The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-25
DENVER SPEECH
BY PRESIDENT
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do not intend TO change our course
of government or our standards OF
government and its American stand
ards of government are set up in the
covenant of the league OF nations.
And what is the covenant for? IL IS
one of the most solemn covenants
ever entered into by all the great
lighting powers of the world, that
they will never resort 70 war again
without first having either submitted
1.-THE question at issue 10 arbitration
land undertaken 10 abide by the YER
dict of the arbitrator, or submitted
| il TO discussion by the council OF the
league OF nations.
/ Nine months submission 20 the
moral judgment of the world. and IN
my judgment, that 5 an almost COM
plete assurance against war.
| Out of the legislative halls there is
no organized opposition to this
treaty except among the people who
tried TO defeat the purposes or this
government in the war. Hyphen is
! the knife that is being stuck into
\ this document The issue Is clearly
/ drawn because. inasmucn as we are
masters of our own participation in
the action OF the league of nations,
why do we need reservations? Ii we
cannot be obliged 10 do anything that
we do not ourselves favor, why
qualify our acceptance OF q perfectly
safe agreement? The only object,
my fellow citizens, is 70 give the
| United States exceptional advantages
lin the league OF nations. 10 exempt
lit from the obligations which the
Iother members assume, or 20 put
special Interpretation upon the duties
iof the United States under the cove
nant which Interpretation is not APP
piicabie to the duties Of the other
members of the covenant; and. for
my part. I say II is unworthy Of the
United States 10 ask for any special
privileges OF this kind. am for
going into a body Of equals or stay
ing out.
We have therefore come to the
straight cut line, adoption or rejec-
ton. Qualifying the adoption is not
adoption Il is perfectly legitimate,
/ viii admit, 10 say in what sense we
understand certain articles They
are all perfectly obvious, so far as
/ can see. but if you want to make
the obvious more obvious, ! see 10
objection.
They are all perfectly obvious, so
Tar as l can see but If you want 10
make the obvious more obvious, see
no objection
There is another matter. If We do
not have this treaty of peace, labor
will continue TO be not what IL ought
10 be, human function and purchzs-
able commodity throughout the world
I'VE have not done our full duty
IN regard the ameliorsIioa OF the con-
dttions OF labor in America but the
conditions here are better than any
where else, and We nov have an op-
portunity to administer oE- full IN
luence TO raise the standard every
where TO the levels We have tried
TO raise in this country.
The heart Of the world has never
got into this business, the conscience
las never been released along the
lines In regard the improvement OF
labor and more than that unless We
find some method, such as I have been
abiding TO, We viii not have releas-
ed the real energy OF labor
sTden are not going 10 work and
produce what they would produce IL
thev feel they are not Justly treated.
and II you want 10 realize the real
wealth OF this country than BRING
about the human relationship between
employers and employees ~lich viii
make them colabo-ers and partners
and fellow workers All q that Is
open to Us under and through the IL
strum enIaiiry Of the league OF Eauons
and under this great treaty.
Il do not understand the delay;
do not understand the covert P-ocss-
ses OF opposition
When the senate has acted il VII
be I'd TO me 20 determine whether is
action constitutes an adoption OF re-
lection. and beg the gentlemen -1o
are responsible for me action q tae
United States senate 10 make Il Per
fectly clear EheThs- Il is al adoption
or q rejection
when that treaty - acted upon
-7ust trno- whether II means that Ne
have ratified II OF rejected Il, and
feel confident that ] an speaking fof
the people Of TIE United States
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