The Pensacola journal., 1919-11-24
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ly as unreliable and untrustworthy.
THAT is the position the movers
seek, or propose to put the United
States in under this resolution; that
is what is offered to all our associates
and allies with whom we have Joined
forces in conducting to victory the
greatest war since the beginning of
time. with whom we ought to be CO.
operating, and to whom we still owe
debts of gratitude and everlasting
sympathies.
"You wish them to say, We are
willing to enter upon this contract
and this arrangement so as If possible
to secure the peace of the world, in
order that we may, If we can, carry
out our original purpose and under
taking when we entered the fight,
namely. to secure a righteous and per-
manent peace; that is what we said
we would do; not only secure a right
eous peace, but a permanent peace as
the ultimate goal We say to our as
sociates we are willing that you
shall put in all of your resources; that
you shall bind yourselves; that you
shall contribute whatever is needful
on your part to protect humanity
against such a calamity in all the
years to come, and we will go with
you just as far as we see fit to go; We
will quit you whenever we like to quit
you; we will abandon the enterprise
if for any reason it occurs to US to be
there are any problems or difficulties
ahead that we do not care to be re-
sponsible for or to solve or overcome.
We will notify you now that we will
determine for ourselves when we are
free and at liberty to abandon you.
and we will abandon you whenever
we desire so to do without regard to
your interests or obligations
Il say that is an undignified position
to occupy before the world. 1t is not
honest; it is not just; it is not fair; it
is not the part that any responsible
nation ought to play in the affairs Of
mankind. It is based upon the idea
are concerned. constitute a game of
solitaire, and we will play it alone. We
do not propose to deal any cards to
! conduct of this game. The attitude
now assumed is consistent with that
idea; it is utterly selfish.
II shall not take up the time to argue
,, the reasons why / think the treaty
ought to be ratified, and this league
ought to be approved, but from that
standpoint alone / would appeal to
every senator upon this floor-and I
think it would meet favorable response
I'm the breast of every American in
the land-that we say to our friends.
This is an important enterprise; it
is worthy of your contribution and our
contribution; we have been with you
up to this time; we will go with you
to the end; we will endeavor to do
our part, and we will not shirk any
I responsibility; we will not ask any
thing for ourselves that we are not
willing to give to YOU, and we will go
on and try this experiment out in the
effort to see that there shall never
again come to the world such destruc-
tion of life and property, such distress
and suffering as we have just gone
through with
"Mr. President. seven and a half
millions of the bravest and best young
men of the world lie buried, killed in
battle; over 100000 more are Grip
pied and manned and wounded, and
S1S6, 900, 10000 has been the cost in
dollars and cents up to this time. Do
we sit idly here contemplating the
of competitive ornaments looking