French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-07-17
THE PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS-

Congress President Wilson argued
| strongly the necessity for linking with
| It the League of Nations. 1t a
the President said, that peoples hftn-
erto in utter darkness were to be led
into the same light and given, at las,
the same helping hand that is extend
ed 10 the victors of the war. He laid
strong emphasis upon the dawn of a
new era when 'undeveloped peoples
ready for recognition, but not yet
ready to assume the full responsible
ties of statehood, should be given ade-
quate guarantees of friendly protec-
ton, guidance and assistance"
The necessity for the League had be-
come apparent as the work of the
Conference advanced from day to day,
the President declared, until finally
the delegates became thoroughly con
NIllSSu lid NhCI I4Sy "CI0 SCSh1hS
would be little more than something
written upon paper, to be interpreted
and applied by such methods as the
chances of politics might make avail
able if they did not provide d means
of common authority whose decisions
would be recognized as decisions
which all must respect" 1t would
afford an opportunity to attempt what
statesmen had never found the way
before to do:
/. An opportunity to throw safe
guards about the rights of racial, ma
tional and religious m%iniorities by
solemn international covenant.
2. An opportunity to limit and
regulate military establishments
where they were most likely to be
miscellaneous <~~r4 Sr~rsh a .s~s -$~ I
3. An opportunity to effect a COM
DIete and systematic internationaliza-
ion of waterways and railways which
ire necessary to the free economic life
of all nations, and to clear many OF
the normal channels of commerce OF
instructions of law, and OF
privilege.
4. An opportunity TO secure for
labor The concerted protection of de-
finite International pledges of prince
pie and practice.
5. An opportunity. for America to
show herself the friend of nations, !
whether they be rivals or associates,
n unw~arranted aggressions for greed
or gain rAisxsazr4rsA~-A.
6, An opportunity for the friends
OF civilization to prevent the stronger
from depressing the weaker
ones, to permit the repetition of a
wufid-struggle like that
through which the great powers have
passed. i
President Wilson reviewed the work
of the Peace Conference step by step,
arguing the while that the League of
Nations is proposed not merely as an
instrument to adjust and remedy old
wrongs, but as the only real hope for
mankind in the future.
The President was one Of the
principals in the Paris Conference; he
was a participant in all the discus
sions of the league and every other
which is coveHd in the
reaty which he has presented to the ;,
Senate. He possesses 5rs: hand, COM
plete and accurate information or
every detail leading up to the adop-
ton of the League as a part of the
peace Covenant, with the provisions
of which he is in full agreement. He
went to Paris as the leading spokes-
and representative of the Ameri-
,anpeople, keenly sensitive of the So
Iemn, moral and constitutional obi
cation Which, in honor, bound him to
represent their interests to the e8-
tent of the great ability accredited to
him His address to the Senate vfr-
mears that he does not believe
he signing of the peoce treaty, which
I,rmaIly rstores peace with Germany
and Austria. will be lasting and ef-
fective unless there is a guaranty in
he power of the united Allies to com
pei peace. Hence he pleads for the
of results worked by the
without enforcement of the
covenant and for the American
Senate to decline would be an ever
shame. 1t will not dare do it
vhen the final show down comes.