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TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1918.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.moment becluse it sees, that stateamento utter because I believed them to be revenge, therefore, is this, that, wif be have had no vision, and that the only an interpretation of the purpose and lieved in righteousness, and now, we_are PRESIDENT WILBON'S REPLY TO
vision has been the vision of the people thought of the people of the United † ready to make the supreme sacrifice for it, HIS CRITICS,
Those who suffer see Those against States. And those boys went over there the supreme sacrifice of throwing in-our The following is the text of President whom wrong is wrought know how desir- with the feeling that they were sacredly fortunes with the fortaines of men every Na bound to the realisation of these ideala; where. Mr. Taft was speaking of Wash- Wilson's speech on the Lengue of Nations,able is the right of the righteous. Belivered to a crowded meeting. in Newtions that have long been under the heel that they were not only going over thereington's utterance about entangling alli- of the Austrian, that have long covered to beat Germany; they were not goiugances, and, if he will permit me to say Nork, recently.
My fellow-citizens, I accept the intiina-before the Geritan, that have long suffer, over there merely with resentment in so, he put the exactly right interpretation" tion of the air just played. Over there."ed the indescribable agonies of being their hearts against "a particular outlaw upon what Washington said, the inter I will not cute back Till it's over governed by the Turk, have called out to nation, but that they were erosing those pretation that is inevitable if you read And the thing that he longed for over there. And yes I pray God, in the the world generation after generation for 2,000 miles of sex in order to show to what he said, "is most of these gentlemen.
was just what we are now about to sup "interests of peace and of the world, shat justice," liberation, and succour, and no Europe that the United States, when it not.
The first thing that Cabinet in the world has heard them. became necessary, would go anywhere!
arrangement which will dis ply: an that may be Moon. I am going to tell the people on the other Private organisations, the pitying hearts where the rights of mankind were side of the water is that an overwhelming of philanthropic men and women, have threatened. They would not sit still-in entangle all the alliances in the world. majority of the American prople is in poured out their treasure in order to the trenches. They would not be restrain- favour of the League of Nations. I know relieve these sufferings, but no nation has ed by the prudence of experienced Con- that that is true. I have had unmistak- aid to the nations responsible, "You tinental commanders. They thought they sole intimations of it from all parts, of must stop. This thing is intolerable; and had come over there to do a particular thing, and they were going to do it, and the country, and the voler rings-true-in-we will not permit it."
do it as oner. every ense. I account myself fortunate
SPLEITUAL VORCK OF THE VS.
of Nations Nations promise not to have. sistent with the covenants of the League alliances Nations promise not to make combinations against each other. Nations. bination, and that is the combination of agree that there shall be but one com- all against the wrong-doer.
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A GREAT DISENTANGLEMENT. Nothing entangles, nothing enmeshes, a man except a wifish combination with Nothing entanglesa supebody else. nation, hampers, it binds it, except to enter into a combination with some other. nation against the other nations of the world.
