Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-11

United States go before the Congress
and the people Of the United States an,
pretend that it had assisted in insur
ing the peace Of the world IL IL be
ieved that the settlement agreed upoI
here contained unstable or daugerou
alignments?
"If the world should be TROUBLED
again, IL the conditions which we al
| regard as fundamental are challenged
the guarantees which will be given yot
will pledge that the United States vii
send it's army and feet across the ocean
Is il surprising, under such conditions
! that IL should desire to reach solu.
tion Of the various problems which
seem to 1t satisfactory"
The text of President Wilson'S ad
dress as supplied to the White House
by Mr.. Carlson, follows:
"Mr. President, l should be very
sorry to see this meeting adjourn with
permanent impressions such as il is
possible have been created by some OF
the remarks that our friends have made.
~ should be very sorry to have the
impression lodged in your minds that
the great powers desire to assume or
play any arbitrary role in these great
matters. or assume, because of any
pride of authority. to exercise an I'm :
due influence in these matters, and
therefore want to call your attention
to one aspect Of these questions which
has not been dwelt upon.
Would Eliminate Disturbances
1--WE are trying a make peaceful
settlement, that is to say, to eliminate
those elements of disturbance, so far
as possible. which may interfere with
the peace of the world, and we are try
ing to make an equitable distribution
of territories according to the races, the
ethnographical character Of the people
inhabiting those territories.
"And back of that lies this funda-
mentally important fact that when the
decisions are made. the allied and as
sociated powers guarantee to maintain
them. It is perfectly evident, upon n
reflection. that the chief bur-
den of their maintenance will fall upon
the greater powers. The chief burden
of the war fell upon the greater powers.
and IL it had not been for their action
their military action-we would not be
here to settle these questions.
"And. therefore. we must not close
our eyes to the fact that in the last
analysis the military and naval strength
Of the great powers will be the final
guarantee Of the peace Of the world.
"In those circumstances Is II unrea-
sonable and unjust that not as dictators
but as friends the great powers should
,ay to their associates: We cannot af-
lord to guarantee territorial settlements
which we do not believe to be right. and
We cannot agree to leave elements of
unremoved, which we be-
ieve will disturb the peace of the
vorld?'
Should Safeguard Minorities
Take the rights Of minoritles. Moth
ng, I venture to say. Is more likely to
listurb the peace Of the world than the
reatment which might in certain cir
umstances be meted out to minor tiles.
md, therefore, IL the great powers are
o guarantee tho peace of the world in
my sense, is 1t unjust that they should
,e satisfied, that the proper and neces-
ary guarantees have been siyen?
"How can such a power like the
.nited States, for example-for I can
peak for no other--after signing this
reaty. IL it contains elements which
hey do not believe will be permanent.
% 5000 miles away across the sea and
eport to its people that it has made
ettlement of the peace of the world?
at cannot do so. And yet there un-
erlies all Of these transactions the ex-
ectation on the part. for example. Of
lumania and of Czecho- Slovakia. and
{ Serbia that if any covenants of this
ettlement are not observed the United
,tates will send her armies and her
avies to see that they are observed
IT beg our friends from Rumania
md from Serbia to remember that while
Rumania and Serbia are ancient
the settlements of this
conference are greatly adding to their
erritories. You cannot, in one part
u our transactions. treat Serbia a'onc, /
md in all of the other parts treat the
;ingdom Of the Serbs. the Croats and
he Slovcnes as n different entity, for
hey are seeking the recognition of this
difference as single entity.
"And If this conference is going to
ecognize these various powers as new
within definite territories, |
he chief guarantOrs are entitled to be
atisfied, that the territorial settlements
re of a character to be permanent and
hat the guarantees given are of a char
cter to insure the peace of the world.
"It is not, therefore, the interven-
ions of those who would interfere, but
he action of those who would help. |
eg that our friends will take that view
{ it, because | see no escape from
hat view of it.
Answers Premier Bratiano
In those circumstances is it reason
-. h"ulI ~
ist upon being satisfied that the settle
speak of his suggestions
18th the utmost espect--suggested that
&c could not, so to say, invade the soy
rcignty of Rumania, an ancient Sovcr-
Ignty, and make certain prescriptions
18th regard to the rights of miuoritics.
But beg him to observe that he is
vcrlOOking the fact that he Is asking
he sanction of the Allied and associated
overs fer grcnt additions Of territory
'hich come to Rumania by the common
ictOry of arms. ard that, therefore, we
re entitled to say. If we agree to these
of territory we have the right
, insist upon certain guarantees OF
eaCe.'
Il beg my friend, Mr.. Kramar. and
~ friend, Mr.. Trumbic, and my friend,
lr. BratianO, TO believe that if we
hould feel that it is best to leave the
lords which they have wished to omit
4 the treaty, it is not because we want
0 insist upon unreasonable conditions,
ut that we want the treaty to accord
0 the right Of judgment as to whether
hose are things which we can afford
o guarantee.
'"Thcrrforr, the impressions with
hich We should dispersr ought to be
lesc, that we are all friends-Of course
lat goes without sayinG-but that we
luSt all be associates in common
fort, aud there can be no frank and
lrncst association in the common eff
,rt unless there is a common agreement
= to what the rights and settlements
re.
United States Not Aggressive
"NOw. il the agreement is a separate