The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-11
OFFICIAL VERSION
WILSON, ADDRESS /.
PARIS CONFERENCE.
Refuting Attacks of Sena-
tor Spencer, Republican,
Full Text of Presidents
"Roumanian Speech"
is GIVEN TO PUBLIC
CAMPAIGN THUNDER OF OPPOSE.
TION MISQUOTES AMERICAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHARGED
FROM WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE White
House made public what was described
as an Official version" OF President
Wilson's address at the eighth plen-
ary session of the Paris Peace Con-
ference.
The exact wording OF this address,
directed to the representatives of
Rumania, Serbia, and Czecho-Slovakia,
has been ths subject of controversy
between President Wilson and Senator
Spencer, Republican, Missouri.
The senator declared in political
speech that the president had prom
ised Rumania and Serbia that 'if
any nation ever invades their terri
tory they would send the American
army across seas to defend their
boundary lines"
Mr.. Wilson, in a telegram to Sem
ator Spencer Of October s said that
this statement was false"
In reply. Senator Spencer called
for the official record, saying that the
statement to which he had referred
was in the, "stenographic notes" oil
the eighth plenary session, which
the president was reported to have|
said:
you must not forget that 1t isl
force that is the final guaranty of q
peace of the world. If the world isl
again troubled the United States will
send TO this side Of the ocean their
army and their fleet"
The presidents words, as given in'|
thpir version fnllnUq.
How can q man, like the United
States for example-and / can speak
for no other-after signing this treaty,
IL 1t contains elements which they dc
not believe will be permanent. 60
three thousand miles away across
the seas and report TO its people
that it has made settlement Of the
peace Of the world? It cannot do so.
And hereunder lies all these condi-
tions the expectation on the part
for example, Of Rumania and OF
Czecho-Slovakia and of Serbia, that
| If any covenant of this settlement
are not observed, the United States
will send her armies and her navies
to see that they are observed"
The official version of the fun text
Of the presidents address was fur
nished to the White House last week
by Fred A. Carlson, Of Chicago, whcl
was an official stenographer with the
American peace delegation and who
wrote that he would be glad tc|
swear TO the accuracy Of the tran
script"
Mr.. Carlsons letter was dated Oc-
tober G. and was addressed to Charles
/. Sven, stenographer to the presi-
dent. He explained that he had read
Senator Spencer's reply to the presi-
dent in the Chicago newspapers. that
that he could find mo such state.
ment" as that attributed to Mr.. Wilson
by the senator He added that 1t was
barely possible that the quotation
was from translation into Eng.
lish of NJ Mantouy's translation into
French OF the presidents remarks
and, as you know. the translations
sometimes mixed up things u bit"
| "I wish l were In position tc|
make public what the president said.
wrote Mr. Carlson, "for / feel that
tho president is sadly misquotcd
but OF course, AZ the meeting was s
secret one. l can say nothing"
Mr.. Carlson's letter was made public
by Secretary Tumulty with this CONF
ment:
This letter speaks for itself"
Senator Spencer In his reply &c
President Wilson's telegram OF Oct
6, said his reply which he had at
trbuted TO the president. was made
upon the floor OF the senate or
February 2. 1920. by Senator Reed
and so far AZ ! have learned, hat
never been denied until now"
In his speech OF February .. Sen,
ator Reed quoted from n copyrighted
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