~"o ADDED, 81 can predict that within
seReratlon there will be a:iothec war
s"ess the nations concert themselves
TO prevent it,"
Inc: want TO put in domestic ques-
'''"s' he continued. That seems to
1e week of supererogation. They are
neticulous."
Inc + esident said the Monroe Doc
"e mad been swallowed "hooX, lac
,s s s'hker,' and was being diSestaa n
central organism Of the treaty sys-
ana that any variation in langua &c
aae no difference to him: 10 gaia
80 80 IN March last he had conferred
at I'm the Senator's and listened 10 their
p.s; pssSUons and that on his return to
Ma every one Of their suggestions
4-a been adopted.
1ns Presidential special train ief.