The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-09-26
IJRCE SENATE TO
HASTEN PEACE
LEADERS in Forty States, Re,
o,rdIess Of Party, Sign
Ringing Appeal.
1BrvNwITHoUT AMENDMENT
sy,r Day Of Delay Puts World
Imminent Peril Of New war
point TO National
Unrest

49, York -(SpeciaiD- D-l~o
,,aa and sfty leading Americans ne
.sl,csns and Democrats representing
,orty dine-ent states and every prom
zen, activity have joined In a non
a.-,,..n effort TO bring about the rau-
s.a,,on Of the Peace Treaty without
anamsnt and without delay. Their
,.rss are attached to an address 10
hs United States senate. which was
- mblic today, through the
Iaagus 10 Enforce Peace, after II had
-. sent 10 every member OF the
senate
Ths dgners almost without excep-
tor are men and women oil nationai
,eputaton They include such promf
-, ciu1ens as eI.President tart
caorrs W Wickersham. Attorney
General In the last Repu olican admin
,strsuOn. A lawrence Lowell. presi-
dem, Of Harvard: Charles Q. Moore OF
san Francisco. president OF the Pana-
M. Erposition: Judge George Gray OF
Wilmington. Del: President Samuei
Comp.s OF the American Federation
Of Labor. Harry A.. Wheeler or Chicz-
70. retiring president OF the Chamber
OF Commerce OF the United states
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, president
Of the National American Woman SUI
rsge Association: Cyrus H. X. Curtis.
the Philadelphia publisher; President
Heser J. Grant OF the Mormon Church.
snd Spargo. leader OF the SOCIALISTS
vho supported the war.
The signers declare that every day
Of delay in ratifyinE the treaty puts
the world In ''im minent peril OF new
var"
Their statement follows:
In the senate at Washington. now
that the committee on foreign rela-
tons has reported " treaty. the iiAes
are sharply drawn between the imme-
dlate ratification of the treaty OF peace
with Germany. and it's amendment
with a reassembling OF the conference
and a reopening OF negotiations that
would bring great delay and prolonged
uncertainty in settling the great is
sues OF the peace No partisan plea
can be made Party lines are already
broken.
Standing Al a dNtance from the
con rict in the senate chamber. we
plead for Immediate ratification with
out delay. Our land requires II. A
state Of nervous strain. tension and
unrest exists manifesting itself ir
Disturbances, which I'm some cases
have no self evident connection with
the war, but which are. in fact, its
Aftermath. The world IL put in immi-
nent peril of new wars by the lapse OF
each day. Dissensions between us
ana ou former allies are being sown
We srmly believe and solemnly de-
clare that the state and cities in
which we dwell desire immediate
peace
The waging OF war stesdied and
snited the American people. Peace
VIII bring prosperity. and prosperity
content Delay in the senate postpon-
hs fatifcation in this uncertain
period Of neither peace nor war has
resulted In indecision and doubt. bred
.unsind quickened the cupidity Of
.o"sho sell the daily necessities of
hd the fears OF those whose daily
no Longer falls the daily market
basket
We beseech the senate 10 give the
"hs peace and certainty BY . ratin-
-ues which Will not keep us longer
"a The hadevs Of possible wars. bat
ti'e the whole world the light OF
peace Reservations In the nature OF
Annoations In the meaning OF the
uesV ret incon sistent With It's terms.
'hi not require the reopening OF the
aesotatioss with Germs any and with
o associates in the war. which We
'l and each united to win.
nu' there Is no possibility of doubt
mat amendment OF the treaty. az is
nov proposed In the Senate Commit
on Foreign Relations. would re-
Suire negotiation and a reopening OF
. The questions decided at Paris
"onhs OF delay would follow. The
veris OF the present would become
,ue % deadly dangers Of the near future
~ The doubt engendered would aid
." plots for violent revolution In this
snu other lands. The issues here and
.,se"here between capital and labor.
ae J. conspiracy OF specuiator and prof
" would all grow and become more
perilous
~" cannot be. The American peo-
e cannot. after victorious war.
ermit its government TO petition Ger
y' which has accepted the treaty,
Weeasent to changes In the -trca-