The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-11
EXT OF PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ON TREATIES

I tion of that honesty which proclaims & righteous and powerful republic.
 "I am ready to assume the sim cerity and the dependability of in- surances of our neighbors of the Old World that they will respect our rights just as I know we mean to respect theirs. I believe there Is an l inviolable national honor, and I bring to you this particular covenant i in the confident belief that it is the outstanding compact of peace for the Pacific, which will justify the limita- | tton of armament and prove a new guarantee to peace and liberty, and maintained sovereignty and free in- stitutions
 Cannot Hold AIoof
 No allusion has been made to the treaty restraining and limiting the use of the submarine and the prohi- | bition of noxious gases in warfare. Since we are asking the worlds ad- herence, it is easily assumed that none in America will hold aloof.
 Nor need I dwell on the nine power treaty relating to principles and policies to be followed in the re- lationship of the slgnatory powers to China. Our traditional friendship 1 for the ancient empire. our continued l friendship for the new republic, our
 
 1 to the open door and our avowed concern for Chinese integrity and un- l impaired sovereignty make 1t easy to assume that the Senate will prompt ly and unanimously consent. China's | l own satisfaction in the restorations covenanted here has been officially expressed quite apart from the tes- tifying signatures.
 Congress Ably Represented
 Perhaps I may fttingly add a word which Is suggested by my rela- tionship as former member of the Senate. l had occasion to learn of your very proper jealousy of the Sen ate's part in contracting foreign re- lationships. Frankly, 1t was in my mind when I asked representatives of both the majority and minority 1 to serve on the American delegation. 1 It was designed to have you partici- pate. And you were ably repre- scented.
 The senate's concern for freedom from entanglements, for preserved traditions, for maintained indepen dence, was never once forgotten by the American delegates. If I did not believe these treaties brought us not 1 only new guarantees of peace, but greater assurances of freedom from
 
 Hour consideration.
 Much depends on your decision. We have joined in giving to the woSld the spectacle of nations gath cred about the conference table, | amid the convictions of peace, free from all passion, to face each other l in the contacts of reason, to solve | menacing problems and end disputes and clear up misunderstandings. They have agreed to confer again, when desirable, and turn the reveal ing light of world opinion on any menace to peace among them. Your government encouraged, and has signed the compact which 1t had much to do in fashioning. If to these understandings for peace, if to these advanced expressions of the conscious of leading powers. If to .these concords to guard against con flict and lift the burdens of arma- ment, if to all of these the Senate will not advise and consent, then it will be futile to try again. Here has been exercised every caution consis- tent with experience. Here was beginning of your advance, no mat ter when conceived, and the program was enlarged, only because @ssur- ances of tranquility were deemed the lapropriate comitants of the great experiment in arms limitation. Realizes Own Responsibility
 'I alluded a moment ago to my knowledge of the view point of the Senate, from personal experience. Since that experience I have come to know the viewpoint and unacceptable responsibility of the executive. To the executive comes the close view os world relationship and a more inn pressive realization of the menaces, l the anxieties and the apprehensions to be met.
 "We have no rivalries in our de- votion to the things we call Ameri- can, because that is a common con- secration. None of us mean to en- danger, none of us would sacrifice a | cherished national inheritance. In | | mindfulness of this mutuality of in terest, common devotion and shared | authority I submit to the Senate that | if we can not join in making effec | tive these covenants for peace and | stamp this conference with Americas | approval, we shall discredit the in l fluence of the republic, render flu ture efforts futile, or unlikely. and i write Encouragement where today the world Is ready to acclaim new hope. Because of this feeling. be- cause I believe in the merits of these engagements, l submit them to the Senate with every confidence that you will approve.