The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
SAYS AMENDMENT
MEANS FAILURE
Defends Shantung Proision as China's
Only Chance to Regain Control
Of Province.

Coliseum, St Louis, Mo, Sept. Elm
two addresses here yesterday President
Wilson discussed at length disputed
points of the peace treaty and invited
those who oppose it to prove whether
they are not absolute, contemplate
quitters if they do not see the game
through
The president defended the Shantung
provision as the only solution possible by
which China can be assisted in her effort
to regain control of Shantung province.
Analysing article 10 of the league cove
nant, He said /thc league council could
only advise and could not do that with
out the concurrence of the American
members. The right of revolution, he
asserted, was scrupulously preserveds
The presidents first address was at a
Chamber Of Commerce luncheon after he
had been cheered along the route of a
seyen.mile automobile ride through the
streets. He spoke last night in the
Coliseum, where in 1916 he was re-
nominated for the presidency.
When the presidential party arrived
shortly after o'clock at the Coliseum,
the crowd that packed the hall arose and
cheered for more than four minutes.
Thousands Of small American flags had
been distributed and the audience waved
them wildly while they cheered.
The president was introduced by Gov.
Frederick |. Gardner.
Mr.. Wilson declared that to amend the
treaty would mean its failure and the
isolation of the United States. Only
those who are ignorant of world affairs,
he said could believe that even great
nation like the United States could stand
by itself and apart
Economic interests at Stake.
If the United States is to save its own
economic interests, said the president, it
must save the economic interests of the
world. That was one reason he contin-
led why the United States should have
a representative on the powerful repara
tions commission. If there were no
American voice on this commission, he
asserted, this country would have to put
into the hands of foreign interests seek
ing to control world markets American
money for the rehabilitation of the
world
Should America fail TO take its Just
part in the world rehabilitation, the
president asserted, the whole attitude of
the world toward America would be
changed. Because the world trusted so
much, he said, the reaction would be ac-
cordingly great.
Should the United States stand apart,
economically and politically, the presi-
dent continued, then it must be 'physi-
cally ready" for trouble The nation
must become, he said, "a nation in
arms"
"You can't afford to be unfriendly to
everybody" he continued, "unless you
can afford to have everybody mfriendly
to YOU
The league of nations, without the
United States, would be "an alliance and
not league of nations" he said.
"There can be no league of nations, in
a true sense, without the partnership of
this great people. And if we are part
ner, let me predict, Wen be the senior
partner. The other nations are looking
to us for leadership and direction"
It was clear choice, said the presi-
dent, between "armed isolation" and
peaceful partnership"
The league opponents, said the presi-
dent. seemed TO be figuring eHt how
soon we could get out of it." Then he
added, u, for one, am not a gutter"