THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUtY 11,- 1919.
SAYS AMERICA
OWES DUTY TO
OTHER NATIONS
Rejection of League Covenant
Would Break Heart of
World, Declares Pres-
ident Wilson.
Cntlniw4 Fran PK Twe.
; a temporary administrative regime
' which did not involve a transfer of
political sovereignty and which con
templated a final determination of
its political connections by popu-
iar vote to be taken at a distant
late; no free city like Danzig could
be created which was under elab
orate international guarantees, to
a;;:pt exceptional obligations with
regard to the use of its port and
e- .eptional relations with a state of
which it was not to form a part;
properly safeguarded pfcbescites
could not provide for where popu
lations were at some future date to
make choice what sovereignty they
would live under no certain and uni
form method of arbitration could
be secured for the settlement of an
ticipated difficulties of final deci
sion with regard to many matters
" dealt with in the treaty itself; the
"long-continued supervision of the
task of reparation which Germany
was to undertake to complete with
in the next generation might en
tirely break down; the reconsidera
tion and revision of administrative
arrangements, and restrictions which
the treaty prescribed, but which it
was recognized might not prove of
lasting advantage or entirely fair if
too long enforced would be imprac
ticable. League Has Become Necessity.
The promises governments were
making to one another about the
way in which labor was to be dealt
with, in law not only, but in fact as
well, would remain a mere humane
thesis if there was to be no common
tribunal of opinion and judgment to
which liberal statesmen could re
aort for the influences whichalone
micht secure their redemption. A
league of free nations had become
a practical necessity. Examine the
treaty of peace and you will find
'.that everywhere throughout its
' manifold provisions its framers have
felt obliged to turn to the league of
nations as an indispensable instru
mentality for the maintenance of the
riew order it has been their purpose
to set up in the world the world
of civilized men.
That there should be a league of
nations to steady the counsels and
maintain the peaceful understandings
of the world, to make, not treaties
alone, but the accepted principles of
international law as well, the actual
rule of conduct among the govern
ments of the world, had been one of
the agreementsvaccepted, from the
rf h hasi nf oeace with the
central powers. The statesmen of
an xne Dciiigcrcui
agreed that such a league must be
created to sustain the settlements
that were to be effected. But at first
I think there was a feeling among
some of them that, while it must he
attempted, the formation of such a
league was perhaps a counsel of per
fection which practical men, long
experienced in the world of affairs,
must agree to very cautiously and
with many misgivings.
. Would Be Scrap of Paper.
It was only as the difficult work
' of arranging an all but universal ad
justment of the world's affairs ad-
', vanced from day to day, front one
stage of conference to another' that
it became evident to them that what
they were seeking would be little
more than something, written upon
paper, to he interpreted and applied
by such methods as the chances of
politics might make available if they
ti. not orovide a means of com-
f mon counsel which all were obliged
to accept, a common authority
whose decisions would be recog
nized as decisions which all must
respect . . ,
"And so the most practical, the
most skeptical among them turned
more and more to the league as the
authority through which interna
tional action was to be secured, the
authority without which, as they
had come to see it, it would be diffi
cult to give assured effect either to
hi treat or to any other interna
tional understanding upon whicbJ
they were to depend tor the main
tenance of peace. The fact that the
n . ,h iavti was inn nnr
substantial part of the treaty to be
. worked out and agreed upon, while
'xall else was in solution, helped to
make the formulation of the rest
easier.
Conference Not to Be Ephemeral.
The conference was, after all, not
to be ephemeral. The concert of
nations was to continue, under a
v definite covenant which had been
agreed upon and which all were
convinced was- workaDie. iney
could go forward with confidence to
make arrangements intended to be
.permanent. The most practical of
the conterees were at last tne mosi
ready to refer to the league of na
tions; the superintendence of all in
terests which did not admit of
raediate determination of all admin
istrative problems which were to re
quire a continuing oversight What
hal seemed a counsel of perfection
had come to- seem a plain counsel of
Tl t f
necessity. 111c icjguc ui uauuus
' was the practical statesman's hope
of success in many of the most dif
ficult things he was attempting. .
Was Universally Demanded.
"And it had validated Itself in the
thought of every member of the
conference as something much big
ger, much greater every way than
a mere, instrument for carrying out
the provisions of a particular treaty.
