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remedy and there win be no need

remedy and there win be no need
for force.
1t lie a terrible remedy. 1t does
not cost a life outside the nation
boycotted, but II brings a pressure
upon that nation which, In my judg-
ment, no modern nation could resist.
II dare say that some of those
ideas are new to you, because, while
It is true, as said this forenoon,
in Columbus. that apparently nobody
has taken the pains to say what Is In
the covenant OF the League Of Ma
lions They have discussed three
chiefly three-out of twenty-stx Ar
ticles and the other Articles contain
this heart Of the matter, that instead
OF war there shall be arbitration
instead of war there shall be dis
cussion; instead OF war there shall
be the closure of intercourse that
instead of war there shall be the
. Irresistible pressure of the opinion
OF all mankind.
IT need not tell you that I speak
with knowledge In this matter
knowledge OF the purpose OF the men
with whom the men representing
America were associated at the
peace table. Every one consulted
with came there with the same idea,
because the strong had taken ad-
vantage Of the weak and that the
only way to stop war was to band
ourselves together to protect the
weak.
"And so, when you read the
covenant, read the treaty with 1t.
PoIand's Case an Example.
II have no doubt that In this
audience there arc many men who
come from that ancient stock of Po-
land, for example, men In whose
blood there is the warmth of old af-
fections connected with that betrayed
and ruined country; men whose mem
cries run back to insufferable wrongs
endured by those living in that coun-
try. and I call them to witness that
Poland never could have won unity
and Independence by herself. These
gentlemen sitting at Paris presented
Poland with unity she could not
have won, and an independence which
she cannot defend, unless the world
guarantees II to her.
/ am arguing this thing with you,
my fellow citizens, as II I had any
doubt of what the verdict OF the
American people would be. I haven't
the slightest doubt 1 just wanted to
have the pleasure OF pointing out to
you how absolutely ignorant of the
treaty and of the covenant some men
are who have been opposing It. II
they do read the English language
they do not understand the English
language as understand 1t.
II they have really read this treaty
and this covenant they only amaze
me by their inability to understand
what is plainly expressed. So that my
GRAND upon this journey is not to
arouse these matter. but to recall
you to the real issues which are in
volved.
And one OF the things that / have
most at heart In this report to my
fellow citizens, is that they should
forget what party I belong to, and
what party they belong to. l am
making this journey as a Democrat,
but am spelling It with a little ID"
and / don't want anybody to remem-
Der. so far as this errand is con-
cerned. that IL Is ever spelled with a
big 3D."
l am making this journey as an
American. and as a champion OF the
rights which America believes in,
and ! need not tell you that as
compared with the Importance of
America the Importance of the
Democratic party and the impor-
lance of the Republican party and
the Importance of every other party
is absolutely negligible, Parties. my
fellow citizens. are intended to en-
body in action different policies OF
government. They are not. when
properly used. intended to traverse
II. II.
eminent, and the principles which
underlie the Government of the
United States have been familiar to
US ever since we we're children.
I want you to notice another inter
esting point that has never been di-
lated upon In connection with the
League Of Nations. am now tread
ing upon delicate ground. and must
express myself with caution.
There were a good many delega-
lions that visited Paris wanting to
be heard by the Peace Conference.
who had real causes to present, and
which ought to be presented to the
view OF the world. But we had to
point out to them that they did not
happen. unfortunately, to come with
in the area of settlement; that their
questions were not questions Which
were necessarily drawn into the
things that we were deciding.
/ therefore want to call your at
tention, IL you win turn 1t up when
you go home. to Article XII, follow
ing Article X. of the covenant of the
League of Nations
Peace Everybody's Business.
That Article XII. let me say, is the
favorite article in the treaty so far
as ] am concerned. 1t says that
every matter which Is likely to AFFECT
the peace of the world is everybody's
business and that 1t shall be the
friendly right of any nation to call
attention in the league to anything
that is likely to affect the peace OF
the world or the good understand
ing between nations upon which
tn peace of the world depends.
whether that matter Immediately
concerns the nation drawing atten-
ton to 1t or not.
In other words, at present we have
to mind our own business. Under
the covenant OF the League of Ma