The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-03
WILSON URGES
u. S. TO OPPOSE
TREATY CHANGE
In Address To People
Calls Ii Charter For
New Order"

W ashlngton, June rs, tAssociats
Press.)
President Wilson, in an adore
to the American people on the occi
sion Of the signing Of the pea,
treaty, made plea for the accep
ance Of the treaty and the covenal
Of the League Of Nations withol
change or reservation. His messag
given out here by Secretary Tumult,
said:
my fellow-countrymen:
"The treaty Of peace has been
signed. II II is ratified and act
ed upon in full and sincere ex-
ecution of its terms IL will fur
nish the charter for a new order
of affairs in the world. II is a
severe treaty in the duties and
penalties it imposes upon Ger
many. but il is severe only be-
cause great wrongs done by Ger
many are to be righted and re-
paired: II imposes nothing that
y Germany cannot do; and she
can regain her rightful standing
in the world by the prompt and
honorable fulfillment Of its terms
And il is much more than
treaty Of peace with Germany.
IL liberates great peoples who
have never before been able to
find their way to liberty. Ii ends
once for all an old and intoler-
able order under which small
groups Of selfish men could use
the peoples Of great empires to
serve their ambition for power
and dominion. Ii associates the
free Governments Of the world
in a permanent league. in which
they are pledged to use their
united power to maintain peace
by maintaining right and JUS
tice. 1t makes international law
a reality supported by impera-
tive sanctions.
1T does away with the right
OF conquest and rejects the pol
icy Of annexation and substitutes
new order under which back
ward neutrality-suspicious. which
have not yet become to political
consciousness and peoples who
are ready for independence but
not yet quite prepared to dis
pense with protection and guild
ance-shall no more be subject
ed to the domination and ex-
ploitation Of stronger nation,
but shall be put under the
friendly direction and afforded
the helpful assistance of Gov
ernments which undertake to be
responsible to the opinion of
mankind in the execution of
their task by accepting the direc-
tion Of the League of Nations.
1T recognizes the inalienable
rights of nationality; the rights
of minorities and the sanctity of
religious belief and practice. 1t
lays the basis for conventions
which shall free the commercial
intercourse Of the world from
unjust and vexatious restrictions
and for every sort Of interna-
tional cooperation that will
serve TO cleanse the life of the
world ana facilitate its common
action in benefcent service of
every kind. Ii furnishes guar
antees such as were never given
or even contemplated for the
fair treatment of all who labor
at the daily tasks Of the world.
ut is for this reason that
have spoken of ii as great
charter for new order of af-
fairs< There is ground here for
deep satisfaction. universal reas-
suranee and confidVt hope,
WOODROW WILSON"
Some members of Congress and
theirs who are watching the Irish
uestion were particularly attracted
D that portion of the Presidents ad-
ress in which he referred to "peo-
les who are ready for independence
ut not yet prepared to dispense with
rejection and guidance" and that
ne treaty recognizes the inalien-
bic rights Of nationality"
No one here ventured to interpre.
hat was in the Presidents mind
hen he wrote those passages, but
ley were scanned with much inter
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