Jt was universally recognized that
; all the peoples of the world de
manded of the conference that it
, . should create such a continuing
concert of free nations as would
. iMi--a mi r ( errrrK cir anrl
spoilatio nsuch as this that has just
. ended , forever impossible.'
"A cry had gone out from every
. home in every stricken land from 1
which sons and brothers and fathers
had 'gone forth to the great sacri
' fice that such a sacrifice should
vnever again be exacted. It was
. manifest why it had been exacted.
It had been exacted because' one
iiuon ncsirca aominion ana oincr
N naticrs had known no means of de
fense exce;t armaments and alli
ance. Wt had lain at the. heart of
every arrangement of the Enrope
of every arrangement of the world
that preceded the war.
People Have Been Deceived.
"Restive peoples had been told that
fleets and armies, which they toiled
to sustain, meant peace; and they
now knew that they had been lied
to; that fleets and armies had been
maintained to promote national am
bitions and meant war. They knew
that no old policy meant anything
else but force, force always force.
And they knew that it was intoler
able. ,
"Every true heart in the world, and
every enlightened judgment de
manded that, at whatever cost of in
dependent action, every government
that took thought for its people, foe
justice or for ordered freedom
should lend itself to a new purpose
and utterly destroy the cirfltr of in
ternational politics. Statesmen
might see difficulties, but the people
could see none and could brook no
denial. A war in which they had
been bled white to beat the terror
that lay concealed in every balance
of power must not end in a mere
victory of arms and a new balance.
"The monster that had resorted to
arms must be put in chains that
could npt be broken. ''
1 World Must Have Peace.
The united power of free nations
must put a stop to aggression, and
the world must be given permanent
peace. There was not the will or
the intelligence to accomplish that
now, there must be another and . a
final war and the world must be
swept clean of every power that
could renew the terror. The league
of nations was not merely an in
strument to adjust and remedy old
wrongs under an international
treaty of peace; it was the only hope
for mankind. Again and again had
-the demon of war been cast out of
the house of the peoples and the
house swept clean by a treaty of
peace; only to prepare a time when
he would enter in again with spirits
worse than himselfvThe house must
now be given a tenant who could
hold it against all such.
Convenient, indeed, indispensable
as statesmen found the newly
planned league of nations to be for
the execution of present plans of
peace and reparation, they saw it
in a new aspect before their work
was finished. They saw it as the
main object of the peJce, as the
only thing that could complete it
or make it worth while. They saw
it as the hope of the world and that
hope they did not dare to disappoint.
shall we or any other free people
hesitate to -accept this great duty?
Dare we reject it and break the
heart of the-world?
Result of Conference Complete.
"And so the result of the confer
ence of peace, so far as Germany is
concerned, stands complete. The
difficulties encountered were very
many. Sometimes they seemed in
superable. It was impossible to
aecommodate the interests of so
great a body of nations interests
which directly or indirectly affected
almost every nation in the world
without many minor compromises.
The treaty as a result is not exact
ly what we would have written.
It is probably not what any one
of the national delegations would
have written. But results were
worked out which on the whole
bear test I think that it will be
found that the compromises which
were accepted as inevitable nowhere
cut to the heart of any principle.
The work of the conference'squares.X
as a whole, with the principles
agreed upon as the basis of the
peace as well as with the practical
possibilities of the international sit
uations which had to be faced and
dealt with as facts.
Withholds French Pact
"I shall presently have occasion
to lay before you a special treaty
with France, whose object is the
temporary protection of France
from unprovoked aggression by the
power with whom this treaty of
peace has been negotiated. Its
terms link it 'with- this treaty. I
take the liberty, however, of reserv
ing it for special explication on an
other occasion.
"The role which America was to
play in the conference seemed de
termined, as I have said, before my
colleagues and I got to Paris de
termined by the universal expecta
tions of the nations whose repre
sentatives, drawn from all quarters
of the globe, we were to deal with.
It was universally recognized that
America had entered the war to
promote no private or peculiar in
terest of its own, but only as the
champion of rights which it was
glad 'to share with free men and
lovers of justice everywhere. We
had formulated the principles upon
which the settlement was to be
made the principles upon which
the armistice had been agreed to
and the parleys of peace under
taken and no one doubted that
our desire was to see the treaty of
peace formulated along the actual
lines of those principles and de
sired nothing else. ,We were wel
comed as disinterested friends.
