The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-28
LEAGUE UPHELD
BY MORGENTHAU
Former Ambassador to
Turkey Tells Why He
Supports Wilson Pact.
DETAILS UNIMPORTANT

Passing over the details of the
League of Nations as relatively unim-
portant and coming out solidly in sup
port of the Wilson pact as a measure
which he believed would prevent fu-
ture wars, Henry Morgenthau, former
ambassador to Turkey and one of the
leading diplomats of America, address
ed three hundred Kenoshans Saturday
evening in front of the city hall on
Market Square. The address was CIV
en- under the auspices of the Kenosha
county Democratic committee, the
Honorable Mr.. Morgenthau having been
sent to Kenosha by the Democratic
State Central committee.
The distinguished visitor was intro
duced by City Attorney John G. Slater
and also by Attorney Calvin E. Stew
art, both of whom made short address
ses to the audience on the same theme.
Details Are Unimportant.
eve must get together and help
Europe to a plateau where there will
be international justice" declared the
speaker. THAT can be done by adopt
ing the League of Nations. When they
try to talk technicalities. Article X,
voting power and the like, I want to
tell you that they don't make bit of
difference-what we want is sclid
basis and the details will work out
for themselves. IhCse people who have
disputes will have a way to settle
them. The question now is: Shall we
enter league or not; shall we allow
European countries to lie PROSTATE
or shall we take of our surplus re-
sources to give me enough to live in
the way that we do. Here is an OBJ
portunity to put right above might"
At no time in his address did Mr..
Morgenthau mention any of the other
proposals for the international tribun-
al other than the Wilson pact or state
whether or not they would produce the
some results.
'In Envy of Great Caesar"
The most startling statements made
by the visitor were in regard to the
opposition which senator's, of both the
Democratic and Republican party have
made to the Wilson League. The
speaker declared that this opposition
was not based on reason but on ieal-
ousy.
He told of the situation that arose
in Rome when Caesar had brought all
the world to the feet of the Roman
Republic and returned to Rome to be
assassinated by senators. "These SEN
ators did this in envy of great
Caesar" he declared. Then he point
ed the similarity to the case declaring
that the United States senators OPP
posed Wilson because they were jeal-
Gus and envious of his great achieve
ment.
Wilson had to play it alone" he
declared. "He could not consult Sena
tor Reed or Senator Lodge as to whac
his next move would be-"
In introducing Ibis address on the
League of Nations, Mr. Morgenthau
explained that he was the ambassador
to Turkey in 1914, and told of the de-
vastation which he had seen in all
parts of Europe and which had won
him over to any plan which promised
to make war thing of the past. By
the illustration of the capture of
Vimy Ridge by Sir Arthur Curry and
the Canadians he pointed that Europe
was "long on men but short on ma
terials, money and credit and anxious
for US to come out and say that we
are their brethern."
In closing his address he declared
that in his opinion the League of
Nations would not cause war any more
than the Monroe Doctrine had caused
it in America.
Following the address at Market
Square, Mr.. Morgentheau was taken to
the corner of Rowland avenue and
Elizabeth street where he had been
scheduled to make short talk on the
same subject.