The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-05

.TUMULT GREAT IN
ENEMY COUNTRY
Crowds Of Middle West
Give the Executive
and Mrs. Wilson IRE
mendous Ovation.
~ JAr JEROME WILLIAMS.

~ JAr JEROME WILLIAMS.
staG Csfrespsn1eas ustves~aI Service
Indianapolis. Ind. Sept 4.-Presi-
dent Wilson tonight sounded chai-
lenge to the critics Of the peace
treaty to bring forth a counter
proposal
He spoke before tremendous
audience at the coliseum hare Mt
the state fair grounds. and was
heard by from $4,000 to 1900
persons. The meeting almost de-
veloped into a riot because OF the
crowds insistence to hear the
president and it's disinclination to
hear Governor Goodrichs extended
Introduction 70 the president. ''ss>s~ '~
"You can't preserve or restore the
peace of the world by negotiation"
said the president. THE only way you
can beat a program lie by the pre-
sentafion OF better program.
III may be permitted to use a
homely expression. I should say to the
people who are critics Of this treaty
that II 10 time to put un or shut up"
He adhered practically to the same
argument. or rather. exposition OF the
peace treaty which he made to his
audience earlier In the day at Column
bus He told the people of the good
points OF the treaty, and appealed to
tics Of the. hall were very poor. but
the president. WAS warmly applauded.
All told. the president received 4
great greeting from indianapolis The
state fair lis In progress aud today was
the big day. As result the streets
from the railroad station to the fair
grounds 4 distance OF more than four
miles. were packed with people and
automobiles. and the president with
a band leading the procession i por-
ton OF the way. was cheered and APP
plauded The welcome was on a larger
and more enthusiastic scale than. at
Columbus and this was Significant in
view of the fact that the president
In now In enemy territory" Indiana
II . Republican state and 10 repre-
scented In the senate by Senator'S New
and watson. both Of whom are vfo-
lently opposed to the treaty. Senator
New wishes II complete rejection.
ON BOARD THE TRAIN.
On Board Presidents Special. Sept.
%---Fresidcnt Wilson ran the whole
g1mut Of human emotions ON the hrAt
day Of his transcontincntal trip today.
FiEuratively. he met the American
people At every way station and cross
roads where his special train stopped.
And the American people congrAtu-
lated him. called him BY first name.
shouted for him, whistled in his honor
and asked him all manner Of guess
tions.
From dayhreak TIL nishtfali, the
president was kept busy Hts hrst
scheduled stop was Columbus. Ohio
but the train stopped at Dennison. and.
of course. most 81 Dominion was out to
meet him.
Hs made no speech here. but greet
ed the crowds cordially and conversed
with many individuals.
An old man hobbled up TO the. OBJ
servation platform, squinted At the
president. then raised his right hand
which the president grasped heartily.
4 lost two Of my sons In the war;
he said, -and I've got one left. 4
don't want ia lose him In another"
Tho prtsident was much affected BY
tho white beared mans story
All along the route. whenever tho
train would stop. and the president
would appear on the observation plat
form. there would be calls for Mrs.
Wilson. And each time Mrs. Wilson
would appear
ITS much more worth your while
to SEQ her than to see me-" &aid the
president several times to hts audiences
and the audiences with many .by
cracky~ to spare. would allow that the
president was right, sure enough