Arizona republican., 1919-02-15
WILSON'S
 SPEECH ON LEAGUE or MA I l O N s

PARIS, Feb. 14.-President Wilson's speech at the peace conference at the completion of the draft of the league of nations follows:
 MT. Chairman, have the honor and assume it a very great privilege of reporting in the name of the commis- sion constituted by this conference on the formation of program of league of nations. l am happy to say it is an unanimous report, a unanimous re- port from the representatives of four teen nations, the United States. Great Britain, France Italy, Japan, Belgium, Brazil China, CZecho-Slovokia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Rumania and Serbia T think it will be serviceable and interesting, if l with your permission read the document as the only report we have to make
 President Wilson then read the draft | When he reached article XIV, and had read through the second paragraph, the president paused and said:
 T pause to point out that 8 miscon- ception might arise in connection with one of the sentences I have just read if any party shal refuse to comply, the council shall propose measures | necessary to give effect to the recom- mendations'
 "A case in point, a purely hypo- thetical case is this-suppose there is in l the possession of a particular power,
 a piece of territory or some other sub
 stantial thing in dispute, to which it
 is claimed that it is not entitled. Sup
 pose that the mater is submitted to the
 pose that the matter is submitted to the
 as to the settlement of the dispute. | diplomacy having failed, and suppose that the decision is in favor of the I party which claims the subject matter of dispute as against the party which
 has the subject matter in dispute.
 Then. if the party in possession of
 the subject matter in dispute merely
 what steps will be necessary to oblige
 cepted the decision of the council, in
 the sense that it makes no resistance.
 but something must be done to sec
 that it surrenders the subject matter
 in dispute.
 Tn such case, the only case con-
 templated.. it is provided that the
 executive council may then consider
 the party against whom judgment has
 subject matter of a very careful dis been given to comply with the dec sions of the council.''
 After having read article XIX Presi-
 dent Wilson also stopped and said Article XIX Unanimous Let me say that before being en-
 bodied in this document this was the
 emnt. President Wilson concluded as cussion by representatives of the five greater parties, and that their unani-
 nous conclusion is the matter en-
 bodied in this article.'
 After having read the entire docu- gests for league of nations, body of follows:
 Tt gives me pleasure to add to this formal reading of the result of our
 labor that the character of the discus sion which occurred at the sittings of ; the commission was not only of the
 most constructive but of the most en- couraging sort. It was obvious through our deliberations, that although there
 were subjects upon which there were : individual differences of judgment , with regard to the method by which our subject should be attained there , was practically at no point no serious {, difference of opinion or motive as to [ the objects we were seeking. ! Indeed while these debates were
 not made the opportunity for the ex- pression 'of enthusiasm and sentiment. f | I think the other members of the com !. mission will agree with me that there was an undertone of high respect and i enthusiasm for the thing we were s trying to do. which was heartening s throughout every meeting
 Because we felt that in a way this
 conference did entrust unto us the ex- S precision of one of it's highest and most n important purposes to see to it that n the concord of the world in the future
 with regard to the objects of justice
 should not be subject to doubt or un- . certainty; that the cooperation of the . great body of nations should be as s sured in the maintenance of peace upor 1t terms of honor and of international ob- e legations.
 o "The compulsion of that task was e constantly upon us. and at no point n was there shown, the slightest desire o to do anything but suggest the bes h means to accomplish that great object = There is very great significance, there
 for in the fact that the result was ], reached Unanimously.
 |, A Union of Wills of Nations y Fourteen nations were represented l. among them all of those powers whic| l. for convenience we have called tn, a great powers and among the rest | Il representation of the great variety O. '- circumstances and interests. So tha ,e I think we are justified in saying tha j. the significance of the result there. t,s fore has the deepest of all meanings
 the union of wills in a common pur n pose, a union of wills which canni be resisted and which I dare say, n, if nation will run the risk of attemptin: :, to resist.
 1t Now, as to the character of tn T. document While it has consume, n some time to read this document, l. think you will see at once that it i le very simple, and in nothing so simpl .y as in the construction which it sug
 gests for a league fnations, body O :" delegates, an executive council and l. permanent secretariat
 D. When it came to the question o ty determining the character of the rep
 resentation in the body of delegate
 we were all aware of a feeling whic
 is current throughout theworld.
 Inasmuch as 1 am stating it in tn ce presence of the official representa- as tives of the various governments her