The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-11
OFFICIAL VERSION OF
WILSON'S ADDRESS
PARIS CONFERENCE

PARIS CONFERENCE
(Contirued from Page One)
syndicated article. by Frank II. ST.
monds. which purported TO give the
text Of the presidents address at the
eighth plenary session. and which
Senator Johnson, Republican, Califor-
mia, caused to be inserted into the
Congressional Record, Dec. 4. 1919.
Along with Mr.. Carlson's transcript,
the White House issued in parallel
column. for comparison" the ver-
sion of the presidents speech as
gwen in Mr. Simond's article as it
appears in the Congressional Record.
In the opposite column from the
official version of the presidents
words as previously quoted, appears
the following: =.
How could the government of the
United States go before the congress
and the people of the United States
and pretend tina i; lad as,'sted in
insuring the peace of the world, if
1t believed that the settlement agreed
upon here contained undtable or
dangerous a'ignments? II the world
Should be troubled again. if the con-
dtions which we all regard as fun
damental are challenged, the guaran-
tees which will be given you will
pledge that the United States will
send its army and fleet across the
ocean. Is it surprising, under such
conditions, that it should desire to
reach a solution Of the various prob
lens which seem to it satisfactory
Text Of Wilson'S Address
The text Of President Wilson'S adj
dress as supplied to the White House
by Mr.. Carlson follows:
Mr. President, | should be very
without permanent impressions such
as it is possible have been created
by some of the remarks that oui
friends have made | should be very
sorry to have the impression lodged
in your minds that the great powers
bitrary role in these great matters
or assume that because of any
pride of authority to exercise an un'
due influence in these matters, anc
therefore / want 10 call your atten
ton to one aspect OF these ques
tons which has not been dwell
upon.
I'VE are trying to make a peace
full settlement that is TO say Il
eliminate those elements of disturb
ance, so far, as possible, which may
interfere with the peace of the world
and we are trying to make an equit
able distribution Of territories. ac
cordng to the races. the ethnograph
ical character of the people inhabit
ing those territories.
"And back of that lies this funda
mental fact that when the decisions
are made the allied and associated
powers guarantee to maintain them
| 1t is perfectly evident, upon a mo
ment's reflection, that the chief bur
den of the war fell upon the great
er powers, and if it had not been fo
their action, their military action
]
these questions. And, therefore, w
must not close our eyes to the fac
that N the last analysis the mill
tary and naval strength Of tht
great powers will be the final guar
antee of the peace of the world.
In those circumstances it is un
reasonable and unjust, that no
as dictators, but friends, the grea
powers should say 10 their assc
ciates:
I'VE cannot accord to guarante
territorial settlements, which we d
not believe to be right, and W
cannot agree TO leave elements {
disturbance unremoved while the
will disturb the peace Of the world
Take the right of minorities. NJ
thing, / venture to say is more lik,
ly to disturb the peace of the worl
than the treatment which might /
certain circumstances be meted ol
to minorities. and, therefore If Ii
greater powers are to guarantee III
peace of the world in any sense
it unjust that they should be sati
fled that the proper and necessar
guarantees have been glven?"
II beg our friends from Ruman
and from Serbia to remember tn;
while Rumania and Serbia are anciei
sovereignties, the settlements of tn
conference are greatly adding to the
territories. You cannot, in one pa
af Ia al
and in all of the other parts treat Il
kingdom of the Serbs, the Croats az
the Duienes as different entity, al
If this conference is going To recol
niZe these various powers entitl,
as no sovereignties within definite te
ritories, the chief guarantors a
entitled to be secured that the te
ritorial settlements are of cha
acter to be permanent and that u
guarantees given are Of a charact
To ensure the peace OF the world.
'It is not therefore, the intenveI
tions. OF those who would intcrfer
but the action of those who wou
help. ! beg that our friends will tai
that view Of it. because | see I
escape from that view Of H.
How soon will people Ike Il
United States for eXample--for | cG
speak for no other-after signiI
this treaty II it contains elemen
which they do not believe will be pc
manent, go three thousand miles aw'
across the sea and report TO It's pc
pie that IL has made "a settlemc