The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-30
When Wilson Appeals
To the American People.

Is how much is at stake, will be-
gin speaking tour next week, and
carry the cause of peace to the Amer
lean people. He will invade the strong
holds of members of Congress who
have been most conspicuous in the
flight against ratification of the peace
treaty without amendments and will
wage one of the most momentous cam
lpaigns he has ever undertaken.
The present is critical and trying
time in Mr.. Wilson's career After
months of arduous labor in Paris, he
returned with a draft of a treaty
which is conceded by unprecedented stu
dents of international problems to be
the best instrument that could be de-
tvised in the circumstances, since it
was based on mutual concessions and
compromises.
The attitude of such men as Lodge,
Knox, Borah, Reed, johnson and 9TH
lers threatens not only to undo all
THAT Mr.. Wilson has accomplished at
Paris, but to ALLEVIATE the United
States from the governments with
which we fought against Germany and
to make it appear that the American
people have broken faith with the al
lilies.
The men who are fighting the treaty
of peace and the league of nations,
which is component part of it, are
looking backward 100 years, not for
ward. They have never caught the
vision of the future or else they have
permitted hatred Of Mr.. Wilson and
partisan politics to blind them to the
pledges made by America to stricken
Europe. Those pledges are morally
binding on US ALL
| President Wilson, as his enemies
know to their cost, has rare pers1ss-
live powers and he has taken the enc
Estep that may clear up the muddle in
Washington in short order. He does
mot find it necessary to visit some
parts of the country, notably the
south, because sentiment here is solid
lily behind him, but where there is op-
position to the peace treaty and the
league of nations, he will make his
eloquence and his cogent reasoning
felt.
In the meantime, league opponents
in the Senate are planning to follow
up" the President and try to nulify
his speeches. These worthless, who ind
lit an easy matter to convulse the SEN
ate galleries b. heir shafts of wit and
lrepartee, will discover that trailing a
man like Woodrow Wilson is an entire
lily different matter.
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The American peace commission spent
over $4,000 for automobiles and only
sl6s IS for telephone service. Still, 1t
should not be forgotten that the auto
mobile is much more dependable for
transacting confidential business than a
leaky telephone.
Since Ricard is said to have cleared only
about s35, 900 out of the Toledo fight, after
bett thinks fighters will no longer de-
mand a million a minute for ring ex-
4 hibition. Prize lighting is also suffering
from inflated valuS
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The United States Senate is conduct
ing itself in high minded manner,
when it is considered that England,
France and Japan may decide to ignore
amendments to the treaty of peace.
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1t is stated that the Belgian King and
queen will remain in America one month.
That's long enough even for royalty to
do great deal of visiting around
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As we understand it. Shantung penin-
} sular is the point of that poisoned dag
ger which certain senators would drive
into the body of the peace treaty.
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Having been reported on his last legs
fully six months ago. Lenine il not yet
acting like man who is getting ready
Nto go away back and sit down.