South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

NDillUOA interests OF an.
Third. there can be no league
or alliance or special covenants and
UNDERSTANDING within the general
and common family OF tho lea que
Of nations
Fourth and more specifically.
there can be no special selfish
economic com binations within the
league and no employment OF any
form Of economic boycott or exclu-
sion except as the power Of econ
omic penalty by exclusion from the
markets Of the world may be vest
ed in the league OF nations itself as
means OF discipline and control
No secret Treaties.
Fifth. all international agree
ments and treaties of every kind
must be made known in their en-
tirety 10 the rest Of the world"
Mr.. Wilson e-stated the Issues
OF the war as follows:
Shall the military power OF any
nation or group OF nations be suf-
fered TO determine the fortunes OF
peoples over whom they have no
right 10 rule except the right o;
force
Shall strong nations be free 70
wrong weak nations and make
them subject to their purpose and
Interest?
shall peoples be ruled and DOM
mated. even in their own internal
affairs. by arbitrary and irrespons-
Ible force or by their own will and
choice?
shall there be common stan
dard Of right and privilege for all
peoples and nations or shall the
strong do as they viii and the weak
suffer without redress
Shall the assertion OF right be
haphazard and by casual alliance or
shall there be a common concert
TO oblige. the observance Of com
mon rights"
He added:
NO man. no group of men. chose
these 20 be the issues Of the strug-
gle They are the issues OF it,"
Shortly before the president start
ed speaking, news Of the further
success Of American. British and
French offensives on the western
front reached the meeting at the
Metropolitan opera house. and this
gave dramatic point TO Mr.. Wilson's
peroration-that peace drives" can
be effectively neutralized and silenc-
ed only by showing that every vic
tory Of the nations associated agains;
Germany brings the nations nearer
the sort OF peace which will bring
security and reinsurance to all peo-
pies and make the recurrence Of an
other such struggle of pitiless force
and bloodshed forever impossible
and that nothing else can.
Want Justice, Not Terms
Germany is constantly intimating
the terms she will accept and al
ways finds that the world does not
want terms" declared the president.
1t wishes the final triumph Of JUS
tice and fair dealing"
Five thousand persons who filled
the Metropolitan opera house to ca
pacity heard the president speak.
Five minutes before his arrival a
guard OF soldiers, sailors and ma
rines. seated at the rear Of the plat
form. we're suddenly ordered to at
tention. They arose at a click of
rifles: the national colors were ad-
vanCed and the great audience be-
came silent. This dramatic quiet
was maintained without interruption
until the president, without other
warning OF his coming, walked on
the stage. escorted by Benjamin
Strong. governor of the federal re-
serve bank of New York. Then a
Tremendous burst Of cheering broke
loose which caused the president
after taking his seat. 20 rise three
times in acknowledgment. sailor
band played America, the presi-
dent Joining with the audience in
singing it.
Mr.. Strong read 10 the audience a
summary of late reports. showing
American troops advances during
the day in France.
Our boys in France do not learn
readily when to stop fighting" he
added That is the spirit in which
we must raise the Liberty loan"
Cheers greeted the news of the
American successes. particularly
when Mr. Strong said the Yankee
troops in their drive had reclaimed
100 square miles of territory for
France.
Patriotic fervOr seemed TO reach
its climax when the president arose
e. begin his address, the audience
rising and again cheering for sew
cral minutes. Mr. Wilson read from
printed text
The Presidents Speech.
The text of Pres't Wilson's ad-
dress follows:
My fellow citizens:
II am here TO promote the loan.
That will be done-ably and enthus-
tastically done-by the hundreds OF