The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-11
NO ACTUAL PROMISE
TO SEND ARMIES TO
AID RUMANIA
Official Version of Presi-
Wilson'S Words Was Fur
nished By Fred A. Carl
son of Chicago, Who Was
An Official Stenographer
With American Peace
Party. !,

Washington, D. c.. Oct II fBv tn,
Associated Press The White Hous,
made public to-day what was de
seribed as an official version of Presi
dent Wilson's address at the eiehtf
plenary session Of the Paris peace
conference The exact wording oi
this address, directed to the repre-
sentatiyes Of Roumania, Serbia and
Czecho- Slovakia, has been the subject
of controversy between the president
and Senator Spencer, Republican, 81
Missouri
The senator has declared in po-
litical speech that the president prom
ised Roumania and Serbia that "if
any nation ever invaded their terri
tory he would send the lAmerican
army across the seas to defend their
= boundary lines.
The president, in telegram 70 the
senator on October ), said that this
statement was false" In a reply
Senator Spencer called for the official
record, saying that the statement TO
which he had referred was in the
stenographc notes Of the eight pIen-
airy session. in which the president
was reported TO have said
You must not forget that il is force
that is the final guaranty of the peace
OF the world If the world is again
troubled the United States viii send
to this side Of the ocean their army
and their fleet "
The presidents words, as given in
the Official version follow.
How can a powr like the United
States, for example and ! can speak
for no other after signing this treaty.
il 1t contains elements which they do
not believe viii be permanent, 20
three thousand miles away across the
sea and report 70 IL people that it
has made a settlement of the peace
of the werd ! cannot do SO. And
yet there underlies an Of these trans
actions, the expectation on the part.
for example. Of Roumania and Of
Czecho- Slovakia and Of Serbia. that if
suy covenants OF this settlement are
not observed the nitcd States will
send her armies and her navies to see
that they are observed"
The official version Of the full text
o. the presidents address was furnished
10 the White House by Fred A. Carl.
son Of Chicago who was an official
stenographer with the american peare
delegation and who wrote that he
would be glad To swear TO the accuracy
OF the transcript
Mr. Carlson's letter was dated Octo
her Is, and was addressed to Charles
J. Sven. stenographer 20 thepresideut
He explained that he had read Sena
Tor Spencer reply 10 tho president
in the Chicago newspapers. that he
had just gone over his notes and that
be could find no such statement as that /
attributed to President Wilson bv the /
senator He added Il was barely pos t
sihle the quotation was from a trans 1
lation into English Of ~ AIantoux |
translation into French Of the presi. |
dents remarks, and as you know the 4
iranslations sometimes mixed things !
zap bit"
= wish ! were in position 20 make 4
public what the president said. wrote 4
Mr. Carlson. -for I feel that the pres
ident is sadly mi,quoted but. Of
course. ss the meeting was a secret
one, can say nothing
Mr. Carlson letter was made public
hy Secretary Tumultv with this com
ment. This letter speaks for itself"
Senator Spencer. in his reply 20
President Wilson, telegram II oct, :.
said the statement which he had ~
trihuted 20 the president was made
upon the floor of the senate on Feb
ruary ?. 1920 by Senator Reed. and
- far ss ] have learned has never
been denied until now
In his speech ri Feb . senator
Reed quoted from p copyrighted svn-
dicsted article by Frank n Simonds.
which purportei - give the text 81
the presidents address ~ the eighth
plenary session and which Senator
johnson, Republican Cslfo1nis. caused
- be inserted In the conrres sionaiI
record. December e. 1919
Alosg with Mr Carizonu trarzrrfrs
TIE White House ISSUED in para sIirs
rnumns the version III thr prcsdenf-=
srsech 81 zlven in AR Simdndls article
. Il sFpesrs iu On CourrsssionsI Rec
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