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sending troops across the seas, MIR. VIII
son emphasizes that American bows can
not be compelled to fight unless the
representative Of the United States in
the eague council so advises and our
representative would be under instruc-
IONS 10 take no such step without the
sanction of congress
Falth in Japan's intention to return
Shantung to China Is expressed without
qualification by the president and 10
nose who don't trust Japan and want 10
give the territory back TO China i'm
mediately Mr.. Wilson addresses this
9uestlon; How viii you take shan
Jung away from Japan when Great Brit.
am ana France are pledged already and
nave been pledged for two years to give
Japan all the rights which Germany en-
Joyed? Does America want 10 fight
Great Britain and France and Japan and
Is mat the way to keep America out OF
war. Mr.. Wilson presents no apology
FOR Japan but says Great Britain and
france had to promise her Shantung
IN order to get Japan to come into the
war n help keep the Pacific clear Of
German raiders.
~denounces secret treaties but says the
remedy for the whole deplorable plight
OF CHINA lies In the league OF nations
and its processes for revision of all
grants OF territory to other powers as
well as Japan.
l. Finally, and this is where the
president always makes his biggest hit,
he reminds his hearers that America
went into the war to end war, that
consumption was put into operation and
liberty loans we're floated and hard
earned dollars we're taken from Ameri-
Americas manhood sent to foreign
graves not merely TO beat Germany,
but to prevent any other nation from
trying the experiment which Germany
tried, Nine days OF discussion he o
tends would have been enough to pre-
vent the last European war, as Ger
many wouldn't nave gone In II she
knew England would fight and she
would certainly have held her horses
II she dreamed America might come in.
Now, the president points out that nine
months would be provided for arbi-
%tration or discussion before there could
be war. And II there were war, the
economic boycott would be effective;
stubborn nations would be starved into
submission; they would be commercial
~ Isolated and financially b~ankrupted
unless they accepted the verdict Of
mankind. II the league Is not set up
thinks there will be moFe war and
America will be drawn into It and our
losses viii not be two hundred thou
sands but many millions Of men.
Appeals for Peace.
So It will be seen that the president
Is appealing to the peaceful instincts
Of the American people and the deeply
Embedded passion for peace which elect
ed him In 1915 on a platform of keep
us out OF war" and then supported
him whole heartedly on a platform Of
freeing the world from militarism and
If aafR01ga vAtno AaRanOra Nu
Mr.. Wilson cynically recalls the en-
thusiasm Of certain OF the leagues OPP
ponents when America entered the war
and says that when he led America
into war to put an end to the war
business, he meant 1t. Dramatically
TO look into the face of a widowed wife
or a bereaved parent II he came back
from Paris without a program to end
future vars. To those who would turn
away from the weak and helpless In
Europe Mr.: Wilson applies the epithet
language compared to that which he
will probably use before he gets
thro Ugh in %denouncing those in Ameri-
ca, who he thinks are selflshly refus-
ing to see the Job through.
Business men who heard the presi-
dent at st. Louisiana his appeal to
eschew party politics drew loud APP
plause from many Republicans present
said afterward that Mr.. Wilson made
Roadway, some said they had not I'M
derstood before how deeply American
business was involved in the e%ontro-
versy over the league. The st. Louis
| Chamber of Commerce Is hardly Will
sonian. Many sat at the guest table
who attacked him bitterly heretofore,
| but when he said that he was touring
the country not as a party man., but
as an American, they jumped to their
feet and Joined In the applause and
| cheers,
Internationally, Mr.. Wilson will make
4 better impression as he removes
from the public mind the notion OF
party politics which he unfortunately
| built up when he took only men OF his
own personal prediction to Paris with
| him and ignored the Republican party.
The present Republican leadership on
the treaty Is not popular, Leading Re-
publlcans here and there as we travel
whisper to us that they think the
course of Senator Knox and Senator
Lodge is mistaken but they also say
that the presidents tactics hitherto
Wilson might be the last to admit 1t
hut his professions of political disln-
terestedness and his clear exposition
OF articles in the treaty on which he
has heretofore been vague n am
bIguous have done him more good In
ali the studied statements, letters and
academic addresses to congress which
he has made since getting back from
Europe. He is at last lifting the treaty
discussion out OF the mire Of party
politics and personal bitterness TO the
broad issues OF international co-opera-
ton which helped civilization triumph
over barbarism and must inevitably
safeguard the victory that was so
painfully won.
Copyright, 1919, by David Lawrenee).