The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-10-02
cAsRIEs HIS BATTLE FOR
EAcUE OF NATIONS INTO
HOME OF HIS ENEMIES.
GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR
Informs Them Of Lives and Treasure
Poured Out to Save
Civilization.
(By Mt. Clemens News Bureau)

J >~>ON>
who oppose the adoption by the Uni
ted States of the peace treaty and the
covenant Of the League of Nations in
to their households. President Wilson
last week invaded California.
And there, where the question or
which league opponents have ham
mered the hardest, that OF Shan Tung
Is of most interest, the president found
the same enthusiasm among the peo-
pie 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 it's undivided attention to social,
economic and industrial development.
Their leaders may not feel this way,
but judging from the expressions
which met the president on every side.
The leaders have werstepped the
limits of the peoples patience in their
stubborn determination to force a
change in the great document.
Must Take This League.
we lIuOt Ldh0 ILLS 4Cd6uC VI Nd
TONS" said the president, for there
is no way in which another can be
obtained without compelling recon
sideration by the powers. And it
would sit very i'll upon my stomach to
take it back to Germany for considera-
ton"
All over the world people are look
ing to us with confidence our rivas
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 arrogantly 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 $4,000, 100000; France $26,000,-
100000; the United States $220O0,-
100000: Russia $4,000. 100000; Italy
$13,O00,000,000 and total, including
the expenditures OF Japan, Belgium
and other small countries, of $123,000,-
100000.
1T cost the Central Powers as fol- |
lows: Germany $39 100000; Aus
tria-Hungary, $21,OO0,0O0, 900; Turkey
and Bulgaria $3.OOO,OOOO0O.
THE United States" the president
said, spent one million dollars an
hour night and day for two years in
Its struggle to save civilization. All
this, however, fades into insight
fcance when . the deaths by
battle are considered, declared
the president. Russia gave L.
100000 men; Germany 100000;
France 1,3S0,000; Great Britain 9O0,
700; Italy $4,000; the United States
$4,000. In all, almost 100000 men
persisted in the great struggle, or
100000 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 that was
fundamental for the world and what
cave come out on this journey for is
10 determine whether the country has
forgotten or not. / have found out
Inc country has not forgotten and it
Will never permit any who stands
u the way of the fulfillment of our
great pledges, ever to forget the sor-
'owrul day he made the attempt"
Arbitration and discussion, the pres
uent pointed out, must replace force
u arms in the settlement Of world
ontroyersies. Constantly he dwells
lpon the fact that all the nations in
ne League agree to do one Of two
nlngs, first to submit their differences
arbitration, in which case they
gree to abide by the decision rem
~ ", IL uuWllllu6 " dIUlIAdI0, "
ave their case discussed by the Coun-
IL OF the League, in which case six
nonths Is granted for discussion.
nree months must elapse following
no result OF this last step in arbitra-
ION before the nation concerned can
eclare war. r
sHoids Out Hope For ireland. S
me president took advantage OF
uestlons propounded by the San Fran s
'Sco Labor Council to give the infer q
nee that he believes Ireland can bring
% case before the League of Nations
y settlement when the League is
c.ually in existence.
onan Tung, he declared, will be re- :,
s'neo to China. Japan, he said, had I"
wen her solemn pledge to that effect.
- with the League of Nations In
zee said the president, we can, If Ii
-s M arises, stand forth and say, Il
ssis shall be dcns-'