The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05

after by people who have no interest
in our affairs.
This brings me to another fact
that the mothers and fathers Of this
| country gave their sons to fight for
| human justice. That was the OBJ
| ject of the United States in entering
| the war. They tell you that the league
| of nations Is a combination of the
| world for war. That Is exactly what
1t Is not. LISA league. to set up a
system of arbitration ana discussion
in the world. The members agree not
| to go to war without arbitrating or
discussing their grievances.
'They pledge themselves not to go
to war until after six months of dis
cussion and three additional months
of effort to secure a peaceful agree
ment. That Is itself, will prevent
war. War is process Of heat. Dis
cussion is one of cooling. What we
propose in the league is that all war
measures shall be spread out to be
cooled with discussion. And ma
tion that refuses to abide by the
pledges Is outlawed. We do not have
to raise an army to fight them. We
boycott them. We close their terri
tory. They absolutely are boycotted
by the rest of mankind, and I don't
think with that remedy, fighting will
be necessary at all.
Brought Germany to Knees.
What brought Germany to her knees
was the application of the economic
boycott to aid the military forces. And
remember that there is hardly a
European nation that has food enough
to be self supporting. Shut of mis-
food supply and no nation will fight
long. You cannot fight long on an
empty stomach any more than you can
worship God on an empty stomach.
Let us look at the trenty There
are more articles In it than Article x.
although you would not think so.
There is Article XI. That provides for
friendly discussion. Also do not forget
that there can hereafter be no secret
treaties when the league OF nations is
created There were nations at Parts
that had benefited by secret treaties
But not one but accepted the principle
that secre treaties be abolished for all
time. And hereafter all treaties must
be public and must be registered in the
office of the league.
by this way you remove a most
embarrassing problem. It was en-
barrassing at Paris to find when you
were approaching a satisfactory solu-
tton of problem to find that some one
already had given everything away in
secret. That was the case in tho
Shantung situation. 1t was controlled
by the secret treaty. Yet Japan agreed
handsomely that she would restore
Shantung to China, That wat Japan's
promise.
Loudest Applause Yet Won.
Il believe that she will fufll these
promises. I am sure of 1t. But she
cannot do so until three months after
the treaty Is ratified. II we refuse to
accept the Shantung settlement, Eng
land and France must accept It. II
you are China's friend how are you
to aid her by Withdrawing from the
what she lost. They seem to say that
If you are China's friend scuttle and
run; that is not the kind of an Ameri-
can / am"
The sharp d 4claration by the presi-
dent was marked by the sharpest and
loudest applause OF the present trip
The president then launched into a
very elaborate defense of Article X,
his declaration made to the
senate foreign relations committee that
1t was absolutely necessary to stamp
out militarism. 1t is designed, he said,
TO protect and preserve the territorial
OF all nations.
The president again emphas sized that
an unanimous vote Is necessary to set
TIC any COnlTOVeTSleS tnat may arise.
Right Of Revolution Sacred.
I'VE can control the action of the
council of the league with our vote"
he continued Don't forget this Every
man who sat at the peace table agreed
that the right OF revolution was sacred
so the covenant provides for defense
from external aggression only. When
YOU read article 10 you will see that |
II is the center of the league idea And !
stand for it absolutely. If 1t should
ever in any important matter be i'm
paired I would feel like asking the
secretary Of war to get the boys who
went across the sea to fight together
so that I could tell them they had |
been betrayed. ! would have to tell !
them that they fought for something |
that they did not get. I would have
to tell them that another struggle was
certain in which millions would have |
10 fight to finally end war for all time"
Crowd Enthusiastic.
Luncheon guests were assembled In |
the big roof garden OF the Statler hotel |
an hour before President Wilson put in |
an appearance. The crowd was enthu- |
siastic and well pleased. although the |
character of the day was
well preserved.
None of the presidents immediate |
party would discuss the report from
that Secretary of Com |
mprCe Rpdnpld was IN raeiOu ahortlU