The sun., 1919-09-20
WILSON FOLLOWING
ROOSEVELT, He SAYS
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pointing toward the mass of people. The
result was 30 successful that handicap
ping following many Of his emotional
appeals was instantly perceptble, though
the voices OF the same persons cheering
could not carry back across the wide
expanse of the field.
] It was the most interesting theatre In
which Mr.. Wilson has appeared since he
left Washington upon his tour to the
Pacific Coast and It offered him his
largest audience. He approached 1t
through Balboa Park, the setting for the
bSan Diego Exposition Of four years ago,
surveying as he went the charming re-
pleas of the old Spanish missions which
beautified that exposition. The glowing
of the flower colors for which southern
California Is famous caught his glance
at every turn of the road, flower beds
and trees crimson with bloom. These
tropical and semi-tropical flowers had
for a background the shining Wilderness
of the old Spanish buildings.
welcomed ms President.
As the centre of population for the
extreme southern part of the State San
Diego was crowded by the people that
flowed into Il from a hundred towns and
villages, from the ranches and the great
fruit farms. The welcome to the Presi-
dent was as handsome and attractive as
could have been arranged by any city
proud of its repute. 1t was distinctly
welcome to the President and not to the
author of the League of Nations. Like
the rest OF the State, San Diego favors
some sort of an arrangement which
might tend to prevent war. some kind
of a league of nations, but Mr.. Wilson
did not find here, any more than he has
found elsewhere. an enthusiastic support
for his demand that the league must be
lswallowed hook, Line and slnjSer," as he
himself expresses IL.
Persons who are familiar with opinion
In this part of the State say that men
and women generally are not familiar
| with the subject-they are puzzled what
the controversy is all about. They are
| willing to let Mr.. Wilson and the Senate
fight 1t out. convinced that the interest Of
the country will be taken care Of The
large majority of the people here have
expressed themselves strongly for reser-
| vations. This was demonstrated a few
nights ago at a debate held by Lyman
]. Gage, Secretary of the Treasury
twenty years ago. and now a supporter
of the Wilson programme, and Judge
| Edgar Luce Judge Luce, taking the
stand assumed by Senator johnson OF
California. was warmly applauded. Mr.
Gage found comparatively few support
ers.
The President arrived here at 3:sO
p. NJ after a fifteen hour journey from
San Francisco over the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe railroads. He stopped
few minutes at Los Angeles, where in
the Santa Fe station he was greeted by
about 800 persons only, and then for
half the afternoon travelled steadily
southwark along the line of the famous
FL Canine Real (the Kings Highway
and along this road as his speeding
train paralleled 1t he saw to-day mod
ern motor cars whirling the dust Of.
their speed over Mexicans plodding along
upon burros: he saw vast groves of
orange trees bending under the burden
4 of their golden fruit. He saw, too, the
miracle that water accomplishes in an
arid land. the richness that springs from
sandy waists when irrigation can be had
Most OF the time. as he looked to the
right-to the west-he saw the Pacific
hurting its rollers upon the low lying
coast. 30 close at times that he might
have thrown an orange into the surf.
When he stepped from his train at
the Santa Fe station here-a station
which in clean whiteness and charming
architecture shames the ugliness of some
railroad terminals in the East-he found
thousands Of persons waiting to greet
him and long lines of regular infantry
men and cavalry with rifles and sabres
| at salute. He was escorted to the u. S.
Grant Hotel. where a reception was held
In his honor. and then was driven
through Balboa Park and the grounds Of
the exposition to the Stadium. This
was filled by the largest crowd that ever
approached II, for the glance could deter
no bare spots around the whole tremen-
dous sweep Of the open slr theatre.
Again Raps at Senate.
Mr.. Wilson drove around the circle
standing in his car and bowling repeat
eddy. while the school children futtered
their flags and the air was agitated by
the shrill acclaim of women folk rhen
he entered the glass pavilion at the
J north end Of the stadium, was intro
J duced by Mayor Wilde and began his
speech, lifting his chin slightly SO as to
! throw the full power of his voice>into
the megaphone, lily shaped. that de-
: pended invitingiy. He began with the
try have been misinformed as to the
real meaning and purpose Of the treaty.
. including the covenant of the League OF
Nations. and a little later he asserted
that they had been misled.
Ho sought to convey the idea that
| United states Senators had deceived the
people, Intentionally or otherwise had
tried to twist and distort for their own
selfish purposes "a great human docu-
ment." He described this document as
"the house of the weak and Ire pro-
ceeded to radiate the impression that
the Council OF the League Of Nations
will give justice to every people now
living under a Government not OF its
own choice. He did not mention Ireland
any more than he mentioned Shantung
or Corea.
His hearers were left in a cloud OF
delightful phrases to construct whatever
meaning they please. He enlarged upon
"pitiful Poland" as an example OF a
liberated people and he asked II the
people of America cared to leave a world
. in despair. The heart of humanity
beats in this document" he said, and he
added that persons opposing the treaty
would better not have the audacity. they
had better not risk" to impair the peace
and the humane conditions of mankind.
Employing q favorite method OF i'm
piled comparison. he essayed to convey
. the idea that he was standing for the
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