Show I 1 I. I Wilsons Wilson's Letter l 1 fHE HE lofty sentiments expressed by President Wilson in his letterIA letter 1 IA to the Multnomah county Oregon Democratic central l committee com corn will appeal to all A Americans But t the he action actio he as asks s and nd 1 which h he seeks by the sentiments he expresses to defend will find 1 6 only i ly Iy partial favor I. I J. J Mr Wilson declares it imperative that the party Democratic Demos Demo Demo- s- s cratic should hould at once proclaim itself the uncompromising chamI champion cham cham- chami I f pion of of the nations nation's honor meaning that the Democratic party I should demand the ratification of the Versailles treaty without amendment or reservation or Pf as s he s says ys without ut compromise of ot I sort 1 1 any r f 1 T e e president we b believe is is' is his asking his party to to take take too r. r a stand The party may prope properly Jy pledge its itself lf- lf lff f for r a a league j e pf f nations and It ItIS Is IS IS' over the covenants of the pr proposed l league agu I 4 at t the entire treaty fight has lias r rag raged g d but it would err if f it assumed the dictatorial attitude of demanding the particular league as mapped out at Versailles or no league at all f. i Mr Wilson Vilson asks that the Lodge reservations be bec c condemned vas as' as utterly inconsistent with the nations nation's honor M Most st o of of these t reservations f however need not be conden condemned With the thC tIon of perhaps two they are int interpretative a arid and d could ouid b be adopted adopt d' d Yi without hOUt injuring the lea league ue or dis displeasing leasing any for foreign ign nation They fJ 1 have in m fact act been approved by many Democratic leaders i We Ve Welo lo 10 do not question the the president presidents s' s sincerity in urging the dop i pf ff the tre treaty ty as written Unquestionably y he honestly believes in the perfection n of the treaty But what the people want is pea peace and they are willing wilting to 10 make ake some compromises to get it W. W er will not sanction an uncompromising nc attitude and to the extend N that he lie urges his party t to o be uncompromising we believe i Wilson Wilson has has' permitted his pe personal la to to v come his better f Apolitical pp i-pp 1 1 judgment 1 k f |