THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. ' SEPTEMBER 9, 1919.
MR. WILSON SAYS
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which is theirs and the land which
forever will continue to be theirs."
, Turning from the land grants and
the fixing of boundaries of the Eu
ropean countries he again raised the
copy of the treaty and said:
"Prompt ratification of the
covenant i necessary so that uncer
tainties in labor conditions through
out the world may be cleared up.
The international labor organization
to be set up under the treaty will
give to labor, everv man, woman
and child, a new bifl of rights," he
declared. "The charter of the lib
erty for the working men of the
"world never has been dreamed of
before and there is only one way
to see to the enforcement of such
firovisions and that is through the
cague of nations."
Alludes to Reservations.
For the first time since the com
mencement of his trip, President
Wilson, alluded to the reservations
demanded by the foreign relations
committee of the United States sen
ate. "A reservation," said the presi
dent, "is an assent with a big "but.'
We agree 'but.' The unconditional
reservation providing for the un
conditional withdrawal of the
United States at the end of two
years mean that its sponsors were
to sit near the door with their
. hands on the knob, and if anything
is done they do not like, scuttle and
run. The league provides that ob
ligations must be fulfilled before
withdrawal of any country," said
the president," and this proviso
never will prevent the United States
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from withdrawing, because this
great nation always has and il
ways will live up to its interna'
tional obligations." Here he was
greeted with a half-hearted cheer
from a section of the Auditorium,
but this in no wise was represen
tative of the vast assemblage.
Article X came next in litre for
explanation by Mr. Wilson.
"Those who want reservations to
Article X," declared President
Wilson, "simply didn't want to be
partners with the remainder of the
world, but wanted to be 'late join
ers' along with Germany, the only
large country in the world that was
not represented in the league of
nations. Germany, and dismem
bered Turkey, are the only two
countries that are not represented
in the peace covenant in the league
of nations. Germany will be but
it was the opinion of the repre
sentatives of the allied and associa
ted countries that Germany should
be withheld from membership in
the league for a period of 'proba
tion.' "I hear it said that the peace
terms are too hard. When a citi
zen commits an offense against man
kind, the punishment is not harsh
but just. Germany has committed
an offense against the civilized
world. She admits her wrong and
admits that she will do better in
the future, but we want to see
whether she will.
Wnts Some Guarantee.
"I would feel recreant in my duty
to the fathers and mothers, the
brothers and sisters and sweethearts
of the men who crossed the ocean in
the fight for democracy if I did not
provide some way for the making of
wars impossible. This has not been
done. This never can be done. This
is merely a guarantee that war will
never occur again, but fellow citi
zens, 1 would rather have a 10 per
cent guarantee that war would never
occur again than to have no guar
antee at ail.''
Approaching the provision of the
peace treaty providing for the trans
fer of Germany's rights in Shantung
to Japan, President Wilson said: "I
am dissatisfied with this provision of
the treaty but it is the best that
could be secured. Japan, long before1
the successful culmination of the
world war made a secret treaty with
France and England by which those
two great powers were to guarantee
to her the rights held by Germany in
this Chinese province. The repre
sentatives of these two great powers
were unable to withdraw from this
secret pact with honor.
Says Can't Sign Treaty.
"Japan agreed that she would re
linquish every item of sovereignty
that Germany had enjoyed to China
and that she would retain only what
other nations have elsewhere in
China, certain economic rights,, such
as railways and mines subject to the
laws of China.- I wish she could
have done more. But suppose we
dissent from that clause in the
treaty. You can't sign all of the
treaty, but one part, as a president
must sign or, veto a bill. We can't
sign the peace treaty with the Shan
tung provision out of it. s
"Let me state the facts with
brutal frankness. England and
France were bound by solemn
treaty entered into before the war
to give Japan what it gets in the
treaty. Were it not for the Shan
tung clause in the peace treaty,
Japan would get all that Germany
had in Shantung, more than it will
get under the promise made to us
and made enforceable by the terms
of the treaty regarding the league
of nations and its power to enforce
its findings. Japan promises and
we guarantee that the territorial in
tegrity and poltiical independence
of China will be respected and pre
served. That is the best way to
serve China.
Cannot Rewrite Treaty.
"As I said a tew nights ago? We
cannot rewrite the treaty. We
must take it or llave it. It is a
case of put up or shut up.
"Is is possible that there is a
group of individuals in this country
who have conceived it as desirable
that the United States should exer
cise its power alone, should arm
for the purpose, should be ready
for the enterprise and shpuld dom
inate the world by arms? We fought
the war to eliminate militarism and
Pan-Germanism from the world.
Are we going to substitute for Pan
Germanism a sinister Pan-Ameri
canism? No man dare propose that
in plain words to any American
audience anywhere "
Says "We Thank You."
