Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-09-26 | Page 2 | Text of Wilson Appeal for Pact in Pueblo, Colo

1 TEXT OF WILSON : APPEAL FOR PACT ! IN PUEBLO, COLO. PUKBI.O. Colo., Sept. 25. In his address ad-dress here, tho president said. In part: I have perceived that men have been busy leaving more -of a false impression of the treaty of peace and covenant of t he league of nations than they meant to leave. I find, moreover, it is organized propaganda propa-ganda acainst tho league of nations and against the treaty proceeding from exactly exact-ly the same sources the organized propaganda propa-ganda proceeded from which threatened this country here and there with disloyalty. dis-loyalty. I want to say acain I cannot say too often any ma n who carrier a. hyphen j about him carries a dagger which ho Is ready to plunge into tiie vitals of the i republic, whenever ho get s the chance. If I can catch any man with a hyphen in this great contest I will know 1 have. I caught an enemy of the republic. I Thero are only, my follow citizens, cor- j tain part les in sympai hy wit h foreign iiHtions that are organized against this great document which the American rep- rose n tat i ves have brought back from Paris. ! Clear Up Mists. It is in order to char up mists, in oruer io remove misapprehension, in ! order to do away with false impressions. 1 T want to t ell yon a very little about those essent ial t hints the treaty and covenant of tho leacuo of nations. uf course. It is only t he first of several t reat les that are ail c on strue t ed on tho same plan. The Austrian treaty follows tho same line, the Hungarian treaty follows fol-lows the same line, the treaty with Hul-i K-uia fellows tho same line. It is tho people's treaty and Accomplished Accom-plished by a preat sweep t,f practical jus t ire and 1: hTa t inn of men who never t on Id have libera ted themselves.. The power of tho mot powerful nations has been devoted to the liberation of people w horn they could have put under their cmtiol If they had chosen to do po. Men centered around that table, In Pai t knew tho time had enmo when the people were no In nper polmc to consent to hln under masters, but were poinff to live their lives as they chose to lle and under such govern moms as they ( lue-o i'i erect. Fundamental Principle. That Is the fundamental principle of 1hh prent settlement. Wo did not Mop with that. Wo bad a pn-at international ( hat tei for the nplitM of labor. Hee(t th!H treaty nnd this is the i-ori-f. .piein-e to labor lnp nt-n of the world -I ) i c i e )m no 1 n t ernn t i.ina I t ribinm 1 whh'h ran hi h.p t lit- moral .hide ni'Mit of 1 he world to bear upr"i the pi eat labor Ue:i-tio,m Ue:i-tio,m of th.- dav. iiat we nerd t' do v, Mb tbe labor fiue'.t ionN of the d.v It t lift them Into (h lb-lit - I." to if( .tuerbann nut of th'i haze Into tho t.ilm 1'pact a wheio