Arizona republican., 1919-09-20
WILSON QUOTES ROOSEVELT IN
 PACT DEFE ENSE
Reads ColonePs Article as Argument for League = Also Uses Lodge State ments Conference Fol lowed Advice of Republi- cans
Republican A. p. Leased WIrel


 SAN DIEGO, Cal. Sept. 19--An ex- tract from magazine article writ ten in 1914 by Theodore Roosevelt was read by President Wilson in an address here today as an argument in favor of the league of nations.
 Speaking to a cheering crowd which filled the great San Diego stadium, the president also quoted from Sen- ator Lodge, one of the most bitter op- ponents of the treaty in it's present form, and declared that in framing the league covenant, the Versailles confer ence had followed the advice of these and other republican statesmen.
 T am glad to align myself with such utterances," said MT. Wilson, while the crowd cheered. Here in concrete form is the fulfillment of the plan they advocated"
 The address was interrupted many times by applause from the crowd, which local officials estimated at more than 50,000. The great amphitheater, with it's seating capacity of 10000, was packed, thousands standing in the aisles and on the terraces above. Speaking from a glass enclosed plat form. the presidents words were car ried out to the distant rim of the stadium by means of an electrical de- vice. Only part of those present could hear him, however, and before he fin ished there were many empty seats.
 A Noisy Welcome.
 San Diego gave the president a noisy welcome, factory whistles shrieking while the party passed up the street through cheering throngs. He went first to hotel where he was welcomed formally by the city's off, cials. Later he was driven through the San Diego exposition grounds. When he entered the stadium, the great crowd stood up and cheered, each person waving small American flag. In the center of the big horseshoe of color, several hundred girls dressed in white were seated as to spell ''wel- come"
 The president also discussed at length the objection that the British empire might have preponderance of voting power in the league assem- bly,. It was "delusion" to be fright ened at any such prospect, he said, because there could be no important action by the assembly without the concurrence of American represen- tatives.
 The assembly, asserted MT. Wilson, was largely a debating body and as such it was only fair to give member ship to the British colonies It would be unjust he said, to give votes to the small Independent nations and exclude such great dominions as Canada
 Declaring the people had not been told. the truth about what the treaty contained, MT. Wilson added, while the crowd cheered again, that if the Amer ican public did know the truth, no man would have the audacity to take the risk of trying to impair such an effort toward liberty and justice.
 No league-No Treaty Praising the labor and self -determin- Ation features of the treaty, the presi- dent declared that, without the league of nations, the other peace terms would not be worth the paper they were writ ten on. It was a final decision,' 7 which the United States now must make he added.
 Some of the changes proposed in the treaty, the president said. seemed to have it as their object to upset the theory of equality among nations and put the United States in special posi- ton of privilege. He declared that to go into the league without assuming an equal responsibility would be 8 "mockery.''
 q will not join" he said. "in claim | ing in the name of justice an unjust position for the country I love and cherish. Neither am I afraid of re- sponsibiity. Neither will I scuttle. will not be a party to belitting l America"