South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-19
ADOPT TREATY
FOR BUSINESS
Refusal of Membership in the
League Will Isolate the
United States.

b. "res't Wilson Thursday In an adj
dress 20 San Francisco business men.
He asserted that 10 refuse mem
bership in the League OF Nations
would be % isolate the United States
and 10 build up a distrust abroad
which would be detrimental alike
10 the nations political and com
mercial interests.
Making his third and last speech
in san Francisco for the peace
treaty Mr.. Wilson spoke at a lunch
con given by the city's commercial
organizations and attended by more
than 1900 men who cheered the
president and Mrs Wilson when they
entered and many times interrupted
the address 10 applaud.
Must Take Part.
What the world demanded. the
president said. was not only peace.
but "a settled peace" which would
give the opportunity for the indus
tal rehabilitation Of the eastern
hemisphere Should the United
States stand apart and decline TO
give aid in guaranteeing such
peace. he asserted, there would be
reaction directly detrimental to
American influence and interests.
To take part in the world settle
ment. he declared. was the only
practical decision If the United
states was 10 play her proper role
in the future.
The men who do not look for
ward now" ne added. are OF no
further service 20 the country"
Mr.. Wilson also discussed at
length the arbitration and boycott
provision OF the league covenant,
declaring that had there been any
thing approaching such an arrange
ment in 1914 Germany never would
have begun the war. The boycott.
ne asserted, was an exclusion from
civilized society which no European
nation could endure for six months.
lie emphasized that the boycott was
an automatic step short Of war and
that under the covenant all actual
questions Of war or peace would be
reserved for decision by congress.
Reverses Opinion.
The president declared that while
the United States formerly was look
ed upon abroad as a selfish nation,
that opinion had been absolutely
reversed" 1t now was Americas
privilege. he said. to lead the world
unless the cynical counsels OF some
of our acquaintances prevailed"
Detailing the cost OF the war in
money and in battle deaths, Mr.. Will
son said all OF this sacrifice was
made because the world never had
had the courage to set up such a
system Of arbitration and discussion
as the league covenant proposed.
Contents OF Talk.
Pres't Wilson spoke at the mems
luncheon IN part as follows:
The men who do not look for
ward now are of no other service to
the nation. The immediate need OF
this country and of the world is
peace. not only a settled peace, but
peace upon a definite and we'll un-
Cerstood foundation, supported by
such covenants as men can depend
upon. supported by such purposes as
will permit of a concert Of action
throughout all the free peoples of
the world.
I don't believe that we even now
stop TO consider how remarkable the
peace conference in Paris has been.
II is the first great international
conference which did not meet TO
consider the interests and advan-
tages OF the strong nations The
heart Of this treaty is that # gives
liberty and independence 10 people
who never could have get it for
themselves
You have only TO take the form
ulas Of the war IN order to see what
was the matter The formula OF
pan Germanism was Bremen TO
Bagdad.'
Germany's Wants.
Germany was looking for the
line OF least resistance 10 establish
her power. and unless. gentlemen.
the world makes that a line OF alb
solute resistance. this war Will have
to be fought over.
You must settle the difficulties
which gave occasion to the war. or
you must expect war again.
Il am not saying that Germany
was the only aggressor and intrigu-
or. but I am saying that there was
the field where lay the danger of
the world in regard 10 peace.
big Four"
II was glad, after iaaugurated
il. that I drew together the little
body that was called the big four
10 was a very simple council OF
friends The intimacies Of this little
room were the center Of the whole
peace conference and they were the
intimacies Of men who believed the
same things and thought the same
thoughts.
Now the peace Of the world is
absolutely indispensable 10 us, and
Immediately indispensable 20 as.
There is not a single domestic trou-
bile that can be worked out in the
right temper or Opportunely and in
time. unless we have conditions that
we can count on.
"I want 20 remind you how the
permanency Of peace is at the heart
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