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D Q Wilson ilso A Answers n 1 f Arguments oj Senators Demanding PRES DENT DENTI t AN WR I C ITIC We e Cannot Rew Rewrite it Treaty eat but Must M Take Fake k kIt It t or Leave It tt Chief Chie Ch ef Executive Declares MAhA Sept 8 Discussing for the first time luring during his hi sp shaking tour the proposed reser- reser a tons to the league of nations Wilson replied in ai an address here today to arguments adt ad- ad ad t ged by those who favor favor reserva reserva- Lions reservation said the president pis s an n assent with a a. big but W Wa Ve Agree gree but The proposed reservations providing four unconditional withdrawal from membership said the president meant mean Ih the f Its sponsors wanted to sit near hhand door with their hand on the knob a and dlf If the they saw anything they didn't didn Jk to scuttle and run run The league pr that international obligations must be fulfilled before withdrawal never never would restrain the United Unite St Stales States he said because this national nation al always alas ays would live up to its pro pro- Wons X Ai ABOUT UT ARTICLE 10 Those who who wanted a reservation to article 10 Mr Ir Wilson Vilson continued sim want to come in now bu but but wanted to b be late Joiners B t ny fly reservation regarding the thelon Mon lon rp roo rop doctrine he added was unnecessary unnecessary sary because the doctrine has been beens swallowed s hook line and sinker by peace conference and had beena been a as authenticated by the bl big powers o othe of oft f t the ey world for the first time There Ther w was s no trick about it he asserted fo for for most honest men So So tar far as reservations about domes domes- tig tI questions were concerned he declared declared de do- dared it would be a work of ot atlon l We VVe We didn't ask Germanys Germany's consent bout about t the tho meaning of ot any anyone ode orie orieol of ol ot hose hose terms when we were In Paris 1 id ld We told them what they n ant and said Sign here Docs Does any patriotic American wa want nt that method hanged T There ere were cries of No no no from h crowd CONSENT OF GERMANY were were put in in Mr 11 Vilson told them all that the senate I in would have to go back backor or the consent of Germany lIe He added ba here were indications that those n the other side of at the water arc noten not 1 lJ good a humor as they hey had jj en n nj rho IThe e only wa way the Shantung pro- pro stan islon could be bc be bettered Mr Wilson Vilon edared Ji red would be to go to war with ap apah apai n. n England and France H He told te crowd the Nation could not sign ii Ut t a part of ot a treat treaty v cannot rewrite this treaty he het t Uti r id IV Ve We e must take It or leave leaver l I sold said he believed the treaty Mould be accepted soon but added But no man can tell how long It Jt Ill take ke the United States senate td o nothing RJ UTE TO HITCHCOCK I Thi president said ald he had hea heard heard d Inc ragmen e men emen amen wanted the United States s and alone for tor an armed pan- pan mg ot r Ica ca but hut he did not believe the opi would accept it it He paid a to Senator Hitchcock the Dem- Dem mic Lc leader in m the h treaty tl fight ht hose homo home Is In Omaha maha He had Continued on page 3 Z j P 1 President Discusses a Reservations es' es r in His Address at at- Omaha Continued from page 1 been proud to stand by Senator HItchcock Hitchcock Hitch HItch- Hitchcock cock he said uld to fight tIght Quoting article 10 of ot the league covenant covenant covenant cov cov- Mr l Wilson said anyone who understands understand the English language must admit that when it Said said the league could advise It meant advise ad vise and not compel He Ile characterized characterized characterized char char- the league as the only possible guarantee against war and said he would feel recreant to those who fought the thc war if he did not secure se secure secure se- se cure its adoption On the ride before the meeting the I president alighted from his automobile automobile automo automo- bile and stopped at the home of or C C. 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N Dietz brother of or Gould Dietz president present president pres- pres ident ent ot of f the e State League t to Enforce Peace The president chatted for a few minutes with Mr 11 Dietz and his mother TEXT OF ADDRESS II But I didn't come here this morning so much to expound upon I Ithe the treaty as aa to talk about these I things we call A reservation reservation reser reser- Is an assent with a but to It It We Va agree but Now I want to call your attention to some of ot these buts I will take them as far tar as I can In the order In ln deal L with m V the which th they y clauses of the league Itself In the first article of the co covenant covenant It is provided that a nation can withdraw from the league on two years ears notice provided notice provided that at the time of ot this withdrawal withdrawal that that Is to I to say at the expiration of or the two years It has fulfilled all Its international t onal obligations and all its obligations obliga obliga- under the covenant I But some of or our friends are very uno uneasy ev about that that TIA Sn nt tn Ott dt i close to the door and with and with their ha handon hand handon d don on the knob and tile they w want n to say We Ve are In this thing but but we are in jn it with Infinite timidity and we are in it only because you us usand and wanted us to come in but we are going to sit here and try this door every ery once in a while and see it Isn't locked and Just as soon as we see anything we dont don't like weare we weare weare are going to scuttle Laughter and applause Now vow what is Is the trouble I wanted you to put this to every man you 10 know ow who makes maltes this objection What is he afraid of ot Is he afraid that when the United States wishes to withdraw it will not have fulfilled ful ful- filled its International obligations atlon Is he willing to bring that indictment indict indict- indictment ment against this beloved country NEVER HAVE FAILED My fellow citizens we never did fail tall to fulfill any obligations we have made Applause And God to guide and help us we never will wl And I r for one am not going to admit admit admit ad ad- ad- ad mit it In any connection the slightest doubt that if It we ever choose to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- i draw we will 1 then have fulfilled our J obligations Because if It we make 4 reservations as they are called about J this what do we do This covenant do does doe's s not set up any tribunal to Judge whether we have fulfilled