New-York tribune., 1919-09-13

~President: have submitted TODAY
to the Secretary Of State my resip-
nation as an assistant in the Depart
ment of State, attached to the Ameri-
can commission to negotiate peace, |
was one of the millions who trusted
confidently and implicitly in YOUR
leadership and believed YOU would
take nothing less than "a permanent
peace based upon 'unselhsh and un
biassed justice. But our government
has consented now to deliver the
suffering peoples of the world to new
expressions. subjections and dismem-
berments--a new century of war.
And can convince myself no longer
that effective labor for "a new world
this government.
Russia, the acid test of good will
for me as for you. has not even been
understood Unjust decisions of the
conference in regard to Shantung,
the Tyrol Thrace, Hungary, East
Prussia, Danzig, the Saar Valley and
the Abandonment of the principle Of
the freedom of the seas make new
international conflicts certain 1t IS
my conviction that the present league
OF nations Will be powerless to pre-
vent these wars and that the United
states viii still be involved in them
by the obligations undertaken in the
covenant of the league and in the
special understanding with France.
DUTY of L. S. to Reject It.
Therefore, the duty of the gov
ernment of the United States to it's
own people and to mankind is to re
fuse to sign or ratify this unjust
treaty, to refuse to guarantee its set
Elements by entering the league of
nations, TO refuse to entangle the
United States further by the under
standing with France.
That YOU personally opposed most
OF the unjust settlements. and that
you accepted th,% only under great
pressure. is we'll known. Nevertheless,
it is my conviction that if YOU had
made your fight in the open, instead
Of behind closed doors, you would
have carried with YOU the public
opinion of the world. which was
yours; YOU would have been able to
resist the pressure, and might have
established the new international
order based upon broad and univer-
sal principles of right and justice
oi which you uSe. 10 peak / am
sorry that YOU did not fight and fight
TO tnc finish, and that you had so
littie faith in the millions of men
ike myself. in every nation. who had
faith in YOU.
Very sincerely yours,
"WlLIIAM c. BULLlTT"
Wilson's Article X
President Wilson'S "Articlc TO-
which appears as Article of the Presi.
dents draft, submitted by Mr.. Bulitt
follows:
the contracting powers unite in
guaranteeing TO each other political
independence and terri tora integ-
rlty; but it is understood between
them that such territorial, readjust-
ments. II any, as may in TIE future
become necessary by reaa ON of
changes III present racial conditions
and aspirations or present social and
political relationships. pursuant to
the principle Of self-determinatioN,
and also such territorial readjus,
ments as may in the judgment of
three fourths o. the delegates be de-
manded by the welfare ard manifest
interest of the peoples concerned,
may be effected if agreeable to those
peoples. and that territori@. changes
may IN equity involve material com
pensation. The contracting nowors
accept without reservation the rrin-
c'pie That tho peace Of the world is
superior IN Importance to every
question Of political jurisdiction or
boundary"
The Wilson Article VI. after provid
ing Tor the use of financial, economic
and ali other resources against a
power refusing to arbitrate. gave the
executive committee of the league full
power TO say what military forces each
NATION should contr butte, without any
reference TO the power o. Congress
over such matters. the language read
ing:
~. shall be TIC privilege and duty
OF the executive council OF the BODY
Of delegates to recommend what e
members Of the league Of nations
snail severally contribute. and to adj
wise. If it should think bes; that the
mailer members Of the league be ex.
cused from making any contribution
to the armed forces to be used
against the covenant breaking state"
No Withdrawal Provision
Tho original Wilson draft carried nc
provision for withdrawal from the
league and was silent also on the Mon
roe Doctrine and on the retention by
the United States Of exclusive iuris-
dlction over domestic issues, such as
the tariff, immigration. etc
The issue Of secret treaties. Of which
the President has complained IN his
Efforts to sfow why he had to assent
TO the Shantung settlement, was GOV
cred in the original Wilson draft, the
Presidents Article XlIl providing fol
the abrogation. or at Yeast TOR the at
tempted cancellation, OF secret treaties
in conflict with the league principles
The President was unable to carry
that point. His draft provided
The contracting powers severallv
agree that the present covenant and
convention is accepted as abrogating
all treaty obligations inter Sc which
are inconsistent with the terms
hereof, and solemnly engage that they
will not enter into any engagements
inconsistent with the terms hereof.
In case any Of the powers sigma
tory hereto or subsequently admitted
TO the league Of nations shall, before
coming party to this covenant, have
undertaker any treaty obligations
which are inconsistent with the terms
of this covenant it shall be the DUTY