South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-05
GIVES
LEAGUE CRITICS
HIS ULTIMATUM
Delivers Second Address to
People of Indiana on Tour
of Country.

I'M ~ - r 'fi4t-f nEPr, d. FAt
up or shut mp" was the advice given
opponents OF the League Of Nations
by Pres't Wilson here Thursday
night in the second address Of his
10000 mile tour Of the United states.
II the critics OF the league have
something better 10 suggest" said
the president. II hope they will hold
their convention and do 10 now
He said the league opponents
could not hope to defeat the pro-
gram. except by Offering something
better
The presidents speech here was
interrupted several times by noise
in the rear Of the great elliptical en-
closure. Mr.. Wilson's voice did not
carry against the din and many per-
sons on the outskirts unable % hear.
left the hall
After the president had proceeded
for "A few minutes ne was forced to
suspend while the police closed the
doors
Second Address.
70 was the second extended ad-
dress to be delivered by the presi-
dent during the first day Of mis- coun-
try-wide speaking trip in the inter
ests OF the treaty Earlier i'm the
day at Columbus, Ohio. ne had out
lined IN 20 minute speech the pur-
pose OF the trip which he said was
10 report 10 the people and to ex-
plain just what the treaty contained.
In a short talk at Richmond. Ind.
treaty was made for the protection
Of the weak peoples Of the earth and
that he was making his appeal for
ratification as an American and with
out partisan considerations. The
presidents next scheduled address
is in st. Louis tomorrow night.
The president spoke in the coli
seam at the state fair grounds The
fair was in session and the building.
said by residents 10 hold more than
leO00 persons was packed
Mr. Wilson said in part the Co
Venant lis the only conceivable ar
rangement which will prevent our
sending of men abroad again very
soon. And if / may use q very COM
mon expression. would say If it is
not 10 be this arrangement. what
arrangement do YOU suggest TO Sc
cure peace OF the world II is a
case Of put up or shut up
Great Plan Il Hope
Opposition is not going to- save
the world; negotiations are not go
ing 20 construct the policies of
mankind. A great plan is the only
thing that can defeat "a great plan.
The only triumphant ideas in this
world are the ideas that are organ
iSeG for battle. The only thing that
equals an organized program is
better program.
If this is not the way 10 secure
peace / beg that the way NAV be
pointed To you. If we must reject
this way. then I beg that before
am sent TO ask Germany to make q
new kind OF peace with us, 7 should
be given specific Instructions as TO
what kind Of peace it is to be.
If the gentlemen who do not like
what was done in Paris. think they
can do something better. I beg that
they Will hold their convention soon
and DO il now. They cannot. in
conscience, or good faith. deprive us
OF this great work OF peace. without
substituting some other that is bet
ter"
Discusses Article 10.
You have heard a great deal
about article 10 OF the covenant of
the League of Nations Article 10
speaks the conscience of the world.
Article 10 is the article which goes
TO the heart Of this whole bad bust
ness. for that article SAYS thai the
members OF this league-and that -
intended 20 be all the great nations
Of the wOrld-engage 10 resist and
10 preserve against all external ac-
erosion the territorial integrity and
political independence of the ma
ttons concerned. That promise is
necessary In order TO prevent this
sort Of war recurring. and we are
absolutely discredited if we fought
this war and then neglect the essen
tial safeguard against IT,
You have heard il said that we
are robbed in some degree of our
sovereign, independent choice by
articles OF that sort. Every man
who makes a choice to respect the
rights OF his neighbors dcprives
himself OF absolute sovereignty. but
he does it by promising never 10 do
wrong and I cannot for one. sec
anything that robs ne of any inhc-
rent right that I ought 10 retain
when / promise that I viii do right
We engage in the first sentence
OF article 10. TO respect ana pre-
serve from external aggression. the
territorial integrity and the existing
political independence. not only Of
the other member states. but of an
states And IL any member Of the
League OF Nations disreCards that
promise, then what happens? The
council OF the league advises what
should be done Ca enforce the re-
spect for that covenant on the part
OF the nation attempting 20 violate
IL And there is TO compuIsion upon
as 20 tale that advicef-eNcept the
compulsi1n OF our good conscience
and Judgment. So that IL is perfect
ly evident that if. in the Judgment
Of the people OF the United States
the council adjudged wrong. and
that his was not an occasion for the
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