Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
Mankind, Not Govern
ments, Must Be
Satisfied.
LEAGUE MUST Be VITAL
President Urges Pact
That "Never Slum-
bers" on Duty.
PEOPLES OF WORLD WANT IT
United States and All
Allies Unite In
Their Demand.

PARIS. Jan. IS when the sec
ond session Of thu full peace confer
-nce met this afternoon II was ad'
dressed by Prssidsn, Wilson on the
subject of a league Of nations, This
president declared the conferences
had solemn obligations to make q
permanent srttlsmont
The present conference. the prssi-
dent said. could not complete itr
work un,il some further machinery
OF settlement should he set NJ. Ths
president spoke earnestly
we are not hero alone" he said,
"as representatives Of governments,
but as representatives Of peoples and
In the settlements We make We need
to satisfy, not tho opinions OF gov
srnmens. but the opinions OF man
kiNd"
President wilson contended that q
thing and not casual or occasionai
II must havs continuity.
1T should be tho eys of nations,
an eye which never slumbsrs." he
declared,
ON his travels the president said
people everywhere had greeted this
isAsus - the fret thing In their In
tsrest.
rollowins Is President wIlssn''
address:
"Mr. Chairman I consider II I
distin suished privilege 10 he per
mittsd 10 open the discussion In thi
conference on thu league Of nations
we have assembled for two pur
posss--Lko make the present settle
necessarily by thb war, cad alee \
make thc Isas; S g .ts sss vss.S s. 49, y -
shss sS,s strain Ssss not con
upon them again. And venture I
ssy that II has been possible for thss
10 bear this strain because the
hoped that thoss who repreesnse
them could got together after thl
war and make such another sacrific
unnecessary.
IN is q solemn Obligation on cu
part, therefore, 10 make psrmansn
ARA s~msnts that justice ahail D
rendered and peace maintained
sssiIeussuu TEMPORARY.
This 10 tho central object Of on
meeting. settlements may he tenn
porary' hut the .nctlon Of the na
tons in the interest of peace an
iustice must Ne permanent, We cn)
set up permanent processes, w
may not he able TO set up a pernn
nent decision.
Therefore. II seems TO me tina
We must take as far M We can
| picture ~ the world In our minds
IL Il not n startling circumstance
for one thing, that ths great dis
covsries Of scicnvs, that the quis
studies Of men In Laboratories. tina
tho thoughtful developments whicl
have taken place In quiet iectur
rooms have now been turned TO tn
| destruction Of civiiisauonf Tn
powers OF destruction have not .
much multiplied a. they hav
gained facilities.
The enemy. whom We have JUS
overcome had al his seats Of learn
ing some OF tn. principal ccrters q
! scientific study and discovery, an
he used them In order 10 mako de
struciion sudden and complete. An
only the watchful and continuou
co. operation Of men can see to
that science. as we'll as armed mer
In kept within the harness OF civil
iyatiun.
In a sense tho United States
less interested IN this subject tina
the other nations here bl-d,
with her great territory and he
extensive sea borders. n In less like
ly that the United States uhoul
suffer from the attacf OF enemie
than that other nations should sui
fer And tho Rrdor of the Unite
States for II is n very deep an
genuine ardor-for tho society q
nations H. not an ardor sprinsing ou
~ fear or apprehension. but ardo
sprlnging out OF the ideals whic
have come In the conscio uHness q
! this war
single Cnu-c, Ju-sicr.
In coming into this war. N
United States never for a momer
thought that she was Intervening
The politics ~ Europe. or the pol
tics of ASIA, or the politics Of an
part OF the world Hcr thought wH
that all the world had now becOm
conscious that there was "A singl
cause ~ Justice ana ~ liberty ~
men ~ every Kind and place
Therefore the United STATE
should feel that It's part IN IN
war would J.. mayed In vain II thcf
CONTINUED uN PAuK THIRTEEN