The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-04
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
informs Them Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
fBy Mt. clemens News Bureau)

ted States OF the peace treaty ana the
covenant Of the League of Nations in
to their households, President Wil2on
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question on
which league opponents have ham
mered the hardest, that Of Shan Tung-
is of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie for peace and for insurance
against future wars. The people want
the long controversy ended. They
want this country to be able to again
turn its undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have overstepped the
limits Of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force 9
change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
1--WE must take this League Of Ma
tions," said the president, for there
is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by the powers. And it
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
ton"
"All over the world people are look
ing to us with confidence our rivals
along with the weaker nations. pray
God that the gentlemen who are de-
laying this thing may presently see It
in different light"
Germany, the president declared, is
taking new courage from our delay in
'ratifying the treaty and her news
papers and public men were again be-
coming arrogantly out-spoken.
Deeply impressive were the figures
Of the cost Of the late war, in lives
and dollars. 1t was the first time that
the official statistics have been made
public and the tremendous totals
shocked the presidents audiences.
Shows Cost Of World War.
"The war;" said President Wilson.
cost Great Britain and and her Do
! mains 5000 100000; France $4,000,
0OO,O 900; the United States $22,0005'
100000; Russia $1s,OO0,OO0,O 900; Italy
$4,000, 000, 900 and a total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of $12S,O0Os
OOO. 600.
ct cost the Central Powers as fol
lows: Germany sSS, 1000. 100000; Aus
tria-Hungary, $21,OOO,O 100000; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3.OOO,O00,OO0.
"The United States" the president
said, spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
It's struggle to save civilization. AL
this, however, fades into insignt
ficance when the deaths By
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave l.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1880, 900; Great Britain 900.
/ 600; Italy 364,OO0; the United States
$4,000. In all, almost 100000 mer
persisted in the great struggle, OF
$500, 900 more men than died in all o.
the wars of the previous 100 years.
Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and WI
ought never to forget them. We wen
into this war to do thing that wal
fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for il
to determine whether the country hal
forgotten or not. I have found out
The country has not forgotten and i
will never permit any who stands
in the way of the fulfllment of oul
great pledges, ever to forget the sor
rowful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
ident pointed out, must replace forc'
of arms in the settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dwelli
upon the fact that all the nations il
the League agree to do one Of twt
things, first to submit their difference
to arbitration, in which case the!
agree to abide by the decision rem
dered, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, Il
have their case discussed by the Coun
Gil of the League, in which case si1
months is granted for discussion
Three months must elapse following
the result Of this last step in arbitfa
ton before the nation concerned cal
declare war.
Holds out Hope For ireland.
The president took advantage o
questions propounded by the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
ence that he believes Ireland can bring
her case before the League Of Nations
for settlement when the League 4
actually in existence.
Shan Tung, he declared, will be re
turned to China. Japan, he said, hat
given her solemn pledge to that effect
And with the League of Nations il
force, said the president, we can. /
occasion arises, stand forth and sag
''This shall be done"
her sister, Mrs. Ben Olivier at Jean
4 ertee,