Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
NORTHDAKOTA PEOPLE,
HEAR OF FOODPROBLE,M
President Wilson Tells Bismark Throng That Men in
Dspair Do Not Construct Governments, but
on Other Hand Destroy Them

TIA; sort who ,s likely to begin 1t
against her
rs MtNlce geinE { invade US ana
come down with her nine or ten mill
tSns and orerwhcnn the hundred mill
lions in the tnitel States who is go
AL things else. who is SuinE 10 pro-
pose Who Is so:ns to entertain the
idea after the rest OF the world has
SAID 80: Blu: svppos, that somebody
does attempt To STcb our territory. or
We do attempt 10 grab somebody else's
territory then the war is ours any
Wat advice the ccuncil gives? So that
unless II is our war we can't be dragged
into war without our own consent.
II 'ha, is not an open and shut secur-
Is Article y.
Snys Meaning Is Distorted
l don't recognize this covenant when
near some other men talking about
presence OF the representatives OF ,hir-
sentence OF !, up and down and cross
wise. and tried 10 Keep out OF it any
thing that ;ate-tered with the essen
;iai sovereignty 81 any member OF the
league.
ssrsisd oysF H}s me ne n: March rsls al
Relations Committee OF the Senate
and they were all acceried. Yet I come
hs1k and hnd :ha, l don't understand
told tina; pain sentences which l
thought were ":it;en in unmistakabis
laasuass mean spmethins tina; I neve:
heard OF. and tina; nobody else enter
;ained a purpose. Blu; whatever
yoY may think ~ Article y. my fellow
citizens. j; is the heart OF the treaty
YOU either have Sot 10 take il or YOU
have got 20 throw the world back into
tina. old contest eve. land titles which
would upset the state Of North Dakota
Some Of tire very men who are now
opposing this peace covenant were mos.
eloquent in support OF an .nteTaationaI
10 the poia; whs the exercise OF in
dependent severe gnty would be al
most stopped
and L we don enter into this cove
naa;. what is our situation: Our sit
nation is exactly the situation OF Ger
many herself. excep; shat We are not
e'SaTmea and Germany Is disarned.
To Defeat German Purpose.
We have !o'r'd with the rest OF
the void TO d :sat the purpose that
Germany had in mind We now hest
iaie 10 s!en The treaty ihat IS sup
ned nevertheless bsususe the o,he-
nations Will enter into Il. And they
planted IN tAe:! iear;s Planted IN the
De the thought :hat some day b. Eath-
s-inS their forces and a change Of
circumstance. ;hry may have another
;H AsHe Ca @nc COX ne on.F chs! ns,ioe ,has
The people Of Eu.oie do not believe
IN ;Ae things that have been pressed
GPo7 ;?en7: :he! mean TO do away
Wiz 1e things tia; have been pressed
upon them. IL ne meantime some OF
them. particularly Russia. are in dan
Ss- .. dong m7st dangerous things
TO- another. rejecting the Car who
Mas cruel II times. and setting up their
present masters who are cruel all the
i!ne, 20 seize e"erybody's property. to
fesd only the soldiers that are nEht-
!aE fo- them. There are no people In
the world fuller II sentiments of good
WI md good fellowship than the peo
PIE o! Russia. They are In the grin
o. c-uel Autocracy. They dare not
a7aeal 20 ne people
res: OF The world to the NECESSITY 81
so!7g through AIRY such terrible expert
e1cs IS that NV fellow citizens W.
sc :; present likely TO assist ,b.ir
cause The ~orlc is in disordar ,nd
a st.s i Is IN d.so:te. we dsnaie