New-York tribune., 1919-09-26
Accept Treaty
Or Reject It,
Wilson W arms
President Declares Time
Has Come When Nation
Must Decide Whether
1t Will Back Principles

PUEBLO. Col, Sept 25.-Reducing
his fight for the peace treaty 20 di-
rect issue of acceptance or rejection
President Wilson to-day invted the
Senate 20 take 4 definite and unmistak-
able stand one way or the other.
After declaring 1T would be his duty
as Chief Executive to judge whether
the Senate'a action constituted accept
ance or rejection. should reservations
be incorporated in the ratification, the
President added q warning that he did
not consider qualified adoption" as
adoption in fact, He said, however.
that he saw 10 objection to mere in
terpretations.
"Hyphen" Propaganda CHARGED
The President repeated his charge
that an "uhorsanzed propaganda" was
opposing the treaty and that it pros
ceeded from "hyphens," sa ying:
Any man who carries a hyphen
about him carries dagger which he
ls ready to plunge into the vitals of
the Republic. If ! can catch a man
with hyphen in this great contest
l viii know that ] have caught an
enemy of the Republic"
The President to- day wired Senator
Ashurst, of Arizona, in response to o
telegram from the Senator, stating that
he would vote for the peace treaty
without reservations. The Pres ident's
message fairly expresses his satisfsc-
tion and that of his advisers on his
special rain over the decision of the
Arizona Senaor.
cit IS the beginning of the end Of
the instruction among the Democratic
Senators. They will ALE come over
with the exception of Senator Reed, -
said one of the Presidents associates.
In two addresses in Colorado Mr..
Wilson reiterated again and agtin that
the whole controversy had resolved it.
self into q clear-cut question whether
the United States should go into the
league of nations or stay out. 1t was
time, he said, that the nation knew
where it was 80 stand.
Meanwhile White House officials in
the Pres idential party permitted it to
become known that the proposed reset
vation which the President quoted at
Salt Lake City and Cheyenne, and
which he announced he would regard
as a rejection of the treaty, was one
he had been informed was agreed on
by several Republican Senate leaders.
Speaks Twice in Denver
The Presidents first speech OF the
day was at d morning meeting in Den
yer, and later he addressed crowd
which filled the Municipal Hall here.
declarations at the two meetings. and
in both cities constant din of cheer
ing greeted him as he passed through
the streets.
The President was introduced at the
meeting here by Alva Adams. former
Governor of Colorado, VINO eulogized
Mr. Wilson as twentieth Century
Paul" and the greatest prophet of
peace
Reviewing the treaty provisions, the
President stressed the self-determina-
tion and labor features, asserting that
if the treaty failed there would be no
which labor could bring it's requests
for better conditions./
What we want to fo with the great
labor questions" he Ssaid, ais to lift
them into the light"
League Essential to Peace
Going on. to the league Of nations
covenant, Mr.. Wilson declared it was
necessary for carrying out the peace
terms. For the same reason, he as
serted. the covenant would be incorpo-
rated in the treaties with Austria, Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey, now under
negotiation at Versailles.
Referring to objections that the
United States might be at disad
vantage in the league. Mr.. Wilson said
whoever said that "either was falsify-
ing or he hadn't read the covenant" !"
He added that there was no validity
in the argument that the British En-
pire could outvote the other nations,
because the empires six votes are in
the assembly, which is only the "talk-
ing body" of the league. The real
power of action, he said, was in the
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