The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-09-25
WILSON NYADES
HOUSE OF FOES
CARRIES HIS BATTLE FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT war
informs Then, Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Ont to Save
Civilization.
(By Mt, Clemens News Bureau

(By MI. clemens News boleau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
train-Carrying his war against those
who oppose the adoption by tho Uni.
ted States Of the peace treaty and tho
covenant Of tho League Of Nations In.
to their households, President Wilson
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 PEG.
plo 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 tho expressions
wllich met the president on every side.
Tho leaders have overstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
| stubborn determination TO force a
change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
I'VE 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 i:
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
tiOn."
"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 1t
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 arrogant!y 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.
1.-THE war;" said President Wilson,
cost Great Britain and and her Do
mains $3S,OOO,OOoooO; France $26,0OOr
100000; the United States $22,00O,.
100000; Russia s1S,oOo,oOO,Oeo; Italy
s13,ooo,oOo,O0o and total, including
the expenditures Of Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, Of S12S,OOO,-
COO,OOO.
1T cost the Central Powers as fol.
lows: Germany s39,OoO,0Oo,O0O; Aus
tria-Husgary, $2lO0O,oOO00O; Turkey
and Bulgaria s3,0OO,0O0,000.
1.-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. All
this, however, fades into insight
tlcance when the deaths by
battle are considered" declared
the president. Russia gave H.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 100000; Great Britain 9oo,.
900; Italy 3s4,oo0; the United States
$4,000, In all, almost 100000 men
persisted in the great struggle, or
| 1900 900 more men than died in all Of
the wars of the previous 100 years.
! Should Remember Recent Horrors.
"These are terrible facts, and we
ought never to forget them. We went
into this war to do thing tkat was
| fundamental for the world and what
have come out on this journey for is
| to determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. have found out.
Tho country has not forgotten and 1t
will never permit any who stands
In the way Of the fulfillment Of our
great pledges, ever to forget the sor.
r0wful day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pros.
ident pointed out, must replace force
4 Of asms in the settlement Of world
controversies. Constantly he dweTls
upon the fact that all the nations In
the League agree to do one Of two
things, first to submit their differences
to arbitration, in which case they
agree to abide by the decision rem.
dered, or, II unwilling to arbitrate, to
!; have their case discussed by the Coun.
eli Of the League, in which case six
months is granted for discussion