Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-10
RESIDENT AGAINST
ENY RESERVATIONS
clares Lodge Notifications
utterly Inconsistent" With
Honor of United States.
RTY MUST KEEP FAITH
Rgue of Nations Is Hope of
E World and America Must
ccept Proffercd Leadership.
.RTY MUST KEEP FAITH
Iny Arsoela,ed prens. |

VASliINGTON. May "a call to
Democratic party to go into the
lpaiSn standing square In IA
OF the treaty OF Versailles and
inst the Senate's reservations
issued tonight by President Will
In n telegram To q. J.. Hamaker.
irman OF the Portland tOrc.) Dem
Attic Central Committee. made pub
at the White House.
'eciarinG that the party had the
or OF the nation" in its hands. the
sident said that the Lodge rcscr-
ions were utterly Inconsistent
h that honor as We'll as destructive
he role Of world leadership which
United States must assume.
r. ilamakcr tcrcgraphcd the
s!d6nt:
Primary election May 81: please
whether you consider ii impor-
TO nominate candidates pledged
ratify Versailles treaty without
&c reservations
WiIson Urges Acceptance.
he reply Of the President fol.
think IL imperative that the
- should at once proclaim itself
uncompromising champion of the
ions honor and the advocate OF
rythirE that the United States
do in the service Of humanity;
II should therefore indorsc and
port the Versailles treaty and
demn the Lodge reservations as
.rly Inconsistent with the nations
or and destructive OF thos world
icrship which It had established
which nll the free peoples OF
world. Including the great
'ers themselves, had shown them
'es ready to welcome.
It In time that the party should
IDLY avow that II means to try.
hout GinchinS OF turning at any
c away from the path. for rea-
S OF cxpcdiency. TO apply moral
Christian principles TO the prob
of the world. L. Is trying to
,mpllsh social. political and in
rational reforms and is not
nted by any of the difficulties II
10 contend with. Let us prove
,ur late associates in the war that
any rate the great majority Of
party Of the nation. the party
CHI expresses the true hopes and
poses of the people OF the coun-
intends to keep faith with them
peace as well AS in war. They
e their treasure. their best blood
everything they valued In order.
merely to beat Germany, but TO
ct a settlement and bring about
insements of peace which they
e now tried 10 formulate In the
ID to our support in this settle
1t and in the arrangements for
ch they have striven.
League Is Hope of World.
The league of nations is the hope
i.hc world. AS basis for the
.istice, was authorized by all
great fighting nations TO say to
posing peace to establish a gem
association OF nations under
:iflc covenants for the purpose of
riding mutual guarantees Of
tical independence and territorial
gritty to great and small states
e, and the covenant of the league
nations is the deliberate embodi-
Int of that purpose in the treaty
,eace.
The chief motives which led us
inter the war will be defeated un-
that covenant is ratified and
ID upon with vigor. We cannot
lonor whittle il down or weaken
IL the Republican leaders Of the
ate have proposed to do. II we
to exercise the kind Of leader
TO which the founders of the
Iblic looked forward and which
Y depended upon their successors
Establish. we must do this thing
h courage and unalterable deter,
alton. They expected the United
:es to be always the leader in
defense of liberty and ordered
ce throughout the world, and we
unworthy. TO call ourselves their
Scssors unless we fulfill the great
pose they entertained and pro-
med.
Defines True AmcrIcnnism.
The true Amcricanization, the
true Americanism. is that which
America at the front Of free
ons and redeems the great prom
which we made to the world
IN we entered the war, which was
sht, not for the advantage Of any
lie nation or group of nations,
for the salvation of all. 1t Is
this way We shall redeem tho
ed blood that was shed, and max o
srica the force she should bo in
counsels Of mankind. She cannot
rd TO SINK into the place that ma
8 have usually occupied and he
e merely ono of those who
.mble ana look about for selfish
antage.
rhe Democratic party has now n
1t opportunity to which 1t must
sure np: The honor of the ma
is in Its hands.
WOODROW WILSON"
lille there, were some here who
an to revive whispers of a third
movement tonight as n result
he publication OF the letter. the
Eftty considered 1t ns n rebuke TO
York State Democrats for ig-
ing the treaty. :,