The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-01-15
Wilson Urges Jackson Day Diners
to Stand for League With
out Reservations.
WANTS POPULAR VOTE
No Objection To Interpretations Ac.
companyino Act of Ratification
Bryan Upheld Senate Malority's
View for Reservations.

Washington.-President Wilson in
his message read to the Jackson Day
diners, assembled in two separate
halls, declared that the "clear and
single wag OUT was to submit. the
treaty question TO the voters as a
great and solemn referendum
William Jennings Bryan declared
that the Democratic party could not
so before the country ON the issue
because it involved a delay of IA
months and meant success only IL the
Democrats captured t%wo-thirds major
1t. Of the Senate. The party, Mr.. Bry.
al declared, must secure such COM
promises as may be possible"
Presidents Message.
The Presidents message said moth
ing whatever about a third term for
himself and neither did 1t say even by
implication or intimation that \he
would not be a candidate, as had Been
widely forecast. Almost all Of the
Presidents message was devoted to
a expression of his argument of why
he considered it the duty of the Uni
ted States to join in the league of IA
tions covenant and why he considered
the wal not really won until Ii did.
Another attempt TO crush the new ma
lions of Europe would be made, the
President said. if the United States
held aloof.
President Wilson. in his message.
said. "the clear and single way" to
determine the will OF the American
people on the league of nations was to
make it an issue at the next election.
Against Reservations.
The President again expressed his
attitude toward reservations, much as
he did at his conference with the Sen
ate Foreign Relations committee. In
this language:
IF the Senate wishes to say what
the undoubted meaning of the treaty
is, I shall have no objection. There can
be no reasonable objection to interpre-
tations accompanying the act of ratifi-
ca.!en itself. But when the treaty is
acted upon, I must know whether IL
means that we have ratified or rejec-
ted IL. We cannot rewrite this treaty.
We must take 1t without changes
which alter It's meaning or leave 1t
and then, after the rest OF the world
has signed it, we must face the un-
thinkable task OF making another and
separate kind of treaty with Germany.
"oid Stage Is Best"
Germany is beaten. but we are
still ut war with her, and the old stage
is reset for a repetition of the old plot,
II Is now ready for the resumption OF
tie old offensive and defensive ALLAN.
ces which made settled peace impos-
sibie. II is now open again to every
sort OF intrigue. The old spies are
free to resume their former abomin-
able activities. They are again at
liberty to make it impossible for gov
srnments to be sure what mischief is
being worked among their wi people,
what internal disorders r 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 have
been secured or can be made certain
without this nations ratification OF the
treaty and it's entry into the coven-
ant