The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-19
WILSON GIVES
PEACE TREATY
TO SENATORS
Makes Strong Plea for the Adop-
ton of the Document With.
out Changes.
MUST MAINTAIN new ORDER
All conferees, the President Says,
We're Agreed That League Of Free
Nations Was an Absolute Ne
eessity for Worlds Peace.

Washington, July 10.-President
wilson in presenting the peace treaty
md the League of Nations to the SEN
uie Today In an epochal session ex-
psined 10 the senators and to the
American people his reasons for ask
il. ratification without change or res
syation. He spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate:
The treaty of peace with Germany
vas signed at Versailles on the 2Sth
Of June. avail myself of the earliest
opportunity to lay the treaty before
you for ratification and to inform you
With regard to the work of the confer
esce by which that treaty was fOrmu-
hted
The treaty constitutes nothing less
ihan world settlement. 1t would not
k possible for me even TO summarize
Of to construe its manifold provisions
ian address which must of necessity
ksomething less than a treatise. My
services and all the information | DOS
x~ will be at your disposal and at
the disposal Of your committee on
foreign relations at any time, either
iaformally or in session, as you may
prefer; and hope that you will not
hesitate to make use of them.
shall at this time. prior to your
svn study Of the document. attempt
only general characterization of its
rope and purpose.
coenizant Of Paris Moves.
10 one sense. no doubt, there is no
need that ] should report to you what
vs. attempted and done at Paris. You
ave been daily cognizant of what was
psng on thereof the problems with
Snch the peace conference had to deal
nd OF the difficulty OF laying down
mlght lines of settlement anywhere
neld on which the old lines of in
knational relationship, and the new
llike, followed so intricate a pattern
nd were for the most part cut so deep
ny historical circumstances which
animated action where IL would have
ven best to ignore or reverse them.
Inc cross currents of politics and of |
interest must have been evident to |
'ou- II would be presuming IN me to
s'empt to explain the questions which
nose or the many diverse elements
Al entered into them. l shall ATTEMPT
|-nething less ambitious than that
more Clearly suggested by my duty
report to the congress the part it
eiueo necessary for my colleagues
me TO play as the representatives
The government of the United
|htes.
'na' part was dictated by the role
"srca las played in the war and by
Expectations that had been created
'ae minds OF the peoples with whom
q mao associated ourselves in that
Pat struggle.
Hesson for Entering War.
me United States entered the war
different footing from every
hation except our associates on
soe the sea. We entered it. not
se our material interests were
uV threatened or because any spe-
treaty obligations to which we
parties had been violated. but
'ecause We saw the supremacy,
kf'en the validity. of right every
q put In jeopardy and free gov
ea' likely to be everywhere i'm
" the intolerable aggression
power which respected neither
nor obligation and whose very
oi government fiouted the :
the citizens as against the
anc authority of his governors. I
u the settlements of the peace
e sought no special reparation :
seiVes, but only the restoration :
and the assurance of liberty :,
.nefe that the effects of the set .
we're TO be felt. We entered
as the disinterested champions
and We. interested ourselves u
Ufms Of the peace in no other a
cues Hopes at Low Ebb. -
hopes Of the nations allied n
"e central powers were at n n,
cob when our soldiers began gi
scross the sea. There was ev. .,
amongst them, except I'm GO
su'est spirits. somber fore &,
~ = disaster. The war ended in Y,
~. 1 eight months ago, but YOU No
>as. 70 recall what was feared at
mer sa last, only four short n,
'e'ore the armistice, to real ii,