Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-12
No Difference
Declares Spencer

81. Louis, No. Oct II - Senator
Spencer today asserted there vas no
substantial difference between the
report Of the presidents speech made
public today and the odlciai stem
ographic report from which he
quoted.
1T il mare quibbiins to attempt to
pick out slight verbal differences
the senator declared He insisted
that the president promised Ameri-
can military aid to Rumania and
Serbia should those countries be in
vaAed. The senator's statement in
part. follows:
The report of Mr.. Carlson. which
the president nov publishes as to
what the president said on May 81.
1919. at the eighth plenary session Of
the peace conference. fully bears out
what was said by Mr.. Herbert Adams
Gibbons and was supported by Frank
H. Symonds, and what was written
by DR.. E J. Dillon and what
was supported by Paul d. Cravath.
Of New York Who was one of the
expert advisers for the United States
in Paris.
II quoted what these gentlemen
said and shall continue to do 50.
There 10 no difference in sub
stance between the report now made
public by the president and the Of
fetal stenographic report from which
/ quoted. The only difference is that
this last report surrounds the clear
statement which the president made
that an American army and navy
casion arose. by some general re-
marks which do not in the least con-
ceal the fact of what the president
said"
Nothing can conceal the pledge
which the President attempted 10
make for his country by which Amer
lean soldiers are to be sent overseas
whenever the world is again troubled.
"lt is mere clubbing TO attempt to
pick out slight verbal differences. The
great outstanding fact is that the
President led the Rumanians and
SERBS to believe as clearly as Ian
Suage can do il that An American
army and navy was available 10 them
in case there was any fresh trouble.
This pledge he attempts to make
most clearly n Article X of the
League of ~ ions" continued Senator
spencer. land what the President said
to the RumAnians and serbs on May
81. 1919. is nothing more than . con-
crete illustration Of the very prin-
cipie which he announced in Article n
4 In the statement which the Presi-
dent has Just issues he said If any
covenants of this settlement are not
observed the United States will send
her armies and navies to see that they
are observed
In the OFFICIAL stenographfe record
the President Ia quoted saying II the
world is again troubled. if the condi-
tons We all regard as fundamental
are upset and contested. the guaranty
which il given you means that the
United states will send to this side OF
the ocean their army and their navy
1t will be noticed that ia the last
statement which the President now
produces he is distinctly ADDRESSING
the Rumanians and Serbs, for in mis-
statement he says neg our friends
from Rumania and Serbia TO remem-
ber'
why will not the President pro-
duce the ofiacial record
IF it is true that neither the Pres
ident nor the state department nor
anyone in authority has an exact copy
Of the ofiieial stenographic reports or
the day, why not cable to Paris and
secure the copy which certainly the
United states is entitled to nave p,
asked the senator in conclusion.