"Reservations such as are pro
posed by a certain group in the
United States senate are unneces
sary. They will consider the receiv
ing of the assent of every signatory
nation to the covenant. It means
merely this, we thank you for what
you have done for us and given us
in the peace treaty but we don't
like the language. We didn't ask
Germany's consent about the mean
ing of any one of the terms con
tained in this treaty when we were
in Paris. We merely told them
what they meant and said 'sign
here.' Does any patriotic American
want that method changed?"
"If reservations are put into the
treaty all that the senate has writ
ten will have to go back for the con
sent of Germany. Although I am
not officially advised, I learn from
the newspapers that those on the
other side of the water are not in
as good a humor as they might be.
Made Many Suggestions.
"When I came back to beloved
America last March I discussed the
first draft of the peace treaty with
members of the foreign relations
committee and met with them one
evening. Many suggestions were
received from them. These I took
back to Paris with me and every one
of them were incorporated in this
High Lights in President's Address
By MYRTLE MASON.
The heart of this people is pure.
The heart of this , people, is true.
If I felt that I personally in
any way stood in the way of this
settlement I would be glad to die
that it might be consummated.
I have a vision that if this
thing, through some ' mishap,
should not be accomplished, there
would rest forever upon the fair
name of this people a stain which
could never be effaced.
In all the work that was done
on the othen side of the sea we,
all of us, kept it continually in
our hearts that we were working
for the things that America be
lieved in.
You have heard of the Big Four.
We had a very much better name
for ourselves the Supreme
Council of Principal Allied and
Associated Powers.
The labor clause is a charter
of liberty for the workinj-men
of the world. ,
'
v For the first time in history the
councils of mankind are to be
brought together and concerted
for the purpose of protecting the
rights of working people men,
women and children all over the
world.
Everybody admits that the
treaty is a complete settlement
of the matters which led to this
war, and that it contains flic com
plete machinery which provides '
that they shall stay settled.
One of the interesting things
which this treaty does is to settle
the land titles of Europe, on the
principle that land belongs to the
people that live on it.
This is actually the first time
in human history that that prin
ciple was ever recognized, and yet
this is the fundamental Ameri
can principle the right of a peo
ple who live in a country to say
what shall be done in that country-
Germany says that she made a
mistake; we now want her to
prove it.
Some say this treaty is very
hard on Germany. The punish
ment is not more than it can en
dure, and up to the point it can
bear, it must pay for the wrong
it has done.
The only choice is whether we
will go in now, or come in later
with Germany; whether we will
go in as founders of this cove
nant of freedom, or among those
who are admitted after they have
made a mistake and repented.
The heart of that covenant is
that there shall be no war.
A reservation is an assent with
a big "but."
A nation can withdraw on two
years' notice. Some want to sit
close to the door with their
hands on the knobs.
We never would fail to fulfill
an international obligation and,
God guiding and helping us, we
never will.
'We have always been at pains
to earn the respect of mankind
and we shall' always be at pains
to maintain it.
Some don't like the way ,the
Monroe doctrine is mentioned.
Yet is is swallowed hook, line
and sinker.
I don't care what language they
use about it. The language is en
tirely satisfactory so far as I un
derstand the English language.
The Monroe doctrine has been
authenticated for the first time in
history by all the great nations
of the world.
The voices that are most audible
in Washington are not voices that
one cares to listen to very long.
I have frankly said that I was
very deeply dissatisfied with the
Shantung part of the treaty.
Japan agreed that she would re
slmquish to China every item of
sovereignity that Germany had en
joyed, and that she would retain
only what other nations have else
where in China economic rights
such as railways and mines, sub
ject to the laws of China.
We can't sign the treaty with
the Shantung provision-out of it.
Let me state the facts with
brutal frankness: England and
France were bound, by solemn
treaty entered into before the war,
to give Japan what she gets in
this treaty. They cannot consent
to a peace treaty which does not
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SO DOES THE PRICE!
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text. Now it seems they want to
say, 'I thank you for whr.t you have
given us but we don't like the lan
guage.
"As near as I can learn the prin
cipal objections of the treaty are
with the language. I have studied
English the greater share of my
life and I believe that I am fairly
conversant with its usage, but if
these men do not like the language
used then let them engage the serv
ices of some French scholar and
see if they like the language of this
page better," the president said as he
opened the covenant and showed the
audience the one page written in
English and one in French. "Per
haps they would like it better, al
though they are identical.
"However," the peace conference
will be in session in Paris, by the
time the senate has4 ratified the
treaty but then no man within
human province can tell how long
it will take the United States sen
ate to do anything, but I imagine
in the normal course of human fa
tigue the senate will have acted
upon this treaty before the confer
ence in Paris gets through with the
Austrian, Bulgarian and the Turk
ish treaties.
