River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-09-18

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Germany. could all be brought up ~
Berlin for reimbursement by our nj
gotiators acting TOR the United
States alone and no longer associated
with other victorious powers nor sup
ported by victorious American army
on the German border.
Peace itself, the peace OF the
world, is halted until ratification
comes. And any amendment post.
PONIES peace to negotiations. Ger.
many and England alone Of the prin-
cipaI powers have ratified. The 9th.
er principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as
we are today In the worlds affairs.
The ravages Of war on moro than
score of fighting fronts are contin.
ued by any needless delay. Let the.
Senate give the world peace, by ratil
fication without amendment. !
Even the amendment for which most
can be said, on the PROVISION In regard
to Shantung, will secure nothing which
cannot be gained IL China, backed by
the powerful advocacy Of the United
States, addresses itself to the mach1n-
cry for righting international wrongs
and meeting just claims created by
the covenant between nations. China,
after eighty years Of oppressive trea-
ties and despoiled rights by which all
the greater powers have profted di-
rectly or Indirectly, has for the first
time in this covenant and treaty the
method to secure Justice and the re-
moval of the oppressive economic In
reference Of stronger nations whose
citizens are within her gates protected
by long succession Of intercontinen-
tai agreements. Moreover, 1t should
be remembered that the clause regard
ing Shantung Is made upon the state
ment by Japan that she will return
the territory to China and, therefore,
upon that condition, compliance with
which promise the league can require.
The peace of the present and the
righteousness of the future can be
best met by the ratification Of the
covenant and treaty without amend
ment Let the senate take no action
that will give any party to the treaty.
and especially Germany, ground for
claiming that the ratification Of the
United States is not complete, and
that changes requiring a resumption
of conference and negotiations have
been made in it.
Among the signers in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Da-
kota, Iowa and Montana are:
Minnesota.
E. ]. Copper, Manufacturer.
G. B. Elliott, Jurist.
John Lind, Ex-Governor.
Wisconsin.
Melvin A. Brannon, President Beloit
College.
A. M. Brayton, Editor.
c. E. Broughton, Editor.
George w. Burton, Banker.
Edward Evans, Physician.
w. L. Evans, Lawyer.
w. s. Goodland, Editor.
Albert Hougen, Lawyer.
John Kline, Editor.
George w. Mead, Manufactures.
r. b. Minahan, Ply ician.
Thomas Morris, formerly Lieutenant
Governor
John M. DIN, Lawyer
Samuel Plantz, President Lawrence
University.
John Schuette, Merchant.
Gilbert E. Seaman. Physician.
James A. Stone. Lawyer.
George Wits, Manufacturer.
August Vogel. Manufacturer.
w. P. Welch, Editor.
John M. Whitehead, Lawyer.
Roy P. Wilcox, State Senator.
John B. Winslow, Chief Justice Su.
preme Court.
South Dakota.
Willis c. Cook, Member National Rail.
ways Commission.
Coe Isaac Crawford, Ex-Governor and
ex-U. S. Senator
Thomas O'Gorman, Bishop of Sioux
Falls.
w. X. Warren, President Yankton Col
lege.
George w. Clarke, Ex-Governor.
J. H. T. Main. President Iowa College.
e. T. Meredith. Editor Successful
Farming.
Wallace M. Short, Mayor of Sioux City.
Lafayette Young. Ex-Governor.
North Dakota.
Lynn ]. Frazier, Governor.
e. F. Ladd, President North Dakota
| Agricultural College.
Frank w. White.
j. H. Worst Agriculsuralist.
c. 3. Waldron, Horticulturist.
Montana.
8. v. Stewart Governor.
Michigan.
Caroline Bartlett Crane, Minister.
Loren D. Dickinson, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor.
Woodbridge N. Ferris, Ex-Governor.
Clay II. Hollister, Banker.
Harry B. Hutchins. President Univer.
|. sity OF Michigan.