The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-05

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thing better.
INDIANAPOHs. Sept 4---Presi-
dent Wilson told crowd OF several
thousand here tonight that no one
believct the league OF nations
would make all wars impossible. byI
that he expected II TO make wal
imp probable
The economic and arbitration sec
tons uf the covenant, he asserted,
would keep war on the outskirts
and make II only last resort
Opponents OF the league OF ma
tions. he said. had discussed only
three out Of &c articles OF the cove.
nant The articles which would
make war improbable had been
overlooked.
Calling on opponents OF the league
OF nations to present "A better pro-
~ m" for peace, President Wilson
declared It Is case Of put up or
shut up.
James 4. Goodrich. republican
governor OF Indiana, In brief ad-
dress welcoming the president, sad
everyone wanted . better under
standing among the nations, bHi
that every true American cli2cu also
favored "A strong n1uonailsm. lie
pleaded for all parties TO lay ASIDE
partisanship In deciding the issues or
the peace treaty.
Given Ovation.
When Vthc governor mentioned
that lie meeting was 10 hear the
president. the crowd Cheered for
several minutes and the governor
could only stop them by presenting
Mi Wilson.
II WAS 10 minutes before the
crowd was quoted and The presi
dent proceeded lie traced the incl
dents from which the great war
started. saying the significant CIR
Cums,anCc was that Austria ana
Germany did not dare 10 discuss
the demands made on Serbia u gen
orally was admitted abroad. ne AS
serted. that II there had been dis
cusslon there would have been no
war
This fact. he said, recalled that
the part OF tho league or nations
ooNeuant" the agreement not TO go
10 war for nine months af,cr con
tro.cTsy became acute, hai not heen
considered az all by Iho~, "h" cru
else the league. "
m mere mad been nine days
saId the president. Germany would
not have gone 90 war.
Il was a solemn pledge NJ thos"
who fought the war, said INC pres
id"n' that there .houli %" snch an
arrangement TO prevent future wars.
Violated Integrity.
The act which WAS characi"r'sllr
OF the beginning OF tins war was the
violation OF the territorial integrity
OF Belgium" n. continued. adding
that one OF the primary provisions
Of the league covenant was 10 pre-
vent violation OF territorial integrity
This provision he pointed out was
contained in the much discussed
article 10
"ArticIelO" declared the pres
idcn,. speaks tho ,unsci"n'" ~ me
world Il goes to ia" heart OF TINS
whole bad business
II was true. Mr. Wilson said. that
every man surrendered part "f ms
sovereignty whenever he promised u"
respect the rights uf h.s u'.EhboF~.
lhu, hc declared he could see no
harn. nevertheless. iu max ns Nu'A
promise FOR the common good.
Pointing out that decisions Nv
the league council must u' uhAhl-
nous. the president sald hat what
ever Judgment was passed upon th"
United State. bv the council must
have the concurrence ~ the lni''l
States. lln added that az course,
Tho American delegation .o the g.n nn-
eli would NOT a,' with u' .rst'nr-
lions from its government
Referring % 'hr economic pres.
sure that would b" lrou-h' in bear
uu covenant Ir'4E.H-. The i''i
sait sguu0wl. yrsssur. would pre-.