The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27
such PEACE
AD|SHONOR,,
he BELIEVES
Would Stain Galantry and
Honor, Is Word Sent
to Congress.
IIrnchinnton Mau 07

Washington, Way Z(.-
The Republican peace
resolution was vetoed to-
day by President Wilson.
Such a method of max
ing peace with Germany,
the president said, would
place an ineffable stain
upon the gallantry and
honor of the United
States"
Without announcing
his intention regarding
the treaty Of Versailles,
the president declared
that the treaty embodied
the important t h j n e s
omitted by the resolution,
and said that by rejecting
! the treaty, the United
States had declared in eff
feet that it wished ITO
draw apart and pursue
objects and interests of
our own"
The president added that the
peace resolution omitted mention Of
many important objects for the
vindication Of which the United
States entered the war.
Held "IncOnceivable,o
Such peace with Germany"
the message continued, "a peace in
which none of the essential inter-
ssts which We had at heart when
Ne entered the war is safeguarded
lis, or ought to be, inconceivable,
10 inconsistent with the dignity of
the United States with the rights
and liberties Of her citizens and
with the very fundamental condi-
tons Of civilization"
Text Of Message.
The presidents message follows:
10 the House of Representatives
Il return. herewith, without my
signature, House Joint Resolution
3s7, intended to repeal the joint
resolution Of April 6, 1917, declar-
ing state Of war to exist between
the United States and Germany, and
the Joint resolution of Dec. Z. 1917,
declaring a state Of war to exist
between the United States and the
ro-Hungarian government, and
70 declare state of peace. l have
not felt at liberty to sign this joint
resolution because l can not bring
myself to become party to an ac-
uon which would place an inefface-
eole stain on the gallantry and
nonor Of the United States. The
resolution seeks to establish peace
with the German empire without
e1acting from the German empire
my action by way of setting right
tae Infinite wrongs which it did to
ne peoples whom it attacked and
wnom we profess it our purpose to
assist when We entered the war.
nave we sacrificed the lives of more
Man i00,00O Americans and ruined
tne lives OF thousands of others
ana brought upon thousands of
Amerlcan families an unhappiness
mat can never end, for purposes
Wnicn We do not now care to state
y. take further steps to attain? The
sAalnments of these purposes is
provided for in the treaty of Yer
saiiies by terms deemed adequate
w me' leading statesmen and ex-
peis OF all the great peoples who
cele associated in the war agains st
uermany. Do We now not care to
"'n In the effort to secure them? ?"
Loath to Enter War.
we entered the war most re-
,,ucIantly: Our people were pro-
.0vhdiy disinclined to take part in
european war, and at last did so,
'y because they became convinc-
s. .aat 1t could not in truth be re-
mn a,uea as only European war, but
c;u., suS! pe regarded as war in which
smllization itself was involved and
an .s.,a rights Of every kind as
Ss'nst belligerent government.
~o'eover. when we entered the war
set forth very definitely the