The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
ACTION Of SENATE
MENACES VICTORY
WILSON ASSERTS
President in Message to Jack
son Day Diners, Says U. S.
Enjoyed Leadership Of the
World Until SOIOnS Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9--The fun text
OF the presidents message to the Jack
son day dinner follows:
1t 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 spir-
itual leadership of the world until the
senate of the United States failed TO
ratity the treaty by which the belligeT-
ent nations sought to effect the settle
ments for which they fought through
out the war.
1t is nconceivabe that at this su-
preme 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 foresee
or count upon, the United States should
withdraw from the concert of progress
sive and enlightened nations by which
Germany was defeated and all similar
governments Gf the world be so un-
happy as to contain any warned of the
certain consequences of any attempt OF
like iniquity, and yet that is the ef-
feet OF the course the senate of the
United States has taken with regard to
the treaty of Versailles. German is beat
en-, but We are still at war with her
and the old stage is reset for a repet-
ton of the old plot. 1t is now ready
for the resumption of the old offensive
and defensive alliances which made set
tied peace impossible, 1t is open again
to every sort OF intrigue. The old spies
ara fra IN ItnND h4akV farVT hon
Unable activities They are again at lib
erty to make 1t impossible for govern
ments 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 destroy the conf
dence Of governments in each other,
and their validity can not be questioned,
None of the objects we professed to
be fighting for has been secured or can
be made certain of without this nations
ratification of the treaty and it's entry
into the covenant This nation entered
the great war to vindicate its own
rights and to protect and preserve free
government. II went into the war to
make an end to militartsm, to furnish
guarantees to weak nations. and to
make a Just and lasting peace. 1t en-
tered 1t with noble enthusiasm,
Depends on U. s.
Five of the leading belligerents have
accepted the treaty and formal ratifi-
cations will soon be exchanged. The
question il whether this country will en-
ter and enter whole heartedly II K
does not do so, the United States and
Germany will play lone hand in the
world. The maintenance of the peace of
the world and the effective execution
~ a hpnpDHQ fba WI
hearted participation of the United
States, I am not stating it as a mat
ter Of power The point Is that the
United States is the only nation which
has sufficient moral force with the rest
Of the world to guarantee the substi-
tuition OF discussion for war II we
keep out Of this agreement, il we do
not give our guarantees, then another
attempt will be made to crush the new
nations Of Europe.
II do not believe that this is what the
people Of this country wish or will be
satisfied with Personally. ! do not ac-
cept the action Of the senate Of the
ton have asserted from the first
that the overwhelming majority of the
people Of this country desire the ratfi-
cation Of the treaty, and my impression
to that effect has recently been con-
firmed by the unmistakahle evidences
Ol NupuC OPINION given curing my visit
TO II Of the states. ] have endeavored
to make it plain that If the senate
wishes to say what the undoubted
meaning Of the league is. | shall have
no objection. There can be no reason
able objection TO interpretations ac-
complaining the act Of ratification itself
But when the treaty is acted upon. |
must know whether it means that we
have ratified or rejected II. We can
not rewrite this treaty We must take
II without changes which alter its mean
ing. or leave It and then. after the rest
NJ the world has signed it, we must
face the unthinkable task OF making
another and separate kind Of treaty
with Germany But no mere assertions
with regard TO the wish and opinion Of
the country are credited