And this great disentanglement of And just as soon as that rush of spirit,- as well as rush of body, came in contact all laces is now to be accomplished by with the lines of the enemy, they began this Covenant, because one of the covert to break, and they continued to breaks is that no nation shall enter into any until the end. They continued to break, relationship with another cation incon by fellow-citizens, not merely because of the physical forte of those lusty youngs ters, but because of the irresistible spiritual force of the armies of the was that that awed them. It was that United States. It was that they felt. It
And so I am going back to my task on that made them feel if these youngsters ever got a foothold they could never be the other side with renewed vigour
American people, is, but I have been dislodged, and that therefore, every foot had not forgotten what the spirit of the of ground that they won was permanently immensely refreshed by coming in con- won for the liberty of mankind. And do tact with it again. I did not know how is where you suppose that, having felt that crusade good home felt until I got here. The only nothing has to be explained to him. ing spirit of these youngsters, who want place a man can feel at home over, there pot to glorify America, but Nothing has to be explained to me in sentiment of the to serve their fellow-men I am going to
fundamental things like this the permit myself for one moment to slacken America, least of all the Fot
open What I at
policy-and perfectly legitimate of the fort to be worthy of them and great fan eple mean, about the jag. I said with deeper meaning than are many differences of judgment as to perhaps you have caught I do not there are sometimes profound diferences mean to come back until it's over over there, and must not be over until the of judgment, but those are not differences Geatleihen on this purpose, those are not differences of permanency of peace. nations of the world are assured of the of sentiment, those are not differences of side of the water would be very much ideals. And the advantage of not having hear it In a certain rather aban- profited by getting into communication to have anything explained to you is that with some of the gentlemen on the other you recognise a wrong explanation when side of the waters Wo sometimes think you
the truth be was not found telling it bitt my fellow-citizens, that experienced Joned bait of the frontier, at det the statemen of European nations are an, it was said, they found i wan
am in that situation wile regard untually hard-headed set of men, by the sould fell it when he heard it. And I ebime of the criticismi "I have, hearth which we generally mean, though we do
This is a
praction whical think
world to not admit is that they are they say, by which you always mens that it's notThey do not make any impression. an me Something very an ideal world that they do not believe, because I know there is po medium
the country is against rach narrow underlies it all than that things can be settled upon an ideal basis, will transmistress as
never came into intimate com With them before, but if they aedes 24g such to be that way they are not that way their fellow now. They have been subdued if that wa once their temper by the awful signis ficance of recent greats, and the awful importance
should be in some quarters auch a com prehensive ignorance of the state of the These gentlemen do not know world.
is just now, what the mind of "men
I do not know Everybody else doen. where they have been closeted.. I do not know by what influences they have been blinded, but I do know they have been separated from the general currents of the thought of mankind.
BOLEMN WARNING.
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And the vision has been with the people. to speak here under the unusual cirMy friends, I wish you would reflect cumstances of this ciening. I am happy upon this proposition; the vision as to to associate myself with Mr. Taft in this what is necessary for great reforms has Teat. cause. He has displayed an eleva seldom come from the top in the nations tion of view and devotion to public duty of the world. It has come from the peed which is beyond praise. And I am the and aspiration and self-assertion of great more happy because this means that this bodies of men who meant to be free. And is not a party issue.. No party has a I can explain some of the criticisms right to appropriate this issue, and no which have been levelled against this - party milfsie the long run dare oppose it great enterprise only by the supposition We have listened to so clear sad ad that the men who utter the criticisms mirable an exposition of many of the bave never felt the great pulse of the main features of the proposed covenant heart of the world. And I am amazed of the League of Nations that it is per-not alarmed, but amazed-that there haps not necessary for me to discuss in any particular way the contents of the document. I will see's rather to give you I don't know when I have its setting. been more impressed than by the Confer- ences of the Commission set up by the Conference of Peace to draw up the Covenant for the League of Nations. The representatives of fourteen nations at around that board not young men, not men inexperienced in affairs of their own countries, not men inexperienced in the And I want to utter this solemn warn politics of the world; and the inspiring ing, not in the way of a threat; the influence of every meeting was a concurforces of the world do not threaten, they rence of purpose on the part of all those operate. The great tides of the world do not give notice that they are going men to come to an agreement and an
to rise and run; they gise in their majesty efective working agreement with regard and overwhelming right, and those who to this League of the civilised world stand in the way, are overwhelmed. Now There was a conviction in the whole in the heart of the world is awake, and the pulse: there was conviction of more than heart of the world must be satisfied. Do one sort, there was the conviction that act let yourselves, suppose for a moment this thing ought to be done, and there that the uneasiness in the populations of was also the conviction that not a man Europe is due entirely to economic causes there would venture to go home and say or economic motives.
much deeper that he hurd not tried to do it.
