The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
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to go out and report TO my fellow
citizens on the peace"
The only people owe any re.
port to are YOU and your fellow
citizens OF the United states" he
declared. Perhaps you would like
to know what Is In the treaty"
The speeches he read. he said.
threw no light on u.
Punish Germany
The treaty. in the first place. he
said, Is designed 20 punish Germany.
The terms are severe. but not un.
Just" he said
The men at the peace conference
Intended justice. Wilson declared.
They had seen their lands
devastated by an enemy that sought
TO tcrrorize." h. said. yet they
practiced restraint and did not seek
to over~heim the German people In
the peace settlement"
There IL now In Germany an
awakened conscience" OF the In.
iquity Of the crime the German gov.
ernment attempted. Wilson said.
To Kcctify Wrong
And the treaty Is not meant To
humiiiate Germany. but 10 rcctify
the wrong done by Germany and I'm.
sure rcparatlon and justice 90 the
people whose rights Germany had
trosidrn upon.
II am astonlKhcd by some OF the
statements mad. about this treaty"
he said. They are made by those
who do not comprehend the treaty"
The treaty, he declared. Is a warn
ing TO any government that may
contemplate repetition OF Ger.
mans attempt
The treaty was intended not mere
~ to end this war. but 20 prevent
any similar wars he said.
He declared that II the best tina,
can bc done In not done to perm.
antiy end war now. the nations
word 20 tho families OF the American
soldiers would be broken. as these
soldiers were called TO fight TO end
war forever.
The league Of nations II the
only thing that can prevent
recurrence Of this tragedy and
redeem our promises" he assert
ed. smsel<ing his hands together
for emphasis.
This is the only purpose OF the
league OF nations. he said.
Germany would not have gone TO
war had she believed Britain and
America would fight her. the presi.
dent said.
Without the league. he warned.
fresh effort at wrong would be made
by ION. nation as soon as the finan.
cial stress OF the last war IL over.
The treaty. Wilson declared. estab.
lished new small nations that cou
not have won their freedom withou,
the treaty.
The treaty rcctified age long
wrongs In Europe. Wilson stated.
which had been fertile sources OF
wars for generations
lie went into detail with regard 20
the racial and national lines in Eu.
rope. showing how they were altered
to give every people It's rightful ter.
ritory.
The audience. which filled every
seat. listened for the most part in ri.
lence. with occasional brief outbursts
Of handclapping
Wilson apparently made no orator.
icai effort. but explained the treaty
with painstakInR detail. like "A lee.
iurer. The treaty, he said. In shot
thru with American principles OF lot
ting the people pick the govern.
ment" This brought loud cheers.
Labor Magma Charta
THE treaty contains among other
things n Magma Charta OF labor.
thing unheard OF until this interest.
Ing year Of grace"
He said that an international IN.
Dor conference would be held in
Washington next month. under this
clause
And. let me tell you" he
added grimIy. thrusting out his
Jaw, that conference will meet
next month. no matter whether
the treaty Il ratified by that time
or not"
The discovery has been made in
the treaty. he said that nations are
composed OF their peoples, not OF
governments.
There IL not a single act OF an.
nexation in this treaty" he said. OK.
planning the mandates under the
league were for protection and nd.
vanccment OF undevcloped peoples.
Criminal traffic IL ended by the trca.
ty, he said, enumcrating the traffic In
opium. In arms and in women and
children by interruptions employers.
which Is regulated by the labor
clauses.
That's the treaty" he said. hold.
ing out his hands. palms upward. in
a gesture Of revelation; that's the
treaty. Did you ever hear of II be.
fore? Were you ever told what was
in it7
m couldn't have brought back |
the kind Of treaty | brought back.
wouldn't have come back. because |
would have been an unfaithful serv-
ant"
Arguments against the treaty are
based on Misunderstanding. he
charged.
He asked his hearers to use every !
local influence to acceptance Of the |
treaty.
And when this treaty IL accepted |
as It will he accepted, men In khaki |
will not have 10 cross the seas
again"
MIR. Wilson. how about the Shan. |
tung settlement" yelled man In |
the gallery. "a the president finished
speaking The applause for Wilson
drowned him out. The speech lasted
about ii minutes a throns which !