Gunnison news-champion., 1919-09-26
Leaders in rorty States, Regard
less of Party. Sign Ringing
Appeal.
TREATY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
Say Every Day Of Delay Puts World
In Imminent Peril Of New
war-Point to National
Unrest

pubN'Ais anu DEMOCRATS representing
forty different states and every prom
inent activity. have Joined In non
partisan effort TO bring about the rari-
hcntion Of the Peace Treaty without
Amendment and without delay" Their
names are attached to an address TO
the United State. Senate. which was
mace public today, through the League
TO enforce Peace. after IL had been sent
TO every member of the Senate.
The siEncrs. almost without excep-
uon. are men and women Of national
Reputation They include such promI-
nent citizens as eH-PrcsId.nr Taft.
George W. wickcrsham. Attorney Gen
erni In the last Republican admlnlstra-
tion; A Lawrence Lowell, president OF
Harvard: Charles c. M0ore OF San
Francisco. president Of the Panama
Exposition Judge Georg. Gray Of VIII
min gton, Del. President Samuel Com
pers OF the American Federation Of
Labor, Harry A. Wheeler OF Chicago,
retiring president of the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the United States: Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. president OF the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association: Cyrus II. X Curtis, th.
Philadelphia publisher President He
ber J. Grant OF the Mormon Church.
and Spargo. leader Of the Socialists
who supported the war.
The sigHcrs declare that every day
Of delay In ratifyIng the treaty puts
the world In Imminent peril OF new
war"
Their statement follows:
In the Senate nj Washington, now
that the committee on foreign rela.
lions has reported the treaty. the lines
are sharply drawn between the imme-
dlaie ratification of the treaty OF peace
with Germany. and its amendment with
. rcnsscmbling of the conference and
. reopening of negotiations that
would bring great delay and prolonged
uncertainty In settling the great issues
Of the peace. No partisan plea can be
made Party lines are already broken
Standing AT distance from the
conflict In the Senate chamber, we
plead for immediate ratification with
out delay. Our land requires II. A
state Of nervous strain. tension and un-
rest exists manifesting itself in dis
turbanccs. which in some cases have
no self evident connection with the
war. but which are. In fact, It's after
math. The world is put In Imminent
peril OF new wars by the lapse of each
day. Dissensions between US and our
former allies are being sown. We
firmly believe and solemnly declare
that the states and cities In which we
dwell desire immediate peace.
The waging OF war steadied and unit.
ed the American people. Peace viii
bring prosperity. and prosperity con-
tent Delay in the Senate postponing
ratification in this uncertain period of
neither peace nor war has resulted in
indecision and doubt, bred strife and
quickened the cupidlty Of those who
sell the daily necessities Of life and
the fears OF those whose daily wage no
longer fills the daily market basket.
We beseech the Senate to give the
land peace and certainly by ratifica-
ton which will not keep us longer in
the shadows OF possible wars, but give
the whole world the light OF peace.
Reservations In the nature Of clarifI-
cations In the meaning of the treaty,
not Inconsistent with Its terms. will not
require the reopening Of the negotia-
tons with Germany and with our as
soc ateS In the war, which we all and
each united to win.
But there is no possibility Of doubt
that amendment Of the treaty, as is
now proposed by the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. would re-
quire negotiation and reopening OF
all the questions decided at Paris.
Months OF delay would follow. The
perils Of the present would become the
deadly dangers Of the near future. All
the doubt engendered would aid the
plots for violent revolution In this and
other lands. The issues here and else
where between capital and labor. the
conspiracy Of speculator and profiteer.
would all grow and become more peril
Gus.
Tnls cannot be- The American peo-
ple cannot, after a victorious war,
permit its government to petition Ger
many. which has accepted the treaty.
for its consent to changes In the trea-
ty. Yet II the United States should
amend the treaty for Its own purpose
and policy. Germany would have full
right to ask for concessions. Ger
many has agreed to make no claim In
regard to enemy property seized In
this country to an amount Of seven
hundred million dollars. Our recent
foe could ask for . reopening Of this
I.sue and Of the Lusitania claims. II
could raise every question open be
fore hossilities IN regard to submarine
warfnre and the treatment Of its ma
tiopsls h. this country. All the pro
xisiona for our trade in Germany
raised By the economic clauses Of the