U. S. Acted As Arbiters.
' We were resorted to as arbiters
in' many a difficult matter. It was
recognized that our material, aid
would be indispensable in the days
to come, when industry and credit
would have to be brought back to
their normal operation again and
communities beaten to the ground
assisted to their feet once more and
it was taken for granted, I am
proud to say, that, we would play
the helpful friend in these things
as in all others without prejudice or
favor.
We were generously accepted as
the unaffected champions of what
was right. It was a very responsi
ble role to play; lut I am happy to
report that the fine group of Amer
icans who helped- with their expert
advice in each part of the varied
settlements sought in every trans
action to justify the high confidence
reposed in them.
America Owes Duty.
And that confidence, it seems to
me, is the measure of our opportu
nity and of our duty in the days to
come, in which the new hope of the
peoples of the world is to be ful
filled or disappointed. The fact
that America is the friend of the
nations, whether they be rivals or
associates, is no new fact. It is
only the discovery of it by the rest
of the world that is new. '
"America may be said to have
just reached her majority as a
world power. It was almost ex
actly 21 years ago that the results of
the war with Spain put us unex
pectedly in possession of rich
islands on the other side of the
world and brought us into associa
tion with other governments in the
control of the West Indies. It was
regarded as a sinister and ominous
thing by the statesmen of more, than
one European chancellory that we
should have extended our power be
yond the confines of our continental
dominions. They were accustomed
to think of new neighbors as a ne
menace, of rivals as watchful ene
mies.
People Disapproved Action.
There were persons amongst us
at 1ome who looked with deep dis
approval and avowed anxiety on
such extensions of our national au
thority over distant islands and
over peoples whom they feared we
might exploit, not serve and assist
But we have not exploited hem.
"We have been their friends and
have sought to serve them. And
our dominion has been a menace to
no other nation. We redeemed our
honor to the utmost in our dealings
with Cuba. She is weak but abso
lutely free; and it is her trust in us
that makes her free. Weak peoples
everywhere stand ready-to give us
any authority among them that will
assure them a like friendly over
sight and direction. They know
that there, is no ground for fear in
receiving us as their mentors and
guides. Our isolation was ended
20 years ago; and now fear of us is
ended also, our counsel and asso
ciation sought after and desired.
There can be no question of our
ceasing to be a world power. The
only question is whether we can re
fuse the moral leadership that is
offered us", whether we shall accept
or reject the confidence of the
world.
American is World's Leader.
"The war and the conference of
peace now sitting in Paris seem to
me toj have answered that question.
Our participation in the war estab
lished our position among the na
tions and nothing but our own mis-
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Capital mnd Surplus Over
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taken action can . alter it It was
not an accident or a matter of sud
den choice that we are no longer
isolated and devoted to a policy
which has only our own interest
and advantage for its object It
was our duty to go in, if we were
indeed the champions of liberty and
right We answered to the call of
duty in a. way so spirited, so utterly
without thought of what we spent
of blood or treasure, so effective, so
worthy of the admiration of true
men everywhere, so wrought out of
the stuff of'all that was heroic, that
the whole world saw at last n the
flesh, in noble action, a great ideal
asserted and vindicated, by a nation
they had deemed material and now
found to be compact of the spirit
ual forces that must free men of
every nation from every unworthy
bondage. It is thus that a new role
and a new responsibility have come
to this great nation that we-honor
and which we would all wish to lift
to yet higher levels df service and
achievement. . I
"The stage is set, the destiny dis
closed. It has come about by no
plan of our conceiving, but by the
hand of God who led us into this
way. We cannot turn back. -We
can only go forward, with lifted
eyes and freshened spirit to follow
the vision. It was of this that we
dreamed at our birth. America shall
in truth show the way. The light
streams upon the path ahead, and
nswhere else." 1
Bankers Realty Co. Is Not .
o Insolvent, Official Says
F. C Harver, secretary and gen
eral manager of the Bankers' Realty
Investment Co., has issued a state
ment explaining that no dividends
were declared on July 1. and
expressing his belief-that the out
look for the building contracts at
the present time is encouraging,
insuring a profit for . construction
work greater than ever before.
"The company has ,been harassed
and annoyed- by unwise litigation,
and some unscrupulous lawyers are
sending letters to the stockholders,
stating tha we were insolvent.
