The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO JACK
SON DAY BANQUET
Challenges Republicans to Make
Treaty a Campaign Issue

The presidents message sent to the
jackson Day Dinner, held in Washing.
ton, D. c., January 9Th.
at is with the keenest regret thai
| find that | am to be deprived of the
pleasure 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 of 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 failed
to ratify the Treaty by which the bel
ligerent nations sought to effect the
settlements for which they had fought
throughout the war.
at is inconceivable that, at this SUI
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 determin-
ed, and are still questionable and de-
pendent upon events which no man
can foresee or count upon, the United
States should withdraw from the con-
cert of progressive and enlightened
nations by which Germany was de-
feated, and all similar Governments
(if the world be so unhappy as to con-
tain any warned of the certain conse-
quences of any attempt of alike in
EQUITY, and yet this is the effect of the
course the Senate of the United States
has taken with regard to the Treaty of
Versailles.
Germany is beaten, but we are still
at war with her, and the old stage is
reset for a repetition of the old plot.
1t is now ready for the resumption of
the old offensive and defensive alli-
ances which made settled peace impos-
sible. 1t is now open again to every
sort of intrigue.
"The old spies are free to resume
their former abominable activities. They
are again at liberty to make it impos-
sible for Governments 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 Sc
cret treaties as w to destroy the
confidence of Governments in each
other, and their validity cannot 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 its entry into the Cove
nant.
"This nation entered the great war
to vindicate its own rights and to pro-
tect and preserve free government. 1t
went into the wal to see it through to
the end, and the end has not yet come.
1t went into the wal to make an end
of militarism, to furnish guarantee to
weak nations and to make a just and
lasting peace.
at entered with noble enthusiasms.
Five of the leading belligerents have
accepted the Treaty and formal rati-
fcation will soon be exchanged. The
question is whether this country will
enter, and enter intellectually. If it
does not do so, the United States and
Germany will play a lone hand in the
world. The maintenance of the peace
of the world and the effective execu-
ton of the Treaty depends upon the
wholehearted participation of the
United States.
II am not stating it as a matter 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 substitu-
ton of discussion for war. If we keep
out of this agreement, then another at
tempt will be made to crush the new
nations of Europe.
81 do not believe that this is what
the people of this country want or will
be satisfied with. Personally, l do
not accept the action of the Senate of
the United States as the decision of
the nation. l have asserted from the
first that the overwhelming majority
of the people of this country desire the
ratification of the Treaty, and my i'm
preston to that effect has recently
been confirmed by the unmistakable
evidences of public opinion given dur
ing my visit to II of the States.
81 have endeavored to make it plain
that il the Senate wishes to say what
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