They see that their Governments have never been able to defend them against Mr. Taft has set a picture for yous of intrigue or aggression, and that there is
I think my fellow-citizens, that wint the failure of this great purpose no force of foresight or of prudence in ..would mean. We have been being, for any modern Cabinet to stop war. And
What are we to say, then, as to the all these weary months that this agony therefore they say,There must be some
tan look forward to it with great con- since, I came to this side of the water of war has lasted of the sinister purpose fundamental cause for this and the of the Central Empires, and have made fundamental cause they are beginning to is not one of them with whom I have come-fidence. I have Board cheering: nows of the course that they meant their perceive to be that nations have stood in contact who does not feel he cannot about the progrees that is being made in conquests to take. Where did the lines singly or in little jealous groups against conscience return to his people from Paris Paris towards the discussion, and clari. of that map lie of that central line that each other, fostering prejudice, increas unless he has done his utmost to do some fication of the great and many We used to call from Berlin to Bagh Ing the danger of rather than con- thing more than attach his name to the uation and. I bleve
"off begin to Had They lay through these very certing measures to prevent it, and that Treaty of Peace. regions to which Mr. Taft has called your there is right in the world, if there Conference knows that the Treaty of time on, st those conferences
Tea Peace in itself will be inoperative, as believe what I know as well a believe, justice in the world, there is no rea attention. But they lay then united Empire.
the Austro-Hungarian son why nationa should be divided in Mr. Taft has said, without this constant
of justice. They are, therefore, support and energy of a great organisa is this: that the men engaged in those 20, not losing it, that they are finding & Bound to respect as her ally, in the saying
community of purpose and a community of ideal to an extent that perhaps they path of that line of conquest; the Turkish is a right, if you really believe that wars Nations. Empire, whose interests abe professed to ought to be stopped, stop thinking about
did not expect; and that amidst all the make her own, lay in the direct path that the rival interests at nations, and think about men and women and children
infantes complicated amidst all this The intended to tread. And now what
throughout the world Nations are not bas happened! The Austro-Hung made to word distinctions to their rulers
inter-play of influence, there is a forward. Empire has gone to pieces and the
by way of success in the maneuvres of
movement which is running towards the kish Empire has disappeared,ult politica; nationa afe meant, if they are
right Men have at last perceived that nations that effected that
the right, and that's wrong settlement in You not and prosperous, and no nation has the side, will and the covenant not only in it bound to be a temporary bettlement
tied bound
to be a temporary settlement for right to set up its special interests but so many threads of the Treaty only would have weak nations in which against the interests and benefits of man-to the Covenant that you cannot dissect the very best reason of all, that it ought this path but you have
all,- this gross batión which of that old poisonous seed of intrigua could kind, least
It was set play the benefit the Covenant from the Treaty without to be a temporary settlement, and the destroying the whole vital structure The spirits of men will rebel against it and be planted with the certainty that there love. brop would be abundant; and one of the of mankind; it was set up to illustrate structure of peace will not be vital with the spirite of men are now in the saddle.
I was in Italy, a little limping When the League of Nations is the highest ideals, and achieve out the League of bings that
is going to bring
view with me I could not con intended to watch is the course of in- highest aspirations of men
gan interview: trigue. Intrigue cannot stand publicity, and if the League of Nations were nothing but a great debating society "it would kill intrigue.
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OF PLACE TREATY. And men who, when I first went over there, were sceptical of the possibilitted forming a League of Namens that if-we-could but ford it, it would be an invaluable instrumentality through which to secure the operation of the various parts of the Treaty; and
influence because it is
Dow responsible as the trustees of the and, children in them sequre and happy that Treaty comes back, gentlemen on the only, permanent thing in the world is
assets of those great nations.
to be free and the world the world him to day-belleves that, and counts, pate and would be thrown back into the blackness of despair if we deserted it.
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I have tried once and again my fellow. citizens, to say to little circles of friends or to larger bodies what read hope of the peoples of Earope and
It is one of the agreements of this covenant that it is the friendly right of every nation member of the League to call attention to anything that it thinks will disturb the peace of the world, no occurring matter where that thing is There is no subject that.
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of the hope of those suffering peoples war if she had permitted the world to
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