The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-12
LEAGUE CERTAIN
WILSON DECLARES
PRESIDENT IN THE OPENING
SPEECHES OF HIS TOUR
VOICES HIGH HOPE.
WORLD WAITS FOR US
Future Free From War If America
Carries Out Her Pledges,
Says Executive.
WORLD WAITS FOR US
by Mt. Clemens News Bureau.)


ABOARD PRESIDENTS SPECIAL
TRAIN, ST. Louis. - Displaying a
high confidence that his fellow citi-
zens in the great majority agree with
him in his desire to end war forever,
and that they will see to it that the
peace treaty with it's league of nations
inclusion is ratified by the senate,
President Wilson is making a success
full way across the country on the
long journey he has undertaken for
the purpose of laying before the plain
people a report of his work in Paris
and explaining to them just what the
league means. Thus far in his travels,
he has everywhere met with warm
greetings. -.--. Eva sHA s-sssasi Kiss-
People Want No More War.
He feels, and does not hesitate to |
say SO when chatting with his travel |
ing companions, that the American
people want no more of war and want |
to become part of the league so that |
there may be no more war He struck
his keynote when he said in his first
address, in Columbus, Ohio:
This treaty was not intended mere
ly to end this single war. 1t is meant
as a notice to every government who
in the future will attempt this thing
(what Germany attempted), that man.
kind will unite to inflict the same
punishment. There is no national
triumph to be recorded in this treaty,
there is no glory sought for any par
ticular nation. The thought of the
statesmen collected around that table
was of their people, of the sufferings
they had gone through, of the losses
they had incurred, of that great throb-
bling heart which was so depressed,
so forlorn, so sad in every memory it
had of the five tragical years that
have gone by. Let us never forget
those years, my fellow countrymen;
let US never forget the purpose, high
and disinterested, with which America
lent it's strength, not for its own glory
but for the defense of mankind.
Treaty Intended to Prevent War.
'.As l said, this treaty was not in
tended merely to end this war. 1t
was intended to prevent any similar
war. l wonder if some Of the oppon-
ents of the league of nations have
forgotten the promises we made our
people before we went to that peace
table. We had taken by processes Of
law the flower of our youth from
every countryside, from every house
hold, and we told those mothers and
fathers and sisters and wives and
sweethearts that we we're taking those
men to fight war which would end
business of that sort, and if we do
not end it, if we do not do the best
that human concert of action can do
TO end it, we are of all men the most
unfaithful-the most unfaithful to
those households bowed in grief and
vet lifted with the feeling that the lad
laid down his life for a great thing,
and, among other things, in order that
other lads might never have to do the
same thing.
THAT is what the league Of nations
Is for-to end this war justly and then
not merely to serve notice on govern
ments which would contemplate the
same things Germany contemplated
that they will do so at their peril, but
also concerning the combination of
power which will prove to them that
they will do it at their peril.
Only Way to Prevent Recurrence.
1.-THE league of nations is the only
thing that can prevent the recurrence
Of this dreadful catastrophe and re-
deem our promises"
A league of nations would have pre-
vented the late conflict, the president
asserted, explaining:
II did not meet single public man
who did not admit these things: That
Germany would not have gone into
this war if she thought Great Britain
was going into it, and that she most
certainly would never have gone into
1t had she dreamed America was go
ing into it. And they all admit that q
notice beforehand that the greatest
powers of the world would combine tc
prevent this sort of thing would pre-
vent it absolutely"
Redemption for Weak Nations.
He pointed out other important feat
ures of the peace treaty, how 1t was
the redemption of weak nations, Civ
ing them freedom which otherwise
they never could have won; how i
says, Those people have q right tt
live their own lives under govern
ments which they themselves choose,
and how THAT is the American pr1n
riple and l was glad to fight for 1t.
That was the very heart OF the treaty
he said.
In conclusion, the president said h
felt certain the treaty will be accept
ed, and was only impatient Of tn
delay. He added: do you realize M
fellow citizens, that the whole worl
is waiting on America? The onl
country in the world that is truste
today is the United States, and IN
world is waiting to see II its trust
justified"
Mr.. Wilson's Indianapolis speec
-. ILL., Tho ono at Columbus, an e.