Arizona republican., 1920-01-09
ONLY CLEAR WAY To
CARRY COVENANT To
THE PEOPLE --WILSON
TRepubIican A. P. Leased wirel

CRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel
WASHINGTON, Jan. - President
Wilson in his message 10 the Jackson
day diners here tonight said the clear
and single way to determine the Will
of the American people on the league
of nations was to make it an issue at
the next election.
The presidents message said nothing
whatever about a third term for him
self and neither did it say even by
implication or intimation that he would
not be a candidate. as had been widely
forecast. Most of the message was
devoted TO an impression to his argu-
ment why he considered it the duty
of the United States to join in the
league of nations covenant and why
ne considered the war not really won
until it did. Another attempt TO crush
the new nations of Europe would be
made, the president said, il the United
States held aloof.
The president expressed his attitude
toward reservations much as he did
at his conference with the senate for
eign relations committee in this Ian
guage:
undoubted meaning OF the treaty is ]
shall have no objection. There can be
no reasonable objection to interpreta
tion accompanying the act of ratifica
ton itself. But when the treaty is
acted upon l must know whether 1t
means that we have ratified or re-
jected it. We can not rewrite this
treaty. We must take it without
changes which alter its meaning OF
leave it, and then, after the rest of the
world has signed it we must face the
unthinkable task of making another
and separate kind of treaty with Ger
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Text Of Message
The text of the presidents message
follows:
TT is with keenest regret that ] find
that / am to be deprived of the pleas
ure and privilege of joining you and
the other loyal democrats who are TO
assemble tonight TO celebrate Jackson
day and renew their VOWS of fidelity
to the great principles of our party
the principles which must now fulfill
the hopes not only of our own people
but of the world.
The United States enjoyed the
spiritual leadership of the world until
the senate Of the United States re
fused 10 ratIfy the treaty by which
the belligerent nations sought TO ef-
feet the settlements for which they
have fought throughout the war. 1T
is inconceivable that at this supreme
crisis and final turning point in the
international relations of the whole
world when the results of the great
war are by no means determined and
are still questionable and dependent
upon events which no man can fore
see or count upon, the United States
should withdraw from the concert of
progressive and enlightened nations
by which Germany was defeated and
all similar governments (if tile world
be so unhappy as TO contain any
warned of the certain consequences If
any attempt of a like iniquity and Vet
that is the effect of the course the
senate of the United States has taken
with regard to the treaty of Versailles
About Germany
Germany is beaten, but we are still
at war with her, and the old stage l.
set for a repetition of the old plot il
is now ready for the resumption OF
the old offensive and defensive aIli-
ances which made settled peace i'm
possible. 1t is now open again &c
every sort of intrigue. The old spies
are free to resume their formal abom-
Unable activities. They are again at
liberty to make it impossible for gov
ernmentS to be sure what mischief IS
being worked among their own people
what internal disorders are being
fomented- Without the covenant OF
the league of nations, there may be as
many secret treaties as ever, to de-
stroy the confidence of governments
in each other and their validity can
not be questioned. None of the OBJ
iects we professed TO be fighting for
has been secured or can be made Ger
tain of without this nations ratffica-
tion of the treaty and its entry into
the covenant.
This nation entered the great war
to vindicate its own rights and TO pro
tect and preserve free government. it
went into the war TO make an end OF
militarism, to furnish guarantees to
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