Show FIGHT TAKE TREATY FIGHT Ik i 5 DIRECT i TO PEOPLE REMAND DEMAND OF WILSON WASHINGTON Jan 9 President Wilson in his message to the Jackson I day diners here said ald It U It is Is' with keen regret that I find I Iam I Iam I am am to b be Deprived pf of the pleasure and privilege of joining you and the the- theother other oilier loyal Democrats Who are to assemble t tonight tonight tonight-to to celebrate Jackson day and renew renew their vows vos ot of fidelity to the great principles of our party the principles principles print prin prin- which must now fulfill the hopes t not only of pf our own people but of the ithe I people of the world Th The United States enjoyed the spir spiritual l leadership of the world until the s senate of the United States failed to i Ia the treaty by Which the belligerent belligerent bellig bellig- erent rent nations sought to effect the settlement settlement settlement set set- I for which they had foug fought t throughout the war WAR RESULTS UNDETERMINED t tit lIt It Is that at this supreme supreme su- su preme prem crisis and final turning point In Inthe Inthe inthe the int international l relations of the whole v when the r results of the great j dr are are by no means determined and andare andare are ir still sUll questionable and dependent uj Upon cin events e which no man can foresee op or count upon the United States Should hould withdraw from the concert of progressive and enlightened nations by I if 1 which Germany German was defeated and all J 8 Similar governments If the world be beso li fd so as to contain any warned q the certain consequences of any n at- at I. I t t pt of a like iniquity and yet that the the a-the effect of the course of ot the senate vet of the United States has taken with 1 regard to the of Versailles Germany is beaten but we are still At M at war with her and the old stage is is' rs reset t. t for a repetition of ot the old plot o It It is ls now ready for the resumption of the life old offensive and defensive ali al- al i which made settled peace im- im impossible p possible It is now open again to every soft of Intrigue The old spies are free tOj 0 resume their former abominable activities WAY WAY OPEN TO INTRIGUE They are again at liberty libert to make q It Impossible for fot g governments to be 92 sU suYe a what mischief is being worked among their own people what hat internal 1 disorders are being fomented Without ut this Oils cov covenant nant of the league of nations tJi there re may may be as many secret treaties treaties' as S ever to destroy destro the confidence of governments' governments In each other and their validity cannot be questioned None Nome of the objects we e professed to be fighting ro for foe has been peen secured or can be made of without this nations nation's rat rati- tt of the treaty and Its entry into sd t tg 1 covenant This nation entered the there thereat re rest reat t war to vindicate Its own rights s and to protect and preserve free free gov- gov gov It went Into the war to see it through to the end and the end has 4 not yet ret come It went into the war warto warto warto to to tomake make an end of militarism to furbish fur fur- bish Ish guarantees to weak nations and Ito make Hos-make make a just and lasting peace ALONE ilioNE OtIE HAND BEFORE WORLD V JIt SIt entered in with noble enthusiasm lre l ve of the leading belligerents have hae accepted the treaty and formal format ratifications ratifications ratifications will soon be exchanged The question ri estion Is Whether this country will enter and ent enter r wholeheartedly If It it t does loes hot do doso so so the United States and will play a lone hand in the world The maintenance of the peace bf the bf-the the world and the eff effective execution j ti tion n of the treaty depend upon the i wholehearted participation of f the Unit United d States I am nat stating it as as a Effi J matter o ot of power The point Is that the K United States is the only nation which Wi 11 lies lias s sufficient nt moral force with the rest Mas-rest rest of the world to guarantee the subi sub- sub i of ot discussions for war If we c c keep out of this agreement agreements if we d do doClot donot not Jot give our guarantees then another a attempt tempt will be made to crush th the n new hew w nations of Europe AI A T T i SAYS MAJORITY WITH HIM HIMI HIM I do not believe that this is what f J tI the e people of this country wish or will ro r. r be he satisfied with P Personally ly I do not accept the action of the senate of the m rt United States as the decision n of ot the jo Nation I have asserted from the first jj 5 th that t the overwhelming majority of the peep people l e of ot this country d desire the desire th the V ft 10 o C option cation of the treaty and my impression AEU tt l iff tR that effect has recently been conj confirmed con con- con con- j f p firmed fumed by bythe the unmistakable evidence F ry public opinion given during my visit visitS f S tr fa o seventeen of the states I have en en- j 11 make it plain that if the t flavored ored ored to tb 1 r t R nae wishes to say what the IJ fed d meaning of the league Is I shall have no objection There can be rip no nooh o oh reasonable objection to r Ater 1 the act of ratification r itself lt But when the treaty aty is act acted d I must know whether it means we have hae ratified or or re jested it We cannot rewrite this treaty We must take it without changes which alter its meaning or leave it and then after i t the rest of the world has signed V sU W i i Jt must must face face the unthinkable task 12 der qt making tl g another n ther and ad separate k kind nd fJ eZ treaty with But no mere k ons with regard to the wish and F. 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F m of the country are credited P- P Tr-IT Tr BEFORE VOTERS if lf th there re is 18 any doubt as to what t t of th the country think on this J f Q j the clear and single w way y yo Y 1 t Is to submit it for determination y At At lh he next election to the vot voters ot of J- J nation ti to give the next election the arm of a a a. neat great and nd solemn refe-en- refe c mini nt m a referendum as to the part the V 1 United States Is to play in completing vt- vt the settlements ments of the war and In the v prevention in the future of such out- out I J r T rages rages- la as Germany attempted to per- per We have no moral right to refuse now to take part in iii the execution execution execution tion and administration of ot these settlements settlements settlements set set- than we had to refuse to take part in th the fighting of the last few weeks of the w r brought victory victory vic vic- tory and n made ide it possible to to dictate to Germany what the settlements should be Our fidelity to our to our associates In 11 inthe the war waris Is in question arid and the whole future of m mankind It wll be heart heartening hearten hearten- ning n- n ing to ing-to to the whole world to know now the at attitude attitude attitude at- at and purpose of th the l i eople people of o f the United States WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY I 1 spoke Just now of the spiritual leadership of the tM United States thinking thinking think think- ing of international affairs But there Is Is' Another s spiritual leadership which is open to us and which we can assume The whole world has been made safe sate for democracy but democracy has not been finally vindicated All sorts of crimes are being committed in Its name all 11 sorts of preposterous perversions perversions of its doctrines and practices are ore being at attempted This in my Judgment Is to be the great privilege of the democracy of the United States Slates to show that it can le lead d the way in the solution of the great social and Industrial problems of our tur time and lead the way to a happy settled settled settled set set- set set- order o of life as well a. a ail as t to political liberty Th The program for this achievement achieve went ment ent we must attempt to formulate and md in carrying It out oute we we e shall do more than can be done In any any- other way to sW sweep P out ut of existence the tyrannous find and arbitrary forms o of po power pow power pow pow- er which are now masquerading under the name of popular ar TRIBUTE TO JACKSON Whenever we look back bade to Andrew Ja Jackson we should draw fresh Inspiration inspiration tion from his character and example His mind grasped with such a splendid definiteness and firmness the principle of national authority and national ac- ac tion He was so Indomitable In his purpose to give reality to the prInciples principles principles ples of f the government that this Is a avery avery very fortunate time to recall and to renew our vows of faithfulness to the principles and the pure practices practices tices of democracy I rejoice to Join you in this renewal of faith and purpose pur pur- pose I hope that the whole evening may be happiest results as re regards regards' regards regards' regards regards' re- re gards' gards the fortunes of ot our party and the nation |