The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-09
WORL D NOT To
] SETTLE DOWN
b TILL j. 8. READY
Must Know What Part 1t Is to
Play in Peace
PRO-GERMANISM SHOWING
President Says II Aims to Continue
World Chaos to Gain Its
Purposes
RO-GERMANIsM SHOWING

st. Paul, Sept 9.-The cost of living
President Wilson told the Minnesota
Legislature today, is largely due to
to the world situation" growing out
of sacrifices and waste of war. Back
of that, he added, lay the fact that the
world had not yet learned what the
peace status would be, THE world
isn't going to settle down." said he,
until 1t learns what part the United
States Is to play in peace.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept 8.--Declar-
ing that pro Germanism again had
lifted its head In this country, Presi-
dent Wilson said in an address here
tonight that every element of
chaos" was hoping this would be mo
steadying hand" placed on the worlds
affairs. Il want to tell you" said the
president, that within the last two
weeks the pro-German element in the
United States again has lifted its
head"
Inis element saw chance, he said
by keeping their nation out of the
league OF nations, to make possible
again what Germany had tried to do
in the great war. 1t was clean
cut issue. Mr.. Wilson declared, be-
tween this new order or the old Ger
man order.
DECLARING ne peace treaty provi
sion for an international labor confer
ence would give labor new bill of
rights The president declared the
treaty was 'laboring mans treaty"
in the sense that ii was a treaty
drawn up for the benefit of the com
mon people.
The political settlements them.
selves said the president were made
for the peoples concerned He assert
ed that the document laid down for
ever the principle that no territory
ever. should be governed except as the
people who lived there wanted it gov
erned
That is an absolute reversal Of
history" said the president, "and it's
all in the league of nations"
High taxes, large standing army
and military government in spirit"
would be required, he said, il the
United States were to follow the ad-
vice of some men and "stand by her
sei..
Asking his hearers to suppose for a
moment that the land titles of South
Dakota were to be upset and every
farm line moved 10 feet, Mr. Wilson
said that was somewhat like what
happened In Europe, and central
au hority was necessary to stabilize
conditions and prevent strife.
Your choice" said Mr.. Wilson. "is
between the league of nations and
&c Misunderstanding a chip on your
shoulde.."
When the president added that
sometimes he had been called an
idealist," someone shouted Good"
and the crowd cheered
THE certain way" to have trouble
between capital and labor, said the
. president. was for them to refuse to
discuss their differences. He said he
could not understand how man
could refuse to discuss his case un.
less he was wro ng. The same rule, he
declared, applied to differences be-
tween nations.
America could stay out of the
league aid the president but It
would be at the expense of the peace
Of the world.
America Is necessary. he added
to the peace of the world And the
peace and confidence of the world are
necessary to America"
Although 1t was raining when the
pre- dents train arrived, the down
town Ttreets we're lined with crowds.
Gov. Peter Norbeck, a republican, pre-
sided at the meeting Mrs. Wilson.
who sat on the stage, was presented
with some roses by two little girls,
who walked across the stage to her
place while the crowd, which packed
tho hall, cheered. Mrs. Wilson
thanked the girlswith a kiss and
there were more cheers.
The president opened his addre IS
by relating how the lady who shook
hands with him at way step to,
day had burst into tears when she
tried to tell him of her son killed in
France.
This incident, said Mr. Wilson
brought home to him that the country
had suffered greatly, not for a tenn.
porary advantage but for perma.
nent betterment of the world. In
the eyes of the American boys who
went across the seas, he continued
the people of Europe had seen a de
termination not only to defeat Ger
many, but 10 see that such thing
never happened again
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