New-York tribune., 1920-10-28
Opposed to Cox's Views

The President, in his address to
the delegation, took divergent
stand from that recently taken by
Governor Cox, who declared at
Huntington, w. Va, last Monday
night, that he would "sit down with
the Senate" and accept whatever
changes in the league covenant were
necessary for its adoption by the
United States.
The delegation was headed by
Hamilton Holt, of New York, editor
of The Independent, and was re-
ceived by the President at the re-
quest of DR.. Holt Mr. Wilson was
seated in his wheel chair in the East
Room of the White House when the
delegation called, and he remained
seated when he greeted them and
did not rise throughout the exchange
Of addresses.
The address was the first President
Wilson has maze since he was stricken
i! while on his speaking tour in sup
port of the League of Nations and the
Ieace treaty, more than year ago.
The speech. although delivered only
to the small group who visited him,
was addressed to MY Fellow Country
men" and evilently intended as mes
sage to the people of the nation
After DR.. Holt had spoken words or
praise for The Presidents course in
making peace and assured him of the
support of the pro-league Republicans,
president Wilson, in d voice which at
times trembled with emotion, began to
read his address
Text of Presidents Address
President Wilson's address in full
follows:
My Fellow Countrymen:
II is to be feared that the sn-
preme issue presented for your con-
SHERATON In the present CAMPAIGN
IS growing more obscure rather than
clearer by reason Of the many arbi-
trary turns the discussion Of it has
taken. The editors and publishers
OF the country would render a great
service If they would publish the
19ii text of the covenant of the League
OF Nations because having read
that text, you would be able to Judge
for yourselves a great many thing,
IN which you are now in danger Of
being misled. | hope sincerely that
II will be very widely and generally
published entire. 1t is with a desire
to reclarify the issue and to ass,nt
your judgment that I take the liberty
OF stating again the case submitted
to you. in as simple terms as pos.
sible.
Finish Moral Achievement
Three years ago 1t was my duty
TO summon you to the concert Of war.
to JOIN the free nations Of the world
IN meeting and ending the most
sinister peril that had ever been de-
ve.oped in the irresponsible politics
OF the Old World Your response to
that call really settled the fortunes
OF war. You will remember that the
morale OF the German people broke
Gown long before the strength Of tha
German armies had been broken
That was obviously because they felt
that great moral force which thew
could not look in the face had come
INTO the contest and that thenceforth
all their professions Of right vera
clscredlted and they were unable to
pretend that their continuation of the
war was not the support of a govern
ment that had violated every princi-
pie Of right and every cons sideratiou
of humanity.
1T is my privilege to summon YOU
now to the concert of peace and the
completion OF the great moral
achievement on your part which the
war represented and in the presence
OF which the world found a reassur-
ance and recovery Dot force which
II could have experienced in no other
way. We entered the war as YOU
remem Der, not merely to heat Ger
many, but TO end the possibility
OF the renewal Of such iniquitous
schemes as Germany entertained.
The war Will have been tough. in
vain and our immense sacrifices
thrown away unless We complete the
work we then began, ard | ask YOU
to consider that there is only one
way 10 assure the world Of peace.
that IS by making it so dangerous
70 break the peace that no other
nation will have ths audacity TO at
tempt It.
We should rot be deceived irx-s.