Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-26
WILSON QUOTES
7. R. AND LODGE
San Diego Opens Arms to the
President Amid Noisy
Welcome.
Big AMPHITHEkTER PACKED
Talks to $4,000 Persons From Glass
Cage-MechanicaI Device Car
ries His Voice to Multitude
in the Stadium.

read by President Wilson in an ad-
dress here as an argument in favor
of the League of Nations.
Speaking to cheering crowd
which filled the great San Diego
stadium, the president also quoted
from Senator Lodge, one of the most
bitter opponents of the treaty in its
present form, and declared that in
framing the league covenant, the Yer
saiIles conference had followed the
advice of these and other Republican
statesmen.
81 am glad to align myself with
such utterances," said Mr.. Wilson,
while the crowd cheered. Here in
concrete form is the fulfllment of the
plan they advocated"
Big Amphitheater Packed.
The address was interrupted many
times by applause from the crowd,
which local officials estimated at more
than 10000. The great amphitheater.
with Ets seating capacity of 10000,
was packed, thousands standing in
the aisles and on the terraces above.
Speaking from glass inclosed plat
form, the presidents words were car
ried to the distant rim of the stadium
by means of an electrical device. Only
part of those present could hear him,
however.
He talked beneath two black fun
nels, similar to phOnograph horns in
appearance, and they, aided by the
magical power of electricity, took up
his words and hurled them to the
farthermost points of the vast area.
The presidents voice had a hollow
and somewhat unnatural tone, how
ever, to those near the platform.
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 a hotel, where he
was welcomed formally by the city's
officials. 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 a small American
| flag.
Wilson Plans Short Rest.
On Board President Wilson's Spe-
cial Train, Sept. 20-To allow for
more time for a rest during the re-
mainder of his stay in California,
President Wilson decided to curtail
| his program in San Diego and spend
all of Saturday quietly at a hotel in
Los Angeles.
After speaking at San Diego the
| president went aboard his train in
stead of spending the night at San
Diego hotel. During most of the night
| the train was sidetracked at a quiet
place between San Diego and Los An
geles.
! Under the original plan the start
! for Los Angeles was to have been
made in the morning and Mr.. Wilson'S
arrival there after noon was to have
been followed by an automobile
parade through the principal streets
| The change will leave the whole day
free, but he will attend public din.
ner at seven o'clock and will speak
| dllCI WdTu DIT llI0 duNt
President Has Slight Cold.
Although the presidents health is
said to be excellent, 16 days of traval
and speechmaking have been fatigu
/ ing and Doctor Grayson is insisting
that there be more opportunity fol
rest whenever possible. Mr.. Wilson
also has a slight cold and during his
| address in Oakland his voice broke
several times. On his physicians all
vice he adhered strictly to the rule
against rear platform speeches at sew
eral California cities where the trait
/ made brief stops.
/ Crowds had gathered at nearly
every station along the way, however
and wherever the train came to &
stop the president went out and shooL
/ hands.
Greeted by School Children.
Santa Barbara, Cal. Sept. 20.-Pres
ident Wilson's special train reached
Santa Barbara at S:15 and departed
at SIG for San Diego.
A crowd of several hundred people
including many school children, wer,
rewarded by sight of Mr.. Wilson, fo
just as the train pulled out he an
peared on the rear platform, smiled
and waved his hand while the crowt
cheered.