Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-09
WILSON SILENT ON
THIRD TERM TALK
AMONG DEMOCRATS
Continued From Page IL


1t went into the war to make an end
OF militarisnf to furnish guarantees
TO weak nations and to make a just
ana lastlng peace. 1t entered with no.
pie enthusiasms,
Five Accept the Treaty.
Five of the leading belligefents
nave accepted the treaty and formal
| fatlflcation will soon be exchanged.
me question is whether this country
VIII enter and enter whole -heartedly
III II does not do so, the United States
ana Germany will play a lone hand in
/ the world. The maintenance of the
peace of the world and the effective
execution of the treaty depend upon
the whole hearted participation of the
Ohlted states. | am not stating it as
a matter of power The point is that
the Onl,ed States is the only nation
, winch has sufficient moral force with
the rest of the world to guarantee the
substitution of discussion for war II
we keep out of this agreement, If we
do not give our guarantees, then an
other attempt will be made to crush
the new nations Of Europe.
Il do not believe that this is what
the people of this country wish or will
be satisfied with, Personally, l do not
accept the action of the senate of the
United States as the decision of the
nation. | have asserted from the first
that the overwhelming majority of the
people OF This country desire the rati-
ficaton of the treaty, and my impress
SION 10 that effect has recently been
confirmed by the unmlstakable eNi-
dence of public opinion given during
my visit 10 seventeen OF the states.
nave endeaVored to make II pam that
IL the senate wishes 10 say what the
uhuouDted meaning OF the league is
siiali nave no objections
May Wake lhtcfpfetatlonS'
lhere can be no reasonable opJec-
loh 10 interpretations accompanying
the act OF ra iflcatlon ltsell' But when
tneh treaty Is acted upon, | must know
WHether we nave raulleu OF reJecleu
IL. we cannot reWrlte TINS treaty. we
must make 1t without changes Whlch
alser us meaning, or leave 1t ana theh,
AFTER the rest OF the World mas slShea
It, we must face the unthlnkaDle tash
of making another and separate klnd
OF treaty with Germany. But no mere
assertions with regard 10 the wish ana
opinion of the country are credited
IF there is any doubt as TO
what the people of the country
think on this vital matter, the
clear and single way out is to sub
nit it for de .ermination at the
next election to the voters of the
nation. TO give the next election
the form Of great and solemn
referendum referendum as to |
the mart the United safes is to
deloI in oor,nleting the settle
ments Of the war and in the pre-
,artion IN the future Of such out
ro,. carn,onx, ottamnted to |
a@,>o+,s,ta W. bave NO more !
r. s, -. -, ,oft,so. NOV, to talse
- e. ~ ~ ana admin
par III tile eAeCUe,o4 'sr,o tha,
Nfaloh Oh tneas se',le Il ',' 80 ~ ~
we hau 70 refuse W tdhe POI ,,-
the ilghtlng OIL t,le ldst le" 49,
of the war whlch prousht tlttotS
and made 1t posslple 10 oictate "
Germany what the settlements
should be, our tldeIty 10 our as
sociales IN the war IS IN questio,i
and the whole future or manklhu.
IL VIII be heaFtenlliS W tHS "S
world to know the attitude ana
purpose of the people of the Unit
ed States.
Democracy Not Yet indicated.
Il spoke just now OF the splrltual
leadership of the United states, thlhk-
ing of international affairs. But tnere
is another spiritual leadership Whlch
is open to us and which we can as
sumo. The world has been made sate
for democracy, but democracy mas
not been finally indicated. All sorts
of crimes are being committed IN ts
name. all sorts of preposterous per-
versions of its doctrines and prac-
tees are being attempted. This, in
my Judgment, is to be the great PRIV,
| ilege of the democracy OF the Ohlteu
way in the solution OF the sIeat wa