The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-25
RECEIVES PLEDGES
APPROVAL OF LEAGUE
Plans to Return TO France by
March 5; To Get Executive
Work Out of the Way;
Will March in Parade.
By R. j. BENDER,
Staff Correspondent.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-President
Wilson today stated that he was
confident that the people of the
country will rally with practically
unanimous support of the League OF
Nations"
The president expressed this belief
in a telegram to Theodore e. Burton
president of the League of Nations
union, New York.
The dispatch of this message was
practically the first act of the presi-
dent, upon returning to his office
here. It was in reply to a message
from Burton in which he, as presi-
dent, pledged support of the league
to the League of Nations.
The president desires to leave for
France again on March ., Secretary
Tumulty stated, and is making his
plans to clean up all executive bust
ness by that time.
Other kilograms pledging support
and expressing the belief that the
country will approve of the League
of Nations plan, poured into the
White House. Some in particular
praised the speech of the president
delivered in Boston yesterday
President Wilson was at his desk
shortly aftef|1O o'clock this morning.
He declared that he will march in
and not simply review the returned
American fighters which will be
staged here Thursday
BOSTON, Feb. 24-Speaking here
today of hopes and aspirations
of the people of Euroe for a lasting
peace, which he said were pinned to
the United States as the friend of
mankind, the president said he had
no more doubt of "the verdict of
America in this matter than I have
doubt of the blood that is in me-
The nations of the world have set
their leads now to do a great thing
and they are not going to stop short
Cf their purpose. l do not speEi- Of
the government but of the peoples
VINO will see that if their present
governments do not do their will
some others will And the secret is
out and the present governments
know it.
Finding Heart of America.
81 have come back for an attempt
to transact business for little while
III America, but l say in all sober
ness that have been trying to speak
your thoughts. Probing deep in my
heart and trying to see the things
that are right rather than the things
that are expedient, l am finding the
heart of America.
81 find that in loving America,
have joined the majority of my fell
low men throughout the world"
1000 Stand During Address.
The biggest roof in Boston
stretched over the holders of tickets
for the first address of President
Wilson after his return from the
peace conference yesterday. Dut of
some 10000 who had thought it
worth while to chance formal ap-
plication in the hope that their re-
quests for admission might be hon
cred, 5000 gained admission to Me-
chanics' hall. OF these 1000 stood
in the second cbalony, which is not
provided with seats.
The president said in part:
Because the men who are in con-
ference in Paris realize as keenly as
any American can realize tnat they
are not the masters of their people;
that they are the servants of their
people, and that the spirit of their
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