The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-16
Text of President Wilson's Message
Read at jackson Day" Dinner

Washington, Jan. 8.-Following j.
the text of President Wilson's mes.
sage to the jackson Day dinner here
tonight:
1t is with kecnest regret that l find
that | am to be deprived of the pleas
ure and privilege of joining you and
the other loycl Democrats who are TO
assemble tonight to celebrate Jack
son Day and renew their vows of
fidelity to 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 spir-
itual leadership of the world until
the Senate of the United States failed
to ratify the treaty by which the be-
lligcrent nations sought to effect the
settlements for which they had fought
throughout the war. 1t is inconceiv-
able that at this supreme point in thu
international relations of the whole
world, when the results of the great
war are by no means determined and
are still questionable and dependent
upon events which no man can fore
see or count upon, the United States
should withdraw from the concert Of
progressive and enlightened nations
by which Germany YVES defeated and
all similar governments Gf the world
be so unhappy as to contain Gny)
warned of the certain consequences of
any attempt of a like iniquity, and
yet that is the effect of the course the
Senate of the United States has TAX
en- with regard to ten reaty at Ver-
sailles.
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 ALI
anCes which made settled peace i'm
possible. 1t is now open again to ev-
cry sort of intrigue. The old spies
are free to resume their former abom-
Unable activities. They are again at
liberty to make it impossible for gov
ernments to be sure what mischief is
being worked among their own people,
what internal disorders are being TO-
mented. Without the covenant Of the
League Of Nations there may be as
many secret treaties as ever, to de-
stroy 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 covenant.
This nation entered the great war to
vindicate its own rights and to pro-
tect and preserve free government. 1t
went into the war to see it through
to the end, and the end has not yet
come. 1t went into the war to make
an end of militarism, to furnish guar
antees to weak nations, and to make
just and lasting peace. 1t entered it
with noble enthusiasm. Five of the
leading belligerents have accepted the
tretay, and formal notifications will
soon be exchanged.
The question is whether this coun-
try will enter and enter whole-heart-
eddy. If it does not do so, TIE United
States and Germany will play lone
hand in the world. The maintenance
of the peace of the world and the eff
fective execution of the treaty de-
pend upon TIE whole-hearted partici-
patton Of the United States. | 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 substitution of dis
cussion Of war. If we keep out of
this agreement, il we do not give our
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