There purpose is apparent" said
Mr. Haver.
He added that the company is
being reorganized, giving to the
preferred stockholders a greater
opportunity than ever before to
share in its management. A com
plete statement of. the financial con
dition of the company will be issued
on August 1. '
Railroad Cars Will
Be Used in Grading
The Dodge Street Hill
A standard gauge railroad track
and the use of railroad dump cars
in connection with the grading of
Dodge street hill, is the prospective
novelty in store for Omaha within
the next month. The track will be
extended to Twenty-second street.
The grading contract was signed
Wednesday by Condon & Bolen.
Thev public and private grading
which will be done by this firm is
estimated at 250,000 yards. The
earth will be hauled away in cars
and delivered to railroads at Twelfth
hand Dodge streets.
John A. Wolf Dies
' John A. Wolf, 45 years old, died
early -yesterday at his home,
2811 Ruggles street, after a short
illness. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Arthur, 5 years old.
The body will be taken to 'Nauvoo,
III., his former home.
Veteran Nebraslca ,
Newspaper Man Dies
While On Visit East
Word has been received in Omaha
announcing the death of Charles R.
V. Williams at Johnstown, Pa., Tues
day afternoon, where he had gone to
visit his daughter, Mrs. T. E. Mc
Means. Mr, Williams was 70 years old and
belonged to the old school of news
paper men. Forty pears ago he was
a reporter on The Omaha Bee, hav
ing been employed on the paper for
severahyears prior to that time.
Leaving The Bee he edited one of the
Grand Island - papers for several
years and later edited other papers
in Nebraska. He was appointed
clerk in the internal revenue office in
Omaha and served under James
North and Ross Hammond during
their terms as collectors. Severing
his connection with the revnue of
fice, he moved to Edgar, where he
afterward lived.
"Accompanied by his two daugh
ters, the body of Mr. Williams will
pass through Omaha Friday. Burial
will be in Grand Island.
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Not a bit of this
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wasted-itis eat
able to the last ;
' atonv ;i
There's a Reason for ,
Grape-Nuts
Tub Skirts
For women and miss
es; materials such as
Pique, Duck, etc. ; large
patch pockets; 1.50 and
1.69 values, special at
89c
Cotton Blouses
White only, for wo
men and misses, slightly -:
soiled ; all good styles
and good material!
These are extraordinary'
bargains, attach
49c
Three Big Specials & Men's Basement ' Stoe
A Special Selling of Men's
Union Suits
Extremely Low Priced
The kind that makes summer more en
joyable. In this lot you will find short
sleeves, ankle length, three-quarter length,
no sleeves and knee length styles. You can
easily find your preferred style here.
Buy a Plentiful
Supply at
69c
Materials in this lot consist of balbrig-
gan, lisle striped madras, mesh and nain
sook. Closed, loose or close crotch.
The price, 69c, is so ridiculously low that
a large attendance is expected and we ad
vise being here early Friday. At this price
you can afford to lay in next summer's
supply of Underwear.
An Offering of Genuine
Palm Beach Suits
Very Unusually Low Priced
Get one of these Hot Day Suits. You're cool any
time, even at 96 above, if you're sensibly clad in
one of these fine Palm Beach Suits. They mean
utmost summer comfort.
The Palm Beach
Label in Every 1
Suit
Extra
Special
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Here's just the kind of an opportunity we ven
ture, that you've been awaiting. Look at the re
markably low price it's one for which yow can
purchase a Suit and make a substantial saving.
Sizes 34 to 44.
Wash Ties,
Special at Ea.
An Excellent Opportunity for Men
These ties are made of fine mercerized cloth ,in
plain white and stripes, a variety of patterns and
colors.
19c
An Unusual Sale of 3,000
Boys' Blouses
Good Materials and Styles
The mother of every boy will be pleased
to take advantage of the splendid offering
and secure for her little son a goodly sup
ply of these Blouses. It would surely" be
wise economy, for.they represent most un
usual bargains. ' . ,
A
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very opeciany
Priced-Each I
These Blouses are made of fine colored
striped materials. Madras, percales and
other good wearing fabrics. There are in
this lot, too, a number of Boys' Sport Shirts
and Sport Blouses, in a variety of new pat
terns for summer. 'All are offered at one
attractive low price. All sizes.
