The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-17
Civilization United to Preserve
Peace and Justice in
World
PRESIDENT OUTLINES
BASIS OF COVENANT
Says United States Has Come
to the Crisis in the History Of
the World

Tacoma. WASH. Sept. 13.-Prosi-
dent Wilson speaking here today de-
clared that all the free peoples of the
world must underwrita civilila';o
and free peoples only can join The
league.
The league is not only union OF
free peoples to guarantee civil:zation
il is something NOR" thar thas." de-
iclared the president.
! 1T is a league Of nations to al
vance by substituting something THAI
will make the Improvement OF cjvili-
zation possible"
The tcyt Of President WILSON'S al
dress in part vas rs follows:
! Il feel as l anl sure you feel, .lia;
We have reached one Of The. 'noss
critical periods in the history CT 1he
United States.
The shadow Of the way IS now l:tt-
ed from US. and We have Just come ous
OF the depths o1 the valley Of death.
Il thought; il might be useful Ii i
remind you Of u few things. lest we
forget il is SO easy with the strons
tides Of our life TO be swept away
from one situation into another; to
forget the real depths CT meaning
which lie underneath the things that
we are merely touching the suriace
i Of
Therefore, I thought il would not
be iinpertiEent on my part if | asked
permission to read you the concluding
passage of the address in which re-
Guested the government Of the United
States to accept Germany's challenges
Of war.
)" We shall fight. I said, for tho
it41;ngs we have always carried near
est our hearts. for democracy, for l:ie
right OF those who submit 20 authority
20 have voice il their own govern
DleHt for the right: and liberties o.
s,nall nations. for Il universal dona:2-
ion Of right. oI such concert Of free
peoples as xii! bring peace and uni
versal safety 20 ell nations. and make
the world Itself az las; free. To such
a pass we can dedicate our lives and
our fortunes. everything that We a:'e.
everything that we have, with the
pride of those Who know tnat the
tine has come when America IS PRIV
iieged to spend her blood and her
might for the principles that gave her
birth Of happiness and Of peace which
she has enjoyed. Cod helping hcr, sh"
can do no other
That is the program we started
ou: on. That is the program which
all America adopted. and shal! we
now falter at the very critical mo-
naent when we are finally to wife
our name to the standing pledge
which we then took?
We went into this We. 10 10 q
Thing that was fundamental for the
world, and what have come out uoon
this journey for is 10 ascertain Width
cr The country has forgotten il OF
not have found out already. The
country has not forgotten it and vii.
never permit any man who stands iii
the wa; Of the falfillment OF .hcsc
great pledges ever to forget the sor-
tempt.
1T is of particular Importance to
remember at this moment when some
men have dared to introduce oart:
passion into the question that '>onlc
Of the leading spirits. perhaps
might say the leading spirit i,i 1hs
corcrprion OF tbs great idea. We're the
leading figures OF the Republican
party.
One Of the things that this ;rra:y
incidentally does is 10 absolutely III
validate al secret treaties hope l:o
attempts will be made 10 qualify or
emharrass the great process whicn is
inevitable and | confidently pre,i;;,t
that some day we shall lock nocE
with surprise upon the fact that men
in America above all nations shollG
ever have hesitatcd TO do this sre:t
thing
At a public dinner which President
Wilson attended. before going 10 the
arena where he was to deliver his
night address. he said h" had been
impre ssed by the uniformity of ppm
ion among the people from oc"dn to
ocean.
Detailing the purposes for which
the United states entered the w2r rs
they were set forth and accefted ~
congress in this war message. Prcs;-
dent Wilson tol& tho people Of Wash
ing.on todar tEi; tho issue .sQuar"l:
facing the country in the treaty dc
bate was whether tlat program
should be carried through or ;tban-
don.d He called to mind also til@
cost in money and IN human life. by
which the war had beer won and as
serted that those opposing the treaty
proposed the Sacrifices be o. no avail.
Repeating MANY of his arguments;
he has used previously against Gudl-
ilication of the treaty by reservations
or amendments. the president again
appealed to Republicans of the com
try to forget that there is an e!ec-
ton in 1920 he asserted his pHrp''s.'
TO read the riot act to any one VIII"
let political conditions dictate rs
course in relation to the treaty.
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