our obligations obligations obligations at that time time- or not There is only one thing to restrain us and that is the opinion of or mankind Are c I these gentlemen such poor patriots that they are afraid the United States I I I I will cut a poor figure in the opinion opinio of mankind and do they hey think that i they can bring this great people t to withdraw frol 1 that league if It at that t time their withdrawal would be condemned condemned condemned con con- b by the opinion of or mankind We have always been at pains t to o earn the respect of ot mankind and we w e shall always be at pains to retain it t Applause I r. r for one am too o proud as an American to say that any y doubt will ever hang upon our right t to withdraw upon the conditions o othe of ot f the fulfillment of ot our international 1 obligations Applause LATE JOINERS I have already adverted to their difficulties under article 10 and will not return to those That difficulty Is merely as I represented it Just now they dont don't want to go In as partners they want to go in as late Joiners because they all admit that In a war which imperils the just arrangements of mankind America the greatest richest freest people of or orthe the world must take sides with the cause We Ve cannot live without taking sides aides We devoted ourselves to Justice justice justice Jus jus- tice and liberty when we were ver born and we are ar n not t going to get senile and forget It Applause Are there any patriotic Americans who desire the method changed Cries of No Do they want meto me meto me meto to ask the Germans if It I may read the treaty to them expressed in the words tie yie United States senate thinks it ought to have been written In So you see the reservations comedown come comedown comedown down to this that they want wan wan wanto to e change hange the language of the treaty without changing its meaning and I let me say there are Indications I I Iam am not Judging from official dispatches dispatches dis dIs- patches bu but from the news newspapers newspapers- apers- apers that people are not in as good a humor over In France now as they were when hen I was there and It Is going to be more difficult to get a anew anew new agreement from now dote now on than it i iwas was before and after dealing with some come of ot those gentlemen I found that they were as Ingenious as any American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican in attaching unexpected meanings meanIngs meanIngs mean- mean I Ings to plain words I dont don't want therefore having gone through the mill ml on the existing langua language e togo to togo togo go through it again on an changed language lan lan- lan guage SHANTUNG CLAUSE I But I must not turn away from this great subject without attention to the Shantung clause the provision I with regard to the transfer of or certain German rights in the province of or Shantung China to Japan I frankly I said to m my Japanese colleagues at the conference therefore conference therefore I can without I Impropriety say It here that here that I was wa's vel very deeply with that part of or the treat treaty But Dut my fellow rellow citizens Japan agreed at that very ery time and as part of or the understanding understand understand- lIng ing upon which these clauses were put into the treaty that she would relinquish every item of or sovereignty that Germany had enjoyed to China and she would retain what other nations nations na- na have elsewhere In China certain economic concessions with regard to I the railways railway's and mines which she was vas to operate under a corporation and subject to the laws law of or China As J I sa say I wish she could have done i more but suppose as some have suggested that we dissent from that clause cause In the treaty You cant can't sign I all of or a n. trent treaty but one part my fellow fellow fel- fel i low Jow citizens It fl Is like the tho presidents president's veto he veto he cant can't veto provi ions ions of a hi hill h he has trot rot either to sign n the I bill bil or OT OTto veto to We Ve cant can't sign the treaty treat with the Shantung provision out of ot it it ft and if It we WP could what sort ort of of service would that be doing China 1 I If It I felt that I personally in any I way stood In the wa way of this settlement settlement settle settle- settlement ment I would be glad to die that it might be consummated because I 1 have havea a vision m my fellow citizens that If this thing should hv by y som some mishap not I Ibe be accomplished there would arise arise from that upon th the fair name of ot this people a stain which never could this be I effaced which would be intolerable t to every lover of ot America intolerable to every man who knew America and was ready with stout heart to to uphold up- up hO hold itI it I I said id Just now before opening that I gas was happy to forget torget on a campaign like this what party part I 1 belong to and I hope you will w not think 1 am recallIng recallIng recalling recall- recall Ing what party I belong to 1 if Ir I j say how proud I have been to stand along along- alongside alongside side of or Senator Hitchcock In this fight I 1 would be Just as glad to stand by Senator Norris if he lie would let me But I refer to Senator Hitchcock be because because because be- be cause I know this is his home town because of m my personal regard for him himI him I because I want to be the brother th the comrade and coworker of or every man who will work for this great cause And it heartens me when I 1 find as i I found round In Des Moines and I find here that there are re more Republicans on the committees that meet me than Democrats That may mav be in proPortion proportion tion to the population laughter but nevertheless I Judge from what I see of ot these gentlemen that they are at any rate very favorable specimens and that I can take it ft for granted because of ot what I 1 see in my dealings with them that they do represent some of the permanent and abiding influences of ot great t communities like this Ap- Ap v HEART OF AMERICA Why the heart of ot America beats In n these great prairies and on these great hillsides sometimes In n Wash Vash ington you seem ver very far awa away The voices that are most audible in Wash Wash- ington are not voices that anybody cares to listen to for very Ion long ion laughter and it is refreshing to me to get out among the great body of ot my fellow citizens and feel the touch of ot the hand and and- contact of or the shoulder shoulder der an and l the impulse of mass movement which is going to make conquest spiritual spiritual spir spir- spir conquest of the world Ap- Ap |