"Having gone through the mill
on existing language I don't want
to go through it again on changed
language.
Predicts Another War.
'Unless the peace covenant and
the league of nations is ratified by
the senate ot the United States as it
now stands with its guarantee of no
future wars, unless ratification with
out reservation is forthcoming, I
can predict with absolute certainty
that within another generation there
will be another world war if the
nations of the world do not concert
the methods by which to prevent
it."
At no time during the remarks did
he directly allude to the question
of Irish freedom, but indirectly, in
speaking of Article X of the cove
nant, which provides for the guar
antee of territorial integrity from
external aggression, he said: "Mind
you, I speak of external aggression
which does not prevent internal
revolution." ,
Lauds Senator Hitchcock.
Digressing from his discussion of
the peace covenant, the league of
nations and the reservations pro
posed by the senate foreign rela
tions committee, President Wilson
paid Senator Hitchcock a glowing
tribute. "I have been proud to stand
alongside of Senator Hitchcock in
this fight. I would be just as glad
to stand by Senator Norris, if he
would let me. I speak of Senator
Hitchcock because this is his home
town, and because of my personal
regard for him. I want to be the
brother and co-worker with every
man who will work for this great
cause at all times, and when ,1 find,
as I did in Des Moines, and also
here, that there are more republic
ans on these reception committees
than democrats, that may be in pro
portion to the population, I am
proud that I am the representative,
not of a party, but of the people of
the United States.
Refers to "Grjat West."
"The voices that are most audible
in Washington are not the voices
that one cares to listen to Jong, and
it is refreshing to get out here
among the people of the great west,
to shake you by the hand and to
listen to your words of helpful
ness." Immediately following the close
of his address the crowd surged
forward onto the platform to greet
the president, but in a great meas
ure was restrained by the secret
service men who accompanied him.
Following a short reception, given
in honor of Mrs. Wilson, on the
stage, immediately following the
close of the president's address, the
presidential party left the Auditor
ium, entered their automobiles and
were driven to, the' Union station.
"Is Unnecessarily
Insulting," Says Jap
Press of Our Senate
Tokio, Friday, Sept. 8. (By the
Associated Press,) Discussion by
the Japanese press of the United
States senate foreign relations com
mittee, relative to the Shantung
provision of the. peace treaty, re
flects that an unpleasant situation
has been caused in Japan.
Newspapers say that considering
"Japan's repeated assurances that
Shantung is 'to be returned to China,
the committee's attitude is unneces
sarily insulting and provocative.
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contain the provisions relating to
Shantung.
Japan promises and wet guaran
tee that the territorial Integrity
and political independence of
China will be respected and pre
served. We cannot re-write this treaty.
We must take it or leave it. It
is a case of put up or shut up. !
Is it possible that there is a
group of individuals in this coun
try who have conceived it as de
sirable that the United States
should exercise its power alone,
should arm for the purpose,
should be ready for the enterprise
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Are we going to substitute for
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September 8, 1919
To the Good People of Omaha:
I wish that every man and woman In this
great city of ours could see "THE MIRACLE MAN" ,
which we shall present the entire week of Septem
ber 14th. I consider It the greatest photoplay
of the age - a picture with a soul - one that
will thrill and inspire you as never beforee
Personally I have already seen this
wonderful story four times, and I am now even more
enthused about it than at the time I first saw it.
I'm not going to try and describe this
picture to you - words fail me - I am simply
going to tell you that it Is a "picture different";
Not only will you be entertained, for the plot
is one of the most Interesting, as well as
unusual, which the silver sheet has ever unfolded.,
but after you leave the theatre, you are going
to remember this story, .and think - think - think
I don't care if you are the loftiest
"highbrow" in the city of Omaha, or just a common
every 'day mortal like myself, you are going to
enjoy, and mark me, - long remember this picture, -it
has such a universal appeal.
Who's the star? Well, there Isn't any,
unless you want to call each and every member
of the cast a star; but after you see this pro
duction, you are going to come out and say "the
story and director are the main ingredients of a
finished photoplay".
Another thing I To enjoy the full value
of this picture it is necessary-that you be in
the theatre in time to see the opening scene, so
we are 'going to schedule our evening .performances
during this presentation as follows: 5 - 6:30 -8.
- 9:30 P. M.
This picture is now being presented at
the George M. Cohan Theatre, New York, at admis
sion prices from 60 cents to 2.00. Possibly
we should raise our admission prices, but owing
to the enormous seating capacity of our theatre,
we are going to offer this production at our usual
prices, knowing ahead of time that you will
appreciate our so doing.
In closing, permit me to again remind
you of the dates, - entire week September 14th, and
that you' will pass up the picture-of-the-hour,
if you don't see "THE MIRACLE man-.
Pictorially yours,
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