Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-09-17
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HASTEN II: PEACE.
Leaders IN Forty States, Regard.
less Of Party, Sign Ring
ing Appeal. ,-.-
TREATY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
Say Every Day of Delay Puts
World In Imminent Peril Of
New War-Point to Ma.
tionaI Unrest.

IIVIb0u OIu CCIs
New York Speculative hundred
and fifty leading Americans, Republi->
cans and Democrats, representing 40
different states and every prominent
activity, have Joined in a non.par tisan
effort to bring about, the ratification OF
the peace, treaty without amendment
and without delay" Their names are
attached to an address to the United
States Senate, which was made pub
lie through the League to Enforce
Peace, after it had been sent to every
member Of the Senate.
The signers, almost without excep-
ton are men and women of national
reputation: They include such prom
hent citizens as George W.. Wicker
sham, attorney general in the last
Republican administration; A. Law
renee. Lowell, president Of Harvard:
Charles c. Moore, Of San Francisco,
president Of the Panama Exposition:
Judge George Gray. Of Wilmington,
DEL; President Samuel Gompers, of
the American. Federation Of Labor;
Harry A. Wheeler, Of Chicago, retiring
president of the Chamber of Com
merce OF the United States, Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait, president Of the
National: American Woman Suffrage
Association; Cyrus H. K. Curtis, the
philadelphia publisher; President Heb
or ]. Grant, Of the Mormon Church,
and John Spargo, leader Of the Social
lists who supported the war.
The signers declare that every day
of delay in rattfying the treaty puts
the world in Imminent peril of new
war"
Their statement follows:
In the Senate at Washington, now
that the President has spoken, the
lines are sharply drawn between the
immediate ratification of the treaty of
peace with Germany or it's amend.
ment, with a reopening of negotiations
that would bring delay in settling the
great issues Of the peace. No partisan
plea can be made. Party lines are al
ready broken.
Standing at a distance from the con-
dict in the Senate chamber, we plead
for immediate ratification without
amendment and without. delay. !. Our
land requires it. A state of nervous
strain, tension and unrest exists, man
ifesting itself in disturbances which
in. some cases, have no self evident
connection with the war, but which
are In fact it's aftermath. The world
is put in imminent peril of new wars
by the lapse Of each day. Dissen-
tons 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
united the American people. Peace
will bring prosperity, and prosperity
content. Delay in the Senate postpon-
ing ratification in this uncertain per.
iod Of neither peace nor war has re.
suited in indecfsion and doubt, bred
strife and quickened the cupidity 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 certainty by an imme'
date ratification which will not keep
us longer in the shadows of posi-.
| BILE wars, but give the whole world the
light of peace. Doubt may exist as to
whether reservations in the nature OF
Qualifications in the meaning of the
| treaty not consistent with it's terms
will or will not require the reopening
Of the negotiations with our associates
in the war, which we all and each
united to win.
But there is no possibility of doubt
that the amendment of the treaty, az
Is now publicly and openly proposed
In the Senate committee on foreign
relations, would require negotiation
reopening all the questions decided al
Paris. Months of delay would follow
The perils of the present would be
come the deadly dangers of the nea,
future All the doubt, the plots fol-
violent revolution in this and other
lands, the issues here and elsewhere
between capital and labor, the conspir
acy of Spectator and prof1teer, would
all grow and become more perilous.
! This cannot be. The American PEG
pie cannot, after a victorious war
permit its government to petition Ger
many, which has accepted the treaty
for its consent to changes in 1t. Yet
If the United States should amend tn,
treaty for It's own purpose and policy
Germany would have full right to ash
for concessions. Germany has agreed
to make no claim in regard to enemy
property seized in this country to, ar
amount of $7o0,000,000. Our recent
foe could ask for a ~reopening of thil
issue and of the Lusitania claims. Il
could raise every question open be
fore hostiaties In regard to submar
inc warfare, and the treatment OF It.
nationals in this country. All thu
provisions for our trade in Germany
raised by the economic clauses O.
the treaty, many Of them vital to oul
industries and our. farms, as in dyt
patents, dye supplies and fertilizers
tho working Of the reparation com
mission, which superintends TIT
trade Of all with Germany so as I,
meet the debts OF Germany to al
each clause reluctantly granted b!
Germany, could all be brought up b.
Berlin for read Just1nent BY our NJ
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