Voile and Nainsook.
and India linon, all 40 inches
wide for summer dresses, waists,
aprons, etc., long mill 1 Q
lengths, at yd. I5i
Shirting Percale
88 inches wide, . all light
Srounds, beautiful cambric f in
h in a tplendid assortment of
pretty designs and colors, 3 to
10-yard lengths, at OQ
per yard
Dress Gingham
The Renfrew brand, 32 inches
wide, beautiful plaids, dhecks,
etc.' Very special for O C
Friday, per yard . OOC
Bleached Muslin
36 in. wide and 86 in.
bleached cambric compares with
Fruit of Loom or Lonsdale, 3
to 10-yd. lengths, OOi
pecialmtyd. ?2C
Shirting Madras
'82 inT, in a wonderful variety
of woven designs in pretty Jac
fluaffl eff ecte; also Rus
sian cord styles at yd. t J C
Foulard
Silk finished foulard in a big
variety of pretty printings, light
and -dark colors, permanent lus
trous finish, very spe- O C
cial at yard OUC
emnants
of wash goods of all kinds, in
cluding galatea suiting, repps,
pongee, batiste, voiles, pajama
checks, sateens on one large
bargain table Friday 1C.
only, at yard 1UC
Women's and Children's Oxfords
Bargains of an unusual nature in hot weather footwear.
Here are presented remarkable values in hot weather footwear. Priced
in such a way as to insure a remarkable saving. Good styles and leathers,
as well as the low prices, are features that make these offerings worthy of
much attention. -r . .
Children's Barefoot Sandals
All sizes, from 6 small to size 2 large, made
of tan lotus uppers, with solid double soles;
every pair is a good bargain. N
1.50 to $2
Values
Wi& 98c
PAIR
Infants Barefoot Sandals
A very attractive assortment "of either tan
lotus calfskin, white elk and patent kid, come
in ventilated styles, as well as in baby doll
effects. Stitched down soles; an ideal shoe
for this hot weather; they are
slightly imperfect; special at,
per pair
49c
Women's and Young
Ladies'
Outing Oxfords
pair 1.89
Made of white kid with
trimmings. . Long, narrow
lasts, with either rubber soles
and heels or leather, sizes
are only 2i8' to 5i2; 3.50
values. ,
We've Anticipated Your Needs Perfectly in Summer
DRAPERIES AND RUGS
at Prices that Mean Worth While. Savings v
A visit here Friday will convince you of that fact and also of the
splendid bargains obtainable. Attend the Drapery Sellings Friday..
50 pair of Filet Net CurUim, 2 yards
long, white, ivory and beige; a bargain
wnile .this lot lasts, at, pair, 1.75.
100 pieces of Marquisette, Scrim and Voile,
36 to 40 inches wide; special, yd., 19c
2,000 yards of Scrim, plain and fancy,
lengths 10 to 20 yards; special, yd., 10c.
Lace Curtains, on big table, 2 to 3
yards long; some can be matched,; a bar
gain, at, each 49c
750 Wash Rugs, as mr Hit and MissjtasI- 36x72 Crex aq
size 18x36, b all sU I. Rugs, size 27x54. M Grass Rugs in H Q
colors; 75c value, 1 1.25 values, ZjmJ all colors, spe- I .
at, each each cial, at each - x
i ;
40 Inch Organdie
Sheer crisp quality in a . var
iety of plain shades; also white,
5 to 15 yard lengths , OQ
at yard J7C
I
White Madras "
86 in., splendid quality for
waists and, dresses, men's and
boy's summer shirts,
etc., special at yd. '
39c
Dimity Checks
Fine white material checks
and stripes and flaxon batiste
for pretty waists, nr)l .
dresses, etc., yd. e&nCzC
White Voile
40 iiC very fancy, in a big
assortment of woven and em
broidered designs, very desir
able for summer dresses.OA
etc., at yard 02C
Suiting and Skirting-
White, 86 inches wide and.
in a variety of new weaves, gen.
uine Wamsutta make desirable
for separate skirtsmiddies, etc.
Positively worth 79c CA
Friday at yard - -?OUC
Fancy Foulard
Silk mixed, Jacquard styles:
values up to 1 1, while a limited
quantity lasts al!, OQ
yard OJC
Dress Yoild
and batiste, fancy printed sheer
quality, pretty patterns on
white and tinted backgrounds
special fTtday at,
per yard
17ic
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