The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-27
LEADERS M FORTY STATES, RE.
CARELESS OF PARTY. SIGN
RINGING APPEAL.
treaty WITHOUT AMENDMENT
Say Every Day Of Delay Puts World
IN Imminent Peril Of New War.
Point 70 Maternal Unrest.

and nifty leading Americans, Repub
iicans and Democrats representing for
~ different states and every promi.
nent activity have Joined in non,
partisan effort to bring about tho rat.
incation OF the Peace Treaty without
amendment and without delay" ThelI
names are attached TO an address 70
the United States senate, which was
made public today. thru the League
10 Enforce Peace. after ii had been
sent 70 every member OF the senate.
The signers. almost without excep
ton. are men and women OF national
reputation. They include such promL
nent citizens al ex-President Taft,
George w. Wickersham, Attorney
General In the last Republican admin
istration; A. Lawrence Lowell, presi.
dent OF Harvard; Charles c. Moore
OF San Francisco, president OF the
Panama Exposition: Judge George
Gray OF Wilmington. Dell: President
Samuel Gompcrs Of the American Fed,
GRAFTON Of Labor, Harry A. Wheeler OF
Chicago. retiring president OF thu
Chamber OF Commerce Of the United
States: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president OF tho National American
Woman Suffrage Association: Cyrus
II. X. Curtis. the Philadelphia pub
Usher: President Hsber J. Grant, OF
tho Mormon church. and Spargo. lead.
Or OF the Socialists who supported the
war.
The signers declare that every day
Of delay In ratifying the treaty puts
the world In Imminent peril OF new
war"
Their statement follows:
In the senate At Washington, now
that the committee on foreign rels
tons has reported the treaty, the lines
are sharply drawn between the imme
diats ratification OF the treaty OF
peace with Germany. and it's amend
ment with q reassembling Of the con.
ference and reopening of negotia
tons that would bring great delay
and prolonged uncertainty in settling
the great issues OF the peace. No
partisan plea can be made. Party
lines are already broken.
Standing at distance from the
conflict In the senate chamber. we
plead for immediate ratification with
out delay Our land requires Il. A
state OF nervous strain, tension and
unrest exists manifesting itself in dis.
turbances, which I'm some cases have
no self-eyident connection with the
war. but which are, in fact. its after
/ math. The world is put In imminent
peril of new wars by the lapse of each
day. Discussions between us and our
former allies are being sown We
firmly believe and solemnly declare
that the states and cities in which we
dwell desire immediate peace.
The waging OF war steadied and
united the American people. Peace
will bring prosperity, and prosperity
content. Delay I'm the senate post
poning ratification In this uncertain
period OF neither peace nor war has
resulted in INDIGESTION and doubt. bred
strife and quickened the cupidity OF
those who sell the daily necessities of
life and the fears OF those whose daily
wage no longer ills the daily market
basket.
We beseech the senate to give the
land peace and certainty by ratifica.
ton which will not keep Us longer in
( the shadows OF possible wars. but
| give the whole world the light OF
| peace. Reservations In tho nature OF
Qualifications in the meaning OF the
| treaty not inconsistent with Its
| terms. will not require the reopening
Of the negotiations with Germany and
with our associates In the war, which
| We all and each united 10 win.
! But there ia no possibility OF doubt
that amendment OF the treaty. as Is
| now proposed in the Senate Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations. would re-
i duIre negotiation and a reopening OF
| all the questions decided al Paris
Months of delay would follow The
perila OF tho present would become
the deadly dangers OF the near future
All the doubt engendered would aid
the plots for violent revolution In this
and other lands The issues here and
elsewhere between capital and labor
tho conspiracy of Spectator and prof
iteer. would all grow and become more
pcriloua
This cannot be The American peo
pie cannot. after victorious war
permit its government 90 petition Ger
many. which has accepted the treaty
for its consent 90 changes in the
treaty Yet II the United States
should amend the treaty for ia own
purpose and policy. Germany would
have full right TO ask for concessions
Germany has agreed 70 make no claim
In regard 10 enemy property seized in
this country TO an amount OF seven
hundred million dollars. Our recent
foe could ask for . reopening OF this
issue and OF the LusitAnia claims. II
could raise every question open b.
fore bostiiitles In regard TO subma
rine warfare and The treatment OF ~
nationals IN This country. All ths